Aakash Chopra picks his Test XI of the decade
Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra has picked his Test team of the decade in a video shared on his Facebook page. Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin are the only two Indians who make a place in his XI. Opening Pair: Aakash Chopra picked Alastair Cook as his first opener and termed him one of the greats of the game. "The second player I have picked is Hashim Amla. There was David Warner's name as well but the thing against him was that his numbers in the sub-continent, England, and New Zealand are not that good. Amla has scored 5446 runs at an average of 46 and hit 16 hundreds." Number 3rd Position Aakash Chopra opted for Steve Smith ahead of Joe Root as the No. 3 batsmen, considering the Australian's outstanding record. 4th Place Indian captain Virat Kohli was picked by Aakash Chopra as the No. 4 batsmen. 5th Position The final specialist batsman's spot in Aakash Chopra's team was taken by Kane Williamson. 6th Position - Wicket Keeper Kumar Sangakkara was t...