Top 10 cricketers and their famous statues
Dennis Lillee, Richie Benuad, and Sir Donald Bradman are some illustrious names that are celebrated through statues.
6. Allan Border
Allan Border did his job exceptionally for Australia in his 15-year international career from 1979 to 1994. Under his captaincy, Australia pulled off their maiden World Cup title in 1987. Talking about his batting performance, he became the first Aussie to score more than 11000 runs in Tests.
In the longest cricket format, he is also the captain to lead Australia in most Tests with 93 matches from 1984-94. After 27 years of his retirement from international cricket, Border was immortalised in the form of a statue at the Gabba, ahead of the first Ashes Test 2021-22 in Brisbane.
Border started his domestic career for New South Wales in 1976 but later joined Queensland. Acknowledging his accomplishment for Australia and Queensland cricket, former Queensland Australian of the Year David Conry kicked off the groundwork for the statue after listening to the podcast hosted by former England allrounder Ian Botham.
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