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FAB FOUR OR SUPERB SEVEN? The dynamics of current Batsmanship Oligarchy..



Babar Azam, KL Rahul and Nicholas Pooran are strongly battering the tag of cricket kings, they contain the same spirit and ablity to become as magnificent as the Fab Four


Currently the cricket world is going through a, reasonably, good patch, teams have started winning games in overseas conditions. With T20 CWC around the corner more competition is expected to happen as we have seen so far between India & New zealand and England & S Africa. The up comming events will bring more adventure which would possibly create and introduce much better players.
        So Far, the cricketing world in batting is hinging around four major player namely; Kholi , Williamson, Root and Smith. But it's been long since they have collectively occupied the face of cricket batsmanship, most of them have marginalized their self to one format like; Smith who playes good in tests, Root is only better in ODIs, williamson has just started to stamp his authority on T20 cricket. This leaves us with only Kholi performing best across the formates.
          If such is the criterion for being the best in bussiness then this cliche group of the best is possibly in danger of being replaced by some other players, if not replaced then , for sure , this group is viable to get extended by the addition of some players who play good cricket and who are promising enough to challeng the current status quo of great batsmanship.
Let us see who these players are:
BABAR AZAM
           He is already among the Fab four , some critics have tried to replace Root with him. Babar currently deserves the 2nd spot after Kholi on top. Since last two years we have seen how his game has expanded from being a good T20 player to a responsible test player, from playing good at Dubai to playing stylishly in South Africa, England and Australia. From playing one pace game to changing gears accordingly . Despite these, qualities ,his ablity to quickly overcome his short commings and his fluent & stylish batting has made him the favourite player of many fans and a respectable batting figure in the eyes of ex cricketers. His stature is growing with every game , the more he plays the more he will learn how to make the world sing his songs.
Nicholas Pooran!
           This master from the West Indies is the most appropriate signifier of West Indian batsman ship. After Lara and Ghyle, Pooran is the one who is content enough to sail the Caribbean ship . His class, his attitude, compactness, and his promising inngings's so far, is advocating his greatness. He still has "to go long before" he achieves what he is framed for but, the smoke is evident of a great fire. He is a complete player, his temperament and his outstanding mindfulness are a great advantage to him, all he needs is to bat ahead of Shemron Hetmyer. Pooran is promising enough to get a place in the superb seven.
KL RAHUL
          A naturally devised and witty batsman, who can play all the shots, bat at any position, score at any rate is KL RAHUL. So far Rahul has established himself as a good Odi player, and is a threat to the sovereignty of Babar Azam as top ranked T20I batsman. We still need to see him as a good test Player and for that; his upcoming test series In New zealand is going to be noteworthy. With his current form he can make it a good series, and once he does it his confidance as a good test player will permeat to other formates and will push him to consider and establish himself as best among the 'beasts'.
Kl Rahul is also among the players who can expand the fab Four from its current status to superb seven.

          Time will decide weither these three possess the metal to become as good and perform as long as Kholi, Smith, Root and Williamson. Getting into the big names is not just a matter of how good you score in bad conditions, in fact, it is a matter of how long you perform good in any condition acrosss all formates against all teams in every country.


Shah Faisal

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