Peter Siddle picks 'first Test wicket' Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni in his Enemies Test XI

Veteran Australian pacer Peter Siddle made his debut in 2008 and impressed many when he took former Indian cricket captain Sachin Tendulkar's wicket as his first Test scalp. Siddle went on to play 67 Test matches for Australia and took 221 wickets, starring in multiple important victories for Australia. Peter Siddle retired from international cricket in 2019 and continues to play Big Bash League.

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Peter Siddle reveals his favourite 'Enemies Test XI', picks MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar

Appearing on Unplayable Podcast with current Australian fast bowler Kane Richardson, Peter Siddle revealed playing XI he would field if he could only choose players from opposition teams. Here is team that pacer chose.

1) Sir Alastair Cook, 2) Graeme Smith

Siddle's first pick was former England captain Sir Alastair Cook along with former South African captain Graeme Smith to open innings. Siddle credited two players for being incredible captains and impressive batsmen.

3) Kumar Sangakkara

Siddle's one-drop batsman in team was former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara and he would t need to keep wickets for Siddle's team.

4) Sachin Tendulkar

Siddle n went on to pick his first-ever Test wicket and Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar as .4 batsman of team. Sachin Tendulkar records show excellence of batsman as he is highest-scoring Test batsman in history of game. He has 15,921 runs to his name.

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5) AB de Villiers

Siddle chose South Africa legend AB de Villiers as his team's .5 batsman. De Villiers retired from Test cricket in 2018. 

6) Jacques Kallis

Peter Siddle picked South African legend Jacques Kallis to be his .6 batsman. Siddle credited all-rounder for having extremely impressive batting and bowling figures as well. 

7) MS Dhoni

Siddle n chose former Indian captain MS Dhoni as his team's wicketkeeper and Number 7 batsman.

8) Stuart Broad

Peter Siddle chose English bowler Stuart Broad as his .8 because of his decent skills with bat. He mentioned that he was, however, t expecting Broad to really score runs.

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9) Dale Steyn

Siddle chose South African pace legend Dale Steyn for his raw pace and aggression.

10) Rangana Herath

Peter Siddle's only spin option in whole lineup was Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath. 

11) James Anderson

Siddle's final choice in his lineup was England fast bowler James Anderson. Anderson has taken 584 Test wickets for his country and is one of greatest bowlers to have ever played game.

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