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K Srikkanth blind ranks greatest Test batters of all time; places Virat Kohli higher than legends with over 13000 runs

Former Indian opener Kris Srikkanth took part in a blind-ranking exercise, slotting ten of the game’s most celebrated batters into his personal all-time Test order (via his Instagram handle).

By Venkatesh Ravichandran · Sportskeeda

Published: Thursday, 29 October 2026 at 3:08 AM

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Kris Srikkanth blind ranked his top ten Test batters, placing Virat Kohli seventh above Ricky Ponting and Joe Root.
Sir Donald Bradman took the top spot, followed by Sir Garfield Sobers and Viv Richards.
Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, and Brian Lara were ranked fourth, fifth, and sixth respectively.

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Former Indian opening batter Kris Srikkanth completed a blind-ranking exercise on his Instagram handle, organizing ten iconic cricketers into his personal all-time greatest Test batters list. Srikkanth ranked Virat Kohli in seventh place, slotting him ahead of cricket legends Ricky Ponting and Joe Root, both of whom have accumulated more than 13,000 career Test runs.

Sir Donald Bradman claimed the top spot in Srikkanth's ranking, followed by Sir Garfield Sobers, Viv Richards, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, and Brian Lara. The bottom three positions were filled by Greg Chappell at eighth, Ricky Ponting at ninth, and active batter Joe Root in tenth.

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