Donald Bradman - 'The most famous Australian of all time'

Sir Donald Bradman of Australia was, beyond any argument, the greatest batsman who ever lived and the greatest cricketer of the 20th century. Only WG Grace, in the formative years of the game, even remotely matched his status as a player. And The Don lived on into the 21st century, more than half a century after he retired. In that time, his reputation not merely as a player but as an administrator, selector, sage and cricketing statesman only increased.

Sachin Tendulkar - 'The hero India was looking for'

Perhaps the most complete batsman and the most worshipped cricketer in the world, Tendulkar holds every record worth owning in the game, including those for most runs and hundreds in Tests and ODIs, and most international runs.

Wasim Akram - The greatest left-armer of them all?

Perhaps the best left-arm fast bowler of all time, Wasim Akram could make the ball walk and talk like no one else did. An explosive, exciting genius who could change the game with the bat as well.