Cricket is a sport that is famous all over the world for different aspects. It includes those who played a major role in setting up first base or others who tried to make a better impact with their play. As a result, picking one player ahead of all would not be the wise take as cricket holds deeper and meaningful history.
Hence, calling one cricket’s “godfather” would have different views. But here are five names that one thinks have played a major role in such formations. They have contributed a lot off and on the pitch.
Top Five Godfather of Cricket
1. Sir Donald Bradman
In cricket, the name of Sir Donald Bradman has been taken with respect. He is one of the best batsmen to ever grace the cricket pitch. Holding the mega 99.94 strike rate in Test cricket is not a joke. And this take has not been matched by any batsmen to date with that big of an influence. He did play 52 Tests, scoring 6996 runs, 29 hundreds and 13 fifties for Australia.
Also known as “The Don”, his impact is known well in Australia and all over the world.
2. Sir Garfield Sobers
Cricket has seen so many all-around. But the name of Sir Garfield Sobers does stand tall. He was one of the first complete players in the form of a batsman, bowler and fielder. Over 8000 Test runs and a mega 365 runs versus Pakistan is the biggest highlight of the career. The ability to bowl fast-medium and spin is something cricket has not seen yet. He was the key reason behind the West Indies becoming a force.
3. William Gilbert Grace
A name that is not as famous as others on this list, but it would be not wise to not talk about William Gilbert Grace. He was born in 1848 and the career of William did last for three decades. He was good with bat and bowl for England, taking 2,800 wickets and scoring 4,000 runs when it comes to first-class cricket.
His impact in cricket was huge and this helped the world to see cricket as a sport that they can play and build good foundations in future.
4. Sir Viv Richards
The name of Virender Sehwag comes when a person talks about fear. It is indeed a real fact. But Sir Viv Richards is the first cricket who did show what fear means. Hitting long sixes in the 1970s and ’80s facing fast bowlers without Hamlet and then be aggressive tells the amount of classical nature Sir Viv Richards formed to the core levels. In 121 Test, he did score 6540 runs and 6721 in 187 ODIs. It did include 45 each 50s and 24 centuries in Test and 11 in ODIs. He did lead the foundation stone of playing fast and scoring quickly.
5. Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar did retire in the first half of the 2010s, but his impact is huge. He is the first and only cricket to score 100 centuries in international cricket for India, 51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs. 18426 ODI runs in 463 matches and 15921 runs in 200 Test matches do show his mega impact and target. In ODIs, 96 half-centuries and 68 fifties in Test format do show his mega touch indeed. He was a good leg and off-spinner too. In the 1990s, he made India win the games with the bowl too. If he had continued it Sachin would have taken over 500 wickets. He was that good of a player. And a great man off the pitch too. In India, there is no other sports star bigger than him or a celebrity bigger than him.
Conclusion
God Father Of Cricket would have even more names. But these are five names that are hard to take out. And one thing one can see in all these stars is the never-say-die attitude. This term means to pick the best cricketers and see and point out the impact they made for good reasons.
FAQs:
Who is the God Father of Cricket?
William Gilbert Grace, an english cricket player is known as the God father of cricket.
Who is the God father of Indian Cricket?
Ms. Dhoni is said to be the God father of Indian cricket team.
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