Australian batter Steve Smith on Thursday overtook legendary wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist, becoming the country's seventh-highest run-scorer in international cricket.
Over the years, many batters have let their willow speak at the highest level to guide their team to match-winning and many times, trophy-winning performances. Sustained consistency in World Cups is extremely important for players. This consistency became a hallmark for some batters as they
Head played well in tough conditions against a top-class England pace attack in the third Ashes Test at Headingley, scoring a gutsy 77 in 112 balls while wickets fell from the other end. He helped Australia take their lead to 250 and give England 251 runs to win their first Ashes game of the
Ganguly represented India in 424 matches, scoring 18,575 runs in 488 innings at an average of 41.46. He has scored a total of 38 centuries and 107 fifties, with the best score of 239. He is the 15th-highest run-scorer of all time in international cricket. Ganguly is also the fourth-highes
In 132 Tests, Root has scored 11,178 runs at an average of 50.57. He has scored 30 centuries and 58 half-centuries in the format, with the best score of 254.
Gill was in brilliant form for the Gujarat Titans in the IPL this year, slamming three hundreds and four fifties and finishing as the tournament's highest run-scorer with 890 runs at an average just shy of 60. Gill's blockbuster IPL season follows his record-breaking ODI double-century again