Pick your five most clutch batters of this era

[Ab Fan]

Ben Stokes today once again proved that he belongs right up there with the most clutch batsman going up in this era. Pick your five most clutch batsman of this era.

I would nominate the below names in no order:

Steven Smith
-> 2015 WC, 2019 WC knockout

David Warner
-> 2019 WC, 2021 WT20

Virat Kohli
-> 2014, 2016, 2022 WT20

Kane Williamson
-> 2019 WC, 2021 WTC, 2021 WT20

Ben Stokes
-> 2019 WC

<B>Other contenders:</B>

Australia - Mitchell Starc (2015 WC, 2019 WC)
Pakistan - Shadab Khan (2021 WT20, 2022 WT20)
South Africa - David Miller (same, also 2015 WC semi)

Anyone else among active players?

 

[RexRex]

Kohli, Stokes and Williamson .. it's hard to look past these three.

 

[sweep_shot]

Kumar Sangakara.
Virat Kohli.
Steven Smith.
Joe Root.
Babar Azam.

 

[Ab Fan]

Two names from mid-2010s:-

AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis (2015 WC)

 

[Ab Fan]

Upcoming clutch batsman:-

Rishabh Pant

 

[sweep_shot]

Two names from mid-2010s:-

AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis (2015 WC)

Faf? I don't think he makes it to top 10 list; let alone top 5.

My top 10 would be (not necessarily in this order):

Sangakara
Mahela
Babar
Kohli
Smith
Root
Williamson
ABD
Warner
Rohit.

 

[Ab Fan]

Faf? I don't think he makes it to top 10 list; let alone top 5.

My top 10 would be (not necessarily in this order):

Sangakara
Mahela
Babar
Kohli
Smith
Root
Williamson
ABD
Warner
Rohit.

What about the bowlers? Active names please.

 

[sweep_shot]

What about the bowlers? Active names please.

My top 10 bowlers would be (not necessarily in this order):

Starc
Boult
Rashid Khan
Shaheen
Cummins
Bumrah
Shami
Lyon
Rabada
Hazlewood.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

ABD
Kohli
Stokes
Smith
Warner

 

[jnaveen1980]

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