# Robin Uthappa picks Virat Kohli at No. 4 in all-time Test XI

2026-08-09T08:50:56+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

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Former Indian batter Robin Uthappa has placed Virat Kohli at number five and Sachin Tendulkar at number four in his all-time Indian Test XI. He said in an Instagram video: "Paaji number 4, Virat Kohli number 5. We will have to make space for him." Uthappa's team includes Virender Sehwag, KL Rahul, Rahul Dravid, Tendulkar, Kohli, MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Zaheer Khan and Anil Kumble. Both Tendulkar and Kohli have retired from Tests, Tendulkar in 2013 and Kohli last year.

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- sports.ndtv.com <https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-or-virat-kohli-robin-uthappa-picks-no-4-in-his-all-time-test-xi-11884032#publisher=newsstand>
- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/sachin-tendulkar-or-virat-kohli-robin-uthappa-reveals-his-no-4-pick-for-all-time-test-xi-article-155399815>

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