A huge fan of Bob Dylan, the singer, Bob Willis added the name ‘Dylan’ as his middle name. But that does not take away from this bowler’s amazing will to ...
A right wrist withered by polio was converted into a weapon that struck fear in the hearts of batsmen across the world. Bhagwat Subramanya Chandrasekhar (informally Chandra) was a rare ...
With his lissom figure and unusually long fingers, Lance Gibbs allied pronounced spin and bounce to a fierce accuracy, and all from an unusual chest-on action. In his later years ...
At a time when fast bowling was at its richest in the entire cricket history, Dennis Lillee was the man everyone looked up to. Considered to be the most complete ...
Widely regarded as one of the best leg-spinners of all time, Abdul Qadir rekindled the dying art of leg-spin bowling in an era dominated by pace attack. With a distinct ...
The first Protea to capture 300 test wickets, Allan Donald was for some time the most successful Test bowler in South African cricketing history, and ranks among the best in ...
Courtney Andrew Walsh is a former international cricketer (fast bowler) who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches. He is best ...
Bishen Singh Bedi is a former Indian cricketer and was a graceful slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He was stealthy, silent and deadly, a master of deception who conjured variations in ...
Anderson Montgomery Everton Roberts, better known as Andy Roberts is a former West Indian cricketer and is considered the father of modern West Indian fast bowling. Andy Roberts formed a ...
Arjuna Ranatunga was born on December 1, 1963 at Gampaha, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in political family. Arjuna Ranatunga is the son of Reggie, a well-known politician in Sri Lanka. ...
VVS Laxman is a former Indian cricketer from Hyderabad. The wristy genius, Laxman was known for exquisite timing and like his role model Mohammed Azharuddin, he too was known for ...
Ricky Ponting is one of the most decorated players to ever don the Baggy Green. Boasting more records than any other player in Australian history, Ponting has scored the most ...
David Laud Houghton is a former Zimbabwean Test cricketer. He captained Zimbabwe in their first four Test matches, losing two and drawing two. Zimbabwe won one of the 17 One ...
Rahul Dravid was probably one of the last classical Test match batsmen. His progress into the national side may have been steady and methodical rather than meteoric, but once there, ...
Known throughout his cricket career as the Nawab of Pataudi Junior, a title abolished years later during Indira Gandhi's reforms, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi – "Tiger" or "Pat" to his ...
Sir Clyde Leopold Walcott was a West Indian cricketer and was a member of the "three W's", the other two being Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell. Walcott was the danger ...
David Ivon Gower is a former English cricketer who became the captain of the England cricket team during the 1980s. Described as one of the most stylish left-handed batsmen of ...
Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge MBE is a former member of the West Indies cricket team and with brooding and massively destructive strokeplay was one of the premier opening batsmen of the ...
Possibly Tasmania's all-time favourite cricketing son, David Boon was a pugnacious right-handed batsman who served his state and country with enormous distinction. He was not always the most styli ...
Perhaps the most famous spectacle-wearer ever to have stalked the covers, Clive Lloyd was one of the great captains of all time. With his hulking six-foot frame Lloyd captained the ...
Dean Mervyn Jones is a former Australian cricketer known for his aggressive batting. He played a new game in which he walked down the pitch to fast bowlers, ran frenetically ...
The words street smart, shrewd, and never-say-die are the best words to describe Mohammad Javed Miandad popularly known as Javed Miandad who is a former Pakistani cricketer and captain. He ...
Mark Taylor was such a masterful opening batsman, slip fielder and captain for Australia that he was looked upon as an all-rounder. A heavily built left-hander who played classically late, ...
Ian Chappell was a fearless batsman who hooked and pulled with an indomitable spirit throughout his career, eager to attack and score briskly. Across two full decades of first-class cricket ...
Desmond Leo Haynes, popularly known as the Lion of Barbados was a West Indian cricketer and considered one of the greatest opening batsmen in the history of the game. Haynes ...