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2022 has been the best year for cricket as fans get to see the Asia cup and
. It was a crucial year for the cricketer and cricket fans after the long break. 2020 and 2021 were impacted by covid-19, and everything stops in the world. If we see the
international cricket news, 2022 is the best year for cricket, and many players grab the opportunity. Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Kane Williamson made a comeback after a long failure. English batter Joe Root has also scored a record run in test cricket. The best thing about 2022 is that fab four is back in form. Let’s see the players that own the cricket field in 2022.
Babar Azam The Pakistani captain Babar Azam is ranked ODI batsman and played like the best batter in 2022. In recent years, Babar Azam has overperformed everyone and become the world's number 1 batter in ODI in April 2021.
If we see the
international cricket council news, Babar Azam debuted in 2015 against
Zimbabwe in an ODI and showed his talent to the world.
Pakistan was in search of the number 3 batsman who is reliable, and he ended the search. In 2016, he hit consecutive three-centuries against the UAE, and it was a glimpse of his career.
He is the highest run scorer in tests in 2022 and scored 1184 runs in just 9 matches with an average of 54.94. The
didn’t go well, and he has owned every single thing in 2022 except this.
Virat Kohli Many people will say that
has not done much in 2022, but it was Virat’s year. 2022 will be remembered for Virat Kohli's comeback. He started 2022 on a lighter note but ended on a higher note. Everyone was waiting for the Virat Kohli century, and he made a century against
Afghanistan and made his comeback.
Asia cup shows the comeback of Virat Kohli, and the
shows the class of Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli's innings against Pakistan is the highlight of the T20 world cup, and two sixes against Haris Rauf witnessed that 2022 was the year for Virat Kohli as he was the
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Marnus Labuschange Another batter from Australia is making record after record every day. Marnus Labuschange got a chance to play due to an unfortunate reason as he was a replacement for concussion. Steven Smith was injured against
England, and Marnus replaced him as a concussion substitute. He was dominating everywhere by the same year and became the top scorer of
Australia. His performance did not stop there and continued to score in the longer and shorter format. In 2022, he scored 957 runs in 11 test matches with an average of 56.29.
He has played 33 test matches, scored 3150 runs with an average of 59.43, and hit 10 centuries. In ODI, he played 27 matches and scored 804 runs with an average of 32.16.
Dawid Malan Top-ranked English batter with a pure class that started late and became a reliable batter in the international circuit. Dawid Malan is also one of the few players who started late but became a crucial player on the team. At the start, he was struggling to touch the highest of his form, and 2016 was the turning point of his career. In 2017, he got his maiden call for the T20 side and made a debut against
South Africa. He scored 78 runs in 44 balls on his debut and get the player of the match award for his performance
Joe Root The only batters from the fab four who were not out of form and scoring century after century in the test. The former English captain played 15 test matches, scored 1098 runs, and hit 5 centuries in the test in 2022. Joe Root has played 127 test matches and scored 10,629 runs, and in 158 ODI matches, he has scored 6207 runs.
David Warner The powerful opener from
Australia struggled in 2020 and 2021 to score the run, but 2022 also witnessed his comeback. In 2022, he played 13 ODI and scored 552 runs. The start of the 2021/22 season was also great for him as he scored 273 runs in 5 test matches.
Rohit Sharma The Indian captain Rohit Sharma took over the captaincy after Virat Kohli. 2019 was a great year for him, but after Covid 19 broke out, he has struggled to score runs and play continuously. He has missed many series due to injury but has played a few good innings in 2022.
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