Top 10 Openers this Century

[Thala_0710]

Post your top 10 openers to have debuted since 2000.
I'll start:
1. G Smith
2. A Cook
3. V Sehwag
4. U Khawaja
5. C Gayle
6. D Warner
7. M Trescothick
8. A Strauss
9. S Katich
10. Y Jaiswal

 

[Johan]

Big Tresc > Warner

 

[Thala_0710]

Big Tresc > Warner

It's quite close for me. Could go either way.

 

[capt_Luffy]

1. Graeme Smith
2. Alaistar Cook
3. Virendra Sehwag
4. Usman Khawaja
5. Chris Gayle
6. Marcus Trescothick
7. David Warner
8. Simon Katich
9. Andrew Strauss
10. Tamim Iqbal

 

[Thala_0710]

1. Graeme Smith
2. Alaistar Cook
3. Virendra Sehwag
4. Usman Khawaja
5. Chris Gayle
6. Marcus Trescothick
7. David Warner
8. Simon Katich
9. Andrew Strauss
10. Tamim Iqbal

Forgot about Tamim, have edited mine too

 

[Thala_0710]

There is a whole group of about 7-8 post 2000 openers who are very close and I find them tough to rank:
T Iqbal, Sharma, Richardson, Gambhir, Elgar, Karunaratne, Latham and Vijay.

 

[Johan]

1. Alastair Cook
2. Graeme Smith
3. Virender Sehwag
4. Usman Khawaja
5. Chris Gayle
6. Marcus Trescothick
7. David Warner
8. Simon Kaitch
9. Andrew Strauss
10. Gautam Gambhir

Also, should Michael Vaughan be considered? he opened in 49% of his innings to Khawaja's 50

 

[Thala_0710]

1. Alastair Cook
2. Graeme Smith
3. Virender Sehwag
4. Usman Khawaja
5. Chris Gayle
6. Marcus Trescothick
7. David Warner
8. Simon Kaitch
9. Andrew Strauss
10. Gautam Gambhir

Also, should Michael Vaughan be considered? he opened in 49% of his innings to Khawaja's 50

He debuted in 1999. If he debuted in the specified time period, I would have considered him.

 

[Johan]

He debuted in 99.

ah ****

 

[Johan]

Gayle should be a part of the 2000s fab 4 openers

 

[vidiq]

Updated one

1-- G Smith
2- Cook
3-Khawaja
4- David Warner
5- V Sehwag
6- C Gayle
7- Dean Elger
8- Jaiswal
9- Rohit Sharma
10- Tom lathom

 

[Thala_0710]

Updated one

1-- G Smith
2- Cook
3- V Sehwag
4-Khawaja
5- David Warner
6- C Gayle
7- Dean Elger
8- Jaiswal
9- Rohit Sharma
10- Tom lathom

Oh yeah forgot Jaiswal. The top 10 looks much more appropriate for me now. Didn't really want to keep tamim/rohit there.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Shane Watson & Chris Rogers are others not been mentioned who averaged >40 as opener. Don't think they'd slip into the top 10 (maybe Rogers, but short career) but they're better than a few mentioned

 

[Fuller Pilch]

1. G Smith
2. V Sehwag
3. A Cook
4. U Khawaja
5. C Gayle
6. D Warner
7. M Richardson
8. S Katich
9. M Trescothick
10. Y Jaiswal

If Azhar Ali had kept opening, he would be up with Khawaja.

 

[Johan]

1. G Smith
2. V Sehwag
3. A Cook
4. U Khawaja
5. C Gayle
6. D Warner
7. M Richardson
8. S Katich
9. M Trescothick
10. Y Jaiswal

If Azhar Ali had kept opening, he would be up with Khawaja.

How is Sehwag above Cook

 

[sayon basak]

How is Sehwag above Cook

Don't pretend like it's an absurd opinion.

 

[sayon basak]

1. Graeme Smith
2. Alaistar Cook
3. Virendra Sehwag
4. Usman Khawaja
5. Chris Gayle
6. Marcus Trescothick
7. David Warner
8. Simon Katich
9. Andrew Strauss
10. Tamim Iqbal

Don't you ****ing realize that it's Virender, not Virendra you fluffy crap?

Not gonna flip out for Cook's spelling as he's not asian.

 

[Johan]

Don't pretend like it's an absurd opinion.

It isn't, I just like debating

 

[Fuller Pilch]

How is Sehwag above Cook

Matchwinner (fast rate of scoring gave time for Indian spinners to win tests) > matchsaver

 

[Johan]

Matchwinner (fast rate of scoring gave time for Indian spinners to win tests) > matchsaver

Cook won a series in Australia and India