The Best Test XI Consisting Of Right-Handed Batsmen Only

Most of the cricketers in the world are right-handed batsmen and having a right and left combination out in the middle of the crease can be a big advantage to the batting side. This is due to the fact that the fielding positions vary from a left-handed batsman to a right-handed batsman.

One of the all-time greats of the game, Sachin Tendulkar was a right-handed batsman and nowadays, the teams have been preferring to include two left-handers in the top six batsmen to keep the fielders moving busily. Here are the best Test XI consisting of right-hand batsmen only in contemporary cricket.

The Best Test XI Consisting Of Right-Hand Batsmen Only:

Rohit Sharma:

Rohit Sharma has been in phenomenal form after being sent up to open the batting in tests and it has certainly brought a lot more stability at the top for India. Rohit is currently ranked sixth in the ICC test rankings for batsmen and he has scored the most runs by an opener in the World Test Championship. He is going to be a key player at the top in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand.

Marnus Labuschagne:

Marnus Labuschagne has been a prolific run-scorer for Australia at number three and he has also topped the batting charts in the ICC World Test Championship with five centuries in 13 matches at an average of 72.82. The 26-year-old is expected to serve the nation in all the formats for a long time and he is ranked number three in the ICC test rankings for batsmen.

Kane Williamson:

Kane Williamson is the number one ranked test player in the world at the moment and he has been in fine touch for New Zealand in the last decade. He has scored two double centuries in the ICC World Test Championship and is one of the best batsmen going around in all formats. Williamson has an average of 53.6 in 84 tests and he should be the right choice for the number three batsmen.

Virat Kohli(C):

Virat Kohli has been simply, outstanding and is one of the best batsmen in the modern era in all formats. His test record is really good and he has captained the Indian team really well to bring them into the World Test Championship finals. The India skipper averages more than 50 in all the formats and he will be a match-winner when he gets his form going.

Steve Smith:

Steve Smith played at the number five position for a long time until Michael Clarke retired and he moved up one position in the Australian test team. Smith is considered to be one of the greatest test batsmen already and his numbers in the format have been amazing. He averages nearly 62 in test cricket and he held the number one ranking in tests for a long time.

Joe Root:

Joe Root is an excellent test player and he is by far, the best England test batsmen ever since his debut. Root brought up two half-centuries already this year and he finished as the second-highest run-scorer in the ICC World Test Championship. He is currently ranked number four in the ICC test rankings and the England test skipper can bat anywhere in the batting order.

Mohammad Rizwan(WK):

Mohammad Rizwan is one of the best upcoming players for Pakistan in all the formats and the wicket-keeper batsmen have been very impressive front and behind the wickets in the last two years. Rizwan averages 43 in test cricket and he is going to offer a lot for the nation in the next few years. Rizwan is the right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman at the moment according to the numbers.

R Ashwin:

R Ashwin is India’s leading spinner in test cricket and the all-rounder has picked up 30 five-wicket hauls in 78 Tests which is an incredible feat. He finished as the third-highest wicket-taker in the ICC World Test Championship and the off-spinner has picked up heaps of wickets in home conditions. Ashwin is more than a capable batsman down the order too at number eight.

Pat Cummins:

Pat Cummins finished as the highest wicket-taker in the ICC World Test Championship and he is the number one ranked test bowler at the moment. He has been picking up wickets regularly for the Aussies and he has the pace, and bounce the dismiss any batsman in the world. He is expected to take over the Australian side as the future captain and he is a very handy lower-order batsman too.

James Anderson:

James Anderson is one of the all-time greats of the game and the England seamer has played 162 tests picking up 617 wickets and he has 30 five-wicket hauls in his career so far. Anderson is one of the best swing bowlers ever seen and he is very hard to score in English conditions. He is two wickets away from becoming the third-highest wicket-taker in tests and is currently, ranked number four in the ICC test bowler rankings.

Jasprit Bumrah:

Jasprit Bumrah has been a match-winner for India in all the formats and he has led the pace attack for India in overseas conditions at its best.?? Bumrah’s five for seven against West Indies in the ICC World Test Championship was one of the best spells of the tournament and he is going to play a big role for India in the bowling attack in the final. Bumrah is one of the best bowlers in the world in all formats.