Team: Chris Gayle, Sachin Tendulknar, Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara, Viv Richards (Captain), Jacques Kallis, Adam Gilchrist (wk), Mitchell Johnson, Shane Warne, Tim Southee, Trent Boult. Briefcase 1 Brendon McCullum has chosen Viv Richards to lead his dream team2 Sachin Tendulkar is the lone Indian who has been included by McCullum3 Adam Gilchrist has been chosen ahead of MS Dhoni to keep wickets in McCullum's teamBatting icon Sachin Tendulkar is the lone Indian to find a place in former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum's list of all-time cricketing XI with West Indian legend Vivian Richards as the captain. That's purely because when I was captain of New Zealand, I said I'd never change (Boult and Southee) for the world." Ponting is another man with phenomenal statistics, he takes the game on and even if you lose two early wickets, he's still going to come on and play his shots and be aggressive." The Kiwi great, who broke the record for fastest Test ton in his final match, opted for Gayle and Tendulkar to open the batting with former Australia skipper Ponting at first drop.

Source: India Today June 27, 2016 11:48 UTC