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The Best Cricket Players Of 2019 Cricket is a popular sport all over the world while there are top players playing the game of bat and ball. The game origins from the 13th century and had many technical developments ever since. Today 12 teams play the game internationally, and the world cup is held every four years. Let us discuss the top players in both Test and ODI cricket – The list of ODI players

1. Virat Kohli – The current captain of the Indian Cricket Team and one of the finest batsmen of all time with an ODI average of 59.53, 54 fifties and 11251 runs. His eccentric batting style and consistency have made a significant impact during the tough games for the Indian Team. Kohli is believed to be in great form during the present world cup and has been scoring a good run chase.



2. Rohit Sharma – He is Indias right-hand opener who become the top order batsmen with stunning performances against Australia in 2016. He has also scored three double hundreds in the ODIs because of his consistency becoming the second-ranked ODI Batsmen in International Cricket. Since his game in the 2015 World cup, Sharma has undoubtedly evolved in the last few years and become nothing but better.



3. Kane Williamson – He not only grew as a player but also as a leader in the years. He has a great ability to perform under pressure. He has scored 13 ODI hundreds and 49 sixes that make him one of the great cricketers in the world. He is arguably one of the most valuable players in New Zealand after Martin Crowe. One of the top order batsmen in the world and has contributed a lot to the New Zealand cricket team.



4. Quinton De Kock – He scored 14 ODI hundreds with 4855 runs and an average of 44.95. You will not see a player like this come out of South Africa. He also performed in his best form in the limited -over Cricket as well. You will find him being compared to the greatness of Adam Gilchrist. He seems to be in good shape in the present world cup to represent South Africa.



5. Shai hopes – One of the best players in the West Indies cricket team to be in form and to make his debut against England in 2015. He has scored twin hundreds being the top-order batsman from West Indies with an average of 47.19 and 2454 runs. He has been playing in good shape and form ever since his debut and therefore, he could almost reach the level of former players like Brain Lara.



6. Joe root – Hailing from England, Root has become one of the best players in the national team of England for his unbeatable performances against India and Sri Lanka. Holding an average of 49.10, he is the best batsmen for England on tour. He is capable of handling pressure and has no flaw in his batting technique. He is among the best batsmen to play the world cup this year.



7. Babar Azam – One of the best players that Pakistan has now is Babar Azam with an average of 52.83, the strike rate is 85.92 and ten hundred in One day Cricket. His consistency offered him to play on the national teams, and he is one of the most valuable players in Pakistan. He made his debut on the Zimbabwe series where he played well and made his mark in the international Cricket team.



8. Martin Guptill – With an average of 42.35 and a strike rate of 87.46, the players have scored 16, and today he is one of the best players of the New Zealand Cricket team. He is one of the heavyweight players when it comes to consistency and knows how to handle pressure very well. He has performed exceptionally well against teams like Australia and South Africa, and for that, he gained attention in the world cricket.



9. Fakhar Zaman - Also from Pakistan, this player has significant contributions towards the Team with an ODI average of 46.54, strike rate of 97.11 and, four hundred and 11 fifties. He has show good performances in the recent world cup matches scoring against Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Australia. He was also a man of the match CT finals in the year 2017. He is one of the best players in Pakistan today.



10. Shikhar Dhawan – One of the finest players that India has now and one of the best openers in the Team. Shikhar Dhawan started his career in Cricket under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, has been an active backbone player in the Indian Team. Since then he is the star opener in the Indian Cricket team. Dhawan is in good form to play the world cup, and he may return for the games after his recovery.



The list of best test players in 2019

1. CheteshwarPujara – Pujara is considered to have the likeness of Rahul Dravid.He is one of the modern rebels in the Indian cricket team and one of best strategic players in Indian Cricket. He is valued for his consistency and for outstanding performance in test cricket internationally.He is excellent at guarding the middle order against a new ball. Nevertheless, he is a power-packed cricketer and one of the best contenders in the team.



2. Steve Smith – The best test batsman at present because his entire career is a story. Being one of the most intense players in the Australian Team, with 6199 runs and an average of 61.38, he is one of the most active players in test cricket. He has 23 hundred in the total number of test matches that he has played. He is in a great form this world cup and believed to be the glue around the batting attack.



3. Henry Nicholls – He is certainly a promising left-hander and has been consistently performing throughout his career and making it big for the New Zealand cricket team. He has an average of 45.76 in test cricket and has scored five hundred. There is to expect from him as he has a lot to offer in this world cup because of the good form that he has. Nicholls is the new game changer that New Zealand has now.



4. David Warner – If you want to know about one of the memorable debuts in Cricket, then we have Warner for you who played exceptionally against South Africa. He has been a first-class player since his debut, and he performed better even in the world cup of 2019. Easily one of the active players among the others in Australia with 6363 runs in International test cricket.



5. Aiden Markram – A great stroke maker who planned his career as a young prodigy. After getting to set the score from Amla and De Kock, he gets to be the one to take responsibility of the game. He has an excellent reputation in the Team of players who played former Cricket in New Zealand. The player can give tough challenges to the opponent teams and has maintained his own consistency.



6. Usman Khwaja - He represents Australia at the highest level, although after his comeback in test cricket he made a permanent place in the cricket team of Australia. He holds 2765 runs in test cricket with a strike rate of 50.6, eight hundreds and an average of 42.54. Seems in good form to play the world Cup in 2019 and believed to be a strong contender among the other Australian players.



7. Tom Latham – He is the son of the former cricket player Rod Latham and a wicket keeper –batsman and he made his debut in Canterbury and then later on performed spectacular game of Cricket against Sri Lanka. Ross Taylor and Tom Latham partnership can prove to be crucial for the opponent team in the world cup. He can be trouble if the partnership nails.



8. Rishabh Pant – Made two hundreds and scored 696 runs, with a strike rate of 73.81, Rishabh pant has set the tone for a fine player in the Indian Test Cricket line up. He is not just a strong contender player in the Team but has the potential to play exceptional Cricket with the right partner on the end of the crease.



9. Hashim Amla – Being one of the key players in the game, Hashim Amla is a strong batman in both Test nada ODI cricket. The player has 9282 runs in test cricket with a strike rate 49.97. He also has 28 hundreds and he is in solid form in the 2019 world cup.



10. Kusal Mendis – The Sri- Lankan player made his debut with a century against Australia. He holds a significant place in the Sri Lankan cricket team because of his consistent form. There is a lot that this player has for the Team in the coming years.



The aforementioned list has two sets of player, which are from the ODI and Test cricket. These players rank the best because of their tremendous form and capacity to handle pressure in the game.