The ICC World Test Championship has started a new cycle. The WTC 2025-27 cycle started with a two-Test series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Meanwhile, the Test series between India and England and Australia and the West Indies is ongoing. Wisden has picked the present World Best Test XI. Wisden has selected the players based on their performance in the recent World Test Championship cycle, i.e., WTC 2023-25, until today. Four Indian players have been picked in the present World Best Test XI. Besides this, three English players, two Australian and 1-1 player from New Zealand-South Africa have been selected in this team. So inform us about which players have been awarded space by Wisden in the present World Best Test XI. After announcing his retirement, Virat Kohli was not considered for the playing XI.
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Ben Duckett And Jaiswal Were Chosen As Openers
Wisden has picked Ben Duckett and Yashasvi Jaiswal in its squad as openers. Indian young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is among the top run-scoring openers, with 1903 runs scored in 20 matches at an average of 52.56 since WTC 2023-25 began. In this, he made 5 centuries and 10 half-centuries. This was also his first World Test Championship cycle. Meanwhile, England opener Ben Duckett scored 1821 runs in 24 matches at an average of 42.34 during this time, with four centuries and nine half-centuries.
These Middle-Order Players
Wisden has selected England’s marquee batsman Joe Root at number 4, who has been Test cricket’s highest run-getter over the past couple of years. He has made 2083 runs with 7 centuries and 8 half-centuries in 24 matches played since the beginning of the WTC 2023-25 cycle. Root is sitting at number 1 on the ICC Test rankings. Following this, at number five, he has picked England’s star all-rounder Harry Brook, who has scored 1620 runs at an average of 50.62 in 19 games played here. In this, he also hit 4 centuries and 9 half-centuries. At number 6, Rishabh Pant has been selected, India’s most accomplished wicket-keeper batsman. He has just scored a hundred in both innings of the Leeds Test against England.
Jadeja And Lyon Are The Top Spinners
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been picked at number 7 in this squad. Jadeja played outstandingly with both bat and ball in the 2023-25 WTC cycle. In these years, no player has scored more runs and wickets than him. He made 700 runs in 16 games at an average of 31.81 and picked up 56 wickets in bowling at an average of 26.08.
3 Quicks Along With Bumrah
Indian veteran pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah has picked 82 wickets in 30 innings from the beginning of WTC 2023-25. Besides Bumrah, Matt Henry and Kagiso Rabada have been added to this team. New Zealand pacer Matt Henry has picked 48 wickets in 9 Test matches played till now at an average of 18.58. Meanwhile, Rabada has picked 56 wickets in 11 matches played till now.
Wisden’s World Test Playing XI
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Steve Smith, Harry Brook, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Matt Henry, Kagiso Rabada, Jaspreet Bumrah, Nathan Lyon.
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