Top 10 Cricketer in India

  1. Sachin Tendulkar

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A renowned professional Indian batsman, was born on April 24, 1973 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was inspired by his brother Ajit to become a cricketer. He married Anjali in 1995 and they have a daughter, Sara and a son, Arjun. He is pop-ularly known as “Little Master”, “Master Blaster”, “Maestro” and “Tendlya” in the cricket world,Tendulkar was a part of the 2011 Cricket World Cup winning Indian team in the later part of his career, Almost Every batting record belongs to him.

2. Don Bradman

During a 20-year playing career, Bradman consistently scored at a level that made him, in the words of former Australia captain bill woodfull, "worth three batsmen to Australia". A controversial set of tactics, known as Bodyline, was specifically devised by the England team to curb his scoring. A test career average of 99.94 is often cited as the greatest achievement by any sportsman in any major sport.

3. Viv Richards

Several prominent personalities including former cricketer and legendary fast bowler and all rounder Imran khan and noted writer John Birmingham are of the opinion that Richards was the best ever batsman against genuine fast bowling.

4. Imran Khan

He was Pakistan's most successful cricket captain, the best all rounder Pakistan has produced. Khan achieved the all-rounder's triple (securing 3000 runs and 300 wickets) in 75 Tests, the second fastest record behind Ian botham's 72.

5. Jacques Kallis

England batsman and captain Michael Vaughan wrote that Kallis, "as a batsman, is the best player in the world.

Gautam Gambhir, a dynamic left handed batsman from India suggested he is even better than his own countryman Sachin Tendulkar..

6. Muthiah Muralitharan

Muralitharan is the first wrist-spinning off-spinner in the history of the game. He bowls marathon spells, yet he is usually on the attack. Muttiah Muralitharan holds a number of world records, and several firsts, Averaging over six wickets per Test, Muralitharan is one of the most successful bowlers in the game.

7. Shane Warne

Warne combined the ability to turn the ball prodigiously, even on unhelpful pitches, with unerring accuracy and a variation of deliveries (notable among these being the flipper) In the latter stages of his career, variation was less evident, despite regular press conferences announcing a "new" delivery for each series he participated in.

8. Brian Lara

He is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of his era and one of the finest ever to have graced the game.Lara holds several world records for high scoring 400 not out for the West Indies against England in 2004 is World record.

9. Garfield Sobers

An outstanding all-rounder, Sobers was left-handed as both batsman and bolwerr. His versatility enabled him to bowl all varieties of left-arm bowling from spin to fast-medium. As a fielder he was usually stationed close to the wicket but he was also a very capable outfielder.

10. Rahul Dravid

David is known for his technique, and had been one of the best batsmen in the Indian cricket team. Dravid is the fourth -highest run scorer in Test cricket, after Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky pointing & Kallis and is only 2nd Indian cricketer, after Tendulkar to score 10,000 runs both in Tests and in ODIs.