Ranking each test playing nation’s classiest test batsman in the last 10 years

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4- Kane Williamson (New Zealand

Almost a savior for NZ cricket, Williamson was one of the few bright spots around cricket in New Zealand when he debuted back in 2010. There had been talk about Williamson since his primary school days, and he has certainly lived up to the hype. In his 65 tests he has scored 5338 runs with an impressive average of 50.32. His conversion rate is also impressive. Williamson has scored 18 hundreds and 26 fifties. What sets Williamson apart is how beautiful he is to watch. He has the best back foot punch in world cricket, and a front foot defence you would use to model the perfect technique. There is still a couple of things that make Williamson stand out among his fellow kiwi batsman. In 2016 Williamson became just the 13th player in test history to bring up a test century against every test playing nation (not including Ireland). Williamson also possesses an ability to play spin bowling with ease, something that is extremely rare, and has often been the let down for New Zealand batsman in the past.

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3- Kumar Sangakarra (Sri Lanka)

Given that Sangakarra was a wicket keeper for half of his career its even more impressive that he will go down in history as one of the games great batsman. Sangakarra scored 12400 runs at a remarkable average of 57.4. This included 38 hundreds and 52 fifties throughout a career spanning from his debut in 2000, to his last test in 2015. What sets Sangakarra apart from his countrymen is his ability to perfom outside of his home conditions. An example of this is his batting average in Australia which sits at 60.33. Sangakarra's ability to play off the back foot enables him to do this. He has one of the best back foot punches in the game, and a good pull shot. It is worth noting that since he gave up wicket keeping, Sangakarra averages 69.86 from 74 test matches. This is the highest batting average for a batsman who has played over 50 tests since Bradman.