7 cricketers and their Idols

7 cricketers and their Idols: Cricketers are followed, loved and admired everywhere in the world, they have fans, are idolized and looked upon as inspiration. But, these cricketers too have grown up watching and getting inspired by cricketers; they have their favourites, their idols, a star player of their own. Cricketers as young boys and budding players looked upon at some cricketers for inspiration. They loved the game and the players, learnt from their style, copied their batting and bowling actions and moreover, dreamed of becoming a part of their world. Here are 7 cricketers and their idols: 1. Stuart Broad is a McGrath fan: Australian pacer and legendary bowler Glenn McGrath has been the source of inspiration for the England fast bowler and the recent Ashes hero Stuart Broad. Broad calls McGrath his childhood hero. (Photo Source) 2. Virat Kohli idolizes Sachin: Virat from the beginning of his career has been compared to Sachin Tendulkar, but it is a fact less known that it was one of the dreams of the Indian heart throb to bat like the Master. Virat has grown up seeing Tendulkar bat, and he always wanted to bat like Sachin. Although Virat shares the dressing room with the Willow Prince but he cannot forget the day he first saw his idol. (Photo Source) 3. Michael Clarke is a Brian Lara fan: On being asked about his favourite in the cricket world, where Clarke himself is a favourite for many, he answered with the name of legendary Brian Lara. The Captain of Australian Test team for just a Test match more Clarke called himself as a Lara fan. (Photo Source) 4. Sachin Tendulkar’s favourites- Sir Viv Richards,Sunil Gavaskar and Sandeep Patil: Sachin has named Vivian Richards as his favourite, Sir Viv Richards is no doubt a legend. Sachin also named his team mates Sunil Gavaskar and Sandip Patil as his favourite players in the cricket world. (Photo Source) (Photo Source) 5. Shahid Afridi’s favourite is Saeed Anwar: Shahid Afridi. (© Getty Images) The smashing all-rounder of the Pakistani side has named Saeed Anwar as his all-time favourite name in the cricket world. Saeed Anwar is a legendary Pakistani batsman, alongside Afridi named himself as his favourite. 6. Mustafiqur Rahman is Amir’s fan: The young fast bowler of the Bangladesh team has declared Mohammad Amir as his idol. Rahman loves his bowling action and followed the Pakistani pacer while he played. He also said that no fixing case could decrease his admiration for the fast bowler. (Photo Source) 7. Mahendra Singh Dhoni admires Gilchrist: (Photo Source) As soon as Dhoni began to make his prominence in the Indian team, comparisons made way, Dhoni was compared to Gilly. But Dhoni’s side of the story is different, Gilly is admired by every cricket fan and the captain cool who himself has many fans is a Gilchrist admirer. Next in the list for our captain is Sachin Tendulkar.

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