Batting in T20 style in Test
Actually, baseball cricket is basically called batting in the style of T20 in Test format. Of course, the term baseball has now been defined, but there have been some giants in red ball cricket, who have made the whole world crazy with their game in the same style even before the rise of the name baseball. In such a situation, let us know about these five cricketers who play in baseball style.
Virender Sehwag was the original baseball player
Virender Sehwag, the former explosive opener batsman of the Indian cricket team, was considered a call for bowlers around the world with his stormy batting. Be it any format, his batting used to have a similar style, scoring runs quickly. In Test cricket too, his average of scoring runs was 49.34. He scored 8586 runs in 104 Test matches which included 23 centuries and 32 half-centuries.
Shahid Afridi also used to do stormy batting in test
Shahid Afridi is counted among the best all-rounders in the history of Pakistan cricket. Afridi’s identity with bowling has been stormy batting. He wreaked havoc on the bowlers not only in limited overs but also in Test cricket. This is the reason why Afridi has the best strike rate of 84 in Tests and can be considered as a real baseball cricketer.
Viv Richard’s name was terror
Sir Viv Richards, the former great West Indies batsman, was another name for terror for the bowlers. Along with ODI cricket, he also scored a lot in Tests. In Tests, Richards scored 8540 runs in 121 matches at an average of 50.23, including 24 centuries and 45 half-centuries.
Adam Gilchrist was no less
Former Australian wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist can also be considered a baseball cricketer. Gilchrist has blown the bowlers to pieces with his stormy batting in every format of cricket. In Test cricket, he scored 5570 runs at a strike rate of 81.95, including 17 centuries and 26 half-centuries.
Andrew Flintoff also tore apart the bowlers in the test
Former England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff can also be given the status of a baseball cricketer. He scored 3845 runs in his Test career at a strike rate of 62.04, including 5 centuries in his name.