Cricket has always been a batsman's game, with great players like Sir Don Bradman, Gary Sobers, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, Alan Border, Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting, etc.

TOP 10 ACTIVE BATSMEN IN CRICKET:-

NUMBER 10:-

Shikhar Dhawan -

the left-handed batsman from Delhi had to wait for more than three years to gain exposure in international cricket. He made his international debut in t20I in 2011 vs. west indies, but he failed to impact. In his first ODI, he got out on duck. It was his exceptional performance in the domestic circuit that brought him into the Indian team again. His first big performance was in the first match of the champions trophy 2013 against South Africa when he scored 114 runs in balls. He scored 363 runs overall in the tournament, including two centuries and 1 half-century, and he was the highest run-getter from India. His performance after the tournament never wavered. Later he scored the fastest ODI century ever of 85 balls. He is known as "Gabbar" among the Indians. He has scored 24 international centuries (17 ODIs and 7 tests).

NUMBER 9:-

Quinton de Kock:-

AB de Villier's absence came as a blessing in disguise for the boy from Johannesburg. He announced his arrival with three successive ODI hundreds against India in December 2013. Good wicket-keeping skills were added to his batting capabilities. . His test debut came in 2016 when he scored a couple of hundreds against England and became the highest run-scorer from South Africa. He then scored his most memorable century at Centurion against Australia. He has scored 21 centuries with a nice average.

NUMBER 8:-

Faf du Plessis:-

The boy from Pretoria with an abnormal stance made his way to the middle for the first time in international cricket in 2011 against India and scored a splendid half-century. Du Plessis is a calm and composed player that suits international cricket. The talented player continued his good form in the 2011 ICC World Cup and put South Africa in the high score chase against India. Later, he was awarded a test place in the national team. In his first series against Australia, he showed his calmness and ability that snatched the match from Australia and drew the match. Faf Fu Plessis was a member of the big three of South Africa's batting order (Hashim amla, AB de Villiers, and Faf du Plessis). He has scored 23 centuries in international cricket. He is averaging 40.03 in tests,46.67 in ODI, and 35.53 in t20i.

NUMBER 7

ROHIT SHARMA:-

Rohit Sharma is often called the hitman because of his great timing and immense talent. His career started as a middle-order batsman, but he was not successful. In the 2013 champions trophy 2013, he was promoted as an opener. He never looked back after winning the champions trophy in 2013. The great puller of the ball has scored three double centuries in ODIs and holds the record for the highest individual score in ODI (264 against Sri Lanka). In modern cricket, he is considered to be the best white-ball batsman. Rohit Sharma has also scored four t20I hundreds. In nine games, he hit 648 runs at an average of 81.00 with five hundred and a half-century. He was the highest run-getter. He has scored 29 ODI hundreds, 7 test hundreds, and 4 T20 hundred.

NUMBER 6:-

DAVID WARNER:-

The young Australian made his t20i debut against South Africa, scoring 89 from 43 balls without playing a single first-class match. Warner later scored a career-defining century against New Zealand at Gabba. With his aggressive batting style, he carried on Adam Gilchrist's legacy. He scored 523 runs in the Ashes series in Australia in 2013-14, including two hundred and two fifties, becoming the highest run-scorer. During his tests career, he has scored 7311 runs (24 hundred), 5455 runs in ODI (18 hundred), and 2265 runs in T20I (1 hundred).

NUMBER 5:-

ROSS TAYLOR:-

Ross Taylor is a very underrated batsman. He has scored 6000+ runs in both ODIs and Tests. He made his debut for the national team against Sri Lanka in 2006 and scored a century in that series. Despite his unorthodox style, he was successful in the 2007 home series against England with three fifties and a maiden test century. He is known as New Zealand's crisis man. His record in ODIs and tests is 19 centuries and 21 centuries, respectively. He has a decent record in international tournaments. He scored 47 unbeaten in the low-scoring final of the inaugural ICC WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP.

NUMBER 4:-

STEVE SMITH:-

Steve Smith began his career as a leg spinner. As a debutant in the 2007-08 home season, he was compared to the legendary leg spinner Shane Warne. He achieved some success but was dropped from the Australia squad. He developed his batting skills during the 2013 ashes and scored some runs. In 2015, he was ranked no.1 in tests by an extensive margin. He can score runs in overseas matches. He scored a double century at Lord's in 2015, which earned praise from his critics. He had an excellent tour of India in 2017. Among the best test players of this era, he scores an average of 61.8 runs (including 27 centuries).

NUMBER 3:-

JOE ROOT:-

Root was a 'boy wonder' when he played for England's u-19 team. He has earned the respect of a reliable batsman through his county success. In India, he played 73 runs in 289 minutes against the Indian spin quartet -- Ravi Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, and Pragyan Ojha. He scored 180 at Lord's in the 2013 ashes. He is a technical sound batsman who plays a lot of slog sweep. With 8714 runs scored over 48.41 and 20 centuries, he is the highest test run-scorer among the current fab four.

NUMBER 2:-

KANE WILLIAMSON:-

In his teens, Williamson was a teenage sensation with a rare non-Asian ability to play quality spin. However, his career started with back-to-back duck. He made his international debut in 2010 in the ODO tri-series (India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka). --As of 2011, he has scored 7230 runs (average: 53.96) and 6174 runs (average: 47.49) in tests and ODIs, respectively. He is recognized as the best batsman from New Zealand.

NUMBER 1:-

VIRAT KOHLI:-

In the absence of senior players like Sachin Tendulkar and Virendra Sehwag, a chubby-cheeked teenager from Delhi made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka. However, he failed to take advantage of this opportunity. Kohli's arrogant behavior was criticized. In a big run chase, he scored his impressive maiden century against Sri Lanka. In his first world cup match against Bangladesh, he scored his first world cup century. In a do-or-die match against Sri Lanka in the tri-series, he made an unbeaten 133 while India chased 321 runs off 40 overs.

Kohli is a technical batsman with an orthodox style. He almost pulled off a stunning run chase on a notorious 5th-day rank-turner against Australia in Adelaide with an inning of 141. This inning put an end to his critics. In 2016, he scored 2595 runs. Unlike any other player, he has an average greater than 50 in each format of the game. He has hit 70 centuries (43 in one-day internationals and 27 in tests).

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