July 14 (CRICKETNMORE) - England's former captain Alastair Cook has named his own all-time playing eleven on Lords Youtube Channel. He has picked Graham Gooch as the captain of his dream XI.
His team includes 4 players from Australia, 2 each from England, Sri Lanka and South Africa and one from West Indies. He has included two players as wicket-keepers - AB DeVilliers (South Africa) and Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) and depending upon the requirement any one can fit in the role.
Alastair Cook’s All Time XI
Graham Gooch (England), Mathew Hayden (Australia), Brian Lara (West Indies), Ricky Ponting (Australia), AB DeVilliers (Wicket-Keeper, South Africa), Kumara Sangakkara (Wicket-Keeper, Sri Lanka), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), Shane Warne (Australia), James Anderson (England), Glenn McGrath (Australia).
Cook's Reason behind picking each player