Best Test XI of 2022
In 2022, there were a lot of cricketers who set the Test arena ablaze with their jaw-dropping performances.
5. Jonny Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow’s stature in the Test arena has witnessed a meteoric rise in the last year or so. The 33-year-old has bought into England’s fearless brand of cricket and knocked the wind off top-quality bowling line-ups. He featured in ten matches in 2022 and smashed 1061 runs at an average of 66.31
When England locked horns with New Zealand in the final game of the three-match Test series in Leeds, the hosts were reeling at 55 for 6 in the first innings but Bairstow played a counter-attacking knock of 162 runs off 157 balls to put his team in a strong position. Then again in the second innings, the ace batter went into T20 mode and hammered 71 runs off 44 balls to seal the game for his side.
Again, Bairstow showed his batting might in the fifth Test against India in Birmingham. In the first innings, he steadied the ship when England were in trouble and played a magnificent knock of 106 runs off 235 balls. In the second innings, he turned a daunting target of 378 into a cakewalk with his breathtaking stroke play and smashed 114* runs off 145 balls to take his side across the line.
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