In the world of cricket the left armed have always had a unique charm. Along eras of cricket we’ve seen some very stylish left handed batsman and also some very lethal left armed bowlers.
Test cricket has always been the purest form of cricket. Only the best characters have been the best in the longest format of the game. So, here we bring you The Cricket Lounge’s All Time Left Handers Test XI.
Openers
Mathew Hayden
Graeme Smith
While one is one of the best openers from Australia, the other one is one of the finest South African Captain ever. Hayden and Graeme Smith make a solid opening pair. We even thought of putting Adam Gilchrist in the opening slot but then we’d keep him in the middle order.
Middle Order
Now after a solid opening pair, we need to have a handsome middle order too. So, here’s what our middle order looks like.
One Down: Alastair Cook
Two Down: Sourav Ganguly (C)
Three Down: Kumara Sangakkara
Three Down: Adam Gilchrist (Wk)
Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the skipper of this team. For wicketkeeping we’ve had two great choices. Among Kumara Sangakkara and Adam Gilchrist we thought Gilchrist makes a better wicketkeeper.
All Rounders
Lance Klusner
The former South African all rounder was an accomplished batsman and a fierce bowler. He’s the perfect left handed to be picked. All the times he bowled he was always on fire.
Bowlers
Daniel Vettori
Wasim Akram
Mitchel Starc
Trent Boult
Now isn’t that a lethal bowling combination? Wasim Akram is unarguably the best left handed bowler ever and in the modern era it’s Mitchel Starc who owns that place. Both of them being put in one place is just a carnage for batsmen.
How would you rate this squad?
