Chris Lynn names all-time batters across formats, includes three Australians [Exclusive]

In an exclusive interaction with CricTracker, Australian cricketer Chris Lynn revealed his top five batters of all time across formats, including three Australians in his elite list. Lynn named Ricky Ponting as his top pick, highlighting his remarkable tally of 13,378 Test runs and 13,704 runs in ODIs.

He placed AB de Villiers second, praising the South African's great versatility and consistency across formats, with 8,765 Test runs, 9,577 ODI runs, and 1,672 T20I runs. Jacques Kallis was Lynn’s third

choice, acknowledging the legendary all-rounder’s dominance with 13,289 Test runs, 11,579 ODI runs, and over 200 wickets in both Tests and ODIs.

Michael Hussey was named fourth, with Lynn lauding his reliability and average of 51.52 in Tests, alongside 6,235 Test runs and 5,442 ODI runs. Rounding off the list was Andrew Symonds, who impressed Lynn with his impact as a powerful batter and effective all-rounder, scoring 1,462 Test runs, 5,088 ODI runs, and claiming 133 wickets in the 50-over format.

Your top five batters of all-time across formats

Ricky Ponting, AB de Villiers, Jacques Kallis, Michael Hussey, Andrew Symonds

Rapid Fire (This or That)

Babar Azam’s Cover drive or Virat Kohli’s cover drive: Virat Kohli
Spin or pace — what do you prefer facing?: Pace 
Batting in power play or finishing the innings?: Powerplay
Dhoni’s calmness or Ricky Ponting’s aggression?: Ricky Ponting’s aggression
Harder ball to hit: Bumrah’s Yorker or Rashid’s Googly?: Jasprit Bumrah’s yorker
Best stadium atmosphere: MCG or Eden Gardens?: Eden Gardens
Hit a 120m six OR score a century off 30 balls?: Score a century off 30 balls
Famous "Ramp Shot" OR The Classic "Straight Drive"?: Classic straight drive
Tougher opponent — Mumbai Indians or Chennai Super Kings?: Mumbai Indians

'One Word, One Cricketer!'

Fearless: Glenn Maxwell
Stylish: Suryakumar Yadav
Underrated: Nathan Ellis
Speed: Mitchell Starc
Calm: MS Dhoni
Genius: Sachin Tendulkar
Magician: Sunil Narine
Fighter: The Curran brothers
King: Virat Kohli
Clutch: Tim David
Golden Arm: Travis Head
Leader: Shane Warne

Last Man Standing

Pick the best T20 allrounder of all-time (Elimination)

Sam Curran or Shakib Al Hasan
Shane Watson
Glenn Maxwell
Ravindra Jadeja
Marcus Stoinis
Ben Stokes
Andre Russell
Hardik Pandya
Kieron Pollard
Sunil Narine
Dwayne Bravo
Rashid Khan

Blind rankings (best batters 1-6)

Andre Russell
Rohit Sharma
Shahid Afridi
Hardik Pandya
AB de Villiers
MS Dhoni

What's on your phone?

Most recent call to a cricketer? - My batting coach
The most famous contact on your phone? - Probably, the King Kohli
The most dialled cricketer on your phone? - Joe Burns
Best message you received from a fan? - Probably just inspiring them to have a game of cricket. And then not only just play cricket, but inspiring them to just get out of bed each day.
Last saved cricket image? - Jason Gillespie's tweet 
Last cricket-related thing you searched on Google? - What time does the World Cup start?

You wake up one day as XYZ… What's the first thing you do?

AB de Villers 
Sachin Tendulkar
MS Dhoni
Brian Lara
Jacques Kallis
Ricky Ponting
Alyssa Healey
Smriti Mandhana
Elysse Perry
Nat Sciver-Brunt
Sophie Devine
Sara Taylor

Pick Your Dream Batter

Technique - Shaun Marsh
 Power - Kieron Pollard
 Consistency - Virat Kohli 
 Mentality - Ricky Ponting
 Spin-hitting - Heinrich Klaasen
 Pace-hitting - AB de Villiers
 Game awareness - Steve Smith
 Finishing ability - Tim David
 Longevity - Shahid Afridi