Delhi: Former England captain Nasir Hussain has mentioned the names of the three best middle order batsmen in ODI cricket history. Nasir Hussain believes that Joe Root, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers players have given a new level to bat in the middle overs.

Great told to Virat, AB and Root

Talking to Sky Sports, Nasir Hussain said, “I think it is the two greatest middle order batsmen of ODI cricket, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. Joe routes also come in this list because they handle the innings in the middle overs brilliantly.”

Hussain also spoke on the specialty of Joe Root. He said, “Root takes the best balls in the gap and takes out single. This is their greatest strength. In today’s era, when everyone only talks about power hitting, so that the classic batting style of Root is really amazing.”

Joe Root’s record

Joe Root has played 180 ODIs for England so far. He has scored 7126 runs at an average of 49.14. His name has 18 centuries and 42 half -centuries in ODIs. His biggest score is 166 runs.

Statistics of Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has so far scored 14181 runs in 302 ODIs for India at an average of 57.88. He has 51 centuries and 74 half -centuries. His highest score is 183 runs

AB de Villiers’ magic

Former South African captain AB de Villiers has scored 9577 runs in 228 ODIs at an average of 53.5. He has scored 25 centuries and 53 half -centuries. His best score is 176 runs.

Nasir Hussain’s opinion shows how much importance is given in cricket even today in classic and intelligent batting. Players like Virat, AB and Root are really the biggest middle order batsman of their time.