Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan earned a place in the ICC Test Team of the Year, chosen by a specially appointed selection panel headed by West Indian legend Clive Lloyd on Friday.
Four countries are represented in the 12-man line-up and Tendulkar made the side for the third year in a row, having appeared in the ICC World Test Team of the Year in 2009 and 2010.

South African Dale Steyn features in the World Test team for the fourth year running. He was a member of the ICC World Test Team of the Year in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Steyn's teammates — Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis — along with Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, and the England duo of Graeme Swann and James Anderson all appear in the side for the second year in a row. Former Sri Lanka skipper Sangakkara is named captain of the team.

“The selection of this year's Test team was a difficult one with so many worthy candidates available to fill just 12 places,” said the Chairman of the LG ICC Awards selection panel, Clive Lloyd, at a media conference
while announcing the short-lists for the LG ICC Awards 2011 scheduled to be held in London on Sept. 12.
“The team has a formidable line-up that bats well down the order and has bowlers with the ability and form to dismiss any opposition twice on any surface,” he said. Lloyd added, the process of selection was a difficult one and they had to weigh the credentials of all the players before zeroing in on the list.

“The selection was a difficult process with so many outstanding performances available to look back on. All the top performers during the voting period were discussed at length and various combinations were considered.
Lloyd was joined on the panel by former South Africa spinner Paul Adams, former Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas, New Zealand's Danny Morrison and former England player Mike Gatting.

ICC Test Team of the Year: Alastair Cook (Eng), Hashim Amla (SA), Jonathan Trott (Eng), Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), K. Sangakkara (SL, wicketkeeper/captain), A.B. de Villiers (SA), Jacques Kallis (SA), Stuart Broad (Eng), Graeme Swann (Eng), Dale Steyn (SA), James Anderson (Eng). 12th man: Zaheer Khan (Ind).