Ranking the 32 Best Test Opening Batsmen of All Time

[davidmorgan]

Let's do a massive ranking. Sunil Gavaskar, Matthew Hayden, Alastair Cook, Graeme Smith... who takes the absolute #1 spot for Test openers?

 

[cinderellaa]

best Test opening batsmen of all time:

1. Sunil Gavaskar
2. Sir Jack Hobbs
3. Matthew Hayden
4. Len Hutton
5. Gordon Greenidge
6. Graeme Smith
7. Alastair Cook
8. Virender Sehwag
9. Justin Langer
10. Desmond Haynes

 

[Bruce Walker]

To rank the best openers of Tests, one should use consistency, duration and influence over the ages. Such legends as Sunil Gavaskar, Alastair Cook, and Matthew Hayden are characterized by their domination of the top. Graeme Smith and Gordon Greenidge were also good. Others such as Virender Sehwag transformed the concept of aggressive opening, and hence were one of the best in the history of Test.

 

[thomas]

Ranking the 32 best Test opening batsmen of all time involves considering factors like consistency, technique, longevity, and impact in different conditions. Legends such as Sunil Gavaskar, Matthew Hayden, Jack Hobbs, Alastair Cook, and Graeme Smith often top such lists due to their ability to handle the new ball, anchor innings, and score big consistently across eras.

 

[Tommywillson]

Disputing who is the best of the 32 greatest Test openers of all time is a game of endless debate but the most commonly named "greatest" openers include Sir Jack Hobbs, Sunil Gavaskar, Alastair Cook, Matthew Hayden, Gordon Greenidge, Graeme Smith, Len Hutton, Virender Sehwag, Desmond Haynes and Herbert Sutcliffe. Remaining in the top 32 are often some of the greatest world class openers from Australia India England, South Africa, Pakistan and the West Indies based on most runs, best averages, most centuries, length of career and most impact against world class fast and spin bowling.

 

[saramax]

Here are some of the greatest Test opening batsmen widely respected in cricket history:

1. Sunil Gavaskar
2. Sir Jack Hobbs
3. Matthew Hayden
4. Alastair Cook
5. Gordon Greenidge
6. Graeme Smith
7. Virender Sehwag
8. Justin Langer
9. Desmond Haynes
10. Len Hutton
11. David Warner
12. Herbert Sutcliffe
13. Saeed Anwar
14. Geoffrey Boycott
15. Michael Slater
16. Dean Elgar
17. Chris Gayle
18. Mark Taylor
19. Tamim Iqbal
20. Bruce Mitchell
21. Andrew Strauss
22. Bill Lawry
23. Shikhar Dhawan
24. Arthur Morris
25. Marvan Atapattu
26. Tom Graveney
27. Rohit Sharma
28. Hanif Mohammad
29. Alec Stewart
30. Shivnarine Chanderpaul
31. Neil Harvey
32. KL Rahul

These rankings vary based on averages, longevity, match impact, and playing conditions.

 

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[Bigbro]

"Love the list, but surprised to see Sehwag so low. His aggressive style changed the game, don't you think he deserves a higher spot?"