Widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.In 2002, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, next to Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one day international (ODI) batsman of all time, next to Viv Richards. Tendulkar was the only player of the current generation to be included in Bradman’s Eleven, the dream team of Donald Bradman, published in his biography.
Tendulkar is the highest run scorer in both Test matches and ODIs, and also the batsman with the most centuries in either form of the game. The first player to score fifty centuries in all international cricket combined, he now has more than eighty international centuries.
On October 17, 2008, when he surpassed Brian Lara’s record for the most runs scored in Test Cricket, he also became the first batsman to score 12,000 runs in that form of the game, having also been the third batsman and first Indian to pass 11,000 runs in Test cricket.
He was also the first player to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals, and also the first player to cross every subsequent 1000-run mark that has been crossed in ODI cricket history.
Tendulkar surpassed Australia’s Allan Border to become the player to cross the 50-run mark the most number of times in Test cricket history, and also the second ever player to score 10 Test centuries against Australia, after only Sir Jack Hobbs of England more than 70 years back. Tendulkar has been honored with the Padma Vibhushan award, India’s second highest civilian award, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India’s highest sporting honor.
He is widely regarded as one of the finest batsmen ever. He topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions and holds several cricketing records.
He also holds the record for the highest individual score in a test innings after scoring 400 not out against England at Antigua in 2004.
Remarkably, he is the only batsman to have ever scored a hundred, a double century, a triple century, a quadruple century and a quintuple century in first class games over the course of a senior career. Lara also holds the test record of scoring most number of runs in a single over, when he scored 28 runs off an over by Robin Peterson of South Africa in 2003.
3. Sir Donald George Bradman(AUS):
I know. I know. He is not recent. But how can we leave him!!!
Often referred to as The Don,he was widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman’s career Test batting average of 99.94 has been claimed to be statistically the greatest achievement in any major sport.
As a captain and administrator Bradman was committed to attacking, entertaining cricket; he drew spectators in record numbers. He hated the constant adulation, however, and it affected how he dealt with others.
Following an enforced hiatus, due to the Second World War, he made a dramatic comeback, captaining an Australian team known as “The Invincibles” on a record-breaking unbeaten tour of England.
4. Ricky Ponting(Aus):
He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very occasional right-arm medium pace bowler.
Ponting reached international standards at a young age for a batsman, making his One Day International and Test debuts in 1995 at the age of 20. However, his progress was not unhindered.
He lost his place in the team several times due to lack of form and discipline issues, before rising to the One Day International captaincy in early 2002 and becoming Test captain in early 2004.
In recent years, he has been consistently ranked in the top-ten batsmen in both One Day International cricket and Test matches in the official ICC ratings, and has been ranked number one for substantial periods.
5. Jacques Kallis(SA):
As an all-rounder he is a talented right-handed batsman and fast-medium swingbowler. He is the only Test cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 10,000 runs and 250 wickets.
Often criticised for his apparent unwillingness to dominate the opposition and score runs quickly, Kallis has demonstrated increasing willingness to attack with the bat in hand in recent years, and from October-December 2007 produced a remarkable streak of 5 centuries in 4 Test Matches. With 30 Test centuries, one more than Sir Donald Bradman, Kallis has established himself as one of the modern greats of the game.
He was named Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2008 Wisden for his performances in 2007 in addition to being the ICC Test Player of the Year and ICC Player of the Year in 2005.
6. Shaun Pollock(SA):
Considered a bowling all-rounder. From 2000 to 2003 he was the captain of the South African cricket team. He was also chosen as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2003. He took over 400 test wickets and scored over 3,700 test runs in his 107 test match
7. Muttiah Muralidharan(Sri Lanka):
Rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in 2002.
Muralitharan is the highest wicket-taker in both Test cricket and in One Day Internationals (ODIs). Muralitharan became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when overtook the previous record-holder Shane Warne on 3 December 2007 in longer version of the game.
Muralitharan had previously held the record when he surpassed Courtney Walsh’s 519 wickets in 2004. But he suffered a shoulder injury later that year and was then overtaken by Warne
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1.Sachin Tendulkar(Ind):
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Widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.In 2002, Wisden ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, next to Donald Bradman, and the second greatest one day international (ODI) batsman of all time, next to Viv Richards. Tendulkar was the only player of the current generation to be included in Bradman’s Eleven, the dream team of Donald Bradman, published in his biography.
Tendulkar is the highest run scorer in both Test matches and ODIs, and also the batsman with the most centuries in either form of the game. The first player to score fifty centuries in all international cricket combined, he now has more than eighty international centuries.
