Test Cricket is considered the pinnacle of the game with the format testing the players over the course of five Days. The year 2022 treated the fans with some exhilarating Test Cricket as they got to see good contests between the sides. From England taking the format by storm with their new approach to Sri Lanka performing exceptionally at home. From Test Cricket returning to Pakistan to Bangladesh winning their first Test in New Zealand, the year has seen it all.
Behind these magnificent performances of the team, there were several individual performers who gave their all to take their teams to victory. The year 2022 saw several star performers lighting up Test Cricket with their breathtaking performances. On that note, let’s make a best XI of Test Cricket in 2022.
Top Order
Kraigg Brathwaite, Usman Khawaja, Babar Azam (Source: Twitter)
1 Kraigg Brathwaite – The West Indies opener continued to pile on runs for his team this year as well. He scored 687 runs in seven matches at an average of 62.45 with two hundreds and five fifties to his name.
2 Usman Khawaja – The left-handed opener made a sensational comeback to his national side after two years and four months. Khawaja finished as the third-highest run-scorer of the year with 1080 runs in 20 innings at an average of 67.50 having four hundreds and five fifties to his name.
3 Babar Azam – The Pakistan captain had a remarkable year in Test cricket as he finished as the highest run-getter of the year scoring 1170 runs in 16 innings at an average of 73.12 with four hundreds and five fifties to his name.
