County News/The Hundred

MY DREAM XI

by
The Cricket Paper Team
28 July 2019

Samit Patel, the Nottinghamshire and former England all-rounder, chooses his favourite XI from those he has played alongside

1. Virender Sehwag
He is so destructive and he can change a game within seconds. I think that his dynamic game is probably suited for how my dream team would play.
2. Hashim Amla
He has got a record that speaks for itself. He can bat all day, bat for long periods, and scores massive runs, and that’s what you need from an opening batsman.
3. Stephen Fleming
When I first started out, he was very influential to my career and he backed me when he was captain at N...