Rating the 10 best Test batsmen of the decade

9. David Warner

Back when David Warner first burst on to the scene and played in the IPL, Virender Sehwag had told him that he would be a better Test player than a T20 player. And Sehwag is not too wrong with his judgement. Warner has had a brilliant decade as far as Test cricket is concerned.

The Australian opener has the fifth-most runs in the longest format since January 2010. He has amassed 6947 runs at an average of 48.58. He’s scored 23 hundreds and 30 half-centuries. He is second on most counts in the batting charts when only Australian Test players are considered.

The left-hander has invariably given Australia a flying start. His strike-rate of 73.60 is the third-best (for any player with more than 1000 runs) in this decade behind Tim Southee (88.25) and Sehwag (87.43). However, his away average is 34.50 which underlines struggles outside Australia. Hence, he is at No. 9.