Former New Zealand Captain Daniel Vettori has included Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Kumar Sangakkara and Muttiah Muralitharan from Asia in his all time XI. Surprisingly, he made Virat Kohli the captain of his All Time XI ahead of Ricky Ponting, who was one of the most successful captains in the history of the game leading Australia to 2 world cup wins.
Vettori has put Rahul Dravid and Ricky Ponting to open the innings. Then at No.3, he has preferred Virat Kohli. At 4 he has the greatest batsman of modern era AB de Villiers. He put Sachin Tendulkar at number 5, followed by Sri Lanka Legend Kumar Sangakkara and Adam Gilchrist.
In bowling department, he surprisingly selected both all time legends of the game : Sri Lanka bowling wizard Muttiah Muralitharan and Australian magician Shane Warne.
Daniel Vettori’s All Time XI: Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Sachin Tendulkar, Kumar Sangakkara, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Glenn McGrath, Sir Richard Hadlee.
