Watch: Not Shubman Gill!! Mark Waugh picks next best Test batter in future

On the sidelines of the ongoing fifth and final Ashes 2025/26 Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the two former players, Mark Waugh and Michael Vaughan, have been asked to reflect on the decision to select the next best Test batter in future, to which both went for two different players.

Junior went ahead with the current left-handed opening batter of India, Yashasvi Jaiswal, ahead of the captain, Shubman Gill. Jaiswal has already smashed 2511 runs in 53 Test innings at an average of nearly 50, thanks to his seven centuries and 13 half-centuries at the best score of unbeaten 214.

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“I reckon there are three in the run- Yashasvi Jaiswal from India, Harry Brook from England, and Rachin Ravindra from New Zealand. I am, however, going with Jaiswal- 24 years of age, averages just under 50, has a 200, and there is something special about the kid. I am selecting him to be the next best Test batter and join the elite group of players.” Junior Waugh shed light on Kayo Sports.

Mark Waugh picks Yashasvi Jaiswal as next best Test batter

Meanwhile, Vaughn has gone with the current white-ball captain of England, Harry Brook, who has notched up 3052 runs in 58 innings of the longest format at an average of 54.50 and a strike rate of 86.82 with 10 centuries and 14 fifties at the best score of 317.

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“I will throw Shubman Gill in the list, but I reckon Harry Brook is the next best Test batter in the future. We have already been talking about him, whether in his trip, where he hasn’t got the amount of runs I would have expected, but over the next 10 years, I am expecting some extraordinary innings from this young chap.” Vaughan expressed.

“He has already played so many games for England in both the white-ball and red-ball formats. And he is box office- so I have been going on with Harry Brook.” The former England captain addressed, as no one picked Rachin Ravindra, who has 1526 Test runs at 47.68 with four centuries and five fifties.