Richie Benaud's Greatest XI

Richie Benaud’s Greatest XI is the title of a 2004 DVD in which cricketing doyen Richie Benaud selected an imaginary cricket team, from the best players available from all countries and all eras. Utilising a tactic he adopted from Don Bradman, Benaud short-listed three players for each position before finalising the team.

The team

Twelfth man: Keith Miller

Manager: Frank Worrell

The short list

Openers:

• Victor Trumper
• Gordon Greenidge
• Len Hutton
• Arthur Morris
• Jack Hobbs
• Sunil Gavaskar

Number 3:

• Don Bradman
• Walter Hammond
• George Headley

Middle Order:

• Graeme Pollock
• Brian Lara
• Frank Worrell
• Greg Chappell
• Viv Richards
• Sachin Tendulkar

All-rounders:

• Keith Miller
• Garry Sobers
• Imran Khan
• Ian Botham
• Richard Hadlee
• Kapil Dev

Wicket-keeper:

• Rod Marsh
• Ian...... ...
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