Sir Donald George Bradman (1908–2001) was an Australian cricketer and sports administrator who is widely regarded as one of the game's greatest batsman. Bradman first represented Australia in a test match in 1928, and served as captain from 1936 until his retirement in 1948.

At the age of 19, he made his first-class debut in a match between his New South Wales team and Adelaide, making a "century" - 118 runs to be exact - in his very first encounter. He was so gifted and consistent that during the course of his 21-year test match career, he averaged a century every three innings. He scored 6,996 runs in 52 Test matches, giving him a strong candidate for the title of greatest cricketer of all time. When 100 former cricketers and journalists were polled by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack to decide the best cricketers of the twentieth century, "The Don" was nominated by all 100.

Full name: Sir Donald George Bradman

Born: August 27, 1908, Cootamundra , New South Wales , Australia

Died: February 25, 2001 (age 92)Kensington Park , South Australia , Australia

Height: 1.73m

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born April 24, 1973) is a former Indian international cricketer and former captain of the Indian cricket team. He is regarded as one of cricket's best batman and the all-time leading scorer in international cricket.

Tendulkar, who began playing cricket at the age of 11, made his test debut against Pakistan in Karachi on November 15, 1989, at the age of 16, and went on to represent Mumbai in the domestic league as well as the Indian national squad in the event. For almost 24 years, I've been working on a global scale. He is the first player in international cricket history to score over 30,000 runs.

Sachin Tendulkar made history in 2001 by being the first batter to reach 10,000 ODI runs in 259 innings. He was named the second best test cricket batsman in history, behind only Don Bradman, and the second greatest ODI batsman in history, behind only Vivi Richards, by Almanack of Wisden Cricketer in 2002, midway through his career. Tendulkar won the cricket World Cup with India in 2011, his first success in six World Cup appearances with the country. He had previously been named "Player of the Tournament" at the 2003 World Cup, which was held in South Africa. On the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketer's Almanack in 2013, he was the only Indian to play Test cricket for the World XI.

Full name: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

Born: 24 April 1973, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India

Height: 1.65m

Ricky Thomas Ponting is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former player who was born on December 19, 1974. Ponting led Australia's national team throughout its "golden period," from 2004 to 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 to 2011 in One Day Internationals (ODIs), and is the most successful captain in international cricket history, with 220 triumphs in 324 matches and a 67.91 percent winning record. He is widely regarded as one of the top batman of the contemporary period, having achieved the highest Test batsman rating in 50 years in December 2006, though this was eclipsed by Steve Smith in December 2017. He is second only to Sachin Tendulkar in the number of international records he has recorded.

Ponting is Australia's top run-scorer in Test and One-Day International cricket. He was voted "Cricketer of the Decade" in 2000, was named to Cricket Australia's finest Ashes XI in 2017, and was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in July 2018. He was hired as the Australian national men's cricket team's assistant coach in February 2019.

Full name: Ricky Thomas Ponting

Born: 19 December 1974 (age 47), Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Height: 1.78 m

Deshabandu Muttiah Muralitharan is a Sri Lankan cricket coach and former professional cricketer. With an average of more than six shots per Test match, Muralitharan is one of the most successful pitchers in international cricket and the first to hit 800 goalscoring shots in the Tests. As of March 2021, he has hit more shots in Test matches than any other cricketer. Muralitharan's international career has been beset by controversy over his bowling act. Due to the abnormal hyperplasia of his congenital bent arm during delivery, his bowling act was raised several questions by the referee and parts of the cricket community. After biomechanical analysis under simulated playing conditions, Muralitharan's action was cleared by the International Cricket Council, first in 1996 and again in 1999. The International Cricket Council's player ratings for test players over a record period of 1,711 days spanned.

Full name: Muttiah Muralitharan

Born: 17 April 1972, Kandy, Ceylon

Height: 1.70m

Brian Charles Lara is a name that everyone is familiar with every cricket fan, to be sure. Brian Lara is a former West Indian batsman and one of the country's most successful cricketers, with several major records to his credit. In a Test match against England in Antigua in 2004, he set a new record by scoring 400 runs without being bowled out. He was hailed as the Prince of Trinidad and was selected for the Trinidad National Under-16 team after scoring 745 unbeaten runs.

Brian Lara is one of the few cricketers who have scored 10,000 runs in both the Test and ODI formats. He is widely considered as one of the greatest left-handed batsman of all time. He is an all-time great cricketer with incredible statistics that make him deserving of a spot on this list.

