Top 5 finishers in world cricket at present

Cricket has come a long way from 1990's -a time when the art of finishing was a non-entity. Finishers didn't exist in those times and it was the middle order batsmen who played even the end overs at their own pace.

An Australian by the name of Michael Bevan changed this phenomenon and now we have teams which are built around finishers. Finishers have become the most important part of the team in Modern Day cricket.

Teams give a lot of importance to these superhumans called finishers and they go a long way in deciding the strength of the team as a whole. With the World Cup, just a year away let's have a look at the top 5 finishers of the game at present.

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#5) Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib al Hasan started his ODI career with the Bangladeshi cricket team in 2006 against Zimbabwe at Harare. He had a slow start in his international cricket later he has grown on to become one of the best allrounders in world cricket now.

Bangladesh is a relatively new team to international cricket in its short string to string to cricket it has produced a number of quality players of which Shakib Al Hasan is the tallest. Shakib Al Hasan turned has Bangladeshi team into a competitive unit.

Finisher role has been an important role in cricket team and he has performed that role to perfection. He has played a number of match-winning innings for his side where had single-handedly taken his team home and the Innings against New Zealand in 2017 ICC Champions Trophy is one of the best demonstrations of his finishing abilities.

#4) JP Duminy

JP Duminy is one of the most dependable batsmen in the South African line-up at present. He has been playing for the South African national team for a long time now and has become an experienced player for the team.

Duminy is the mainstay of the South African team and he primarily plays the role of the finisher. He has the ability to play depending on the situation as he can play both the aggressive game as well as the waiting game.

Duminy has scored 4767 runs in 184 ODIs at a brilliant average of 37 He has scored 25 fifties and 4 centuries in International cricket and has played a number of match-winning Innings for South Africa.

#3) Sarfraz Ahmed

Sarfraz Ahmed made his International debut for Pakistan in 2007 against India in Jaipur. He has now grown to become the captain of the Pakistan team and has even gone on to win the ICC Champions Trophy for his country.

Sarfraz is one of the best players in the Pakistan cricket team and has been given the responsibility to captain the team. He is also the primary finisher of the team and he has been handling that responsibility with ease.

Ahmed has played a number of important innings for the Pakistan team and he has won a number of matches for them just by his finishing abilities. He has the ability to hit the ball a long way and is amongst the best finishers of the game at present.

#2) Jos Buttler

Jos Buttler is the Wicket-keeper batsman of the England Cricket Team and is the most important player in the England team. He performs the most important role in the team and is, therefore, an indispensable player in the team.

Buttler has the ability to hit the ball a long way and has a number of unconventional shots in his bouquet of shots which help him in finishing the innings. He has been especially brilliant in the last one year or so and if he continues this run he can become a world-class finisher.

Buttler has been a phenomenon of late scoring runs in all formats of the game but he has been on a league of his own in ODI cricket as he has single-handedly won England a number of matches in the recent past.

#1) MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni is a name which has become synonymous with finishing in cricket. He has become the epitome of finishing in modern day cricket. He has lead a number of chases for his team from the front and has taken his side over the line.

Dhoni is by far the best finisher of this generation and most people would rate him as the best finisher that this game has ever seen. He has a record which is pretty similar to Bevan when it comes to finishing the innings.

Dhoni has proved to be a role model to a number of aspiring cricketers as to how one should construct a run chase and how it should be finished. His cool temperament and calm mind are the most important qualities which make him the finisher that he is. He isn't at his best in the recent times but even a 50% Dhoni is by far the best finisher of this generation.