Lahore: Pakistan and World No. 1 test spinner Saeed Ajmal found a place in ESPNcricinfo’s test as well as one-day international ODI eleven of the year 2011 while opener Mohammad Hafeez has got space in test XI and star all-rounder Shahid Afridi in ODI XI.
England players dominated the Test XI of the year as six of them featured in the side, including ICC Test Player of the Year Alastair Cook, fast bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad, middle-order batsmen Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell and wicket-keeper Matt Prior.
The other players in the Test XI are Indian star batsman Rahul Dravid, West Indian all-rounder Darren Bravo and South African fast bowler Dale Steyn.
In the ODI XI, Australian Shane Watson was named as Sehwag’s opening partner, followed by Sri Lankan veteran Mahale Jayawardene and Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi.
Other players in the ODI XI are Sri Lankans Mahela Jayawardene and Lasith Malinga and Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson.
Test XI: Alastair Cook, Mohammad Hafeez, Rahul Dravid, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Darren Bravo, Matt Prior, Stuart Broad, Dale Steyn, Saeed Ajmal and James Anderson.
ODI XI: Virender Sehwag, Shane Watson, Virat Kohli, Mahela Jayawardene, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Shahid Afridi, Mitchell Johnson, Lasith Malinga, Zaheer Khan and Saeed Ajmal.
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