Top 10 selfless knocks in the history of cricket

Cricket is a team sport but a cricketer’s individual performance is often assessed, which is why some cricketers play for their own records rather than the team’s.

However, there have been times when a cricketer has set his personal interests aside and played in a specific style in order to assist his team win. These gentlemen have clearly demonstrated that cricket is a gentleman’s game.

Let’s take a look at 10 of the most selfless innings in cricket history:

10. Mark Taylor

It was 1998 and Australia was facing Pakistan in a Test match in Peshawar. Mark Taylor, the Australian captain, was on 334 on the second day of the Test, equaling Don Bradman’s record of 334.  So what happened next?

He chose not to go past Sir Don Bradman and rather chose to declare being the captain despite the team suggesting to bat a bit on Day 3 & even try to surpass the highest Test score of that time- 375 by Brian Lara.

He stated that he wanted to be remembered with Don Bradman in the record books, thus he made the ultimate sacrifice of not breaking Bradman’s record. This is and always will be one of the most beautiful stories of selflessness in cricket.