The best of Test cricket in 2013

6. Ian Bell

Ian Bell

Ian Bell has been in fine form this year. Bell is the second leading run scorer of the year after Clarke. He has the skill to play both spin bowling and fast bowling well.

In 2013, Bell has scored 1005 runs with an average of 43.69 from his 26 innings. His highest score in the current year is 113. He has scored 5 half-centuries and 3 centuries in 2013. He holds a strike rate of over 42.

Ian Bell along with the England captain Alastair Cook, are the two best players of spin bowling in the English team. He is having a career test average of almost 46.