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Tendulkar only current player in ESPNcricinfo all-time World XI

October 25, 2010 : Four Australians and three West Indians make it to the side. Warne, Gilchrist and Akram other recent players to feature

Ian Chappell on ESPNcricinfo's all-time World XI Openers | Middle orders | Allrounder | Wicketkeeper | Bowlers

Who after Bradman and Sobers?

October 25, 2010 : Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar have effectively been voted the third and fourth-greatest cricketers in the game's history

A match-up made in heaven

October 25, 2010 : Rob Steen: The notion of a face-off between Trueman and Tendulkar, Lillee and Lara is mouth-watering. Who'll win in a contest between ESPNcricinfo's World XI and the Second XI?

Over their dead bodies

October 26, 2010 : Peter Roebuck picks a Stodgy XI, a team of slowpokes who will test the patience of the fiercest opponents and the tolerance of the most obdurate viewers

On the other hand

October 24, 2010 : In the lead-up to the announcement of ESPNcricinfo's all-time World XI, Mike Selvey picks a team comprising only left-handers

Nice guys finish first

October 23, 2010 : In the lead-up to the announcement of ESPNcricinfo's all-time World XI, Ramachandra Guha picks a team of 11 gentlemen

Why pick all-time XIs?

October 22, 2010 : Gideon Haigh: There may be plenty of well-known problems inherent in choosing such sides, but the exercise is still a worthwhile one

For your money (and your life)

October 20, 2010 : In the lead-up to the announcement of ESPNcricinfo's all-time World XI, David Frith picks a play-for-your-life XI that will do you proud if the choice is between not losing and the gas chamber

Poetry in motion

October 18, 2010 : In the lead-up to the announcement of ESPNcricinfo's all-time World XI, Suresh Menon picks 11 elegant players who couldn't be graceless if they tried

Thrill-a-minute XI

October 15, 2010 : Ian Chappell picks a team of exciting players in the lead-up to the announcement of ESPNcricinfo's all-time world XI

The excluded

October 12, 2010 : Gideon Haigh picks an alternative all-time XI, from those players who weren't on ESPNcricinfo's shortlist of 88, and his team is as formidable as any

ESPNcricinfo to pick world XI

September 28, 2010 : Team to be selected from all-star country XIs by a jury of eight former captains and four cricket writers