Wisden published its first ever Test match Dream XI on Wednesday with Kevin Pietersen the only England player to make the line-up in the sport's annual of record.
South Africa-born Pietersen finds his place at number five in the team. Above him in the Dream batting order is an opening pair- Virender Sehwag, of India, and South Africa captain Graeme Smith.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting claims the number three spot, and India's master batsman Sachin Tendulkar is number four.
Below Pietersen are West Indies player- Shivnarine Chanderpaul, just above India captain and wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The tail starts with India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh - followed by Australia left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson and South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn, with India's Zaheer Khan at number 11.
Sehwag is not only number one by virtue of his position in the batting order but for good measure is identified as the sixth player to be recognised as the Leading Cricketer in the World.
It is an annual accolade previously bestowed on the likes of Shane Warne, Andrew Flintoff and Muttiah Muralitharan.
V. Sehwag (India)
§G. C. Smith (South Africa)
R. T. Ponting (Australia)
S. R. Tendulkar (India)
K. P. Pietersen (England)
S. Chanderpaul (West Indies)
*†M. S. Dhoni (India)
Harbhajan Singh (India)
M. G. Johnson (Australia)
D. W. Steyn (South Africa)
Zaheer Khan (India)
§ Vice-captain
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