“Who is the best batsman among fab 4” has always been the matter of debates and discussions among cricket fans.
In 2014, Martin Crowe picked his top 4 batsmen of the era which includes Austrian Steve Smith, Former Indian captain Virat Kohli, former England’s test captain Joe Root and Kiwi captain Kane Williamson. Recently fans have demanded to included Pakistan captain Babar Azam in top 5 batsmen list and you make it fab 5. Babar Azam is currently ranked 1 ODI & T20I batsman and is also placed at number 3 in Test rankings.
Talking about the performances of fab 4 batters as well as Babar Azam, Joe Root is currently going through the best phase of his career. 31-year-old was adjudged test cricketer of the year 2021 scoring 1700-plus runs with a remarkable average of 61. Even in 2022, he has amassed 941 runs for his team and is at second spot in leading run-scorers list of 2022.
While kiwi captain Kane Williamson have not got enough matches lately to show his class as he has been enduring from his elbow injury. He played his last series on England tour where he managed to score just 96 runs in 4 innings with a poor average of 24. Moreover, India’s star batsman have lost his touch completely this year as he has been averaging below 30 this year.
Former number one ranked test batter Steve Smith has an overall good year with the bat in test cricket. Smith has scored over 500 runs this year in test cricket with an average of 49 including a hundred and 4 fifties.
Recently, number 2 ranked test batter Manus Labuschangne was asked to rank fab 4 batsmen in order. Marnus answered that He will go with Steve Smith for first rank and then Kohli at next. Joe Root three, his record in red ball and for someone who has done it for so long in different conditions, he has a great record in the sub-continent, plays well in England. Babar and Kane then. It is a tough list. In Test cricket, it is tight, at least the top two are.
