While Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Joe Root and Steve Smith are referred to as the present ‘Fab Four’, former England all-rounder Moeen Ali has claimed that the next generation of the elite list will feature two Indians. The ‘Fab Four’ is essentially a list of the top four batters dominating and performing consistently across all formats equally.
ABF
137/3
SKA
133/9
SLK
–
BR
–
DCDM
210/6
DVDM
211/9
Desert Vipers Development beat Dubai Capitals Development by 1 wickets
MIEDM
192/6
GGDM
155/5
SWDM
–
ADKRDM
–
GGDM
–
DCDM
–
NDT
69/1
CDK
167/8
New Delhi Tigers beat Central Delhi Kings by 9 wickets (D/L) method
SDS
–
WDL
–
PD
–
CDK
–
SDSW
121/8
CDQW
120/8
South Delhi Superstarz Women beat Central Delhi Queens Women by 1 run
ROM
129/6
CZR
133/7
Czech Republic beat Romania by 3 wickets
ROM
143/4
CZR
155/3
Czech Republic beat Romania by 12 runs
ROM
93/4
CZR
92/8
Romania won by 6 wickets
AUST
155/6
BEL
154/10
Austria beat Belgium by 4 wickets
AUST
146/6
BEL
144/9
Austria beat Belgium by 4 wickets
BAC
–
UCCB
–
LKLS
–
ACB
–
UCCB
–
ACB
–
BAC
–
UCCB
–
LKLS
–
ACB
–
DURH
300/8
BB
303/6
Birmingham Bears beat Durham by 4 wickets
NOR
189/10
MID
192/6
Middlesex beat Northamptonshire by 4 wickets
KENT
269/9
SOM
270/6
Somerset won by 4 wickets
ESS
289/10
GLO
159/10
Essex beat Gloucestershire by 130 runs
SUSS
284/9
YOR
286/4
Yorkshire beat Sussex by 6 wickets
LEI
312/9
WOR
328/10
Worcestershire won by 16 runs
HAM
341/7
DER
339/5
Hampshire beat Derbyshire by 3 wickets
NOT
279/9
SURR
289/8
Surrey beat Nottinghamshire by 10 runs
QAT
243/2
KNY
242/8
Qatar beat Kenya by 8 wickets
PNG
148/10
KWT
149/6
Kuwait beat Papua New Guinea by 4 wickets
JER
–
DEN
–
GER-W
44/8
IRE-W
223/1
Ireland Women beat Germany Women by 179 runs
ITA-W
86/9
NED-W
90/3
Netherlands Women beat Italy Women by 7 wickets
KRMPS
109/7
SBSCC
79/6
ACE KRM Panthers beat SBS CC by 30 runs
BNC
46/9
KUMS
74/6
Kuwait Swedish beat Bader & Nie Cricket Club by 28 runs
CAGS
174/3
ATR
173/7
Calicut Globstars beat Adani Trivandrum Royals by 7 wickets
KBTS
237/6
ARKS
236/5
Kochi Blue Tigers beat Aries Kollam Sailors by 4 wickets
ARKS
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TTS
–
ALRS
–
ATR
–
BNB
146/9
MGD
149/1
Mangalore Dragons won by 9 wickets
SML
181/7
MYW
180/6
Shivamogga Lions Won by 3 wickets
SML
–
HBT
–
MGD
–
GBM
–
YSG
128/10
ROS
133/3
Royal Oman Stallions beat Yallah Shabab Giants by 7 wickets
MAT
134/3
RNC
132/4
Majees Titans beat Renaissance Challengers by 7 wickets
RNC
–
ROS
–
MUT
–
IAI
–
AUS
431/2
SA
155/10
Australia won by 276 runs
IPS
116/10
TMB
119/2
Toombul beat Ipswich by 8 wickets
SBB
2/0
WSS
–
SGR
149/5
WYN
148/10
Sandgate Redcliffe beat Wynnum Manly by 5 wickets
RLS
173/6
SSC
158/10
Redlands beat Sunshine Coast by 15 runs
GCT
133/7
UOQ
132/8
Gold Coast beat University of Queensland by 3 wickets
NSBB
187/8
VLLY
232/4
Valley beat Northern Suburbs by 45 runs
NSBB
–
GCT
–
WEF
150/6
TRR
152/7
Trent Rockets beat Welsh Fire by 3 wickets
MAO
109/7
BIP
113/3
Birmingham Phoenix beat Manchester Originals by 7 wickets
OVI
–
LOS
–
WFW-W
122/9
TRW-W
145/6
Trent Rockets Women beat Welsh Fire Women by 23 runs
MOW-W
95/10
BIP-W
111/3
Birmingham Phoenix Women beat Manchester Originals Women by 16 runs
OIW-W
–
LSW-W
–
CHK
130/10
AS-A
131/4
Adelaide Strikers Academy beat Chicago Kingsmen by 6 wickets
PS
107/10
PSA
155/8
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Pakistan Shaheens by 48 runs
AS-A
190/6
PSA
205/2
Perth Scorchers Academy beat Adelaide Strikers Academy by 15 runs
MEMA
184/7
NOSK
143/9
Meerut Mavericks beat Noida Super Kings by 41 run
KARS
187/4
LUF
168/7
Kashi Rudras beat Lucknow Falcons by 19 runs
KASS
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MEMA
–
KARS
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GOLS
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Echoing on the same lines, Moeen namedropped Indian Test captain Shubman Gill and talented opener Yashasvi Jaiswal as next in line. Apart from the Indian duo, England’s Harry Brook and New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra were the other two names in Moeen’s list.
Speaking in a video on the Beard before Cricket podcast, the veteran England star said,
“Shubman Gill, just the way he bats and the way he makes it look quite easy. In this series in England, his technique has gotten so much better. Sound guy and he’s a top player, very nice, very elegant and stylish. There’s certain things you watch a batter for, certain shots or certain things that a batter does, he’s one of them, and not a lot can do that. The way he’s batting right now, it feels like he’s in complete control”.
On Jaiswal, he added, “You’re going to have to have two from India. He’s a quality player. I would put him in 100%. He’s played in India when these wickets have been ragging. They’ve not been flat wickets. Australia, away, did really well. And now England, he’s done well. He’s very difficult to bowl at.”
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Ever since their foray, both Shubman and Jaiswal have been impressive. Recently, Gill was also bestowed with the Test captaincy reins and he marshalled the troops impeccably in the England tour which ended in a 2-2 draw. Not only that, Gill finished as the top-scorer of the series, amassing 754 runs at an average of 75.40, which included four centuries and one double-hundred. His exceptional form earned him India’s ‘Player of the Series’ honour. The 25-year-old has now been recalled to the T20I squad as vice-captain for the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, slated to start from September 9.
Yashasvi Jaiswal too impressed England tour where he compiled 411 runs at an average of 41.10, scoring two centuries and two half-centuries, with a critical hundred in the second innings of the decisive fifth Test.
Not just the longest format, both players are equally adept in white-ball cricket too and enjoyed a stellar campaign in the IPL 2025 as well.
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons won by 7 wickets