Top 5 Best Cricket Players in the World At The Moment
Virat Kohli has 75 centuries to his name [Twitter]
Cricket has seen some great players take the centre stage to amaze the audience. It's a game where 22 players fight it out at one time to win the battle, but only few of them make themselves standout from the crowd.
Today, we will talk about 5 Best Cricket Players in the World at the moment. These are players who have captivated the viewers like no others.
1) Virat Kohli
The 'king' the 'Run-machine' and the names go on. Virat Kohli is an absolute genius and the numbers do not tell the whole story. 28 Test centuries, 46 ODI centuries and a solitary one in T20Is, Kohli is touted as the modern-day great, having no equal. The Delhi boy was at the peak of his powers between 2016-19, and had a slump that went on for longer than anyone could have expected.
But the King of cricket is back and is ruling the charts once again. 25,322 runs across formats since his international debut, these are numbers that very could achieve.
2) Babar Azam
Often compared with Virat Kohli for his flamboyant style, Babar Azam, the current Pakistan captain is one of the best batters in the world. A three-format player, he has proven his worth everyone he has gone to.
By the time Babar will retire, the the 28-year-old will be amongst the greatest players to have ever played for Pakistan. The current number one ranked ODI batter, he has proven his mettle in every situation and will end up scoring truckloads of runs.
3) Jos Buttler
Jos Buttler has had a meteoric rise at the international stage. One of the pioneers of new England aggression in white-ball cricket, Buttler has come a long way in his decade long international career.
A white-ball specialist, Buttler is known to take the attack to the opposition. He has 4,647 runs in ODI cricket, but most importantly, has struck at 117.97. Moreover, Buttler has amassed 2713 T20I runs, at a strike-rate of 144.07.
4) James Anderson
Good old Jimmy Anderson has aged like a fine wine. At 40-years-old, he is still going strong and has no intention to slow down. In-fact, Anderson got better as he progressed with age and is still one of the best fast bowlers in Test cricket.
He recently became the oldest bowler to become number one ranked in Test cricket, and will be the key player for England in the upcoming Ashes. Anderson has played 179 Test matches, and has scalped 685 wickets, at an average of 25.99.
5) Steve Smith
Known as the modern-day Don Bradman, ironically Steve Smith started out as a leg-spinner. But with time, he worked on his batting and has ruled the batting charts over the last few years. Touted as a Test match specialist, he has improved his game for white-ball cricket and has daunting numbers across formats.
8792 runs in 96 Tests, 4939 runs in 142 ODIs, and 1,008 runs in 63 T20Is truly defines the greatness of this genius Australian batter.
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