Chris Gayle

Gayle played for the West Indies at adolescence all-embracing akin afterwards he denticulate 100 on his capital admission age-old 19 for Jamaica. He played his aboriginal One Day All-embracing 11 months later, and his aboriginal Analysis bout 6 months afterwards that. Gayle, who commonly opens the innings back he plays for the West Indies, is a annihilative batsman who is best able arena aboveboard of the wicket. In July 2001, Gayle (175), calm with Daren Ganga (89) accustomed the almanac for aperture partnerships at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo back they put on 214 calm adjoin Zimbabwe.

However, about speaking he had a apathetic alpha to his all-embracing career, but active it in 2002, catastrophe the year with three centuries adjoin India in November and acceptable the fourth West Indian to account 1,000 runs in a agenda year. Forth with Vivian Richards, Sanath Jayasuriya, Brian Lara, and Sachin Tendulkar he is one of alone bristles players in One Day All-embracing history to accept three or added array of 150. In 2005, Gayle was alone for the aboriginal Analysis adjoin South Africa forth with six added players afterward a altercation over advocacy issues (see below). He alternate for the additional analysis but had a poor alternation until the fourth Test, area he fabricated his career-best: a match-saving 317. It was the aboriginal anytime amateur aeon adjoin South Africa and up until Mahela Jayawardene fabricated 374, it was the accomplished alone Analysis account adjoin them.

In August 2005, Gayle abutting Worcestershire for the blow of the English season, arena eight matches. He fabricated two half-centuries in three aboriginal chic matches and two half-centuries in bristles one-day matches, and won one Man of the Bout accolade in the one-day National League. However, Worcestershire were relegated afterwards Gayle fabricated 1 in the final bout adjoin Lancashire. Gayle was called Player of the 2006 Champions Trophy, area the West Indies about dedicated the appellation which they won in 2004, actuality defeated in the final by Australia. Gayle denticulate three centuries and totaled 474 runs, 150 added than any added batsman, and additionally took eight wickets in as abounding matches. Gayle, in befitting with the blow of the West Indies team, had a poor World Cup in 2007. He recorded a alternation of low scores; the one barring actuality a baking 79 off 58 assurance adjoin England in the West Indies' final match.

Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhan

Kapil Dev fabricated his Test candid admission in Faisalabad, Pakistan on 16 October 1978 and admitting his bout abstracts were unimpressive, the numbers did not back any admeasurement of Kapil's addition in the match. With his acceleration and bounce, he bought blitheness to the Indian players back Pakistani batsmen were abashed with bouncers that clanged the helmet on added than one occasion. Kapil Dev additionally captured his beginning wicket of Sadiq Mohammad with his brand outswinger. Kapil Dev showcased his all-rounder aptitude back he denticulate India's fastest Test half-century off 33 assurance and 2 sixes in anniversary of the innings during the 3rd Test bout at National Stadium, Karachi, admitting India absent the bout and the alternation 2–0. In the ensuring alternation adjoin a visiting West Indies team, he denticulate his beginning Test aeon (126) at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi in aloof 124 assurance and had a abiding bowling achievement (17 wickets at 33.00). Ominous signs of Kapil Dev's affection for England showed up in the ensuring series, Kapil's aboriginal alfresco the sub-continent. Kapil Dev best up his aboriginal 5-wicket booty and all of England's wickets, admitting it came at a huge amount (48 overs and 146 runs conceded) as England denticulate a behemothic 633 and won the bout comfortably. Kapil Dev accomplished the alternation with 16 wickets admitting his batting booty of 45 runs (Average: 7.5) was unimpressive. Kapil Dev's admission in ODI Candid happened in the beforehand bout of Pakistan area his alone achievement was accustomed and it backward the aforementioned as both Kapil Dev and India had a poor attack at the 1979 Candid World Cup.

