10 Greatest Test cricketers of all-time

2. Sir Garfield Sobers

The paradigm of perfection and a quintessential gentleman, Sir Gary Sobers was the closest anyone came to scoring cent per cent in the exam named cricket. Many often term him the greatest cricketer the Caribbean Islands have produced and that barely has any scope for a debate. He also captained the Windies national side in 39 Tests, winning 9 and they drew 20 of them.

Widely recognised as the greatest all-rounder in the game’s history, he was a beast in everything he did. He was the first cricketer to hit six sixes in first-class cricket and was rated as one of the finest fielders of the century. Before the emergence of Sachin Tendulkar, the “Greatest ever” debate only constituted two names for over 3-4 decades, Sir Gary and Sir Don.

He held numerous records to his name, the most famous being the highest individual score in Tests. His 365 against Pakistan remained the best individual score in Tests for 46 years before another Caribbean legend Brian Lara surpassed him. It’d be fair to say, there was no one like him and there will never be anyone like him.

Career stats:

Matches – 93 | Runs scored – 8,032 | Batting Average – 57.78 | Highest score – 365* | 100s/50s – 26/30 | Wickets taken – 235 | Bowling average – 34.03