From a batting point of view, whenever the greats of World cricket are asked to pick their list of promising batters, one name often makes the cut, which is that of veteran Indian cricketer Virat Kohli. Known for his equal dominance across all three formats, he is the most versatile batter among the Fab Four.
Asked to pick his best 5 Test batters of all time in world cricket, former two-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting picked the likes of former West Indies legend Brian Lara, two Indian greats, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, and two modern-day greats, Joe Root and Kane Williamson, from the Fab-4.
Ponting hailed Sachin and Dravid's technique but cited Brian Lara as the most skillful batter who gave him the toughest times during his captaincy days.
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After praising the specialist batters, Ponting did not have any further spots left in his 5-man tally but had reserved some special mention for former South African legendary cricketer Jacques Kallis, often regarded as the greatest all-rounder cricket has ever witnessed.
However, Ponting also had some high praise for England skipper Ben Stokes, as he said the greatness of players cannot always be judged by numbers; it's about the impact on games.
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The former Aussie skipper believes that, unlike Virat Kohli or any other batter in the Fab-4, Joe Root was not that great a batter in the first 100 games of his career, but later turned himself into an all-time great cricketer, especially with remarkable performances in the last half of this decade.
"What he’s done the past five years is extraordinary. Look at the numbers: he’s got 13,500 runs. I rank players on how long they can stay at the top of their powers. You can be a great player for 30 to 40 games, but can you do it for 150 games?"
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