5. Brian Lara (West Indies):
On his decision to select the West Indies legend, Ponting said:”Another guy that gave me nightmares as a captain was Brian Lara, the West Indies legend.
I must admit, as an opposition captain going to sleep at night, if Brian Lara wasn’t out going into day five then you knew you had a challenge on your hands.”
“The class of that man with the bat in his hand was unbelievable,” said Ponting.