Top 5 New Zealand Test openers of all time

4 Martin Guptill

Martin Guptill

He might be known more for his swashbuckling batting as an opening batsman in the shorter versions of the game, but Martin Guptill has established himself as New Zealand's opener in Test matches as well and is well on his way to becoming one of the nation's top scoring batsmen in the position.

That being said, it is no secret that his batting style has often found to have been unsuited to the longest format of the game and an average of 29.38 in 47 Test matches is proof of that fact.

He has scored 3 hundreds and 17 half-centuries in his career so far. He is still the best available opener in the country at the moment and it is hoped that he will continue to get chances in Test cricket for the foreseeable future.

Guptill's aggressive batting at the top of the order often gives New Zealand a different dimension.