FAB 4

The debate on ranking the Fab Four test cricketers has sparked controversy. Virat Kohli is the clear number one in white ball cricket. He has an impressive record, with an average of 49.15 and 29 hundreds, including an average of 54 in Australia. Kane Williamson, the quiet achiever, is number three with a technically flawless record and over 55 average. Joe Root is number two, dominant at home with 30 hundreds and climbing the list of most runs in test cricket history. Steve Smith is ranked number one due to his unmatched record overseas, with 15 hundreds, including eight in England and three in India. How to rank the Fab Four as test cricketers. Now this debate has sparked much controversy, with these four batsmen dominating the last decade of world cricket. Now this is purely as a test batsman, with Virat Kohli the clear number one by some distance in white ball cricket. And speaking of Virat Kohli, number four is Virat Kohli, a dominant cricketer that is potentially the most imposing player the game has ever seen. An average of 49.15 with 29 hundreds is an incredible record, with I think most impressively an average of 54 in Australia. The only blemish on his test career came through the 2020-2022 period, where he somehow averaged under 27 across all three years. Number three is Kane Williamson, the quiet achiever of the four seemingly flying under the radar despite recently notching up his 31st hundred, technically flawless with a record posting average of over 55. Now you can only play against what's in front of you, but 23 of the 31 hundreds have come against lesser nations such as Sri Lanka with five, Pakistan with five, and Bangladesh with four. Number two, and very very close, it's Joe Root. 30 hundreds in arguably the toughest batting conditions. Super dominant at home, with his best years coming recently in 2021, 22, and 23, and he currently has the 10th most runs in test cricket history, and he's only climbing that list. Number one, of course, it's Steve Smith, the test match maestro. He holds the most hundreds and highest average of the four. The stat for me that holds him above the rest is his record overseas. Only one less hundred away from home with 15, eight of them in England and three in India. That's why I have the fab four ranked, let me know what you guys think.