Soon after England secured the Ashes to seal their decade long dominance over Australia at home, they were met with some more positive news. Joe Root was the new world number 1 ranked test batsman, overtaking AB De Villiers. Root has been magnificent for England in both limited overs and tests since his debut about two and a half years ago. So much so, that he is now not only England's most reliable batsman but among the best in the world. We have seen a number of great batsmen in test cricket.
Each decade has provided us with some of the game's greats like Border, Gavaskar, Miandad, and Richards in the 80s; Waugh, Sachin, Lara, and Inzamam in the 90s, Ponting, Dravid, Sangakkara, and Kallis during the first decade of the new century; and also Younis Khan, De Villiers, Amla, Clarke, Cook, and KP over the past decade. Similarly, the past 5 years has seen the rise of a new generation of batsmen. Like Joe Root for England, there have been a few others who have emerged to become their team's most reliable batsmen in the recent few years. There has been Virat Kohli for India, Steven Smith for Australia, Azhar Ali for Pakistan, Kane Williamson for New Zealand, and Angelo Matthews for Sri Lanka.
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