Ranking top 5 current fastest runners in international cricket

2. David Warner

David Warner is one of the most attacking batsmen in world cricket and his lethality elevates as his innings progresses. Warner’s career can be divided into two halves; pre and post-one-year ban for his involvement in the ball-tampering saga.

There were changes in Warner’s demeanour post the one-year lay-off. From ‘The Bull’ to the ‘Hum-Bull’, as in humble; from an aggressive beast without a leash to a serene, polite lamb; from celebrating ‘in-your-face’ victories to taking graceful smiling defeats, Warner reformed, and he has also added some dancing moves to his resume during the lockdown.

But what didn’t change was his hunger for scoring runs. In fact, it just grew even larger – he was the second-leading run-scorer in the World Cup last year scoring 647 runs, just one run behind Rohit Sharma. Also, what didn’t change is his pace; his cheetah-esque running between the wickets and his quickness in the outfield.

Opening the innings – for Australia and for Sunrisers Hyderabad – the left-hander has shown that he has lost no speed while taking the quick singles in the powerplay. In December 2019, against Pakistan in Adelaide, Warner notched up his maiden Test triple hundred, scoring 335* runs while staying at the crease for 418 balls- which is a testament to his fitness and stamina. Out of the 335 runs, only 162 runs were scored in fours and sixes, the rest he ran and ran while running his partner’s runs too.