The star cricketer of West Indies, Brian Lara has picked five best batsmen of this generation. He has kept the fab four including Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Joe Root and Steve Smith. Along with them, he has kept AB de Villiers in his list. Brian Lara has been an iconic batsman of his generation. His batting classics have certainly inspired many budding youngsters. So, his recommendation for these five batsmen is clearly very much significant.
The players like Virat Kohli, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson have donned in all three formats of the game and that defines their class. Virat Kohli has reached 12000 run mark in ODI career very recently against Australia. He has also scored 7240 runs in Test cricket so far. So, there should not be any doubt about his batting capabilities. Kane Williamson has proved himself in the big stages quite often. There have been several doubts about his ability to perform in T20 cricket because of his batting style. Steve Smith is one of the most unorthodox batsmen in World cricket right now. He has his own technique to get success in all formats of the game.
The Best Five Batsmen Of This Generation According To Brian Lara
Brian Lara picks five best batsman of this generation:
Virat Kohli
Kane Williamson
Joe Root
AB Devilliers
Steve Smith— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 3, 2020
Joe Root is mostly suited for red-ball cricket. His performance in ODI cricket has also been quite impressive. However, his place in the T20 side of England is not quite secured at this moment. England Cricket Board have tried to implement different strategies for different formats. That’s why they are choosing different players for all three formats and the player pools are also not the same. This is a good process that has been started by England and most of the countries are now following it.
On the other hand, AB de Villiers has currently retired from International cricket. However, he is still playing in all T20 leagues around the World. AB de Villiers has a unique ability to play shots with a range of 360 degrees. The bowlers have always been under pressure while bowling to him as there is no such line and length where AB de Villiers struggles to hit. If he starts getting in his own zone, he will certainly take the game away from their opponents. AB de Villiers could have easily played International cricket for a few years more and the true cricket fans are certainly disappointed with his decision to retire from international cricket.
What A Few Cricket Fans Were Not Happy About?
According to a few fans, Rohit Sharma should have been included in that list. In last few years, Rohit Sharma has been sensational in white-ball cricket. He is arguably the best batsman of team India in ODI and T20 format at this moment. The cricket fans of Pakistan will also be disappointed after not seeing the name of Babar Azam in this list.
Babar Azam has been performing consistently for Pakistan over the last few years and his batting skills are often unnoticed. His calmness in the pressure situation is certainly commendable. However, it is not possible to keep all in one list and Babar Azam will surely come in this list very soon.
