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Legendary Australia spinner Shane Warne has named his high 5 present batters in Test cricket. In Warne’s record, Australia vice-captain Steve Smith is on the high, adopted by England Test skipper Joe Root and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. “I’ve got Steve Smith. In all conditions and against all bowling attacks for a long period of time, Smith is outstanding. Joe Root is number two; he has made six hundreds in this calendar year. Kane Williamson is always in thereabouts,” mentioned Warne in a video uploaded on Instagram by Fox Cricket.
The former leg-spinner additionally included India’s Test captain captain Virat Kohli as his fourth-best batter within the format whereas Australia’s younger middle-order batter Marnus Labuschagne made it to the quantity 5 spot in Warne’s record.
“Virat Kohli has just dropped off a little bit, and then Marnus (Labuschagne) rounds up the top 5 for me,” added Warne.
Kohli hasn’t scored a world hundred since 2019 and 2021 has been amongst his greatest years as a batter and captain.
Earlier this yr, the 33-year-old had stepped down as India’s T20I captain. He was later eliminated as ODI skipper, with the BCCI naming Rohit Sharma full-time limited-over captain.
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However, Kohli will proceed to guide India in Test cricket, the place he’s the nation’s most profitable skipper with 39 wins.
Kohli can also be the all-time third most profitable Test captain in terms of the variety of wins. South Africa’s Graeme Smith leads that desk with 53 wins, adopted by Australia’s Ricky Ponting with 48 victories.
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