At just 17 years old Abdul Razzaq came into the Pakistan side as a genuine fast bowler, who could bat a bit. But over the years, he developed into an explosive batting option, although his bowling declined in terms of pace. His ability to swing the ball both ways and the power and versatility he brought with the bat made him grow into one of Pakistan's premier all-rounders after the legendary Imran Khan. Razzaq made his ODI debut in 1996 against Zimbabwe and soon became a regular in the limited-overs version of the game.
Full name: Abdul Razzaq
Born: 2 December 1979 (age 40), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm fast-medium
Playing role: All-rounder
ODI Career: Pakistan (1996-2011)
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct
265 228 57 5080 112 29.70 6252 81.25 3 23 382 124 35
Career Highlights
Afridi is well known for his charged style of batting. He was also an economical and consistent bowler relying on changes of pace more than spin.
His career began with a bang, showing early signs of promise. He became the youngest batsman at 16 years and 217 days to score an international century. On his batting debut against Sri Lanka, he scored the fastest ever century at the time in just 37 balls hitting eleven sixes in the process, which is also a record.
Full name: Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi
Born: 1 March 1975 (age 45)
Khyber, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Height: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Batting style: Right-handed
Bowling style: Right-arm leg spin
Playing Role: All-rounder
ODI Career (batting): Pakistan (1996–2018)
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s
398 369 27 8064 124 23.57 6892 117.00 6 39 730 351
ODI Career (bowling): Pakistan (1996–2018)
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10w
398 372 17670 13632 395 7/12 7/12 34.51 4.62 44.7 4 9 0
Career Highlights
Inzamam-ul-Haq is perhaps one of the most well-known and respected Pakistani cricketers of all time. Inzamam made his ODI debut in 1991 in a series against West Indies, where he delivered a good performance, scoring a half-century in one of the two matches he played. Inzamam was handpicked by Pakistani cricketing legend Imran Khan for the 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand. The relatively unknown player was disappointing at the start of the tournament. However, he started delivering crucial performances at the most important stages. He guided Pakistan to victory in the semi-finals by scoring 60 runs off just 37 balls. This was followed by another side-savings innings of 48 runs, leading to Pakistan’s maiden World Cup triumph.
Full name: Inzamam-ul-Haq
Born: March 3, 1970, Multan, Punjab
Major teams: Pakistan, Asia XI, Faisalabad, ICC World XI, ICL Pakistan XI, Lahore Badshahs, Multan, National Bank of Pakistan, Rawalpindi, United Bank Limited, Yorkshire
Playing role: Batsman
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Slow left-arm orthodox
ODI Career: Pakistan (1991-2007)
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
378 350 53 11739 137* 39.52 15812 74.24 10 83 971 144 113 0
Career Highlights
With technique and temperament to succeed in every condition and format, Virat Kohli cutting loose is one of the exalted sights of the modern game — be it for India, Delhi or Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is already at the rarefied top of the ODI and T20 formats. His style is based on the sound fundamentals of batting, topped with the finishing flair of god-gifted genius.
Full name: Virat Kohli
Born: November 5, 1988, Delhi
Major teams: India, Delhi, India A, India Blue, India Emerging Players, India Red, India Under-19s, Indian Board President's XI, North Zone, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Rest of India, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Surrey
Playing role: Top-order batsman
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Right-arm medium
ODI Career: India (2008–present)
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s
248 239 39 11867 183 59.33 12726 93.25 43 58 1116 121
Career Highlights
Probably the best player of the pull shot, Ponting played almost all the textbook shots to perfection.
He sits firmly enthroned as one of the all-time top Australian batsmen, with only Don Bradman and perhaps Greg Chappell and Allan Border claiming a comparable rank.
While his early days were marred by disciplinary issues and alcohol problems, he overcame them with talent and tenacity to stamp his greatness on the landscape of the game. And then the story was of piling up runs in the most dominating of manners. And when his job with the willow was over, he could prowl the outfield like a panther, swooping down on travelling balls and sending returns homing in on bull’s-eye.
Full name: Ricky Thomas Ponting
Born: 19 December 1974 (age 45), Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Height: 1.75[1] m (5 ft 9 in)
Batting style: Right-handed
Bowling style: Right-arm medium
Playing role: Batsman
ODI Career: Australia (1995–2012)
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s
375 365 39 13704 164 42.03 17046 80.39 30 82 1231 162
Career Highlights
In 2005, he was voted the "World's Scariest Batsman" in a poll of international bowlers. And, they would know after being the recipients of the remorseless and relentless savagery of this dexterous Western Australian destroyer. His strike-rate is amongst the highest in both Tests and ODIs.
A big-stage player, Gilchrist is the only player to chalk up 50-plus scores in three successive World Cup finals – all three being match-winning efforts.
Full name: Adam Craig Gilchrist
Born: 14 November 1971 (age 48)
Place of birth: Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia
Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Batting: Left-handed
Role: Wicket-keeper–batsman
ODI Career: Australia (1996–2008)
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
287 279 11 9619 172 35.89 9922 96.94 16 55 1162 149 417 55
Career Highlights
Chris Gayle had a relatively quiet start to his international career but eventually established himself at the top in both Tests and ODIs for the West Indies. His aggressive streak sees him fit into the Virender Sehwag and Viv Richards school of batting. He is unstoppable on his day, smashing hapless bowlers, regardless of whether they bowl pace or spin. Gayle built a niche for himself in international cricket: it gets in the zone, the ball usually disappears. Though his average is on the lower side at 37.83, his 25 centuries and 54 half-centuries mark the most by a West Indian, and that is saying much, given that Brian Lara hails from the Caribbean as well. Gayle is also handy with the ball, bowling his gentle offspin from about nine feet up, he has bamboozled 167 batsmen with variations in flight and pace.
Full name: Christopher Henry Gayle
Born: 21 September 1979 (age 40)
Place of birth: Kingston, Jamaica
Batting style: Left-handed
Bowling style: Right-arm off-break
Playing role: Opening batsman
ODI Career: West Indies (1999– present)
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s
301 294 17 10480 215 37.83 12019 87.19 25 54 1128 331
Career Highlights
As an opening batsman for Sri Lanka in ODI cricket, Jayasuriya is believed to have revolutionized batting style.
Playing against legendary bowling names like Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne, Wasim Akram, etc., he has smashed runs against all of them. But the revolution came in the way teams approached the first 15 overs where there were fielding restrictions.
Dismissing the convention of opening the innings by carefully building a partnership for your middle order to build on, accelerating later because of wickets in hand, Jayasuriya went on the attack from ball one, increasing the average totals his ODI team was able to achieve.
At the 1996 Cricket World Cup, Jayasuriya’s all-round performance was also a major reason for Sri Lanka’s maiden victory. For his performances he was adjudged the ‘Man of the Tournament’.
Full name: Sanath Teran Jayasuriya
Born: 30 June 1969 (age 50)
Place of birth: Matara, Sri Lanka
Height: 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Batting style: Left-handed
Bowling style: Slow left-arm orthodox
Playing Role: All-rounder, Opening Batsman
ODI Career: India (1989–2011)
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s
445 433 18 13430 189 32.36 14725 91.20 28 68 1500 270
Career Highlights
West Indies Women’s captain Stafanie Taylor currently sits atop the ICC ODI batting rankings.
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