Full name: Brian Charles Lara

Born: 2 May 1969, Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago

Height: 1.73m

Deshabandu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya, well known as Master Blaster, is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain. He was born on June 30, 1969. With his explosive batting with Romesh Kaluwitharana in the mid-1990s, Jayasuriya is credited with revolutionizing one-day international cricket, ushering in the modern-day batting strategy of all nations. Jayasuriya is regarded as one of the best offensive batsman of all time, with a reputation for tremendous striking and match-winning all-round performances across all formats. Jayasuriya was a Sri Lankan all-rounder with a two-decade international cricket career. In One Day International cricket, he is the only player to score over 10,000 runs and take over 300 wickets.

Despite not playing in England the previous season, he was chosen the Most Valuable Player of the 1996 Cricket World Cup, and Wisden Cricketers' Almanack named him one of the Five Cricketers of the Year 1997, breaking an age-old tradition. From 1999 to 2003, Jayasuriya was the captain of the Sri Lankan cricket team.

Full name: Sanath Teran Jayasuriya

Born: 30 June 1969, Matara, Ceylon

Height: 1.70m

Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj is a former Indian cricketer who was born on January 6, 1959. He was a hard-hitting middle-order batsman and a fast medium bowler. In 1983, he led India to its first Cricket World Cup victory. In 2002, Wisden named him the Indian Cricketer of the Century.

Dev captained the Indian cricket team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, becoming the first Indian captain to do so. He is also the youngest captain to win the World Cup for any team (at the age of 24). He retired in 1994 with the world record for the most wickets taken in Test cricket, a record that was later surpassed by Courtney Walsh in 2000. He was also India's leading wicket-taker in both Tests and One-Day Internationals at the time. He is the first player in ODI history to take 200 wickets. He is the only player in cricket history to have taken over 400 wickets (434 wickets) and scored over 5000 runs in Tests, making him one of the greatest all-rounders of all time. Cricketers such as Sunil Gavaskar have complimented Dev's all-round ability, hailing him as one of the game's best all-rounders. Between September 1999 and September 2000, he was the Indian national team's coach. Dev was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on March 11, 2010.

Full name: Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj

Born: 6 January 1959, Chandigarh, East Punjab, India

Height: 1.83m

Wasim Akram (born 3 June 1966) is a Pakistani cricket commentator, coach, and former cricketer who served as the captain of the Pakistan national team. Akram is recognized as one of the finest fast bowlers in cricket history. He is known as the "King of Reverse Swing" or the "Sultan of Swing." Wasim Akram was the only Pakistani cricketer to be included in an all-time Test World XI to commemorate Wisden Cricketers' Almanack's 150th anniversary in October 2013.

During the 2003 World Cup, he became the first bowler in ODI cricket to surpass the 500-wicket mark. Wisden published their lone list of all-time great players in 2002. With a rating of 1223.5, Wasim was voted the finest ODI bowler of all time, ahead of Allan Donald, Imran Khan, Waqar Younis, Joel Garner, Glenn McGrath, and Muralitharan. In 356 ODI matches, Wasim took 23 four-wicket hauls. Akram was one of five new members admitted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on September 30, 2009. He was the Kolkata Knight Riders' bowling coach. However, he stepped down from the post for IPL 6, citing a desire to spend more time with his family in Karachi, and was replaced by Lakshmipathy Balaji for IPL 2017.

Full name: Wasim Akram

Born: 3 June 1966, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the captain of India's most successful cricket team, is a right-handed batsman as well as a very active Indian wicket-keeper. The Government of India has awarded him the Padma Shri, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, and Padma Bhushan awards. Dhoni has a number of civilian honours in addition to his cricket achievements.

MS Dhoni is the first Indian captain to have guided his country to victory in each of the three main ICC events. He holds the distinction of being the only player to win the ICC Player of the Year award twice. He is the only cricketer to have led his team to victory in the most matches. He recently passed 10,000 runs in ODI cricket, making him one of the top run scorers in the world. In limited-overs cricket, he is also regarded as the best wicket-keeper and match finisher in the world. In addition, under his captaincy, Chennai Super Kings won the IPL three times in 2010, 2011, and 2018.

Overall, he is the only cricketer who has set so many incredible records. As a result, he will undoubtedly be recognized as one of the world's most successful cricketers.

Full name: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Born: 7 July 1981, Ranchi, Bihar, India

Height: 1.80m

Imran Khan is one of Pakistan's most successful cricket players and captains. In 2010, he was inducted into the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Cricket Hall of Fame. Apart from cricket, he is a notable philanthropist and the current Prime Minister of Pakistan, leading the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

He was dubbed "fighter-jet" by his Pakistani followers. In 1992, he captained the Pakistan national cricket team, who defeated England by 22 runs in the World Cup final.

Imran Khan is one of the most well-known names in cricket history, and he must be mentioned among the world's most successful players. The following statistics show that he is the most successful captain all-rounder in the world.

Full name: Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi

Born: October 5, 1952, Lahore , Punjab , Pakistan