Australian Star Names “Fab 5” Test Batters, Rates Virat Kohli ranked higher than Steven Smith and Babar Azam. “In Test match cricket, I will always say Virat Kohli.” Watson said when ask who he thought the best Test batter in the world by Isa Guha.
Shane Watson has name the “fab 5” test batters in the world right now in cricket’s longest format. While the official ICC rankings take into account a player’s performance in matches played. During a specific time period and ranks them accordingly. There is always an unofficial list of batters who have dominated the game over time.
The last decade seen the likes of Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Joe Root, and Kane Williamson dominate Test cricket, and Pakistan’s captain and premier batter Babar Azam is slowly but steadily gaining ground on the other four.
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“In Test match cricket, I will always say Virat Kohli.” Watson said when ask who was the best Test batters in the world.
“What he is able to do because he has such high intensity. Every time he goes out to play is nearly superhuman.” Watson said of Kohli.
Kohli, India’s run machine, is currently rank 10th in the ICC Men’s Test batter rankings.
He put Babar Azam in second place and stated, “Babar Azam is playing incredibly well,” Watson said. [It’s fantastic] to see how he has adapted his game to truly move his game to Test cricket. Babar Azam is probably No. 2 right now.”
Watson placed his compatriot Smith third, claiming that the Australian master has begun to “come off.”
Watson added, “Steve Smith has just started to come off a little bit.”
“Smith appears to be playing for time more and not putting as much pressure on the bowlers as he did when he was at his absolute best. Steve has slipped a little lower on my list “He stated.
Watson ranked New Zealand captain Williamson fourth, and Joe Root fifth.
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