Tom Moody picks best test batsman, most attacking bowler, destructive batsman

Former Australia all-rounder Tom Moody was the latest international sports star to engage with the fans on social media. With Coronavirus pandemic bringing the whole world to a standstill, this is the ongoing trend amongst the sports stars around the world.

With us all isolated around the world I’m up for a Q&A session, please send in your questions. #AskTom

— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) April 4, 2020

The current Sun Risers Hyderabad head coach held #AskTom on Twitter and the fans didn’t take long to bombard him with a slew of questions, ranging from who he thinks is the best test batsman at the moment to the most attacking bowlers in the world.

First and foremost, the answer that wouldn’t go down well with the most Indian cricket team’s fans is that Moody choose to rank Steve Smith higher than Virat Kohli in terms of the best player in the world with the willow.

@stevesmith49

— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) April 4, 2020

But it’s also fair to assume that being an Australian this was expected. We can be pretty sure that most former Indian cricketers would definitely choose Virat Kohli over Smith, and the same can be said about the English and Kiwis as well who may hold Joe Root and Kane Williamson in high regards.

When asked about the most destructive player in the shortest format of the game, Moody picked West Indian hot-shot Andre Russell. Amongst all the questions, this was perhaps the least debatable. We all know Russell’s T20 prowess. He is a beast, a monster when on a song.

Tag a friend who trains as hard as Andre Russell!

(via: ar12russell/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/8srVV5mugu

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) January 12, 2020

Moody, who also coaches teams in Bangladesh Premier League and Pakistan Super League, was more prudent when asked about the best bowler in the world, for the 54-year-old named three bowlers, in the shape of Indian superstar Jasprit Bumrah, fellow Australian Mitchell Starc and Sun Risers Hyderabad star Adil Rashid.

No need to argue here. But we know if we were to rank these three players, Bumrah would lead the lines. The Mumbai Indians star is perhaps the least favoured bowler a batsman would want to face on the pitch. His uncanny action, short run-up and his ability to vary his pace make him almost deadly.

Moody also named former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the best captain because of his record and the consistency.

" After #SRH, #CSK & Dhoni is my Favorite because of their Consistency "??

– Tom Moody (SRH Coach) pic.twitter.com/fYFUFTmvY7

— Dhoni Army TN™? (@DhoniArmyTN) April 4, 2020