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New Delhi, April 1: <\/strong> Australia spin legend Shane Warne on Wednesday included Navjot Singh Sidhu in his all-time Indian XI he played against and picked Sourav Ganguly as the captain of the team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Warne took to Instagram to name this side and picked all the players against whom he had played during his career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I had to pick Navjot Singh Sidhu because he was the best player against spin I have ever played against. All the other spinners I have played with, they have also told me that Sidhu was brilliant against them," Warne said while naming the side on Instagram Live.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sidhu played 51 Tests and 136 ODIs for India in which he scored 3,202 and 4,413 runs respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The legendary leg-spinner picked Virender Sehwag and Sidhu as openers, followed by Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin and Ganguly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He named Nayan Mongia as the wicket-keeper of the team. Warne's team also included 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev, ace spinners Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I am only picking players that I played against and that's why M.S. Dhoni and Virat Kohli are not going to be a part of the side. While Dhoni is probably the greatest wicketkeeper-batsman to have played the game, Kohli is one of the greatest batsmen across formats," said Warne.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The most notable omission in Warne's Indian side was V.V.S. Laxman because he was called to be the nemesis for Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I went for Ganguly because I wanted him to be the captain of my side, that is why Laxman missed out," the former Australian leg-spinner said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Warne's all-time India XI: Virender Sehwag, Navjot Singh Siddu, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly (captain), Kapil Dev, Nayan Mongia (wicketkeeper), Harbhajan Singh, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble.
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