Wisden lists Tedulkar in all time World Test XI

The Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was named in the Wisden all-time World Test XI on 23rd October, 2013. Tendulkar was named at the number four spot in the team announced to mark 150 years of the Cricketers’ Almanack. The all-time Test World XI was announced to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. The team captained by legendary Australian batsman Don Bradman has four Englishmen, three West Indians, two Australians, one Indian and one Pakistani. Jack Hobbs and W.G. Grace were included as openers, followed by Bradman and Tendulkar at number three and four, respectively. Destructive West Indian batsman Vivian Richards comes in at number five followed his countryman and legendary all-rounder Garry Sobers. Englishman Alan Knott got the wicketkeeper’s spot while the four remaining bowling slots went to Warne, Akram, West Indian fast bowling great Malcolm Marshall and Englishman Sydney Barnes. Australian spin-legend Shane Warne and Pakistani fast-bowling great Wasim Akram were the only two contemporaries of Tendulkar who made it to the World Test XI. Tendulkar will retire from Test cricket after playing against the West Indies in his landmark 200th match in Mumbai next month. Wisden World Test XI: Jack Hobbs (England), W.G. Grace (England), Don Bradman (Australia, captain), Sachin Tendulkar (India), Vivian Richards (West Indies), Garry Sobers (West Indies), Alan Knott (England), Wasim Akram (Pakistan), Shane Warne (Australia), Malcolm Marshall (West Indies), Sydney Barnes (England). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack: Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, often referred to simply as Wisden or colloquially as "the Bible of Cricket", is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. It is considered the world's most famous sports reference book. The description "bible of cricket" was first used in the 1930s by Alec Waugh in a review for the London Mercury. On October 2013, an all-time Test World XI was announced to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanac

What: Wisden all-time World Test XI Who: Sachin Tendulkar named at the number four spot in the team When: 23rd October 2013