Allan Border Picks four Favorites players of All time : Former Australian captain Allan Border (Allan Border on 4 Favorites players of All Time) has selected four such players of world cricket whom he considers ‘Greatest of All Time’. Former Australian legend has given place to great spinner Shane Warne at number one, while Allan Border’s choice has become former England captain and all-rounder Ian Botham at number two. Apart from this, former Australian Allan Border has given place to former Australian cricketer Merv Hughes at number three, while Border’s favorite Brian Lara has become at number four. Allan Border has declared these four players as his favorites in world cricket. Which he considers the ‘Greatest of All Time’.
Shane Warne the world’s greatest leg spinner
Shane Warne has been the greatest leg spinner in world cricket. Warne is the second bowler to take the most wickets in Tests. Warne has managed to take 708 wickets in Tests and 293 wickets in ODIs. Warne also showed talent with his bowling in the IPL. Mahan Warne had taken 57 wickets in his IPL career. Shane Warne was arguably one of the greatest spinners in the world.
Ian Botham the world’s greatest all-rounder
England’s Ian Botham has been one of the world’s great all-rounders. The performance that Ian Botham performed as an all-rounder in world cricket in the 80s was amazing. While Ian Botham had scored 5200 runs and 14 centuries in Tests, he was successful in taking 383 wickets. At the same time, in ODI, Botham was successful in taking 2113 runs and 145 wickets.
Marvan Hughes, a unique cricketer of world cricket
Former Australian cricketer Marwan Hughes was famous for his mustache apart from his cricket. The right-arm fast bowler represented Australia in 53 Test matches between 1985 and 1994 and was successful in taking 212 wickets. Hughes was always one of the crowd’s favorite players. The audience loved his antics on the field and fans even used to imitate his warm-up during the match. Among his fellow cricketers, he was known as “Fruit-Fly”. This nickname was given to him by Allan Border.
Brian Lara, the most stylish batsman in world cricket
Brian Lara has been the most stylish batsman in Test cricket. Lara has also made a world record of scoring 400 runs. We can definitely call Lara the ‘Greatest of All Time’. Lara has scored 11953 runs in his Test career in which 34 centuries have been recorded. Lara has done wonders by scoring 10405 runs in ODI. Lara has 19 centuries in his name in ODIs.
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