Top 10 away performers in 2014

You can judge the true character of any player in cricket by how he plays away from home because it’s only when a player is thrown in deep waters does his temperament and attitude shine through.In more ways than one, 2014 was a year where stereotypes were disbanded; Australia beat South Africa in South Africa, Sri Lanka beat England in England and South Africa performed quite well in the spinning tracks of Sri Lanka.All these would not have been possible had it not been for some freak performances from individual players.Let’s have a look at the top 10 away performers in 2014:

#10 Murali Vijay

 

“I have learnt a lot from my dad, especially how to handle tough situations in life. He gives me a lot of strength” – Murali Vijay on his humble roots

 

Vijay is India’s next VVS Laxman in the making and has shown great promise in 2014. One of the few positives from India’s tour of England, scoring 402 runs with a highest score of 146, he carried that form into the ongoing Australia series pacing up the innings in Adelaide by scoring 144.

In the 3 matches so far he has scored 378 runs at an average of 94.50 and is slowly developing into India’s pillar of strength at the top. The Tamil Nadu batsman is already 30, but if we can give India a solid five years at the top, he would have done the team a lot of good.