Cricket in 2018: Best Test batsman, bowler and all-rounder of the year

Amid a lot of T20s that are being played around the world, these last twelve months taught cricket fans that it doesn’t matter how short the game gets, the real satisfaction lies in the vintage Test cricket. During the whole year, the red-ball was hot and talking, it also kept the spectators on the edge of their seats. From South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand to sub-continent, a total of 51 Test matches (including the three Boxing Day Tests) were played in the last 12 months.

Apart from the tons of runs, a magnanimous number of wickets fell throughout the year, owing to which most of the matches concluded with a result. Many players enjoyed playing the longer version of the game while there were as quite a few who failed to make an impact. A detailed look into how things panned out and we have the best batsman, bowler and all-rounder in our hands. As 2018 draws to an end, here are three of the top Test performers of the year.

As a part of Cricket in 2018 – here are the best Test batsman, bowler and all-rounder of the year:

Best Batsman- Virat Kohli

Like previous few years, the Indian batting giant, Virat Kohli had a fabulous year with the bat. The right-handed batsman made whopping 1322 runs in the 13 matches at an excellent average of 55.08 during 2018. Be it at home, in South Africa, Australia or England, the Indian skipper was a nightmare to bowlers throughout these twelve months, and in the process became the highest run-getter as well.

He also went past Steve Smith on the ICC rankings to become the world’s best batsman in the longest format of the game and is still bossing the charts. The Delhi- born cricketer played some glittering knocks which mostly helped India emerge on top. One of this best innings came in the third England-India Test at Nottingham.

Kohli made 97 runs in the first innings followed by a magnificent century in the second, steering India to a mammoth 224-run victory. The 30-year-old as well as the Indian fans would be hoping for an extended good run in 2019 as well.