365 Days Cricket - Sachin Tendulkar

365 Days Cricket - Sachin Tendulkar

At age 16 Sachin Tendulkar was making his debut in a test match for India. He was an instant hit; a guru batsman while still just a boy. Within the 15 years from his debut, Sachin Tendulkar’s bright light of talent has always been undimmed. He has gained test matches nearly single-handed and is an Indian cricketing and national icon. Don Bradman announced that Sachin Tendulkar plays cricket as he used too - praise comes no more than that. Up to now he's scored more than 10,000 runs and made 34 test match centuries.

To cover it all Sachin Tendulkar is probably the best one-day limited overs batsmen on the planet. Actually, he has scored over 13,000 runs in one-day limited over matches, reaching 100 runs in an innings almost 40 times. At age 38, Sachin Tendulkar were not to score another run he'd still deserve his place in the list of ever great cricketers.

365 Days Cricket - Sir Jack Hobbs

365 Days Cricket - Jack Hobbs

Up until the introduction of Don Bradman, Jack Hobbs was definitely the best batsman cricket had ever seen. He was simply called ‘The Master’ and a few die-hard England fans argue that he was in fact greater than Don Bradman. He scored more runs and centuries compared to any other player in the history of cricket. Like Don Bradman he lost probably the best years of his career to a World War. It was declared that just one player was better than Jack Hobbs after the First World War, and that was Jack Hobbs before the First World War.

Even after scoring such a large number of runs, Jack Hobbs was not ever deemed a selfish player. He was really a team player, playing boldy or defensively based on the needs of the team and the match situation. England has produced many wonderful batsmen but Jack Hobbs stands out as best.

365 Days Cricket - Sir Donald Bradman

 365 Days Cricket - Sir Don Bradman

Almost all cricket fans would rank Donald Bradman to be the greatest cricketer ever. This is because in one discipline of cricket - batting - he's  simply better than anyone who has ever played the game.

Time and again Donald Bradman won matches and test series for Australia, literally off his own bat. His batting average is about 50 % better than any other batsman in the 130-year history of test cricket. Commonly a player who scores one century every four tests is known as a legend. Donald Bradman hit 29 centuries in 52 test matches.

Donald Bradman was not only a cricketer, he was a national icon. Some would argue that he was the most important Australian of the 20th century because around his magical exploits a new nation found a focal point and a figure from whom they could derive immense pride. Because of this and many others it’s hard to argue that Bradman was simply the greatest ever.