Who are the TOP 10 cricket players in the world...

Our Cricket reporter Joseph Spencer highlights the top 10 players in world cricket. Do you agree?

1: Steve Smith (Australia) the 31-year-old broke into the Australian team as an leg spinning all rounder but since then has changed into one of the best batters in the world, with an average of 62 and a high score of 239.

2: Virat Kohli (India) already has 86 caps in test match cricket for India. The captain leads from the front with average of 57, 22 50s and 27 100s. he is also the number 1 ranked ODI batter in the world.

3: Ben Stokes (England) this allrounder has incredible stats in both bowling and batting. With over 4,400 runs and 158 wickets in just 67 test matches. He will always be known for the incredible 2019 summer. Winning the world cup and saving the ashes for England 

4: Pat Cummins (Australia) with 147 wickets in test match cricket he has proven he is one of the top bowlers in the world at the moment. He can play all 3 formats and can get wickets in all too, with 108 wickets in ODI cricket and 67 in T20I.

5: James Anderson (England) no fast bowler has taken more wickets then Anderson with an impressive 600 wickets and a further 269 in ODI cricket. He is the greatest fast bowler in the history of the game

6: Joe Root (England) the England test captain boast an impressive record with over 7,800 runs in 97 matches and an average of just under 55. He also can bowl a little too taking 29 wickets. He was also part of the winning world cup squad and scored over 500 runs in just 11 games 

7: Stuart Broad (England) the 2nd best fast bowler to put on the 3 lions. He has 514 wickets becoming only the 2nd Englishman to do so with Anderson. However Broad also offers a bit with the bat making over 3,000 runs in his test match career.

8: Mitchel Starc (Australia) this nasty quickie left armer can produce speeds of 90mph + including a nearly getting a 100mph ball in 2015. He has 214 wickets in test match and has also hit just over 1500 runs for his country.

9: Babar Azam (Pakistan) the 25-year-old hasn’t been on the international scene as long as others but has already proven he his one of the batters in the world. With over 2000 runs in 29 matches and a strike rate of just over 56 and a high score of 143.

10: Dawid Malan (England) suddenly revitalising his international career rising to number 1 in the T20I batting rankings with a strong series against both Pakistan and Australia in 2020. With an average of 47 and a high score of 103 not out he is the best T20I in 2020 by far.