Kapil Dev accustomed himself as India's arch fast bowler back he took two 5-wicket hauls and concluded the home alternation adjoin Australia with 28 wickets (Average: 22.32) and additionally 212 runs that included a half-century. Kapil Dev acquired acclaim in the 6-Test home alternation adjoin Pakistan in the 1979–80 division back he led India to 2 victories adjoin the visitors – already with the bat (69) at Wankhede Stadium, Bombay (Now Mumbai) and the additional time with bat and brawl (10-wicket booty in bout – 4/90 in the aboriginal innings and 7/56 in the additional innings, 84 in 98 assurance with his bat) at Chepauk, Madras (Now Chennai). Kapil Dev ante his all-round achievement in this bout as his best bowling accomplishment in his career and his additional innings amount of 7/56 was his best to-date. During the series, he additionally became the youngest Test amateur to accomplish the all-round bifold of 100 Wickets and 1000 Runs and in 25 matches (although Ian Botham took aloof 21 matches to accomplish the aforementioned feat) and accomplished the alternation with 32 wickets (Ave: 17.68) and 278 runs that included 2 fiftie

Rahul Dravid

Dravid had a black alpha to his career authoritative his admission in one-dayers adjoin Sri Lankan candid aggregation in the Singer Cup in Singapore anon afterwards World Cup in March 1996, replacing Vinod Kambli. Subsequently, he was alone from the team, until he was best afresh for the bout of England.

He again fabricated his admission in the Additional Test adjoin England forth with Sourav Ganguly,when Sanjay Manjrekar got afflicted afterwards the aboriginal Test bout on that tour.

Rahul denticulate 95 and captivated his position on Manjrekar's acknowledgment for the Third Test, scoring 84 . Afterwards abstinent achievement in home alternation adjoin Australia and South Africa, Dravid bankrupt through on the 1996-97 bout of South Africa. He batted at No. 3 in the third Test in Johannesburg, scoring his beginning aeon with 148 and 81, the top account in anniversary innings to affirmation his aboriginal man of the bout accolade . He fabricated his aboriginal half-century adjoin Pakistan in the Sahara Cup in 1996, scoring 90 in his 10th ODI .

In the 18 months catastrophe in mid-1998, he played in an abroad alternation adjoin the West Indies, home and abroad alternation adjoin Sri Lanka and a home alternation adjoin Australia, he denticulate consistently, with 964 runs at an boilerplate of 56.7. He denticulate eleven half-centuries but was clumsy to catechumen them to amateur figures. He denticulate his additional aeon in backward 1998 adjoin Zimbabwe in a one-off Test match, top-scoring in both innings with 148 and 44, but was clumsy to anticipate an Indian defeat. He became the third Indian batsman afterwards Vijay Hazare and Sunil Gavaskar to account centuries in both innings of a bout during the 1999 New Year's Test bout adjoin New Zealand with 190 and 103* to force a draw . He had a abstinent division in the subcontinent in aboriginal 1999, scoring 269 runs at an boilerplate of 38.42 with one aeon afore scoring 239 at an boilerplate of 39.8 including a aeon adjoin New Zealand in backward 1999. This was followed by a poor abroad alternation adjoin Australia and addition poor home alternation adjoin South Africa, accumulating aloof 187 runs at an boilerplate of 18.7. He again denticulate 200*, his aboriginal bifold century, adjoin Zimbabwe in Delhi, which forth with 70* in the additional innings helped India to victory. It was the aboriginal time he had anesthetized 50 in 12 months and he followed this with a 162 in the afterward Test, giving him 432 runs in the two bout alternation at an boilerplate of 432

Justin Langer

Langer is acclaimed for his leash of duals with Shoaib Akhtar. They both accept abundant account for anniversary added as able-bodied as fear. Langer already said he has nightmares because of arrow bouncers and acceptable breadth deliveries, Shoaib answered that he has nightmares of Langer's aboveboard cuts, awning drives, pulls and hooks.[citation needed]

During a bout in Peshawar in 1998, Langer and Mark Taylor had a massive partnership. Shoaib was bowling at an acute clip on a batsman's paradise. In that bout Langer played a aboveboard drive off Akhtar's bowling that went for four amid abysmal point and abysmal astern point. Shoaib ante this attempt as the best achievement played by a batsman adjoin his bowling.

Makhaya Ntini and Curtly Ambrose are amid the actual few bowlers who accept been able to use their clip and accurateness to burden Langer. In his 100th test, Langer was hit by a adverse bouncer from Ntini (South Africa v Australia, 3rd Test, Johannesburg, 2nd day). He underwent scans in hospital and suffered concussion, but was austere of austere injury. He was afresh hit with the aboriginal brawl of Australia's innings on the additional day, at Johannesburg, and was helped from the field, actualization unsteady. Despite the accident of actuality dead if hit on the arch again, Langer bedlam up to bat if it was appropriate of him. Captain Ricky Ponting wrote in his diary, that because of Langer's ambition of defying medical advice, he would accept had to acknowledge the run hunt and cost the bout to anticipate Langer from adverse the bowling. Brett Lee denticulate the acceptable runs afore he was needed, however.

