Virender Sehwag was known to be the most explosive batter of his era. The former Indian opener instilled fear in the minds of the opposition bowlers, with his fantastic batting performances at the top of the order. He has retired now, but fans still remember for his aggressive batting.
While the batters of the modern era focus on strike rate in T20Is and ODIs, Virender Sehwag would be focused on playing aggressively in the Test format as well. In fact, only the four batters have scored 1,000 Test runs at a higher strike rate than Sehwag in Test cricket history.
4. Tim Southee has a better strike rate than Virender Sehwag
Sehwag retired with a career strike rate of 82.23. Surprisingly, New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee, who majorly bats in the lower order, has more than 1000 Test runs at a strike rate of 82.95.
3. Ben Duckett has a better strike rate than Virender Sehwag
England batters have shown ultra-aggressive approach under the coaching of Brendon McCullum in Test cricket. One of those batters is Ben Duckett, who has a strike rate of 85.67 in the longest format right now.
2. Shahid Afridi – 86.97
Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi still plays in T20 leagues. He retired from the Test format long back, but during his career, he troubled the bowlers a lot with his aggressive strike rate of 86.97.
1. Harry Brook – 90.70
Highest SR in Test Format
— CricBeat (@Cric_beat) July 21, 2024
(min 1000 runs)
90.70 – Harry Brook*
86.97 – Shahid Afridi
85.67 – Ben Duckett
82.95 – Tim Southee
82.23 – Virender Sehwag
81.95 – Adam Gilchrist#ENGvsWI
Like Ben Duckett, Harry Brook is another England batter of the Bazball era to feature on this list. Brook has been one of the most aggressive Test batters of all time. At the moment, he is the only batter with more than 1,000 Test runs at a strike rate of more than 90.
