Delhi:The Test format has its own importance in the history of Indian cricket. There have been many players in this longest format who have brought glory to the country with their brilliant performances. Meanwhile, former Indian opening batsman and currently veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has selected India's all-time Test playing XI. He has included many big players in this team from the old era to the present time.

Trust on Sehwag and Gavaskar in the opening pair

Aakash Chopra has chosen Virender Sehwag and Sunil Gavaskar to start his team.

Both the players have an excellent record in Test cricket. Sehwag was known for his aggressive batting, while Gavaskar strengthened the Indian batting with his technique and patience even in difficult situations.

Presence of veteran batsmen in the middle order

The former opener has given the responsibility of the middle order to Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. These three batsmen have taken Indian Test cricket to new heights in different eras.

Rishabh Pant has been selected as the wicketkeeper batsman, who is known for his aggressive batting.

Four big names included in bowling

Chopra has given place to Kapil Dev for the role of fast bowling all-rounder in the team. At the same time, the responsibility of spin department has been handed over to Ravichandran Ashwin and Anil Kumble. Jasprit Bumrah and Zaheer Khan have been included in the fast bowling department.

All-time Indian Test XI selected by Aakash Chopra:

Virender Sehwag, Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Kapil Dev, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Jasprit Bumrah and Zaheer Khan.

Now it will be interesting to see how much the cricket fans like this team and whether they would like to include any other player in the playing eleven of their choice. Interestingly, Akash has not found a place for veteran players like Cheteshwar Pujara, VVS Laxman, Ravindra Jadeja in his team.