England cricket icon Michael Vaughan has lavished praise on Ben Duckett after the batter's stellar innings against India on Tuesday.
The Three Lions pulled off a remarkable win at Headingly, posting 373-5 to go 1-0 up in the series.
Duckett was the star of the show, with the 30-year-old hitting a brilliant 149 - with Zak Crawley and Joe Root also producing the goods.
The Test match will live long in the memory, with England producing one of their best performances of the Bazball era so far.
England cricket icon Michael Vaughan has lavished praise on Ben Duckett after the batter's stellar innings against India on Tuesday
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And Vaughan, speaking to the Telegraph, singled out Duckett for praise while also expressing a belief the batter 'doesn't get the credit he deserves'.
"At the heart of this win was Ben Duckett. He doesn’t get the credit he deserves in this team," said the former skipper.
"Pound for pound, I reckon he is the best all-format batsman in international cricket right now.
"There may be players who are better at one of the formats, but none of them are as good at all three.
"Others in the conversation would be Travis Head or Aiden Markram, but on current form I’d have Ben over them, especially as he does it in such a tough position, opening, across all formats.
"Duckett is unique, and there is a bit of genius about him. His reverse-sweeping of Ravindra Jadeja in this game was staggering.
"It’s his smile and relaxed manner, allied with an incredible eye for the ball and clever strategies, that make him so brilliant.
"He sets the tone for a batting order that is very settled at the start of a massive year.
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Ben Duckett was the star of the show as England beat India at Headingly
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"I’ve been working on Indian TV this week, and my colleagues there, including Harsha Bhogle, think England have the best batting line-up in the world."
Vaughan also admitted that England were let off the hook, insisting India would have secured victory if they'd 'held some simple catches'.
He added: "That was a truly incredible win for England. The mindset England have is potent.
"The captain and coach have fostered a belief that they can win from any situation, no matter how bleak it might look.
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"India controlled the game, and played well for three-quarters of it.
"They scored five individual centuries and Jasprit Bumrah looked utterly unplayable at times.
"They were 430 for three on day two, and 339 in front, five wickets down on day four, and lost.
"If they had held some simple catches, they would have been out of sight on first innings."
Michael Vaughan has hailed England's mentality after their outstanding Test match win over India
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The second Test between England and India will run from July 2 to July 6.
Whether the hosts can build on their victory at Headingly remains to be seen.
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