Ranking the current top 5 batters with the best cover drive

‘The Gentleman’s Game’ as it has been called, made its way into the commonwealth countries like the nations in the Indian Subcontinent, the Caribbean Islands, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and many other countries. As a game requiring strict adherence to some rules, it pictured quite a contrast with the sport of baseball, a game requiring a similar skill set.

One of the important things which separates the game of cricket apart from baseball is the variety of shots being played in cricket. The cover drives, straight drives, pull shots, on-drive and square-cut are just a few in the wide arsenal of cricketing shots. Playing each cricketing shot requires a lot of determination, practice and perseverance on the part of the batsman.

The cover drive is one of the most elegant and effective shots to score runs. Here, we rank the top 5 current batsmen with the best cover drives based on their cricketing journey and their impact on the teams in the world of cricket.

Here’s a list of the top five batters with the best cover drives:

5. Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill is regarded as the next batting sensation from India. As the Kohli era is drawing close, the former cricketers are backing the youngster to take the baton from one of the legends of cricket and forge his name in the cricketing lore. His backfoot punch has been a forte shot of the batter and several pundits have exclaimed that no one does better than him in the current generation.

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Speaking of Gill, the batter is being polished game after game and his technique is just flourishing with the amount of international exposure he is getting. He is one of the few young batters from Indian cricket, who is playing all three formats. In Tests, cover drive has been one of his go-to shots. While he plays such shots with ease, his placement of the ball between the fielders guarding the area has been impeccable. The body balance and head position of his while doing the same is a shutterbug's favourite click.