3 Great cricketers who did not select Sachin Tendulkar in their all-time playing XI

Sachin Tendulkar is considered to be the legend of not only modern cricket but also for entire cricket history. Many cricketers of the current generation have grown up watching Sachin Tendulkar play and got the inspiration to learn cricket from him.

In such a situation, Sachin Tendulkar becomes an automatic pick in any playing XI team in the world but there are some cricketers who did not consider Sachin to be eligible for a place in their all-time playing XI.

Let's see who these 3 cricketers are:

1. Kumar Sangakkara's All-time World XI:

The Sri Lankan legendary player Kumar Sangakkara announced his all-time playing XI in October last year in which Sachin Tendulkar didn't find a place. Sangakkara chose Rahul Dravid as the opener along with Australian left-handed batsman Matthew Hayden in his team.

Surprisingly, Sangakkara has picked only one Indian in the list and excluded Sachin Tendulkar.

Sangakkara's All-time World XI:

Matthew Hayden (Australia), Rahul Dravid (India), Brian Lara (West Indies), Ricky Ponting (Australia), Arvinda de Silva (Sri Lanka), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), Adam Gilchrist (Australia) (wk), Shane Warne (Australia), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka).

2. Dale Steyn's Best Playing XI

In the midst of the lockdown, the legendary South African fast bowler Dale Steyn picked his best playing XI, but surprisingly he did not include Sachin Tendulkar. What was more surprising is that not a single Indian player was included in this team.


He picked only 2 foreign players - Kumar Sangakkara and Brett Lee. Steyn selected the players with whom he had played with or against.

Steyn's Best Playing XI

Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Graeme Smith (South Africa), Dave Hacken (South Africa), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), Jonty Rhodes (South Africa), Quinton de Cock (South Africa), Brett Burgiachi (South Africa), Peter Lombard (South Africa), Brett Lee (Australia), Paul Harris (South Africa), Alan Donald (South Africa).

3. Michael Vaughan World XI::

Michael Vaughan chose Virat Kohli in his All-Time World XI in place of Sachin Tendulkar, which included one player from every Test-playing country. Vaughan chose 11 players as well as the 12th man from twelve Test-playing countries with no more than one player from each country.

Michael Vaughan's World XI:


Andy Flower (Zimbabwe), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), Virat Kohli (India), Vivian Richards (West Indies), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Ian Botham (England), Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh), Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan), Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Shane Warne (Australia), Richard Headley (New Zealand), Tim Murtagh (12th man)