The former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has announced his all-time Test XI for the India team on his YouTube channel, where there is no Rohit Sharma in the opening slot, but his teammate Virat Kohli will be leading an XI filled with all-time greats of the sport. For his Xi, he chose the legendary Sunil Gavaskar for resistance, and to add some spice with aggression, he chose Virendra Sehwag. Reasoning his choice, Aakash said, "You can't look beyond two openers whose names are Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag. There isn't much scope for discussion. A lot of calm on one side, and a lot of passion on the other. A lot of hitting from one end and solidity from the other." At 3 and 4, he chose the Wall and the God of the Indian team. He picked Rahul Dravid even though he had some dilemma regarding Cheteshwar Pujara. But at 4, he blindly went for Sachin Tendulkar. He said, Who should be kept at No. 3? Once again, there isn't much debate. You might think whether Cheteshwar Pujara can be there, but I can't look beyond Rahul Dravid, and neither can you," the former India batter observed. He added, "Rahul Dravid's name being at No. 3 is as simple as Sachin paaji's name being at No. 4. So Wall is at No. 3, and at No. 4, we have got God. There is no question or doubt about Paaji's name being at No. 4. There was a long phase in his career when he was carrying the entire team on his shoulders." Read also: Devdutt Padikkal Becomes Costliest Buy at Maharaja Trophy 2025 Auction Akash Chopra all time India Test bolwers He completed the top 6 by adding Virat Kohli at 5 and naming him as the captain. Chopra said that he could have dragged Kohli at 4, but he would rather keep Tendulkar at 4. Kohli's name came after a bit of confusion regarding Saurav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, but Kohli won the battle. At 6, Chopra sticks with the modern-day dynamo Rishabh Pant over MS Dhoni. For the bowlers, he chose one of the finest all-rounders, Kapil Dev, at 7. Anil Kumble and Ravichandran Ashwin are his two spinners, while he concluded the list with Jasprit Bumrah and Zaheer Khan as his go-to pacers. Aakash Chopra's all time India Test XI - Sehwag, Gavaskar, Dravid, Sachin, Virat Kohli (C), Pant, Kapil Dev, Ashwin, Kumble, Bumrah, Zaheer.