NEW DELHI: Only one Indian found a place in ESPNcricinfo’s Test eleven of the year 2011 with Rahul Dravid making the cut while five of his teammates, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, were chosen for the ODI XI.

Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar could not find a place in either of the elevens.

Dravid, placed at his usual number three spot in batting order, had a magnificent run in 2011 in which he scored 1145 runs with the help of four centuries.

England players dominated the Test XI of the year as six of them featured in the side, including ICC Test Player of the Year Alastair Cook, pace duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad, middle-order batsmen Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell and wicket-keeper Matt Prior.

Pakistan are represented by opener Mohammed Hafeez and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.

The other players in the Test XI are West Indian all-rounder Darren Bravo and South African fast bowler Dale Steyn.

In the ODI XI, Virender Sehwag, who struck individual ODI highest score of 219 against the West Indies recently, was chosen as opener.

Australian Shane Watson was named as Sehwag’s opening partner, followed by young Indian Virat Kohli. India’s World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh was at number five, followed by Dhoni.

Paceman Zaheer Khan was the lone Indian bowler in the bowling line-up.

Other players in the ODI XI are Sri Lankans Mahela Jayawardene and Lasith Malinga, Pakistanis Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal and Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson.

Test XI: Alastair Cook, Mohammad Hafeez, Rahul Dravid, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Darren Bravo, Matt Prior, Stuart Broad, Dale Steyn, Saeed Ajmal and James Anderson.

ODI XI: Virender Sehwag, Shane Watson, Virat Kohli, Mahela Jayawardene, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Shahid Afridi, Mitchell Johnson, Lasith Malinga, Zaheer Khan and Saeed Ajmal.

NEW DELHI: Only one Indian found a place in ESPNcricinfo’s Test eleven of the year 2011 with Rahul Dravid making the cut while five of his teammates, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, were chosen for the ODI XI.

Batting icon Sachin Tendulkar could not find a place in either of the elevens.

Dravid, placed at his usual number three spot in batting order, had a magnificent run in 2011 in which he scored 1145 runs with the help of four centuries.

England players dominated the Test XI of the year as six of them featured in the side, including ICC Test Player of the Year Alastair Cook, pace duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad, middle-order batsmen Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell and wicket-keeper Matt Prior.

Pakistan are represented by opener Mohammed Hafeez and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.

The other players in the Test XI are West Indian all-rounder Darren Bravo and South African fast bowler Dale Steyn.

In the ODI XI, Virender Sehwag, who struck individual ODI highest score of 219 against the West Indies recently, was chosen as opener.

Australian Shane Watson was named as Sehwag’s opening partner, followed by young Indian Virat Kohli. India’s World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh was at number five, followed by Dhoni.

Paceman Zaheer Khan was the lone Indian bowler in the bowling line-up.

Other players in the ODI XI are Sri Lankans Mahela Jayawardene and Lasith Malinga, Pakistanis Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal and Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson.

Test XI: Alastair Cook, Mohammad Hafeez, Rahul Dravid, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell, Darren Bravo, Matt Prior, Stuart Broad, Dale Steyn, Saeed Ajmal and James Anderson.

ODI XI: Virender Sehwag, Shane Watson, Virat Kohli, Mahela Jayawardene, Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Shahid Afridi, Mitchell Johnson, Lasith Malinga, Zaheer Khan and Saeed Ajmal.

SYDNEY: India batsman Rohit Sharma says he is mentally prepared to make his Test debut against Australia should he be picked to replace an out-of-form Virat Kohli in the second match of the series, starting on Tuesday.

“Of course (I’m ready). I don’t want to be unprepared. My preparation has to be 100 per cent. It doesn’t matter if I am playing or not,” Rohit said.

“Preparation has to always be the same. I have to be ready (to play) each and every time. Because you never know, somebody might get injured on the day of the Test. You have to be ready,” he added.

Kohli had scores of 11 and 0 in the opening Test and critics have questioned his place in the side.

“As far as the team combination is concerned, we have not decided anything yet,” Rohit was quoted as saying by a website.

