Top 3 most destructive batsmen in Australian National cricket team

1. Adam Gilchrist  

'attack, attack, attack'

One of the greatest wicket-keeper-batsmen in the history of the game
        Is the one of my top 3 Australian explosive left-handed wicket-keeper batsmen. He has been the spine of Australia national cricket team till his retirement. Some of Gilchrist's special is his strike rate, which is amongst the highest in both ODI and in test cricket. In 2007 world cup final against Sri Lanka he went on to a score of 149 runs of just 104 balls by hitting 13 fours and 8 huge sixes at a strike rate of 143, the Highest individual score in a world cup final helped Australia to put a score of 281and helped to win world cup 2007.

         Gilly made more dismissals, 416 than anyone else in test cricket, and also making 21 dismissal in 2003 world cup. He was a remarkable performer, along with the brilliant wicket-keeping ability, he established himself as a destructive wicket-keeping batsman in the Australian National team. His major knocks in test cricket include a destructive double century against South Africa in 2002 at Johannesburg, of scoring unbeaten 204 off just 213 balls with the help of 19 fours and 8 sixes, is the quickest double ton in test cricket. He was the first player to hit 100 sixes in test cricket.

2. Matthew Hayden

Matthew Hayden is the powerful, dangerous batsmen the game has ever seen

        Matthew Hayden was one of the most dangerous batsmen the game has ever seen. The big, powerful, left-handed opening batsmen had the ability to attack the bowlers without any fear and scoring quickly at T20 ODI also in test levels.

        Hayden smashed 380 against Zimbabwe in Perth off just 437 ball knocks including 38 boundaries and 11 sixes became only the second player in history to score a triple century in Australia, which also second-highest test score till date behind Lara's knock of 400* against England. In the 2007 world cup, 66 ball century against South Africa was the fastest by an Australian batsman at that time. He was the leading run scorer of getting 659 runs including 3 centuries in 2007 world cup. He also played for Chennai super kings in IPL. When it comes to monstrous hitting, Hayden is an IPL legend. He also became the leading run scorer of CSK in 2009 edition of scoring 582 runs in 12 innings with a strike rate of 145 including 5 fifties.

3. Michael Bevan

    Michael Bevan the best finisher of all time.

         Michael bevan is a former Australian left-handed batsmen known as the best finisher of all time in ODI cricket. Bevan is a middle order batsmen coming at no 6 position, and he played memorable innings Patiently and guide Australia to victories.

          His best finishing knocks was scoring 72* runs of just 65 balls against Sri Lanka in 1999 at Perth after losing quick 4 wickets, bevan's super innings made challenging 274 in which he scored at faster than a ball. He is so quick running between wickets, converting single to double. 53 runs of 42 balls against Pakistan at Lahore in 1994, 101 runs of just 103 balls against India in Sharjah 1998 after loosing quick early wickets his innings made a challenging total for opponents in which sachin scored a classic 143 from Sachin Tendulkar.

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