John Edrich became one of England’s most consistent and courageous openers -

John Edrich (right) walks out to bat at Lord's with Geoffrey Boycott

Jim Laker (left) took 19 wickets in the match at Old Trafford in 1956

Jeff Dujon was the glovesman tasked with backing up the West Indian pace quartets of the 80s

David Callaghan South African Middle Order Batsman, he was hard hitting batsman in 1990's

West Indies Fast Blower Courtney Walsh

Ian Redpath was a great servant of Australia in the 60s and 70s

Ian Botham (right) hooks Geoff Lawson on his way to turning around the Headingley Test in 1981

Graham Gooch made 333 for England against India at Lord's in 1990

Gary Sobers scored 365 Not out for West Indies against Pakistan in Kingston in 1958

Frank Tyson England vs South AFrica at Nottingham Jun 9 to 13 Ist Test Match

England stars (from left) Andrew Flintoff, Marcus Trescothick, Michael Vaughan, Steve Harmison, Geraint Jones and Ian Bell celebrate the narrow victory

Don Bradman at Lord's in 1934

Allan Border in the MCC Museum with the Ashes Urn England in 1985

Azam Khan Ex-Pakistani Test Cricketer

Sunil Gavaskar is widely recognised as one of the greatest opening batsman of all-time and for my money is the finest opener of the post-war period.

Hanif Mohammad scored 337 for Pakistan against the the West Indies at Bridgetown in 1958

Sarfraz Nawaz gets rid of Gary Cosier. (From Left) Sadiq Muhammad, Mushtaq Muhammad, Sarfraz Nawaz, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad and Cosier.

A Unqiue Picture of Sachin Tendulkar

Andy Roberts was the gun slinging cowboy of the cricketing world

Bob Simpson scored 311 for Australia against England at Manchester in 1964

Bob Cowper made 307 for Australia against England at Melbourne in 1966

John Edrich was a key member of the England team that went 27 tests without defeat from 1968-71 and formed a formidable opening partnerships with Geoff Boycott

Saqlain’s doosra was a regular off-spin which would turn away from the batsman leaving him clueless.

Ex Opening Batsman Rameez Raja

Kabir Khan Left Arm Medium Pace Bowler once considered replacement of Wasim Akram

Amir Sohail Playing Towards Point.

B.S. Chandrasekhar pouches John Snow, one of his six scalps, during his match-winning spell in the famous Oval Test in the summer of 1971

Australia's youngest ever test centurion and a member of the 1948 invincibles, Neil Harvey was one of the most exciting batsman of his generation

Mark Taylor 334 Not Out Runs against Pakistan at Peshwar in 1998

Andy Sandham scored 325 against the West Indies at Kingston in 1930

Left Handed West Indies Batsman Alvin Kallicharran

Australian Leg spinner Richie Benaud took 248 wickets in just 63 matches

Richard Hadlee's record 374th Test wicket in Bangalore way back in 1988

Peter May was done in by a legbreak that bowled him around his legs bowled by Richie Banud

Australian Fast Bowler Ray Lindwall

Whitewash Warwick: Warwick Armstrong, who weighed almost 130kg and was known as 'The Big Ship', is the only Australian captain to lead his team to a 5-0 Ashes win over England. He did it in the 1920-21 season. Source: Herald Sun

Whitewash Warwick: Warwick Armstrong, who weighed almost 130kg and was known as 'The Big Ship', is the only Australian captain to lead his team to a 5-0 Ashes win over England. He did it in the 1920-21 season. Source: Herald Sun

Highest unbroken partnership in a Test & The highest Partnership to be broken by a run-out.

Paul Adams of South Africa, bowling in the nets, during training for the Super Challenge 2000 between Australia and South Africa at Colonial Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.

Peter Lever strikes at The Oval he took seven wickets and booked himself a winter trip to Australia

Paul Adams of South Africa bowls during the first day of the second Npower test match between England and South Africa on July 31, 2003 at Lords Cricket Ground in London, England.

Pakistan finally bag Rod Marsh. (From left) Sadiq Muhammad, Wasim Bari, Mushtaq Muhammad, Imran Khan.

Nial O Brian Beautifully Batting aginst Bermuda

Pakistan cricket team’s famous pace duo, Imran Khan and Sarfraz Nawaz, at a nightclub in Melbourne in 1981.

Official Photo of Australian Team Who Toured England in 1930's

New Zealand players celebrate after beating the West Indies for New Zealand's first test victory on the ground in March 1969

Nial O Brian Hitting Towards Onside

Mushtaq arguing with the umpire. Also seen is substitute fielder, Wasim Raja.

Neil Harvey Flashing Towards Cover Side

Mushtaq flashes a ‘V’ sign in the dressing room after cracking a century at the Port of Spain