Not Shubman Gill! Australian great picks this Indian player as next Test superstar | Cricket News

As cricket’s legendary Fab Four – Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root and Kane Williamson – approach the twilight of their careers, the spotlight is gradually turning towards a promising new generation. Although they are still early in their journey, players like Shubman Gill, Rachin Ravindra, Harry Brook and Yashasvi Jaiswal are widely expected to shape the landscape of world cricket over the next decade and beyond. Some have already started to make significant waves: Gill has cemented his status as India’s premier Test captain and played in a record-breaking series in England last year, Harry Brook has become one of the world’s most exciting young batters, Jaiswal has gradually risen through the ranks and Ravindra is fast establishing himself as one of cricket’s most formidable all-rounders.

In the middle of this pool of emerging talent, the great Australian Mark Waugh was asked to name Test cricket’s next potential superstar. The former fly-half had initially listed three suitors, but was quick to name his first choice. “I think there are three in the race. Jaiswal, Brook and Ravindra from New Zealand. Well, I’m going with Jaiswal. At 24, he has already scored a double hundred and averaged just under 50. There is something special about this kid. So I have chosen him, Jaiswal, as the next champion batsman from the elite group. Look at him. A brilliant player. So he is my choice, the young Indian,” a Waugh said. while speaking to Kayo Sports on the sidelines of the fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England in Sydney. Waugh’s endorsement comes as Jaiswal continues to impress on the field. In less than three years of his Test career, he amassed 2,511 runs in 28 matches, including centuries in the demanding conditions of England and Australia. He also showed his ability to convert his hundreds into big scores, recording two double centuries from his seven Test hundreds. However, the former England captain Michael Vaughan has a different view, naming Harry Brook as the next great Test batsman. Although Brook has a little more experience, with 3,052 runs in 34 Tests at an average above 50, Vaughan believes the 26-year-old’s best is yet to come. “Harry Brook is the next one we’re going to talk about. We’re already talking about him on this trip, the way he bowled. He didn’t put up the number of runs I expected, but over the next 10 years I think we’re going to see some of the most extraordinary innings of his type. He’s already played a lot in his young career: red-ball cricket, white-ball cricket. He’s an all-format player, and he’s box office-wise,” Vaughan said. Both experts agree that the baton has been passed, and while opinions differ on who will become the next global Test superstar, the future of the game appears to be in promising hands.