Steve Waugh
Stephen Rodger Waugh, or Steve Waugh as he is popularly known is one of the most successful batsmen and captains in the world. Born in 1965 in Canterbury, Sydney, this right handed batsman played for the Australian national team for nearly two decades. Apart from Australia, he has also played for Ireland. He has ventured [...]
Shane Warne
The ball is his weapon and the pitch his battlefield, legends have fallen and records have been shattered when this man has held the cherry. The masses have roared for him and posters of “You have been Warned” have been put up whenever he is on the field. One of the 5 Wisden cricketers of [...]
Ricky Ponting
He plays all the shots given in the book with a full flourish of the bat and knows only to attack; and his breathtaking, dead-eye fielding is a force in the game by itself. He can be called a gambler or even a buccaneer but most importantly, he is a leader. Called ‘Punter’ by his [...]
Michael Hussey
His nickname is ‘Mr. Cricket’, and this, more than anything else, illustrates his prowess on the field. Michael Hussey, a left handed opening batsman of the Australian team who has a way of playing his game like Bradman did in his time,can be called the new man on the block. His story is not [...]
Matthew Hayden
Matthew Hayden is a left handed opening batsman of the Australian cricket team. Born in 1971, this 35 years old batsman is powerful hitter of the ball and an excellent team player. However, one of his greatest strengths is the fact he is also a fisherman and loves to fish with his best mate and [...]
Glenn McGrath
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1998, Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year 1999, Allan Border Medalist 2000, Test Player of the year 2000, One Day International Player of the year 2001, Wisden Australia Cricketer of the year 2005-06. These are just a few of his accolades that he has received over the years in this [...]
Don Bradman
A man who was the shortest in the team but who aimed for the highest. A man who loved cricket more than his life and gave it a whole new meaning. He is someone who may not be alive in person, but he comes to life whenever someone hits a boundary or raises his bat [...]
Brett Lee
Is that a plane, is that a bird? No, its not even Superman, its none other than the fastest bowler in the world, he who has clocked a flicker above or below 100 mph and has blown the opposition’s top, middle and bottom order with his sheer pace. This Ferrari of cricket is none other [...]
Andrew Symonds
Flowing locks, loud grunts and loads of gusto, this is Andrew Symonds to you. Born in the streets of, Birmingham, England, who could have ever imagined that he would one day be seen making lives miserable of individuals from his birth place. Well known for his ability to hit huge sixes way over the bowler’s [...]
Adam Gilchrist
He can open an innings and dampen the hopes of the opponents at the very start of the day or he can come like a messiah towards the end of the same and ruin the expectations of the rivals hoping to run away with the game. He is one the best in his game, and [...]
Michael Holding
It was a 1981 series between England and West Indies and the formidable Geoff Boycott, the king of Yorkshire cricket was being put into rather compromising positions. A tall fast bowler from the music loving Jamaica, standing at 6’4†was creating music of a different kind. The first five deliveries of the over were enough [...]
Courtney Walsh
This Jamaican workhorse is popular in the cricketing world for his quiet and determined manner. His achievements speak for his ability, being the highest wicket-taker among fast bowlers with 519 test wickets. He set an example for everyone with his sportsmanship and gentlemanly behaviour throughout his illustrious career. Courtney was born in Kingston, Jamaica on [...]
Andy Roberts
The passive expression and the focused eyes of a savage hunter. No display of emotion whether he got a wicket or was stuck for a boundary. The heavy artillery bowling attack which was a part of the revived and aggressive West Indian team began with him: Anderson Montgomery Everton ‘Andy’ Roberts was born on 29 [...]
Malcolm Marshall
The first thing that you noticed about him when he would come in to bowl was the fact that he was short. In fact at 5’10â€, he looked a mere toddler when standing with the rest of his formidable above 6’5†bowling comrades. But the next thing you noticed was the fear he managed to [...]
Jeff Dujon
He was a revelation at a time when fielding was at the lower ebb of the priority list and a wicket keeper’s job was considered genuinely thankless. Peter Jeffrey Leroy Dujon was the wicket keeper of the West Indian team in its glory years. He was the crucial link in the terrific combination and the [...]
Gordon Greenidge
The more dynamic half of the greatest opening duo in test cricket history, when it came to batting but morose otherwise, Gordon Greenidge was the flamboyant firework of West Indies. He was capable of destroying any bowling attack on his day. He was as comfortable driving balls through covers as he was smashing pulls and [...]
Sir Clive Lloyd
Clive Hubert Lloyd, the most successful West Indian captain of all times, was born on 31 August 1944 in Georgetown. He captained the West Indies fro 1974 to 1985. he guided them to two world cup victories in 1975 and 1979. He scored a century in the first World Cup final at Lord’s to guide [...]
Sir Clyde Walcott
Much before the West Indians emerged as a world cricketing force; when the island nation was still a novice in the world of international cricket, much before Lloyd and Richards and Haynes attained superstardom, the West Indian batting scene was dominated by three neighbors from Barbados, three school mates who scripted the destiny of their [...]
Brian Lara
Brian Charles Lara, the Prince, has been a phenomenon in himself that took the cricketing world by storm in the last decade. Born on May 2, 1969, this natural stroke maker was the second youngest in a family of 11 children growing up in Cantaro, a small village a few kilometers north of Port of [...]
Sir Vivian Richards
It was the second test match of the India West Indies series in 1974 in New Delhi. In a typical Indian dust bed of a wicket, the Indian spinners were licking their fingers at the prospect of taking on the mighty West Indians. But a tall Antiguan, a new kid on the block, had different [...]
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