Ranking the top 10 batsmen in the world in Test cricket

#4 Steve Smith (Australia)

Smith is currently serving a one-year ban

Sadly, despite all of Smith’s incredible talents, he will always be remembered for the controversies in his career, in particular, ‘Sandpaper Gate’, which saw him banned from cricket for a year, a suspension he is currently serving.

Had it not been for that, he may have been higher up this list, but it will be at least another six months before he is back playing Test cricket. Unlike David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, it seems inevitable he will come straight back into the side when his ban is over.

Smith’s rise to becoming a world class Test batsman is remarkable. He was first selected as a leg-spinner, as someone who bats a bit, but has become one of the top batsmen in the world.

His figures are incredible. He has scored 6199 runs at an incredible average of 61.37. He has scored 23 hundreds in his career, an excellent record, particularly given that he has often batted further down the order.