The tier below the fab 4

[Xuhaib]

We know who are the big 4 in international cricket but how would you rank the batsmen in the next tier below. I have excluded AB,Amla, Cook, Taylor as these guys were already established before 2010. So rank these batsmen in order

Matthews,Chandmial, Dhawan, Vijay, Pujara, Rahnne, Azhar ,Asad, Sarfraz, Bairstow, Stokes, Latham, Watling, Faf, Elgar, Bavuma, Tamim, Momin, Warner, Darren Bravo.

Add others if I have missed out any.

 

[Jono]

Can't wait for Howsie to see this.

 

[Shady Slim]

steve smith

 

[OverratedSanity]

Williamson deserves a mention here.

 

[Shri]

Can't wait for Howsie to see this.

Its not like he listed Williamson in there.

 

[Shri]

Williamson deserves a mention here.

Kohli
Williamson
Root &
Smith

are the top 4, right?

 

[harsh.ag]

Kohli
Williamson
Root &
Smith

are the top 4, right?

Rahane for KW #WilliamsonBabyFace #BabyFaceWilliamson

 

[Daemon]

Kohli
Williamson
Root &
Smith

are the top 4, right?

In that order, yes

 

[Zinzan]

Think you'll find OS was taking the piss Shri.

 

[Shady Slim]

Kohli
Williamson
Root &
Herath

are the top 4, right?

correct

 

[Shri]

Think you'll find OS was taking the piss Shri.

Will I?

 

[mr_mister]

Chandimal is a gun

 

[Zinzan]

So rank these batsmen in order

Matthews,Chandmial, Dhawan, Vijay, Pujara, Rahnne, Azhar ,Asad, Sarfraz, Bairstow, Stokes, Latham, Watling, Faf, Elgar, Bavuma, Tamim, Momin, Warner, Darren Bravo.

Off the top of my head without thinking about it too much;

Warner
Rahane
Pujara
Vijay
Mathews
Chandimal
Asad
Azhar
FAF
Momin
Bravo
Latham
Tamim
Dhawan
Bavuma
Bairstow
Watling
Sarfraz
Stokes
Elgar

 

[NZTailender]

Fantastic 5* imo, with Mathews.

 

[Zinzan]

Fantastic 5* imo, with Mathews.

You're living in 2014 if you think that.

Mathew's has clearly fallen well behind those at the top in the last couple. Was badly exposed in the NZ earlier this year & has averaged 37 with just 3 hundreds in the last 2 years while the others have been going ballistic.

I felt I was generous placing him as high as I did above tbh.

 

[NZTailender]

He's class and also has been carrying a pretty average side, captaincy and all that. In fact, Smith, Kohli, Williamson and Mathews all average 50+ as captain and so I think we should forget about Joe 'The Myth' Root and put him in the tier below tbh

He's had a bad 2016 (and an 'average 2015 averaging' 42 odd) but this is a blip imho. Literally all batsmen have them, and I'm sure Kohli, Root, Smith and Williamson will probably have an average year somewhere before they hit 30.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

There's a certain bloke who didn't get established in his side until 2010 who is better than all those named.






















Shame Misbah is 42

 

[Daemon]

Voges, Stephen Cook, Brathwaite, Misbah

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Stephen Cook to make Jimmy and Alistair be forgotten

 

[Xuhaib]

Fantastic 5* imo, with Mathews.

I think eventually it will be his mate Chandimal or Kohli buddy Rahane who will join the Big 4 or maybe both will.