Shane Warne picks his top 5 active Test batsmen, Virat Kohli makes it to the list
The former leg-spinner of Australia, Shane Warner has picked his top 5 batters in the longest format of the game at present. With the advent of the T20s in the international and domestic arena, everyone thought that Test cricket might get down.
However, there have been several leagues added after that like T10, The Hundred and a few more. But Test cricket is still being the best one among the fans when it comes to the purest form of the game.
Playing Test cricket is not everyone's cup of tea as only a few batters have managed to make the cut in the purest form of the game. Talking about Shane Warne's top 5 batters at the moment, the right-handed batsman Steve Smith has topped the list as holds the record of fastest batsman to reach 7000 runs in Test cricket.
Virat Kohli has got a place in Shane Warne's top-5 batters list:
Fox Cricket posted a video on Instagram in which Shane Warne was found saying, "I have got Steve Smith (at the top). I think, over all conditions, against all bowlers, he has been brilliant."
At number 2, he was named England's best batsman Joe Root who has mustered six hundred in the calendar year. Moreover, the right-handed batsman smashed three consecutive hundred on Indian soil during the home Test against India in India.
In addition to that, he smacked two tons against Sri Lanka which is clear evidence that he was in good form this year. Following him, the right-arm leggie named New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson at number three.
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He is recognised as one of the coolest captains of the modern ear after MS Dhoni and his crucial knocks at the top-order have helped his side to win games on several occasions. After that, he named the Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli, who smashed his last century way back in 2019.
However, he the kind of batsman who can hit hundreds like no one once he gets back to his prime form. At last, the Australian spinner named Marnus Labuschagne is one of the finest batsmen in recent times.
Shane Warne-s top-five batters at the moment:
1. Steve Smith
2. Joe Root
3. Kane Williamson
4. Virat Kohli
5. Marnus Labuschagne
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