Best XI Of World Cricket Which Can Play For Any International Team

The game of cricket is continuously evolving with various kinds of events and tournaments being played all across the globe. World XI, Asia XI, Africa XI, Australia XI, Rest Of India XI have been teams previously that have played against each other on the international format. The invention of the T20 format then saw franchise-based T20 leagues where the best of modern cricketers play with and against each other.

In this article, we take a look at the best XI of world cricket that can challenge any international team in the world.

Best XI Of World Cricket Which Can Play For Any International Team

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma has scored over 6000 runs opening the batting and is an automatic pick in this XI. He is a limited-overs specialist in the Indian team and has been one of its batting pillars in the last five years along with Virat Kohli.

Rohit started as a middle-order batsman but since 2013 has been opening the batting. It was MS Dhoni’s decision that turned out to be a masterclass with now the Hitman being one of the most established openers in all formats.

David Warner

Warner partners Rohit in this best XI line-up. he made a return to international cricket after serving his 12-month ban and has been back amongst the runs. Along with Steve Smith, Warner is Australia’s most consistent batsman in the last five years.

Virat Kohli (C)

Kohli slots in at his usual number three position in this line-up. He is currently the best batsman across formats. Though he is not among the top 5 five rankings in every format, Kohli is better in terms of form among his counterparts. He also leads the team which is almost an unbeatable one given the players selected.

Babar Azam

Pakistan all-format skipper Babar Azam follows his Indian counterpart in the line-up. Starting his international career in 2015, Azam has risen up the ranks quickly and is counted among the best batsmen in all formats of the game. He recently took over the leadership role in the Test format from Azhar Ali. His very first assignment as Test skipper was the ICC World Test Championship campaign.

Ben Stokes

Stokes is the first designated all-rounder in the XI. He is an all-rounder of the highest level and one of England’s regulars in every format. He is currently under mandatory quarantine after returning from the IPL that saw him being sidelined for the New Zealand Test series.

Rishabh Pant (WK)

Pant is the designated keeper in the line-up. He has established himself in Team India’s test side as the first choice keeper. Wriddhiman Saha too has advocated Pant’s selection ahead of him in Test cricket.

With MS Dhoni retired from international scenes, he is a regular in the ODI team as well. He has been in good form in the IPL 2021 as well scoring 213 runs in eight innings at 35.50, keeping a strike rate of 131.48.

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Ravindra Jadeja

Jadeja slots in as the second all-rounder in the line-up. Not long ago he had lost his place in all three formats of the game. But since he made his comeback in Asia Cup 2018, Jadeja has been a constant in all three formats for the Indian team again.

He is among the top-five all-rounders in all formats of the game and he can win matches solely with his fielding alone as he has done many times in the past. he remains a key player for India’s WTC final hopes against New Zealand.

Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan has also grown in stature in international cricket in the last five years. He plays around different T20 leagues all across the globe and hence enhance his talent day in and day out. He recently denied accepting leadership responsibilities of the national team in the T20 format.

Jofra Archer

The England pacer has been unfortunate in recent times as an elbow injury has kept him out of the game for a long time. He missed the IPL and the ongoing New Zealand Tests due to the injury. He is aiming for a comeback in the T20 World Cup for England.

Jasprit Bumrah

Bumrah is among the top five bowlers in world cricket in all formats at the moment. He is the second pacer in the line-up. Bumrah has been key to India’s success in international cricket off-late, The Indian pacer just got married before the IPL 2021 season as well.

Trent Boult

Boult is the third seaming option in the lineup. He culminates a potent bowling lineup that is good enough to terrorize any batting line-up. Boult along with Bumrah, Archer, and Rashid Khan forms the bowling attack of the XI with Jadeja and Stokes as other bowling options as well.

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