Ranking Top 10 current Test batsmen irrespective of ICC Rankings

8. Henry Nicholls

Henry Nicholls is a young and gifted Kiwi batsman who has had an assuring start to his Test career. Nicholls scored a half-century in his debut test match against Australia in 2016. He was consistently scoring runs but the three-figure mark eluded him. Until a year after his debut, he notched up his maiden test century against South Africa at Basin Reserve. Thereafter, Nicholls had kept on piling runs.

The left-hander has scored five hundreds and five fifties in his last 14 test matches. He had an outstanding 2018. He averaged 73 with 3 hundreds and 3 fifties in 7 matches last year. Nicholls was the key batsman for New Zealand in their memorable victory over Pakistan in UAE. In 3 matches, with the help of a hundred and two half-centuries, he scored 287 runs at an average of 57. He ended up as the third-highest scorer of the series behind Williamson and Azhar Ali.

His displayed his pressure handling appetite in the World Cup final in July. He replaced Colin Munro as an opener and scored a brilliant half-century against the likes of Archer, Woakes and Plunkett. The 27-year-old has a lot to offer to test cricket. With his talent, ability, and form, he will produce many more outstanding innings.