The centre of Test cricket's only forfeit- Darrell Hair

Darrell Bruce Hair (born 30 September 1952 in Mudgee, New South Wales) is an Australian former Test match cricket umpire, from New South Wales.

 

Chris Broad

•  As an opening batsman, he played 26 Test matches for England and scored six centuries, together with 34 One Day International matches with a respectable over 40 average. 
  
• He is known largely for his feats during the1986/87 Ashes series where he hit three centuries in consecutive Tests, and for his fiery demeanour at the crease.

The magistic- Lance Gibbs

Lancelot Richard Gibbs (born 29 September 1934) is a former West Indies cricketer, one of the most successful spin bowlers in Test cricket history. He was the first spinner to pass that

milestone, and had an exceptional economy rate of under two runs per over.The early 1960s were Gibbs' most productive period in Test cricket, and his greatest achievements came in the 1961–62 home series against India.

Some points about Majid Khan

1. Born on 28 September 1946 in Ludhiana, in the state of Punjab in India.
2. His father, Jahangir Khan, had played Test cricket for British India before the independence of Pakistan in 1947.

FrankTyson‬

Tyson represented England team between 1954 and 1959, he played 17 Test matches and picked 76 wickets at an average of 19.56. The 1954 Ashes series is well-known for his deadly performance where he picked up 28 wickets in the five-match series in Australia.

Vijay Manjrekar

Vijay Manjrekar was a former Indian cricketer who played 55 Tests. A small man, he was a fine cutter and hooker of the ball. He was the father of Sanjay Manjrekar.His debut came against England at Calcutta in 1951, making a composed 48.He scored his first Test hundred in June 1952 against England at Headingley making 133.

The spin Maestro- Bishen Singh Bedi

He is a former Indian cricketer who was primarily a  slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He formed part of the famous Indian spin quartet and also captained the national side in 22 Test matches. Bedi wore a colourfulpatka and has voiced outspoken and forthright views on cricketing matters. He moved to Delhi in 1968–69 and in the 1974–75 season of the Ranji Trophy, he took a record 64 wickets. Bedi also represented Northamptonshire in English county cricket for many years. He finished his career with 1560 wickets in first-class matches.

Mohinder Amarnath- The backbone of the Indian team

The backbone of the Indian team that won the 1983 World cup Mohinder Amarnath .He was the Man of the series in this tournament. 

The Great Wall of India – Anshuman Gaekwad

We have heard about Rahul Dravid being one of the most patient batsmen in Indian cricket. But years before Dravid made his debut in the international arena, Anshuman Gaekwad used to be the defensive

stroke maker of the Indian batting line up. He was known for his defensive technique which proved to be a great weapon against the mighty fast bowlers of that time.

The first Indian opener and wicket keeper- Janardan Navle

• Navle faced the historic first delivery of India's first Test innings in 1932.
• He opened in both innings at Lord's in 1932 and also kept wickets.
  

(The 1932 Indian Test Cricket team that toured England. Janardan Navle is seen standing last in the first row of the team Captained by Maharaja of Porbandar.)

Lala Amarnath- The first skipper of Independent India

•        He was the first cricketer to score a Test century for the Indian cricket team, which he achieved on his debut.
  
•    He made his debut against England at Mumbai in the year 1933.
•      He was also independent India's first Test captain, leading the team on a tour of Australia in 1947-1948.
•         Amarnath as captain was complimented for being straightforward and aggressive, and possessing great tactical acumen.
•     U nder his leadership, India won its first-ever Test against the Pakistan cricket team in Delhi in 1952, and went on to win the series 2-1.

Ranjitsinhji

• Ranji, was the ruler of the Indian princely state ofNawanagar from 1907 to 1933, as Maharaja Jam Saheb, and a noted Test cricketer who played for the English cricket team.
  
• He also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University, and county cricket for Sussex.
•  Neville Cardus described him as "the Midsummer night's dream of cricket".
• He played more on the back foot.
• The first-class cricket tournament in India, the Ranji Trophy, was named in his honour and inaugurated in 1935 by the Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala. 
• Ranjitsinhji began to establish a reputation for unorthodox cricket, and attracted some interest to his play, but important cricketers did not take him seriously as he played contrary to the accepted way for an amateur or university batsman, established by the conventions in English public schools. In one match, he was observed by the captain of the Cambridge University cricket team and future England captain Stanley Jackson, who found his batting and probably his appearance unusual but was not impressed.

Cricket World Cup- History

• The first World Cup was organised in England in June 1975, with the first ODI cricket match having been played only four years prior. 

History of Zimbabwe cricket

• In common with all the other full members of the ICC, Zimbabwe – known as Rhodesia until independence from the United Kingdom in 1980 – had a national cricket team before it achieved Test status.

History of the Pakistani cricket team

• The Pakistan cricket team made its Test cricket debut in 1952.