Virat Kohli is undoubtedly one of the best batsmen in the history of cricket. With over 25,000 international runs in the last decade or so, the Indian veteran is known for his consistency in International Cricket in all three formats of the games. The 34-year-old has been Men in Blue’s best batter in red-ball cricket and white-ball cricket over the years.
In the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023, Virat Kohli became the sixth batter and second from India to score over 25000 runs in international cricket. The former Indian skipper became the fastest batter to score 25,000 international runs, with his milestone coming in his 549th innings.
Virat Kohli was a part of India’s victorious 2011 and 2013 Champions Trophy campaigns. He was India’s leading run scorer in the ICC events and captained the Indian team in all three formats for over five years. Here are the five players who can dominate all three formats of the game like Virat Kohli.
1. Babar Azam
Babar Azam is one greatest modern-day batters in the world and the stylish batter is already one of the dominant batters in the world, with age on his side he would improve his game just like Virat Kohli. The Pakistan skipper is the backbone of his team’s batting lineup in all three formats of the game and his consistency is second to none across all formats. The 28-year-old has been an exceptional performer for men in green in all three formats since his debut for Pakistan.
The right-hander had a prolific 2022 across formats, bagging the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year Award and being named the ODI team’s captain. He also won the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award. Babar has a total of 30 hundred in all formats of cricket in International cricket, with over 59.17 average in 50 overs format in 98 innings.
2. Shubman Gill
Young Indian opener Shubman Gill has been the talk of the town in 2023. The Indian youngster has been in fantastic form in International cricket this year, with an average of over 60 across three formats, including five centuries in 17 matches. The star opener will look to carry his terrific form going into the forthcoming tournaments, as he is regarded as one of the rising stars in world cricket.
In IPL 2023 season, the Indian youngster has slammed 851 runs at an average of 60.79 and a strike rate of 156.43. Gill is already touted to be the next big thing in Indian cricket and has been in the form of life since the start of the 2023 season, proving to be a vital cog for the Indian team in all three formats of the game and the prolific batter is expected to be next superstar from India.
3. Harry Brook
Harry Brook has been a sensational performer for England in all three formats since he made his debut against the West Indies in 2022. Brook is already touted to be the next big thing in the world of cricket and the youngster was impressive for England in his short cricketing career so far.
Harry Brook has so far scored 896 runs from 8 matches at an average of 74.67 with an impressive strike rate of 97.92 in the longer format with four hundred and three fifties in test cricket. Brook has also equalled the legendary Don Bradman’s feat of scoring four centuries in his first six tests. The batter is expected to be a big part of the future of England cricket in all formats of the game. The youngster would look to score runs in overseas conditions to prove his worth in International Cricket.
4. Cameron Green
Cameron Green, who made his international debut for Australia in 2020, the youngster has grown from strength to strength in all three formats of the game contributing to the team’s success in the last couple of years. Green is rated highly in Australian cricketing circles, since his younger days. The 23-year-old offers proper balance in the side, as he can play as a proper all-rounder for the team.
Green is a big-hitting all-rounder who is versatile to bat in multiple positions on the strong Australian batting lineup alongside his pace bowling where he consistently clocks around 140kmph being a frontline option for the Baggy Greens in the future. Many believe that he can be a future captaincy option for the Australian team in all three formats of the game.
5. Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan is one of the few bowlers who is dominating batsmen, in an era of bat-dominating balls. The terrific leg-spinner has come over the top against high-quality batsmen with his consistent line and length. The 24-year-old must surely be the best T20 leg spinner in the world at the moment and can be vital for a young team like Afghanistan in all three formats of the game.
The 24-year-old has been one of the best T20 players in the world and has once again proved his worth in recent years, with the ability to contribute to the team’s success with both bat and ball He has been an exceptional performance with the bat for his franchise team and Afghanistan over the years. The Afghanistan star is all set to take the cricketing world by storm in the coming years.