Test Cricket in 2025 was the best format played in cricket. South Africa won the ICC World Test Championship for the first time. India and England had an incredible series. Australia dominated the Ashes. South Africa beat India 2-0. This was a very good year for Test Cricket. There were some standout performances from various players.
Let’s look at the Test Cricket Team of the year 2025
Opening Batters
KL Rahul
The first opening batter in this team will be KL Rahul. He has been the best opening batter in the year. He played 10 Test Matches in 2025. In those Matches he scored 813 runs at an average of 45.16. KL Rahul hit 2 hundreds and his highest score was 137. He will look to continue this from 2026. KL Rahul has been the dependable batter for India.
Travis Head
The second opening batter in this team will be Travis Head. He was the batter that won the Ashes for Australia. And after many years, Australia has finally got their fixed opening batter in Test Cricket. He played 11 Test Matches in 2025. He made 817 runs at an average of 40.85. He hit 3 hundreds and his highest score was 154.
Middle Order
Shubman Gill
The most prolific batter in Test Cricket in 2025 was the easiest selection in this team. Shubman Gill played only 9 Matches this past year but he scored a massive 983 runs at a great average of 70.21. He smashed 5 hundreds which included a monster innings of 269 against England. Shubman Gill will look to win more series as captain of India.
Joe Root
Joe Root this past year became the greatest Test batter that England cricket has ever seen. He became the second highest run getter in the history of Test Cricket. He played 12 Matches in 2025. He made 805 runs at an average of 50.31. He hit 2 hundreds which included a highest score of 166*. He is 2200 runs behind the greatest Sachin Tendulkar.
Harry Brook
This is the second English batter in this team. This past year Harry Brook broke out and became one of the stars of Test Cricket. He played 10 Test Matches and he scored 771 runs at an average of 45.35. He hit 2 hundreds and 3 half centuries. He had a highest score of 158.
Ravindra Jadeja
There can be no best Test Cricket Team for 2025 without the name Ravindra Jadeja. He played 10 Test Matches this past year. He made 764 runs and he had an incredible batting average of 63.66. He had 9 scores of over 50 which is amazing. As a spin bowler he was great as well. Ravindra took 25 Wickets at a bowling average of 28.40.
Alex Carey
The Wicket keeper of this team had to be Alex Carey. There has been no keeper that had a better year than Alex Carey. He played 11 Test Matches for Australia. He made 767 runs at an average of 47.93. He took 48 catches as a wicket Keeper. He hit his highest score of 156 against England.
Bowlers
Mitchell Starc
Along with Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja, this was the easiest selection for the bowlers. Mitchell Starc was the standout bowler for 2025. He played 11 Test Matches and he took 55 wickets. He had a very good average of 17.32. Mitchell Starc had the best bowling figures of 7/58. He went past Wasim Akram’s 414 wickets for a left arm fast bowler.
Mohammad Siraj
The fourth Indian player in this list and Mohammad Siraj has had a breakout year in Test Cricket in 2025. His yorker to win the Oval Test Match for India will never be forgotten. He played 10 Test Matches for India. He took 43 Wickets at an average of 24.15. He had the best bowling figures of 5/62 in 2025. He will look to continue this form.
Pat Cummins
The captain of Australia and the best captain in the world. Pat Cummins may not have played the number of Test Matches the others have played but he Is one of the best. He played 6 Test Matches for Australia. He took 26 Test Wickets at an average of 16.53. He had the best bowling figures of 6/28. Pat Cummins is healing from an injury.
Simon Harmer
South Africa won the 2025 ICC World Test Championship but they have only one player in this team. Simon Harmer is the specialist spinner in this team. He played 8 Test Matches for South Africa. He took 41 Wickets at an average of 18.20. Simon Harmer had best bowling figures of 6/37. He was instrumental in South Africa winning the Test Series in India 2-0.
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