Virat Kohli and Joe Root are the Top Choices In ‘Fab Four’ For R Ashwin

Joe Root of England and Virat Kohli of Team India, in Ravichandran Ashwin’s opinion, are the two best batsmen in the “Fab Four” right now. He proposed that Australia’s Steve Smith and New Zealand‘s Kane Williamson are currently trailing Kohli and Root.

Ashwin’s ‘Fab Four’ list of choice

The seasoned Indian spinner made note of the fact that Smith has recently experienced a little bit of a form downturn while Williamson has battled ailments. But Ashwin believes that in the upcoming months, the two batters still have a chance to improve. “If I pick two from the top four, without any rankings, Joe Root and Virat Kohli are right up there at the top,” he stated in his most recent YouTube video. Steve Smith and Kane Williamson may have lagged a little. Injury has obstructed Williamson. We must not lose sight of that.

“It is quite difficult for hitters with a lot of tennis elbow problems to find the mid-area when they wish to play all formats, as Steve Smith discovered. Although he has experienced a slight downturn, these players are of the highest caliber. Once more, I wouldn’t be shocked if those individuals returned and experienced another downturn.” He said.

Joe Root’s choice of playing just one format has helped him a lot: Ashwin

During England’s current three-match home Test series against Sri Lanka, Joe Root has looked fantastic. In the just finished second Test at Lord’s, he scored back-to-back tons, raising his century total to 34—the highest of any active player. In the video cited above, Ravichandran Ashwin made the claim that Joe Root had benefited much by playing in just one format, Test cricket. He believed that the right-handed hitter is always fresh because of workload control.

With his 34th Test century, Root has become England’s highest century-maker in the format. Ashwin continued, saying, “One thing that makes life very easy for Joe Root is that one format. He is always fresh. Because a player of that caliber when he is fresh, if he does the correct workload management, he peaks, he gets into some solid performances and of course, he is a high-quality player.” The third and final Test of the series against Sri Lanka is when he will next be playing. Kennington Oval will host the game starting on Friday, September 6.

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