Sportskeeda's Test Batsman of the Year 2015 - counting down from No. 10 to No. 1
Another riveting year for cricket is approaching its end and it is time for us to look back at all that has transpired in the past 12 months. The longest format of the game, in particular, has seen some gruelling action and several great performances with both bat and ball.While we have seen a few bowlers pick up wickets in heaps, some of the batsmen have been equally good at scoring big runs for their respective teams. As many as 6 batsmen have crossed the 1000-run barrier in Test cricket this year.From among those who performed exceptionally with the bat in Tests this year, we have picked up 10 of the best and ranked them on the basis of how well they have done – culminating in the crowning of the Test Batsman of the Year 2015.
#10 Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
| MAT | RUNS | AVG | HS | 100s |
| 11 | 845 | 42.25 | 122 | 3 |
The Sri Lankan team is currently in the transition phase following the retirement of batting stalwarts Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardena. The absence of the duo has surely increased the burden on their skipper, Angelo Mathews, as he is now the most experienced batsman in the team.
Although his performance in Tests this year was not up to the high standards Mathews has set so far in his career, he definitely played a decent hand for his team. Despite having a number of low scores in the year, he managed to come up with a century or a fifty every now and then.
Mathews had a tally of 845 runs which he scored at an average of a shade above 42. All his 3 centuries this year came in losing causes, one against Pakistan and two against India. It is important for Mathews to keep performing consistently for the Sri Lanka Test team to get back in shape.