Overview
- Broad revealed the side in a Wisden/Charles Tyrwhitt video on June 18, saying he limited picks to opponents he actually played against.
- His XI reads Graeme Smith, Kumar Sangakkara (wkt), Ricky Ponting, Virat Kohli, Steven Smith, Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Mitchell Johnson, Dale Steyn, Muttiah Muralitharan and Mitchell Starc.
- The team emphasizes fast bowling with Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc and Dale Steyn as the frontline seamers and Muttiah Muralitharan as the sole specialist spinner.
- Broad’s rule-based selection left out several expected names, most notably Sachin Tendulkar and Jasprit Bumrah, and produced only one Indian pick in Kohli.
- Coverage has focused on the informal, promotional tone of the video—Broad even named Pat Cummins 12th man as a joke—and commentary and reader reaction have circulated without any substantive follow-up from Broad or Wisden.