Cricketers who are widely regarded as among the best to have ever played the game include:
Sir Donald Bradman – An Australian cricketer who is widely considered to be the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman played 52 Test matches for Australia between 1928 and 1948, scoring a record 6,996 runs at an average of 99.94.
Sachin Tendulkar – A retired Indian cricketer who is considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time. Tendulkar played 200 Test matches and 463 One Day Internationals for India, scoring a record 15,921 Test runs and 18,426 ODI runs.
Sir Garfield Sobers – A former West Indian cricketer who is considered one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the game. Sobers played 93 Test matches for the West Indies between 1954 and 1974, scoring 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets.
Sir Vivian Richards – A retired West Indian cricketer who is considered one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the game. Richards played 121 Test matches for the West Indies between 1974 and 1991, scoring 8,540 runs at an average of 50.23.
Shane Warne – A retired Australian cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest spin bowlers in the history of the game. Warne played 145 Test matches for Australia between 1992 and 2007, taking 708 wickets at an average of 25.41.
Sir Ian Botham – A former English cricketer who is considered one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the game. Botham played 102 Test matches for England between 1977 and 1992, scoring 5,200 runs and taking 383 wickets.
Wasim Akram – A retired Pakistani cricketer who is considered one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of the game. Akram played 104 Test matches and 356 One Day Internationals for Pakistan between 1984 and 2003, taking 414 Test wickets and 502 ODI wickets.
Brian Lara – A retired West Indian cricketer who is considered one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the game. Lara played 131 Test matches and 299 One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1990 and 2007, scoring 11,953 Test runs and 10,405 ODI runs.
Sir Jack Hobbs – An English cricketer who is considered one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the game. Hobbs played 61 Test matches for England between 1908 and 1930, scoring 5,410 runs at an average of 56.94.
Sunil Gavaskar – A retired Indian cricketer who is considered one of the greatest opening batsmen in the history of the game. Gavaskar played 125 Test matches for India between 1971 and 1987, scoring 10,122 runs at an average of 51.12.
