Top five batsmen with the highest average in International cricket 

#2 Joe Root (50.62)

The current English Test captain has been a consistent performer across formats

Career Stats (Inclusive of all three formats)

Matches: 199 Innings: 247 Runs: 11037 Avg: 50.62 50s/100s: 70/24 200s: 2 Not Out: 29

Yorkshire has had a history of producing world-class Test batsmen, and when a 22-year-old Joe Root made his debut for England against India in Nagpur 2012, much was expected of the young Yorkshireman.

And the wonder boy from England did not disappoint in his first outing against the likes of Ashwin, Ojha, and Jadeja on a slow Nagpur turner.

In a series where Cook's men displayed admirable tenacity to overturn the odds, Root's baptism by fire in his debut game stood out.

He made a commendable 73 in an innings that lasted for 289-minute, a testimony to his patience and grit.

Root's impressive debut was followed by a string of consistent performances in the 2013 summer, where the plundered a memorable 180 at Lords against Australia in the 2013 Ashes, but his finest hour in Test cricket arrived in the 2015 home Ashes against Australia in which he amassed 460 runs at an average of 57.50.

The current English Test captain has been a consistent performer in the shorter formats as well and averages 51.16 and 39.11 in the fifty and twenty over format.

In all, Root has featured in 199 international matches and have accumulated 11,037 runs at a staggering average of 50.80.