[Exclusive] Wayne Parnell names his all-time Test XI, no Indian player gets picked
South African pacer Wayne Parnell picked some legendary cricketers in his all-time Test XIs.
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South African pacer Wayne Parnell, who represented the Proteas in six Tests, 73 ODIs, and 56 T20Is, picked some legendary cricketers in his all-time Test XI during an exclusive interview with CricTracker. However, no Indian cricketer could find a place in his lineup.
Parnell kept former South African captain Graeme Smith and ex-Australia opener Matthew Hayden as his openers. Legendary former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting got the No. 3 spot in Parnell's batting order. South African all-rounder Jaques Kallis, iconic West Indies batter Brian Lara, former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara as his middle-order batters. The versatile AB de Villiers was placed at No. 6.
While Kallis was picked as the batting all-rounder at the top of the order, Shaun Pollock made it to the side as the bowling all-rounder. Pakistan's Wasim Akram and South Africa's Dale Steyn were picked as the frontline pacers. Shane Warne, on the other hand, was named as the lone spinner in the side.
Wayne Parnell's all-time Test XI
Graeme Smith, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Brain Lara, Kumar Sangakkara, AB De Villiers, Shaun Pollock, Wasim Akram, Shane Warne, Dale Steyn.
Talking about Parnell's records as an international cricket, he scored 815 runs with the bat, including one half-century in ODIs. On the other hand, he bagged 173 wickets. The 36-year-old also played 33 Indian Premier League (IPL) games, picking up 35 wickets.
The Port Elizabeth-born played a crucial role in South Africa Champions' triumphant campaign in the World Championship of Legends in July-August. Parnell finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, picking up 11 wickets from seven games at an average of 15.45 and a strike rate of 11.45. He bowled his overs at a decent economy rate of 8.10.
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In the semi-finals against Australia, he won the Player of the Match award for finishing with figures of 2/33 in his four-over spell. Parnell also bagged two wickets in the final against Pakistan, where South Africa chased down a 196-run target, with AB de Villiers smashing a scintillating ton.