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Indian troika in SCG World XI
Ahead of the 100th Test at the SCG,Sachin Tendulkar,VVS Laxman and Anil Kumble were named in a World XI selected by a panel of experts including Jim Maxwell
Written by Karthikkrishnaswamy
Sydney | January 3, 2012 01:15 AM IST
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Ahead of the 100th Test at the SCG,Sachin Tendulkar,VVS Laxman and Anil Kumble were named in a World XI selected by a panel of experts including Jim Maxwell,Mike Coward,Phil Derriman,Gideon Haigh and Malcolm Conn among others,based on their performances at the venue.
India have won only once in nine Tests at the SCG and none of the aforementioned trio figured in that innings win in January 1978 8211; but they were still the second-most represented country in the World XI,behind England,with six names in the first XI as well as twelfth man and coach. Sir Garfield Sobers West Indies and Sir Richard Hadlee New Zealand completed the team.
Ricky Ponting,meanwhile,was the only current-day player named in the Australian XI,which featured plenty of recent retirees in Adam Gilchrist,Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath,a reminder of Australias recently concluded all-conquering era.
SCG All Time XI:
Australia XI: Victor Trumper NSW,David Boon Tas,Don Bradman NSW/SA,Ricky Ponting Tas,Greg Chappell SA/Qld,Keith Miller NSW/Vic,Adam Gilchrist WA/NSW,Shane Warne Vic,Ray Lindwall NSW/Qld,CTB Turner NSW,Glenn McGrath NSW. Fred Spofforth NSW 12th man. Coach: Bill OReilly. Coach: Richie Benaud.
SCG World XI: Herbert Sutcliffe Eng,Jack Hobbs Eng,VVS Laxman India,Sachin Tendulkar India,Wally Hammond Eng,Garfield Sobers WI,Richard Hadlee NZ,Alan Knott Eng,Anil Kumble India,George Lohmann Eng,SF Barnes Eng. Harold Larwood Eng 12th man. Coach: WG Grace.
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