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Despite their strong bond and memorable IPL partnerships for RCB, AB de Villiers didn't include Virat Kohli in his top five Test cricketers. De Villiers named Jacques Kallis, Andrew Flintoff, Mohammad Asif, Shane Warne, and Sachin Tendulkar. He praised Kallis as potentially the best cricketer ever and Asif as the best seamer he faced.

England's Ben Stokes achieved a monumental feat, joining Garry Sobers and Jacques Kallis as the only players with 7,000+ Test runs and 200+ wickets. He marked the milestone during the fourth Test against India, also scoring his 14th Test century. Stokes recently surpassed 11,000 international runs and leads the series' wicket tally with 16.