“Maybe tomorrow we will have a better idea as to what the wicket will be like. Probably by tomorrow I will be told whether I am playing or not,” he added.

Rohit said the morale in the team is “very good”. “We really had a good time off,” he said. “We had a team get-together on Saturday, which was nice. And we got back again today to see how we are going to take it forward.

“We don’t want to think about what has happened. We need to focus on what we have to do now. The process is still on. Hopefully, things will turn around for us,” he said.

“We spoke about what we went wrong, and what we need to do, and stuff like that always happens whether you win or lose. That is nothing new for us. As I said, we need to keep doing the right things,” he added.

Rohit said the Australian bowlers were impressive but denied that the Indian batsmen were “not shaken up”.

“They really bowled well, we need to accept that. Our batters also batted well in the first innings, but somehow we didn’t manage that in the second. Credit goes to their bowlers.”

SYDNEY: India batsman Rohit Sharma says he is mentally prepared to make his Test debut against Australia should he be picked to replace an out-of-form Virat Kohli in the second match of the series, starting on Tuesday.

“Of course (I’m ready). I don’t want to be unprepared. My preparation has to be 100 per cent. It doesn’t matter if I am playing or not,” Rohit said.

“Preparation has to always be the same. I have to be ready (to play) each and every time. Because you never know, somebody might get injured on the day of the Test. You have to be ready,” he added.

Kohli had scores of 11 and 0 in the opening Test and critics have questioned his place in the side.

“As far as the team combination is concerned, we have not decided anything yet,” Rohit was quoted as saying by a website.

“Maybe tomorrow we will have a better idea as to what the wicket will be like. Probably by tomorrow I will be told whether I am playing or not,” he added.

Rohit said the morale in the team is “very good”. “We really had a good time off,” he said. “We had a team get-together on Saturday, which was nice. And we got back again today to see how we are going to take it forward.

“We don’t want to think about what has happened. We need to focus on what we have to do now. The process is still on. Hopefully, things will turn around for us,” he said.

“We spoke about what we went wrong, and what we need to do, and stuff like that always happens whether you win or lose. That is nothing new for us. As I said, we need to keep doing the right things,” he added.

Rohit said the Australian bowlers were impressive but denied that the Indian batsmen were “not shaken up”.

“They really bowled well, we need to accept that. Our batters also batted well in the first innings, but somehow we didn’t manage that in the second. Credit goes to their bowlers.”

SYDNEY: India batsman Rohit Sharma says he is mentally prepared to make his Test debut against Australia should he be picked to replace an out-of-form Virat Kohli in the second match of the series, starting on Tuesday.

“Of course (I’m ready). I don’t want to be unprepared. My preparation has to be 100 per cent. It doesn’t matter if I am playing or not,” Rohit said.

“Preparation has to always be the same. I have to be ready (to play) each and every time. Because you never know, somebody might get injured on the day of the Test. You have to be ready,” he added.

Kohli had scores of 11 and 0 in the opening Test and critics have questioned his place in the side.

“As far as the team combination is concerned, we have not decided anything yet,” Rohit was quoted as saying by a website.

“Maybe tomorrow we will have a better idea as to what the wicket will be like. Probably by tomorrow I will be told whether I am playing or not,” he added.

Rohit said the morale in the team is “very good”. “We really had a good time off,” he said. “We had a team get-together on Saturday, which was nice. And we got back again today to see how we are going to take it forward.

“We don’t want to think about what has happened. We need to focus on what we have to do now. The process is still on. Hopefully, things will turn around for us,” he said.

“We spoke about what we went wrong, and what we need to do, and stuff like that always happens whether you win or lose. That is nothing new for us. As I said, we need to keep doing the right things,” he added.

Rohit said the Australian bowlers were impressive but denied that the Indian batsmen were “not shaken up”.

“They really bowled well, we need to accept that. Our batters also batted well in the first innings, but somehow we didn’t manage that in the second. Credit goes to their bowlers.”