Overview

• His all-time Test XI, published on August 13, omits Indian players in favor of Graeme Smith, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Brian Lara, Kumar Sangakkara, AB de Villiers, Shaun Pollock, Wasim Akram, Shane Warne and Dale Steyn.
• The all-time ODI XI includes Sachin Tendulkar and Hashim Amla as openers, Virat Kohli at No. 3, AB de Villiers and Michael Hussey in the middle order, with Shahid Afridi, MS Dhoni as captain, and a bowling attack of Wasim Akram, Brett Lee, Muttiah Muralitharan and Waqar Younis.
• Parnell ended his international career in March 2023 after six Tests, 73 ODIs and 56 T20Is, finishing with 173 wickets and 815 ODI runs before turning to veteran competitions.
• In July–August’s World Championship of Legends, he took 11 wickets in seven matches to finish as joint-highest wicket-taker and earned Player of the Match honors in the semi-final.
• His four-over semi-final spell of 2/33 and two wickets in the final guided South Africa Champions to the legends tournament title and underscored his enduring skill.