On October 17, 2008, when he surpassed Brian Lara’s record for the most runs scored in Test Cricket, he also became the first batsman to score 12,000 runs in that form of the game, having also been the third batsman and first Indian to pass 11,000 runs in Test cricket.
He was also the first player to score 10,000 runs in one-day internationals, and also the first player to cross every subsequent 1000-run mark that has been crossed in ODI cricket history.
Tendulkar surpassed Australia’s Allan Border to become the player to cross the 50-run mark the most number of times in Test cricket history, and also the second ever player to score 10 Test centuries against Australia, after only Sir Jack Hobbs of England more than 70 years back. Tendulkar has been honored with the Padma Vibhushan award, India’s second highest civilian award, and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India’s highest sporting honor.
2. Brian Lara:
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He is widely regarded as one of the finest batsmen ever. He topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions and holds several cricketing records.
He also holds the record for the highest individual score in a test innings after scoring 400 not out against England at Antigua in 2004.
Remarkably, he is the only batsman to have ever scored a hundred, a double century, a triple century, a quadruple century and a quintuple century in first class games over the course of a senior career. Lara also holds the test record of scoring most number of runs in a single over, when he scored 28 runs off an over by Robin Peterson of South Africa in 2003.
3. Sir Donald George Bradman(Eng):
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I know. I know. He is not recent. But how can we leave him!!!
Often referred to as The Don,he was widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman’s career Test batting average of 99.94 has been claimed to be statistically the greatest achievement in any major sport.
As a captain and administrator Bradman was committed to attacking, entertaining cricket; he drew spectators in record numbers. He hated the constant adulation, however, and it affected how he dealt with others.
Following an enforced hiatus, due to the Second World War, he made a dramatic comeback, captaining an Australian team known as “The Invincibles” on a record-breaking unbeaten tour of England.
4. Ricky Ponting(Aus):
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He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very occasional right-arm medium pace bowler.
Ponting reached international standards at a young age for a batsman, making his One Day International and Test debuts in 1995 at the age of 20. However, his progress was not unhindered.
He lost his place in the team several times due to lack of form and discipline issues, before rising to the One Day International captaincy in early 2002 and becoming Test captain in early 2004.
In recent years, he has been consistently ranked in the top-ten batsmen in both One Day International cricket and Test matches in the official ICC ratings, and has been ranked number one for substantial periods.
5. Jacques Kallis(SA):
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As an all-rounder he is a talented right-handed batsman and fast-medium swingbowler. He is the only Test cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 10,000 runs and 250 wickets.
Often criticised for his apparent unwillingness to dominate the opposition and score runs quickly, Kallis has demonstrated increasing willingness to attack with the bat in hand in recent years, and from October-December 2007 produced a remarkable streak of 5 centuries in 4 Test Matches. With 30 Test centuries, one more than Sir Donald Bradman, Kallis has established himself as one of the modern greats of the game.
He was named Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2008 Wisden for his performances in 2007 in addition to being the ICC Test Player of the Year and ICC Player of the Year in 2005.
6. Shaun Pollock(SA):
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Considered a bowling all-rounder. From 2000 to 2003 he was the captain of the South African cricket team. He was also chosen as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 2003. He took over 400 test wickets and scored over 3,700 test runs in his 107 test matches.
7. Muttiah Muralidharan(Sri Lanka):
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Rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in 2002.
Muralitharan is the highest wicket-taker in both Test cricket and in One Day Internationals (ODIs). Muralitharan became the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when overtook the previous record-holder Shane Warne on 3 December 2007 in longer version of the game.
Muralitharan had previously held the record when he surpassed Courtney Walsh’s 519 wickets in 2004. But he suffered a shoulder injury later that year and was then overtaken by Warne.
8.Stephen Fleming(New Zealand):
Known for his astute tactical abilities, he is New Zealand’s most capped test player with 111 appearances, longest-serving and most successful captain, having led the side to 28 victories and having won Test match series’ against India, England, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
Fleming played in the 2008 Indian Premier League for the Chennai Super Kings after being signed for US$350,000. On 9 May 2007 Fleming married his long term partner Kelly Payne in a ceremony held in Wellington.
9.Sunil Gavaskar(Ind):
Widely regarded as one of the greatest opening batsman in test match history, Gavaskar set world records during his career for the most runs and most centuries scored by any batsman. He held the record of 34 Test centuries for almost two decades before it was broken by Sachin Tendulkar in December 2005. He was widely admired for his technique against fast bowling.
