Ranking 10 most dependable batters in Test history

7. Brian Charles Lara (West Indies) 

When a cricket fan notes down the greatest batsmen to ever have played the game, it is of no doubt that the list will include Brian Lara. He was a wizard who received West Indies cricket. He will belong to the set of great elites like Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, and Jacques Kallis. With a high backlift and a typical Caribbean flourish, Lara was equally comfortable with spin and pace. 

In the 131 matches he played, he scored 11953 runs at an average of 52.89. He still holds the record of the most runs scored in a Test inning, with a score of 400 runs against his name. Talking about the centuries, he scored 34 hundreds in international cricket. Lara was able to cross the two-hundred run mark nine times in his career, which speaks of his importance.

Lara has also cracked the 500 run barrier for Warwickshire and was widely regarded as the best batsman during that era before Sachin took that title from him. He has scored a century against every Test-playing nation, a record which is also held by the Indian legend Rahul Dravid. 

This legendary batsman has helped West Indies cricket to stay afloat while most of their players were looking forward to investing their time in the limited-overs format. Therefore Lara makes it to this list of the top 10 dependable Test batsmen of all time.