Some of the best batsmen have been born in India, and it is also the strongest suit of the Indian Cricket team. Fans of these cricketers cannot look away from the cricket live line when they bat. Indian cricketers have made their place in the history of cricket with their batting. Some of the best batsmen include Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, M. S. Dhoni, Saurav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Dilip Vensarkar, Sir Kapil Dev.
Here are some of them, along with the reasons that make them great.
- Sachin Tendulkar
He was considered the backbone of the Indian Cricket team in terms of the ODI for over 20 years. He has more records concerning his batting than one can count. Not only that, he was praised and worshipped by his fans during his career and even today, after his retirement. He would dominate the bowlers and give a phenomenal performance to the Indian team. His contribution to World Cricket has been exceptional. Tendulkar played about 200 matches for India and has scored over 15,000 runs with 51 centuries and 68 half-centuries. No one can deny that he is one of the greatest batsmen to have ever played on the field.
- Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli has been the best up and coming batsman in Indian cricket history. His growth and development have been brilliant and very public. He has grown as a batsman and an all-rounder captain. Kohli’s ODI records have broken those of Sachin Tendulkar as well. He has broken the record for the fastest century by an Indian batsman. He has added and will continue to add more titles to his name as his career progresses. His fans almost always have the cricket app on their mobile phones, especially during the cricket season to not miss his performance.
- Rahul Dravid
One of the finest batsmen in the Indian Cricket team with records that have been out of this world. He has a record of never getting out for a golden duck, which means that he has never been dismissed with a cricket score of zero. Within seven years, from 1999 to 2005, he became one of the most prosperous batsmen to play ODI. Under his leadership, India has played 79 matches. Among Indian captains who have led over 50 ODIs, he has achieved the second-best win-loss record.
- M.S. Dhoni
Arguably the largest asset that the Indian team has ever had, he has led the Indian Cricket team to various victories. He has taken the team to new heights under his captainship. In his entire career, he has displayed nothing but excellence. He was the pillar that the team needed, with his wicket-keeping skills as well as his ability to bat well. He made over 10,000 runs in his career and set benchmarks for a lot of future cricketers.
- Sunil Gavaskar
One of the best opening batsmen in the world, he was the first Indian cricketer to hold his bat throughout the entire duration of the Test cricket match against Pakistan. He is also the only batsman with a score of more than 1000 runs four times in a single year. He has set records for the most Test runs and most Test centuries scored by a batsman and the first person who scored centuries in both the innings of one Test match three times.