As the year 2019 comes to an end, fans around the globe are wondering what happened in the world of cricket. England have won their maiden ODI World Cup crown while team India have continued their reign as the no.1 Test team.
The Ashes earlier this year saw returns of David Warner and Steve Smith in the Australian cricket team after 12 months of the suspension.
Former left-arm Australian spinner Brad Hogg, who has impressed with his performances in his late 40's - released his Best Test XI of 2019 on his YouTube channel.
The 48-year-old picked Indian opening pair Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma at the top. Both struck double centuries at home, with Rohit, as an opener in Tests, impressed one and all, smashing two tons in a Test and has been on a roll in the Test format, while the 28-year-old Mayank has impressed everyone with his skills to merge attack and defence at the same time.
Hogg also picked Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to go with Virat Kohli in the middle order. Whereas, BJ Watling’s double hundred against England put him as the best wicket-keeper in the year.
New Zealand's Neil Wagner and Nathan Lyon of Australia also made it to the Hogg’s Test XI of 2019.
Brad Hogg’s Test XI:
Mayank Agarwal (IND), Rohit Sharma (IND), Marnus Labuschagne (AUS), Steve Smith (AUS), Virat Kohli (IND), Ben Stokes (ENG), BJ Watling (NZ), Mitchell Starc (AUS), Ishant Sharma (IND), Neil Wagner (NZ), Nathan Lyon (AUS)
The Ashes earlier this year saw returns of David Warner and Steve Smith in the Australian cricket team after 12 months of the suspension.
Former left-arm Australian spinner Brad Hogg, who has impressed with his performances in his late 40's - released his Best Test XI of 2019 on his YouTube channel.
The 48-year-old picked Indian opening pair Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma at the top. Both struck double centuries at home, with Rohit, as an opener in Tests, impressed one and all, smashing two tons in a Test and has been on a roll in the Test format, while the 28-year-old Mayank has impressed everyone with his skills to merge attack and defence at the same time.
Hogg also picked Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to go with Virat Kohli in the middle order. Whereas, BJ Watling’s double hundred against England put him as the best wicket-keeper in the year.
New Zealand's Neil Wagner and Nathan Lyon of Australia also made it to the Hogg’s Test XI of 2019.
Brad Hogg’s Test XI:
Mayank Agarwal (IND), Rohit Sharma (IND), Marnus Labuschagne (AUS), Steve Smith (AUS), Virat Kohli (IND), Ben Stokes (ENG), BJ Watling (NZ), Mitchell Starc (AUS), Ishant Sharma (IND), Neil Wagner (NZ), Nathan Lyon (AUS)
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