Best Test XI of the decade 

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli

5. AB de Villiers

With 8,765 Test runs, De Villiers boasts of an overall average of over 50
With 8,765 Test runs, De Villiers boasts of an overall average of over 50

In a career that spanned across 14 years, the South African was one of the most loved cricketers in the world. The 35-year-old played in 114 Test matches, 228 one-day internationals and 78 Twenty20 matches for the Proteas.

With 8,765 Test runs, e Villiers boasts of an overall average of over 50. But what is more impressive is that his average away from home – 50.68, was more than his average at home – 46.7

He contributed a staggering 16 centuries to his team’s wins in Tests, seven of which came overseas. He averaged in excess of 40 against all countries except New Zealand and Bangladesh, which further proves that his average wasn't high just because of facing poor bowling attacks.

6. Ben Stokes

Stokes’ batting average outside home is better than at home
Stokes’ batting average outside home is better than at home

“I f^%&ing (don’t care if I get fined) love Test match cricket and I love England cricket,” read the all-rounder’s Tweet after his unbeaten 135 helped England chase down 359 runs on Day 4 of the third Test to make it the team’s highest successful chase in Test history and the second highest in Ashes cricket.

Ben Stokes loves Test cricket, and that is evident from his six-year old career. Since his debut in 2013, the all-rounder has collected 137 wickets and scored 3738 runs down the order at an average of 35.

Stokes’ batting average outside home is better than at home; he has scored 1960 runs overseas at 38.43. He looked at the peak of his powers in 2019 – a year in which he won an Ashes series and a World Cup - but going by his dedication, the best of Stokes is yet to come.

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