Cricket's most traditional format is the test match. The three qualities one needs most to succeed in Test cricket are discipline, dedication, and patience. When a ball goes outside the off-stump, batters frequently abandon it and fail to chase it. However, some players enjoy hitting the bowlers regardless of the format. Let us look at cricketers with the best strike rate in test cricket.

1. Virender Sehwag

Sehwag scored 8586 runs with a fantastic strike rate of 82.23 and an impressive average of 49.3 in 104 games. In his Test career, he scored 23 tonnes and 32 fifties while smashing two triple-hundreds with a strike rate of 100. Sehwag had only one rule: strike the bowlers from the first delivery. The Delhite, who likes to hit boundaries, made 1233 fours and 91 sixes.

2. Adam Gilchrist

In the limited over formats, Gilly used to start the innings, but in the test formats, he batted at No. 5 and fearlessly attacked the best bowlers in the world. In 96 test matches, the southpaw amassed 5570 runs with an impressive strike rate of 81.95. He hit 17 hundred and 26 fifties while averaging 47.60. In the format, he achieved a score of 204*.

3. David Warner

David Warner approaches the Test match batting as Sehwag does. He is the opening batsman and frequently faces challenging situations, yet he does not wholly withdraw into himself. Warner has been able to play consistently in Test cricket despite batting freely against the new ball. In Test cricket, he has a 48.94 average and a 72.85 strike rate.

4. Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev uses his ability to swing the ball away from right-handers and he was the first Indian fast bowler to surpass 400 wickets in Test cricket. Kapil was excellent with the ball. He was also quite proficient with the bat. He had a tremendous effect on India when batting at position number seven. Throughout his 16-year Test career, Kapil kept his strike rate over 80.

5. Tillakaratne Dilshan

The 38-year-old opened for his nation in all three formats, which is somewhat unusual, and his unconventional range of strokes made him the best. Although the "Dil-scoopTest "'s career, which included 16 hundred and nearly 5,500 runs, appears to be ended, he is still a fixture on the limited-overs stage.

6. Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi, a former all-rounder for Pakistan, tops the list with an 86.97 strike rate. He is bold and intrusive. Due to his more significant success in white-ball cricket than red-ball, Afridi only participated in 27 test matches from 1998 to 2010, scoring 1716 runs at a respectable average of 36.5. Also known as "Boom Boom," he took 48 wickets. He amassed five centuries and eight half-centuries while batting. His highest total in the game's most extended format was 156 against India in 2006.

7. Tim Southee

The 6.3-foot man has played 88 Test matches for New Zealand and has amassed 1855 runs at a respectable strike rate of 82.81. Southee, who ranks among the top swing bowlers in the world, has taken 347 wickets so far. The Kiwi is more of a bowling all-rounder than a bowler because he enjoys slamming the bowlers during batting. Tim Southee just defeated India in the Test Championship final at Southampton.

8. Graeme Swann

Another unexpected name on the list is former English off-spinner Graeme Swann, who had a strike rate of 76.49 in Test cricket. Swann participated in 60 games for England in the most extended format, scoring 1370 runs while batting lower and taking 255 wickets with the ball. His best batting average was 85, and he also made five half-centuries.

9. Sanath Jayasuriya

In limited-overs cricket, the pinch-hitting position became necessary rather than novel because of Sanath Jayasuriya's harsh batting style. And although his statistics show that he was more successful in the white-ball forms, the Sri Lankan left-hander was successful in bringing the same aggressive attitude to the Test arena.

10. Vivian Richards

Vivian Richards has a Test batting average above 50 and a Test batting strike rate over 70. The former captain of the West Indies dominated bowling of all kinds in all circumstances. Between 1974 and 1991, Richards participated in 121 Test matches for the West Indies, scoring 8540 runs, including 24 hundred and 45 fifty-sixes.