#1 Alastair Cook
Alastair Cook is one of the best opening batsmen of the current era. He scored 33 centuries during his career and amassed an astonishing 12,472 runs. He made his Test debut against India at an early age of 21.
Cook played his last Test against India at Kennington Oval during the 2018 tour. He scored 147 runs during his final visit to the batting crease and bows out a champion.
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