Justin Langer's best notable aperture batting accomplice was Matthew Hayden. The aperture brace represented Australia in added than 100 Analysis innings.[22] The brace fabricated 5654 runs while batting calm in partnerships, with an boilerplate of 51 runs per partnership; alone Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes of the West Indies accept denticulate added Analysis runs as a partnership, with 6482

Kyle Mills

Kyle David Mills (born 15 March 1979 in Auckland) is a New Zealand cricketer. Kyle is right-arm clip bowler who can additionally account quick runs in the after stages of one day innings; in October 2009 he accomplished his aiguille position of 1st on the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Bowling Rankings.

Having been afflicted in Australia in February 2007, Mills was affected to abjure from the 2007 World Cup. After an operation on a patella bond and a winter of rehabilitation, Mills formed his way aback to fettle to booty allotment in New Zealand's bout of South Africa in November/December 2007.

Called in to the Test side, Mills was affected to abjure from the additional and final Test due to a abdomen bug. Coming beginning in to the three bout one day series, Mills was the aces of the New Zealand bowlers in all three matches demography career best abstracts of 5 for 25 in the alternation opener.

Despite New Zealand accident the alternation 2-1, Mills was called Man of the Series, a applicable approval for three able displays of aperture bowling.

Ramnaresh Sarwan

Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan (born June 23, 1980, Wakenaam Island, Guyana) is a West Indian cricketer of Indo-Guyanese agent and affiliate of the West Indies candid team.

Sarwan grew up in the baby apple alfresco the basic burghal of Guyana, Georgetown area he played for Georgetown Candid Club

He has been a affiliate of the West Indies candid aggregation back his Test admission adjoin Pakistan at Barbados in May 2000 - a bout in which he was best in both innings including a aboriginal innings account of 84 not out. He absent scoring his beginning Test aeon adjoin South Africa in March 2001 back he was run out for 91. His account of 78 in the additional Test adjoin India at Chennai in October 2002 was his fourth innings of 75+ that was not adapted into a century. His beginning Test aeon came in his abutting Test alternation adjoin Bangladesh at Dhaka. His abutting Test aeon came adjoin Australia at St. John's in May 2003. His best innings (291) came adjoin England in February/March 2009. Sarwan is additionally a part-time leg-break bowler with best bowling abstracts of 4 for 37.

During the best contempo altercation involving the bowling activity of Sri Lanka abundant Muttiah Muralitharan, which led to an International Candid Council analysis of best of the world's international-class bowlers, Sarwan was begin to be the alone bowler activated who did not breach the Laws of Candid apropos the straightening of the arm during delivery.

On June 23, 2006 (his 26th birthday) while arena adjoin India Sarwan hit 6 fours in an over off Munaf Patel and emulated Sandeep Patil (off Bob Willis, seven balls) and Chris Gayle (off Matthew Hoggard, six balls) arena at Warner Park Sporting Complex.

Wasim Akram

Wasim fabricated his Test admission for Pakistani candid aggregation adjoin New Zealand in aboriginal 1985 and in alone his additional Test he fabricated his attendance acquainted with a ten-wicket haul. Like a few added Pakistani cricketers of his time, he was articular at club akin and bypassed capital calm competition, entering all-embracing candid directly. A few weeks above-mentioned to his alternative into the Pakistani team, he was an alien club cricketer who had bootless to alike accomplish it to his academy team. He came to the trials at Qaddafi Stadium Lahore, but for the aboriginal two canicule he did not get a adventitious to bowl. On the third day he got the adventitious and the assemblage about him saw the abeyant and was spotted by Javed Miandad, and as a aftereffect of his insisting was it that Wasim was accustomed an befalling to comedy for Pakistan. After that division he commutual with Imran Khan, who became his mentor, at the World Championship of Candid in Australia.

He was an actual angel of the cricketing circles of Pakistan and Worldwide. In 1987 World Cup, back Pakistan played West Indies, Wasim bowled to Viv Richards in the backward overs of the innings but Richards, admired as the best and best annihilative batsman of his era, could not account bound off him. Richards after paid acclaim to Wasim's affection yorkers.

Wasim's acceleration in all-embracing candid was accelerated during the antecedent years. Back Pakistan toured the West Indies in 1988, he looked to be the quickest bowler amid the two sides. However, a austere beam abrasion impeded his career in the backward 1980s. Following two surgeries, he re-emerged in 1990 as a bowler who focused added on beat and ascendancy than speed.