Sachin And Akram Together; India-Pakistan's All-Time Combined XI Across Formats

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India-Pakistan rivalry is arguably the biggest and grandest of all. When the two teams collide, then the whole world stops to watch the two neighbouring countries play. Meanwhile, this article will shed light on the best combined India-Pakistan XI.

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Sachin Tendulkar

Former India opener Sachin Tendulkar needs no introduction as he is the world's leading run-getter in cricket across formats with 34357 runs.

Sunil Gavaskar

Talking about the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, then he is one of the pioneers of Indian cricket and also the first man in the history of the game to reach 10,000 runs. 

Virat Kohli

Virat is the fourth-leading run-getter in cricket across formats and has always proved his mettle against Pakistan, as seen during the 2022 T20 World Cup, where he played a match-winning knock of 82-runs. 

Inzamam Ul-Haq

The former Pakistan batter also makes it to the list as he will go down in history as one of the finest batters in Pakistan cricket. Ul-Haq has four centuries against India in ODIs, the second-most by a Men in Green player against India. 

Younis Khan

Younis has uplifted the standards of Test cricket by his skills, as he is Pakistan's top run-getter for Men in Green in red-ball cricket and interestingly, he also led Pakistan to T20 World Cup win in 2009. 

MS Dhoni

Captain cool has to be in the list and also lead the side, as he has led India to three ICC titles and will go down in history as one of the best skippers in cricket history. 

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Kapil Dev

Again one of the key figures in Indian cricket is Kapil Dev for what he achieved during 1983 World Cup. Further, Dev is one of the finest all-rounders in cricket and any budding all-rounder in India is compared with Dev. 

Imran Khan

Imran Khan holds a great place in Pakistan cricket as he is one of the most respected cricketers in Pakistan. He led the side to 1992 World Cup and has also shaped careers of many cricketers like Wasim Akram. 

Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram is the third leading-wicket taker across formats among seamer and was a force to reckon with during his playing years.

Saqlain Mushtaq

When in comes to spinners, then Mustaq is credited to be the pioneer of doosra. Ever since he introduced that delivery, it brought a major revolution in the game. 

Zaheer Khan

Zaheer is India's finest left-arm bowler and also shone for India during the 2011 World Cup. Thus performing in crucial games is Khan's art and his longevity is something to be admired.