Rohit-Kohli Excluded; Pat Cummins To Lead Bumrah, Jaiswal In Test XI Of 2024

Pat Cummins and Jasprit Bumrah in Test Cricket [Source: @CricCrazyJohns/x.com]

The year 2024 is coming to a close and it has been a great cricket year. Test cricket has been at its peak as all the teams have given their best in the purest format of the game. 

As the year draws to a close, we will take a look at the top performers from the year and form the best Test XI fo the year.

Openers For Test XI Of 2024

Yashasvi Jaiswal
Matches: 15 Innings: 29 Runs: 1,478 Avg: 54.74 100s/50s: 3/9

The Indian opener has been in a brilliant form in 2024. Yashasvi Jaiswal has been superbly consistent for the Indian team and has performed in all the conditions. The positive impact that he left and the consistency that he showed makes him one of the openers in this side. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ben Duckett [Source: @BenDuckett1, @Akaran_1/x.com]

Ben Duckett
Matches: 17 Innings: 32 Runs: 1,149 Avg: 37.06 100s/50s: 2/6

The English opener has scored runs at an average of 37.06. Though he was not too consistent thet USP of his batting was the rate at which he scored the runs. Ben Duckett scored runs at a strike rate of 87.04 and that gave some solid foundations to England.

Middle Order For Test XI Of 2024

Joe Root
Matches: 17 Innings: 31 Runs: 1,556 Avg: 55.57 100s/50s: 3/9

The English superstar has been having a brilliant time with the bat in the Test cricket. Joe Root continued his form this year and finished 2024 as the highest run scorer in the year. Besides the volume of runs, Root's consistency has been the biggest thing to note in this year. 

Kamindu Mendis and Joe Root [Source: @_Naviya_, @Wessy_x/x.com]

Kamindu Mendis
Matches: 9 Innings: 16 Runs: 1,049 Avg: 74.92 100s/50s: 5/3

The Sri Lankan all-rounder has been in an all-round form in the 2024. Kamindu Mendis scored runs consistently thorughout the year and added solidity to the batting line-up of the Sri Lankan team. Even though he played less matches than other, the fact that he is in the top five run-scorers proves that Mendis was one of the top performers of the year.

Harry Brook
Matches: 12 Innings: 20 Runs: 1,100 Avg: 55.00 100s/50s: 4/3

The young English middle-order batter was one of the best performers in the purest format in 2024. Harry Brook was not only consistent but also was impactful with the way runs he scored. His strike rate of 85 in 2024 Tests is a testament to the impact he had in the middle order for the English team.

Jamie Smith
Matches: 9 Innings: 15 Runs: 637 Avg: 42.46 100s/50s: 1/4

Jamie Smith made a brilliant debut in Test cricket in 2024. Jamie Smith stood upto the challenge and scored runs under pressure. He has shown great promise as a new player and could be one with the brightest future in English cricket in the upcoming teams. 

All-rounders For Test XI Of 2024

Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin [Source: @mufaddal_vohra/x.com]

Ravindra Jadeja
Matches: 12 Runs: 527 Avg: 29.27 Wickets: 48 Bowling Avg: 24.29

Ravindra Jadeja has had a brilliant impact as an all-rounder. Jadeja has scored runs under pressure for the team and has rescued them from trouble. Besides, the all-rounder has also delivered with the ball on most occasions when the team needed him.

Pat Cummins
Matches: 9 Innings: 18 Wickets: 37 Avg: 24.02 Strike Rate: 44.7

The Australian skipper has always shown a knack for picking up important wickets at crucial stages. Pat Cummins has maintained the form in 2024 and emerged as one of the best bowlers in the year. Besides him performance with the ball, Cummins has also played some crucial knocks with the bat lower down the order. The fact that he has made impacts with both the bat and the ball makes him a valuable presence in the team. Cummins has also led Australia brilliantly and hence he will be the captain.

Ravichandran Ashwin
Matches: 11 Runs: 310 Avg: 18.23 Wickets: 47 Bowling Avg: 27.25

A legend of Indian cricket announced his retirement from Test cricket towards the end of the year. However, Ravi Ashwin had a brillliant year as per performances with both the bat and the ball is concerned. Ashwin emerged as one of the biggest match-winners during the home season of the Indian team and then delivered with the a couple of times under pressure. 

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Bowlers For Test XI Of 2024

Gus Atkinson [Source: @ICC/x.com]

Gus Atkinson
Matches: 11 Innings: 21 Wickets: 52 Avg: 22.15 Strike Rate: 35.60

 Gus Atkinson finished 2024 as the second highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. The English pacer was in a decent form with the ball throughout the year and deliveried in almost all type of playing conditions. 

Jasprit Bumrah
Matches: 13 Innings: 26 Wickets: 71 Avg: 14.92 Strike Rate: 30.10

Jasprit Bumrah, the Test bowler was the biggest positive for India in 2024. The Indian pacer emerged as a sheer match winner with the ball in all types of conditions. Throughout the year, he was the captain's go-to bowler and he picked up crucial wickets for the team in most occassions. Bumrah has been a gamechanger for team India on multiple occasions in 2024 and has been the best bowler by far this year.

Reserve players For Test XI of 2024

Nitish Kumar Reddy 🇮🇳, Kane Williamson 🇳🇿, Prabath Jayasuria 🇱🇰, Matt Henry 🇳🇿

OneCricket's Test XI Of 2024

Yashasvi Jaiswal 🇮🇳
Ben Duckett 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Joe Root 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Kamindu Mendis 🇱🇰
Harry Brook 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Jamie Smith (WK) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Ravindra Jadeja 🇮🇳
Ravichandran Ashwin 🇮🇳
Pat Cummins (C) 🇦🇺
Gus Atkinson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Jasprit Bumrah 🇮🇳

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