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List of 10 Great cricketers of all time
Cricket is not only a soulful play that connects two countries but it does make a player believe in itself through its game and hitting good shots through an individual concise.
Cricket has its eleven special players playing for their own country. The entire game is watched by tons of crowd cheering for their countries. Being a friendly game it has also build up a space of emotion and mindfulness amongst the audience.
Therefore over here we will mention some of the handpicked greatest cricketers in the entire world.
Starting with the god of cricket!
1) Sachin Tendulkar
He is taller than the tallest with his unique performance. He is the master of legendry shots and moments. He is one of the greatest run-scorer and the greatest batsman in the history of cricket as well. Sachin is not just a name but a glorified hero domestically and internationally in cricket. Sachin Tendulkar also played in all three o the format and every time he used to surprise us with his skill full batting.
He is the only one player to score a record-breaking 30000 runs in ODI as well as tests and others. He is also one of the best test batsmen of all time. Taking a healthy position behind Don Bradman.
Tendulkar received various awards and accolades that include the Arjuna award, the very prestigious Padma Shree award, and more. Apart from this, he was also provided with the honorary rank of group captain by the Indian Air Force.
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2) Sir Donald Bradman
Sir Bradman started playing cricket with just a random cricket stump and a golf ball, which helped him practice the real cricket sports. He had his own set of tactics that was known as ‘the body’ which was applied by him while playing. He had a very entertaining playing style which is still remembered in history.
He was also known as the greatest living Australian. Bradman kept a fine line between his playing and his emotions which were clearly seen in his actions. He made his first-class debut in Adelaide, Oval at the age of 19. Whereas, when he was performing in Queensland, he made scores like 87 and 132 at the end of the test match innings. In another test match, he had scored 334 not out which was recorded as one of the massive scores in the decade.
As a whole Don Bradman made total runs of 6,996 onboard.
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3) Kapil Dev
A great grand genius who has topped the world cup match in the year 1983. He won the world cup of 1983 and was further happily a part of the forms of cricket that includes tests, ODI, and other tournaments in the line.
Kapil was also selected in the Dulip trophy as well as Irani trophy and wills trophy for his performance.
Starting from the very first year of 1976 to 1983 and more Kapil Dev has always kept us holding with his not only tiger bodied performance but he also has his own wicket-taking hauls which include five-wicket ones as well as 3 wickets and 2 wickets one as well.
On the other hand, his Ranji Trophy achievements are also very diverse. He was named in the Wisden cricketer Almanack as well for his outstanding performance.
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4) WC Grace
His technical innovations and enormous influence led to a lasting impression. WC Grace was an amazing player with his quality cricket playing shots and stats.
He was an outstanding all-rounder. Be it batting, bowling or fielding, he knew the apt points that could make him score more or have more of wickets. His highest wicket-taking numbers were 191.
WC Grace performed well in Nottinghamshire, County Championship, and more.
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5) Garry Sobers
Garry Sobers was gain a brilliant cricket player. Sobers gained useful experience by bowling to wanderers. He was also a skilled spin bowler who was dedicated to his bowling method.
Garry sobers made 8,032 runs in total in just test matches as a whole. He was mainly included in the Barbados cricket association. He had scored his best maiden test century progressing to 365 on a total runs. Sobers was named in the ICC cricket hall of fame which is still alive with its memories. In his first-class debut appearance he scored 46 and 27. At first, his performance was not that good but within the time he polished his skills, he took 2 to 3 wickets in the matches and he scored 2,250 runs in the other 24 matches which are quite a decent score.
Sobers also had an excellent phase while performing against Australia.
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6) Shane Warne
If we speak about Shane Warne there are various instances that make us remember his match innings as well as highlights. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time.
Shane Warne was named as one of the best Wisden cricketers of all time as well.
He was the only bowler who was selected in the quintet. He took 1000 wickets also in all the matches; He also quite useful lower-order batsman, who has scored more than 3000 test runs as a whole in a few of the matches. In terms of the IPL team, he was included in the CSK - Chennai and RR - Rajasthan team.
With his epic batting, he had scored 1.018 ODI runs as well as 3,154 test runs as a whole.
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7) Jaquess Kallis
Kallis is a South African cricketer who has performed brilliantly with his outstanding fast-medium swing bowling. Kallis was one of the best cricketers in history. He has taken over 250 wickets in both ODI and test matches and had a record of making 55 runs per over in his matches.
He also scored 13289 runs in just test match. He is also the second-highest scorer in the test matches. He was named as a leading cricketer in the Wisden Cricketer of the year. Kallis had played for Wynberg boys high school.
Kallis played for various dignified trophies that included ICC Champions Trophy, Cricket World Cup and more
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8) Jack Hobbs
Hobbs was an English professional cricketer, who had played about 61 test matches. He is also the leading run-scorer and century-maker in first-class cricket. He had a unique style in his batting plus Hobbs's success was based on his fast footwork.
He was an opening batsman always. He was also mainly famous for his batting in difficult pitches. Total runs made by Jack Hobbs were 5,410. Jack Hobbs is one of the known names in the cricket fraternity. His approach towards running between the wickets was quite appreciating. He had hit 62,100 and more runs in his matches.
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9) Sir Viv Richards
Sir Viv Richards is again a grand cricketer who has played legendry innings in his entire career. He is one of the greatest ODI batsmen in the space. A test match batsman as well he was to score well.
Viv Richards scored 8,540 runs in 121 test matches as a whole in about 121 test matches at an average of 50.23.
It is surprising to know that he had scored more than 36000 runs in first-class cricket.
It is said that he had discovered cricket at a very young age. He made his test debut in the year 1974 where he made 100 first-class centuries. He was named as one of the five Wisden cricketers of the century. Viv had a strike rate of over 150. He was not only a batting ace but a bowler by determination.
Viv Richards was phenomenal in his work towards cricket.
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10. Brian Lara
Lara is a former cricketer who has hold his experience with his valuable play in cricket. Brain Lara topped the test batting rankings as well. With 501 not out, he was all energized always with his cricket allowance.
He is the highest wicket-taker in the test as well as ODI matches.
1987 was a breakthrough year for Lara which had its score as 498 breaking the record.
In 1993 he scored 277 in a match which was against Australia.
He played for teams like Chittagong Kings, Bangladesh Premier League, and more.
Brian made 10,405 ODI runs as well as 11,953 runs in a test match. Lara had announced his retirement in the year 2007.
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In conclusion
These were some of the best all-rounders in cricket. Tell us your views on this, if you found this writeup worth the while
