Your current favourite Top 3 Test Batsmen and Bowlers

[TalentSpotterPk]

Batsmen

1. Virat Kohli

2. Steve Smith

3. Joe Root

Kane not far away Rahane, Azhar, Pujara close to Kane



Bowlers :

Steyn
Ashwin
Yasir


Anderson, Woakes, Hazlewood, Philander close.
Rabada (not yet). Starc stablishing. Amir (picking up)

 

[Mahee]

Kohli

 

[Chrish]

I like Kohli, Rabada, Pujara and Abbott

 

[shaz619]

Batsman:

1. Younis Khan

2. Azhar Ali

3. Joe Root

Bowlers:

1. Yasir Shah

2. Rabada

3. James Anderson

 

[Chief Destroyer]

Amir, Rabada, Starc

Kohli, AB, Warner

 

[Hasan123]

Batsmen

Azhar
Kohli
Smith

Bowlers
Starc
Amir
Yasir

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Batsmen

Azhar
Kohli
Smith

Bowlers
Starc
Amir
Yasir

Pretty much the same,would replace Amir with Steyn though(even if he is out of form and fitness)

 

[Hasan123]

Pretty much the same,would replace Amir with Steyn though(even if he is out of form and fitness)

Steyn is quality no doubt but never been one of my favourite bowlers.

 

[Rayyman]

Batsman: Smith, Shafiq and Azhar
Bowlers: Shah, Southee and Amir

In that order.

 

[street cricketer]

Not necessarily the best, but would like to watch them bat.

Kohli, De Kock, Rahane, Bairstow.

Ashwin, Rabada, Amir, Anderson.

 

[Vivek_86]

Batsman

1) Kohli
2) QDK
3) Williamson

Bowler

1) Yasir
2) Rabada
3) Ashwin

 

[kingusama92]

Batsmen

1) Virat Kohli
2) Joe Root
3) AB De Villiers

Bowlers

1) Mitchell Starc
2) Dale Steyn
3) Yasir Shah/Ashwin

 

[Ab Fan]

Rahane/ Root/ AB

Steyn/ Starc/ Ashwin/ Hazlewood

 

[Aman]

Kohli, QdK and Rahane

Steyn, Rabada and Amir

 

[Chrish]

Rahane has gone down big time in my list..

 

[Abdul]

Batsmen

1. Azhar Ali
2. Virat Kohli
3. Alastair Cook

Bowlers

1. Mitchell Starc
2. Broad/Anderson
3. Yasir Shah

 

[moghul]

Batsman:

1. Younis Khan

2. Azhar Ali

3. Joe Root

Bowlers:

1. Yasir Shah

2. Rabada

3. James Anderson

Younis Khan ?

 

[QalandarFan]

Batsmen

1. Joe Root
2. Azhar/Shafiq
3. Virat Kohli

Bowlers
1. Mohamamd Amir
2. Dale Steyn
3. Yasir Shah

 

[QalandarFan]

What about ODI's?? Someone should make a thread on that.

 

[joly]

Joe Root Virat kohli Kane Williamson (Batsmen) and Ashwin Yasir and Starc (Bowlers)

 

[The_KING]

Batsmen

1) Amla
2) Misbah
3) Younis

Bowlers

1) Steyn
2) Shah
3) Rabada

 

[Mamoon]

Root
Bairstow
de Kock


Starc
Anderson
Boult

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

Azhar
Shafiq
Sarfaraz

Amir
Yasir
Sher Khan

 

[Pakprideuk]

Root, Azhar, Smith

Rabada, Starc, Steyn.

 

[Sidilicious]

Kohli, QdK, Warner

Ashwin, Starc, Steyn (Will be replaced by Amir, if he gets his swing back)

 

[Protea Fan]

Root
Smith
QDK

Abbott
Haze
Starc

 

[JattMaula]

AB and Root

Starc and Wagner

 

[soso_killer]

QdK, Root, KW

Rabada, Vern, Steyn

 

[King Kong]

Root seems quite popular on PP. He is in almost everyone's list.

Anyway, for me :

Kohli Smith Bairstow.

Starc, Abbott, Herath.

 

[Buffet]

Kane, AB, Qdk

Rabada, Steyn, Yasir

 

[Orange Tree]

1. Virat Kohli
2. Tamim Iqbal
3. Younis Khan


1. Miraz
2. Ravi Ashwin
3. Rabada

 

[Hawkeye]

Not necessarily the best, but would like to watch them bat.

Kohli, De Kock, Rahane, Bairstow.

Ashwin, Rabada, Amir, Anderson.

Kohli, QdK and Rahane

Steyn, Rabada and Amir

No Starc ?!

Anyway I'm glad someone's making an opinion based on facts.

Starc in Tests is grossly overrated.

