This versatile batsman has displayed his cricketing skills in both test and one day cricket. He is probably the only batsman who took the place of pride in Sri Don Bradman’s heart who openly expressed that he could see himself in the little master. In addition to holding the many records in both sections of the game, he is also the highest run scorer.

There can be no other cricketer who can take the place of this cricketing genius. He truly represented the passion of the game. Not many cricketers can boast of an average of 99.94 in test cricket. In addition to this he also has 29 centuries to his credit which is till date beaten by just one batsmen who comes second in this list.

Also fondly called Sunny, this batsman was literally a “run machine”. He is one of the best batsman in the world of test cricket. He is the first non-wicketkeeper who is credited with taking a hundred catches. Until Sachin Tendulkar broke the record, Gavaskar held the record for the highest number of test centuries. For his outstanding contribution to this game, he occupied the place of pride as the Wisden cricketer of the year in 1980.

Viv Richards, as he is commonly known as displayed his caliber, both in test cricket and one day cricket. Sir Vivian Richards, who has 6500 runs to his credit in ODI cricket, was a part of the West Indian cricket team both the times they won the cricket world cup. Credited with a 114 centuries, he has found himself a place in the Wisden top five cricketers of all times.

Alan Border, who is now a member of Australian cricket hall of fame, is one of the best cricketers the world has ever seen. This former Australian captain holds the record for being the first person to score 11000 runs in test cricket with an excellent average of 50.56. This batsman who led captained the Australian team in 93 matches was at the helm when Australia won their first world cup in the year 1987.