Kane Williamson unveils cricket’s next Fab Four—Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rachin Ravindra, Harry Brook—as the Kohli-Smith legacy nears its end. Meet the new torchbearers of world cricket.

Goodbye Legends: The Fab Four Era Nears Its End

The golden time of the Fab Four- Virat Kohli, Test Smith, Root, and Kane Hamilton are finishing quietly from the end of the decade in cricket. Kohli is long gone from Tests and looking increasingly out of his depth in T20s (Smith is close to the exit ramp, Root seems solid but also over the hill himself; and Williamson is now after T20 cash, not central contracts). This ain’t evolution, this is the start of something.

Williamson’s Revelation: Meet the Future

Being Honest with Cricinfo, Kane Williamson didn’t duck the ball to answer this big question – who is the next Fab Four? (Two Indians, one Kiwi, one English, and a reference to an Aussie—but he went big on the Aussies.)

Yashasvi Jaiswal: India’s New Star Boy

First on Williamson’s hit list? Yashasvi Jaiswal. With 1,569 runs in just 15 Tests at an average of 52.31, he isn’t the future but the present already. Jhai is a good opener and very consistent so far. The left-hander has been a natural third opener ever since Rohit Sharma took over the play of the top order in all formats.

Shubman Gill: The Prince in Waiting

Now, the torchbearer is Shubman Gill, already India’s captain in Tests and occupying Kohli’s position both literally and statistically. Gill has amassed 866 test runs in just one year, 2024, and grew from an upcoming light into Indian batting’s established pillar. The torch is passed, for sure.

Rachin Ravindra: New Zealand’s All-Round Gem

The third one is Rachin Ravindra. This Kiwi all-rounder got a bit of attention in 2087 with 984 Test runs. Now he is in the white-ball echelons of fame. Ravindra has his say in red-ball cricket, too, i.e., a player to watch as Williamson fades from long-form further.

Harry Brook: England’s Next Big Thing

Harry Brook, the English middle-order dynamo and new ODI skipper for now fourth pick by Williamson. Brook, with 1100 Test runs in 2024, is a perfect blend of crisp old-school skill and fanciness. Given Joe Root to retire nicely, Brook is waiting to bat.

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Aussie Bonus: Cameron Green, the Silent Storm

Williamson aside with his top four in mind, Cameron Green wouldn’t escape Williamsonian nomenclature. The Test is 1377 not out, 35 wickets — all stats scream over hype for the Aussie all-rounder. His WTC final role in Australia now hints he’s almost definitely elite.

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A New Dawn Beckons

With legends stepping back and youngsters stepping up, cricket’s stage is being re-scripted. And if Kane Williamson’s picks are any sign, the game’s future is already shining bright.

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