Only 1 Indian in '1990s World XI' chosen by Shane Warne, others

London, Aug 6: Pakistan's fast bowling legend Wasim Akram was today (August 6) picked as the captain of "1990s World XI" by former cricketers Shane Warne, Mike Atherton and Ramiz Raja.

The trio of Warne-Atherton-Raja picked two Test sides for "Sky Sports" on Saturday, "Current World Test XI" and the best from the 1990s. Sachin Tendulkar is the lone Indian in the team from the 90s. (Warne reveals his list of best batsmen)

Shane Warne (left) and Sachin Tendulkar both are in 1990s World XI

In the current side, Virat Kohli has been chosen as the captain while offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin is the other Indian. (Kohli captain of 'Current World Test XI')

"This morning @skysports asked Athers, Ramiz & myself to pick two world 11's ! 90's & a Current one. This was the consensus after our selection meeting. Thoughts ? Agree / Disagree ? The two unlucky players to miss out in my opinion are Amla & Williamson. This is also a squad, the final 11 would be picked depending on conditions," Warne wrote on his Instagram account with the teams.

This morning @SkyCricket asked Athers, Ramiz & myself to pick two world 11's ! 90's & a Current… https://t.co/rRG6ZkNAwe
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) August 6, 2016

The openers for 90s team are Michael Slater of Australia and Pakistan's Saeed Anwar.

Who else made the cut? Find out below.

1990s World XI (As chosen by Warne, Atherton, Raja)

1. Michael Slater (Australia)

2. Saeed Anwar (Pakistan)

3. Ricky Ponting (Australia)

4. Sachin Tendulkar (India)

5. Brian Lara (West Indies)

6. Jacques Kallis (South Africa)

7. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka, wicketkeeper)

8. Wasim Akram (Pakistan, captain)

9. Shane Warne (Australia)

10. Curtly Ambrose (West Indies)

11. Muttaiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)

12. Glenn McGrath (Australia)

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