Ranking top 5 current fastest runners in international cricket

The legendary batsman, Sunil Gavaskar is often associated with a very famous and wise tenet, “convert ones into twos”, which he also uses frequently while commentating. Batting in cricket is a glorified art where the significance is laid on not only scoring runs but the manner of doing it as well. As the game has evolved over the past decade, the number of boundaries being scored per balls has also increased, largely thanks to the T20 format.

However, that hasn’t diminished the importance of the quick singles, converting a single to a double and an occasional third run. Indian cricket has seen the pairs of Sachin Tendulkar-Viredner Sehwag to MS Dhoni-Suresh Raina trouble the opposition and change matches by their quick running between the wickets, along with their exquisite boundary hitting. The batsman wouldn’t want the pressure to build on himself, nor his partner, hence quick rotation of strike is vital while batting.

Here we rank the top five fastest runners in International cricket currently :

5. Glenn Philips

The 26-year-old Kiwi all-rounder defies the laws of physics with his sensational fielding. Glenn Philips has taken some blinders in his short but massively impressive career so far. His athleticism also propel him to be quick between the wickets and the batter could often be seen stealing runs from the opposition team. 

The Kiwi batter often converts singles into doubles, amazing the fans as well as the opposition team in the process. The ones who have been watching him for long however know how good of an athlete Philips is and it's no surprise to them when the all-rounder is included in the list of fastest runners in international cricket today.