The world’s governing organization for Cricket is the International Cricket Council (ICC). Initially established in 1909, it has its headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The ICC has 105 member countries. The ICC organizes significant cricket competitions. The T20 World Cup and the Cricket World Cup are well-known.
Additionally, the ICC promotes the ICC code of conduct, which establishes Cricket’s rules of conduct. The tournaments are where ICC makes most of its money, and most of its money is distributed to its members.
Let’s discuss the top 7 test batters in the world according to the ICC.
1. Marnus Labuschagne
Marnus Labuschagne was born on June 22, 1994. He plays for Queensland as well as Australia. He had the most runs scored in Test matches in 2019. During the year, he moved up the ICC Player Rankings to the fourth spot. In January 2020, the ICC named Labuschagne the ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year. He won Australia’s Test player of the year honors for his outstanding performance. At the under-12, under-15, under-17, and under-19 levels, he competed for Queensland. The ICC Test batting rankings as of March 2022 place him as the No. 1 batsman in the world.
2. Steve Smith
Steve Smith was born on June 2nd, 1989. He is a former Australian cricket team captain and an Australian player. He has been compared to Donald Bradman because of his outstanding batting abilities. Due to his tremendous test batting average, he is regarded as the best batter of all time. He was initially chosen for Australia as a right-arm leg spinner but then switched to the bat. According to the cricket headlines, he has received numerous awards, including the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) in 2015, the ICC Test Player of the Year in 2015 and 2017, the ICC Men’s Test Player of the Decade for 2011–2020, the Allan Border Medal for the best player in Australian Cricket in 2015, 2018, and 2021, the Australian Test Player of the Year in 2015 and 2018, and the Australian One Day International Player of the Year in 2015 and 2021.
3. Kane Williamson
On August 8, 1990, Kane Williamson was born. He is a cricketer from New Zealand. In all formats, he is leading the New Zealand squad. Kane is renowned for his outstanding batting skills, and he occasionally enjoys bowling off-spin. In December 2007 was when Kane’s first-class cricket career officially began. He then began competing for the U-19 team that same year against the Indian U-19 team. He was chosen as the team’s captain for the 2008 U-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. In 2010, he began competing for the New Zealand group.
Williamson represented his team in the 2011, 2015, and 2019 Cricket World Cups and 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2021 ICC World Twenty20s. He began leading New Zealand full-time at the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India. Kane served as the team’s captain throughout the 2019 Cricket World Cup, and he won the 2019 World Cup Player of the Tournament honour.
4. Joe Root
Joe Root was born on December 30, 1990. He represents Yorkshire and the England team. Root debuted in a test match in 2012 and an ODI in 2013. He was chosen as the England Test team’s captain in February 2017 due to his stellar playing resume. Additionally, he was included in the England and Wales Cricket Board’s greatest-ever test XI for the occasion of England’s 1,000th Test in August 2018. England’s leading run-scorer at the 2019 Cricket World Cup was Root. He was essential to England’s success in bringing home the trophy. Last but not least, he received the 2021 ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year award..
5. Babar Azam
On October 15, 1994, Babar Azam was born. In all formats, he plays as Pakistan’s captain. He is the only batsman in the top 5 in all match forms due to his great batting abilities. In T20 and ODI games, he is recognised as the best batsman. In the PSL, he is the captain of the Karachi Kings. Azam initially debuted for Pakistan in a test match on October 13, 2016. He was chosen to play for Pakistan in the April 2019 Cricket World Cup. The ICC also listed him as one of the five exciting newcomers to the Cricket World Cup.
6. Dimuth Karunaratne
On April 21, 1988, Dimuth Karunaratne was born. The Sri Lankan test cricket team is led by him. One of the world’s top test openers, he has worldwide recognition. The Sinhalese Sports Club’s first-class cricket player is Dimuth. In both ODIs and Test cricket, he serves as the opener. Additionally, he was known for his expertise in the second innings and has since 2015 emerged as Sri Lanka’s top run-scorer in Test matches.
7. Usman Khawaja
Marnus Labuschagne was born on June 22, 1994. He plays for Queensland as well as Australia. He had the most runs scored in Test matches in 2019. During the year, he moved up the ICC Player Rankings to the fourth spot. In January 2020, the ICC named Labuschagne the ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year. He won Australia’s Test player of the year honors for his outstanding performance. At the under-12, under-15, under-17, and under-19 levels, he competed for Queensland. The ICC Test batting rankings as of March 2022 place him as the No. 1 batsman in the world.
Usman Khawaja was born on 18 December 1986. He plays for Australia and Queensland. He started playing for New South Wales in 2008. Due to his excellent performance, he joined the Australia team in January 2011. Khawaja received the Player of the Australian Under-19 Championship in 2005. He also got a chance to play for Australia in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka as an opening batsman.
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