Ex-South Africa captain AB de Villiers, who is currently featuring in the World Championship of Legends in England, named his Best World XI, leaving out Sachin Tendulkar. He named Graeme Smith and Matthew Hayden as openers, followed by Ricky Ponting, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson, MS Dhoni, Mitchell Johnson, Muhammad Asif, Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne in his XI.