10. Shoaib Akhtar(Pak):
Blessed with the ability to throw the ball at 160.9 km/hr, the broke all world records. This also earned him the name Rawalpindi Express. His ability to bowl fast yorkers, well disguised slow balls, swinging deliveries, and sharp bouncers made him lethal even on dead pitches.
He has always stuck close to controversy, whether it be about on-field behavior, or about not being a team player.
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ID Rat. Name Nat.
1 863 V. Sehwag IND
2 842 H.M. Amla SA
3 836 D.P.M.D. Jayawardena SL
4 835 K.C. Sangakkara SL
5 824 G. Gambhir IND
6 805 M.J. Clarke AUS
6 805 S.R. Tendulkar IND
8 790 J.H. Kallis SA
9 786 G.C. Smith SA
10 783 R.T. Ponting AUS
ID Rat. Name Nat.
1 867 D.W. Steyn SA
2 780 M.G. Johnson AUS
3 757 Mohammad Asif PAK
4 752 M. Muralidaran SL
5 732 G.P. Swann ENG
6 729 Zaheer Khan IND
7 712 Harbhajan Singh IND
8 673 S.C.J. Broad ENG
9 668 S.R. Clark AUS
10 660 M. Morkel SA
1 819 M.S. Dhoni IND
2 811 M.E.K. Hussey AUS
3 785 A.B. de VilliersSA
4 768 C.H. Gayle WI
5 762 S.R. Tendulkar IND
6 732 R.T. Ponting AUS
7 718 G.C. Smith SA
8 713 J.H. Kallis SA
9 711 S. Chanderpaul WI
10 701 K.C. Sangakkara SL
1 761 D.L. Vettori NZ
2 711 Shakib Al Hasan BAN
3 696 R.W. Price ZIM
4 682 K.M.D.N. Kulasekara SL
5 675 S.E. Bond NZ
6 658 K.D. Mills NZ
7 645 Harbhajan Singh IND
8 640 D.W. Steyn SA
9 639 Shahid Afridi PAK
10 637 M.G. Johnson
Top 10 Hardest Hitting Batsmen In World Cricket
Cricket Star Breaks an 'Impossible' Record
Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar reacts after scoring a double-century during the second one-day cricket match between India and South Africa in Gwalior, India, on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010
1) Sachin Tendulkar
“best batsman alive, he’s god and he bats at no. 4 for india! Brian Lara sucks.
No One walks out to bat with taking the hopes of a billion people to score a century every game and still score 12000 runs in tests and 16000 runs in one days and more than 40 centuries in both forms of the game.Not to forget he peaked in his career when india had one of their weakest teams.
If cricket is religion, Sachin’s the God! He’s is far better than Brian Lara, and talking of Don Bradman, he never even played a one day ...n during his times there was no such competetion even....c’mon guyz this guy shud b at the top.
2) Sir Donald Bradman
SIR DONALD BRADMAN! OMG HAS TO BE NO. 1! 99. 94 His Average! whats tendulkers? IF DONALD PLAYED CRICKET TODAY, OR AS MANY TESTS AS TENDULKER, HE WOULD ABSOLUTLY SMASH tendulker BUTT!
3) Brian Lara
“no one can match his talent
Current holder of that record. Also holder of highest individual test score (500*)”
4) Ricky Ponting
“Another known for his captain’s knocks. Apart from being a stylish batsman, he holds an average of 58.51, scoring over 10,000 runs in 201 innings.
5) Jacques Kallis
“Apart from perhaps the almost unseen Barry Richards, Kallis would be South Africa’s greatest ever batsman having scored over 9,700 test runs at an average of 55.46.”
6) Sir Garfield Sobers
“Unreal talent. Over 8000 runs at 57.78. Held the record of highest individual test score (365) for many years.”
7) Wally Hammond
“England’s greatest ever batsman. Scored over 7000 runs at an average of 58.45.”
8) Steven Waugh
“Could pull his side out of trouble with a typical skipper’s knock. One of the classiest batsmen of all time. Also scored 32 test centuries.
9) Alan Border
“Managed an average of 50.56 even though he played 265 innings. Over 11000 test runs.
10) Sir Len Hutton
“Another of England’s greats. Average of 56.67 over 138 innings. Over 6,900 runs.
This is the second installment of my "Greatest Ever" series.
The first one was about top 10 wrestlers. Of course, I got a good amount of criticisms which were constructive.
Cricket is a very popular sporting event with millions of fans across the globe.
As it is a game, it'll have all-time favorites and greatest players.
Today, the list I prepared after crossing various hurdles is the Top-Ten Batsmen of all time.
I know this is a debatable topic, but according to my experience in cricket (watching, not playing), this list will be the one I'll be opting for
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