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M. Chappell
The charismatic Ian Chappell is
one of the best batsmen and outstanding captains the
game has ever seen. Equally adept against pace and spin,
Chappell took over from Bill Lawry as Australia's skipper
in 1970-71. He led Australia to a series win in the
Caribbean in 1972-73. Under his leadership, Australia
annihilated England at home in 1974-75. Chappell stepped
down from the captaincy after the 1975 World Cup and
retired one year later, only to return as captain ofthe
Australia XI that was part of Kerry Packer's World Series
Cricket. He went on to represent Australia in Tests
in 1979-80 before quitting for good. Today, he is one
of the most popular television commentators in the world.
Chappell played 75 Tests in which he scored 5,345 runs
(inclusive of 14 centuries) at an average of 42.42.
Clive H. Lloyd
Captain of theWest Indian team that won the first two
World Cups, Clive Lloyd was an aggressive batsman and
brilliant fielder. It was under his inspirational leadership
that the West Indies achieved 'Superpower' status in
the mid-70s. In a glittering career that commenced in
1966-67, Lloyd played 110 Tests and scored 7,515 runs
at an average of 46-67. He had 19 hundreds to his name.
After his retirement, Lloyd had stints as manager of
the West Indian cricket team. Today, he is one of the
most eminent members on ICC's Panel of Match Referees.
S unil
M. Gavaskar
The first cricketer to score 10,000 runs
in Test cricket and the first to play 100 Tests in succession,
Sunil Gavaskar still holds the world record for the
highest number of Test hundreds -34. He was the first
Indian fielder to take 100 catches in Test cricket.
He scored 10,122 runs from 125 Test matches at an average
of 51.12.
Besides being a respected 'guru' of the game, he is
presently chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee (Playing).
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