 

[street cricketer]

1. Virat Kohli
2. Tamim Iqbal
3. Younis Khan


1. Miraz
2. Ravi Ashwin
3. Rabada

No Fizz?

 

[sajeebmcj]

ab, decock, smith/root
steyn, boult, hazzlewood

 

[ExplicitAI]

Kohli
Smith
Root

Anderson
Yasir
Amir

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Kohli
Williamson
Qdk

Hazlewood
Rabada
Ashwin

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Batsmen
1) Quinton De Kock
2) David Warner
3) Ben Stokes (when his strike rate is over 80)

Bowlers
1) Starc
2) Rabada
3) Boult

 

[Nothing matters]

Babar Azam
Virat Kohli
Quinton de Kock
Mitchell Starc
Mohammad Amir
Rabada or Hazlewood.

I don't consider all of them as the best but they are my favorites.

 

[Napa]

This list is not a list of the best, rather those I will turn on the TV to watch. Obviously I am an Indian.

Kohli, Rahul, ABD

Ashwin, Jadeja, Amir

 

[EliteCynical]

Kohli
Darren Bravo
Bairstow

Ashwin
Wagner
Hazelwood

 

[Zak_Fan]

Kohli, Root, AB, Rabada, Starc and Ashwin.

 

[Slog]

This list is not a list of the best, rather those I will turn on the TV to watch. Obviously I am an Indian.

Kohli, Rahul, ABD

Ashwin, Jadeja, Amir

Jadeja? Really?

 

[Slog]

AB, Warner, Smith

Starc, Rabada, Ashwin

 

[street cricketer]

Rahul is someone I'll look forward to watch as well.

 

[Napa]

Jadeja? Really?

Guy takes 7 wickets on the last day to win India a match, what's not to like?

The point is that in recent times India has often been in a position where they could win the match and the Ashwin-Jadeja duo have attacked. Like I said, this preference is based on my being Indian. As [MENTION=134809]sensible-indian-fan[/MENTION] said, Jadeja sets a trap and waits for the batsman to walk into it.

Liked watching Amir since he took those 3 Indian wickets in the T20. Want to know if he is the real thing.

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Kohli
Root
Smith

Ashwin
Hazlewood
Broad

 

[Slog]

Guy takes 7 wickets on the last day to win India a match, what's not to like?

The point is that in recent times India has often been in a position where they could win the match and the Ashwin-Jadeja duo have attacked. Like I said, this preference is based on my being Indian. As [MENTION=134809]sensible-indian-fan[/MENTION] said, Jadeja sets a trap and waits for the batsman to walk into it.

Liked watching Amir since he took those 3 Indian wickets in the T20. Want to know if he is the real thing.

Ok. My point was even when he takes wickets it a fairly simple wicket to wicket bowling target rather than tricks and magic like Ashwin

 

[Vayuu]

Jadeja is criminally underrated as a bowler on PP
Any way my pick
Virat
Root
Warner


Starc
Rabada
Ashwin.

 

[Aman]

No Starc ?!

Anyway I'm glad someone's making an opinion based on facts.

Starc in Tests is grossly overrated.

Starc is better, but I enjoy watching Amir bowl more.

 

[Aman]

Kohli, QdK and Rahane

Steyn, Rabada and Amir

Have to add Guptill is an absolute joy to watch in LOI's, those monstrous straight sixes he hits are something else.

 

[street cricketer]

No Starc ?!

Anyway I'm glad someone's making an opinion based on facts.

Starc in Tests is grossly overrated.

Starc bowls a lot of jaffas in LOI cricket which is what you want to see in that fast paced format. I love watching Starc's toe crushers in the LOI format.

In test cricket though, I like to watch a bowler bowling a testing and consistent line outside the off stump. There is no greater joy in test cricket than seeing a conventional pacer or spinner beating the edge of the batsman several times and making him look at sea. Rabada/Broad/Anderson bowl that beautiful line among the pacers while Ashwin does it very well among the spinners. Starc doesn't bowl that consistent line often and is more of a bowler who attacks the stumps ala Waqar. Also his bouncer isn't as potent as Johnson's as well which made the latter such a joy to watch when in full flow seeding fear in the hearts of the batsmen. So I prefer watching Starc in the shorter format than the longer one, although he's a very good test bowler as well.

 

[Shahvaaaaaaaiz]

1. Ahmed Shahzad
2. Ahmed Shahzad
3. Ahmed shahzad

1. Subashish Roy
2. Rahat ali
3. Jackson Bird

 

[street cricketer]

1. Ahmed Shahzad
2. Ahmed Shahzad
3. Ahmed shahzad

1. Subashish Roy
2. Rahat ali
3. Jackson Bird

That's a great username.

 

[Cricfan4eva]

Steve Smith
Kohli
Warner/Root

Starc
Ashwin
Rabada