List of top 10 batsmen in test cricket (2017)

7. Joe Root (England)

Root continued to be the run machine for England in all three formats. However, his test records in 2017 were par excellence. When every English batsmen was struggling on the dusty and spin friendly Indian wicket, Root showed up the fight to score runs. He made 491 in the 5 match test series against India. He averaged 49.1 with top score of 124.

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6. Steven Smith 

Smith continued his domination in test cricket. He continued to perform for a team which is still struggling being in a transition period. Smith stood as a lone warrior for the Aussies in a 2-1 series lose to India in India. Smith began the tour of India with a century in their maiden warm-up match in Mumbai. He replicated his ton in the first Test in Pune where he produced his first century in the Indian Subcontinent, accompanied by the support of his bowlers to win their first Test match in India since 2004 and breaking India’s 19 match undefeated streak, stretching back from 2012.

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In the 3rd Test match in Ranchi, which is the first ever Test match hosted at this venue, Steve Smith scored yet another century, 178* (not out). This is the third highest score by an Australian cricketer in Test matches played in India and the highest by an Australian Captain. When scoring his century in Ranchi, Smith faced 361 balls, which is the most number of balls faced by him in a Test innings alongside his innings of 199 against the West Indies. In the fourth Test in Dharmasala, Smith scored an excellent 111 in the first innings which helped Australia to a first innings score of 300. In the second dig, Smith played on after scoring a rapid and threatening 17 off 15 balls.

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Smith scored the first century of the Ashes series in the first test(141 not out).