38 Cricketers who are the prides of their nations

19 – Conrad Hunte

Hunte was a cricketing genius, who from his early childhood days used to play with and against players elder than his age. In a career not so long with 44 matches under his belt, this Caribbean cricketer put a deep impact with his immaculate batting. It was however his life after cricket which earned him laurels – he made great moves to promote harmonious race relations. In 1998 Hunte was conferred the highest honour in Barbados; he was made a Knight of St. Andrews (KA) of the Order of Barbados.

20 – Viv Richards

Viv Richards is considered as one of the best batsmen of all time. He was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century by a 100-member panel of experts in 2000, along with Sir Donald Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Jack Hobbs and Shane Warne. His 189 of 170 balls which helped West Indies rise to 272/9 from a point where they were 102/7 and then 166/9 – is considered by cricket pundits all around the world as the best ODI knock ever. Not only this, in 2002 he was chosen by Wisden as the greatest One Day International (ODI) batsman of all time, as well as the third greatest Test batsman of all time, after Sir Don Bradman and Sachin Tendulkar. In 1994, Richards was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to cricket. In 1999, he was made a Knight of the Order of the National Hero (KNH) by his native country Antigua and Barbuda.

21 – Richie Richardson

A flamboyant batsman who faced even the fastest of bowlers with only a hat on instead of a helmet, Richie had a long career where he played 86 test matches and 224 ODIs. He successfully captained West Indies for 4 years where his team lost only one series and the loss came against Australia. Richardson was Knighted in February, 2014.