Lakshmipathy Balaji is an Indian cricket coach and former international cricketer. He was a right-arm fast medium bowler. He represented the Indian cricket team and was part of the Indian team that finished as runners-up in the 2004 Asia Cup. He played for Tamil Nadu and South Zone in domestic cricket.
Shane Robert Watson is an Australian cricket coach,commentator and former cricketer who played for and occasionally captained the Australian national cricket team between 2002 and 2016. He was an all-rounder who played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He was ranked as the world's No. 1 all-rounder in Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) for 150 weeks,including an all-time record of 120 consecutive weeks from 13 October 2011 to 30 January 2014. He began playing during the Australian team's golden era in the early 2000s,and was the last player from this era to retire. In his time playing for Australia,Watson was part of their winning squad in the Cricket World Cup two times in 2007,and 2015 along with the ICC Champions Trophy twice in 2006 and 2009,with Watson named as the player of the match in the final on both occasions,as he scored the winning run in the 2006 tournament,with the winning six in the 2009 tournament.
Mohammed Shami is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast bowler,for the India national cricket team and for the Bengal in domestic cricket and for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. He also plays for Mohun Bagan in domestic competitions of West Bengal. One of the most consistent wicket takers in contemporary world cricket,Shami bowls the ball off the seam and uses swing,including reverse swing,to move the ball both directions. He has been reputed to have an edge in the death (slog) overs of a limited-overs innings and,in all formats,has been described as being at times "unplayable". Shami finished as India's leading wicket taker in the ICC World Cup 2023,besides being the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets in the 48 years history of Cricket World Cup spanning 13 editions. He is recipient of 2023 Arjuna Award for Cricket. Having taken 7 wickets for 57 runs against New Zealand in the 2023 Cricket World Cup semi final,he holds the record for the best figures for an Indian Bowler in ODIs,and is currently,the only Indian bowler to have taken 7 wickets in an ODI innings.
Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja is an Indian international cricketer who represents the Indian national cricket team in ODI and Test formats. He is an all-rounder,who bats left-handed and bowls left-arm orthodox spin. He is regarded as one of the best all-rounders of his generation,becoming the fifth Indian and fifth-fastest player to score 2,000 runs and take 200 wickets in Test cricket in 2021. Jadeja was the leading wicket-taker in the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy and received the man of the match award as a member of the final-winning team. Later in his career,he was also a part of the team which won the 2024 T20 World Cup,after which he announced his retirement from the T20Is. He represents Saurashtra in first-class cricket and has captained the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. As of August 2023,Ravindra Jadeja is the 7th highest ODI wicket taker for India with 220 wickets.
David Andrew Warner is an Australian former international cricketer and Captain of Big Bash League team,Sydney Thunder. A left-handed opening batsman,Warner was the first Australian cricketer in 132 years to be selected for the national team in any format without experience in first-class cricket. He plays for New South Wales and Sydney Thunder in domestic cricket. Warner was a prominent member of the victorious Australian squad of the 2015 Cricket World Cup,the 2021 T20 World Cup,where he was the Player of the Tournament,the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship,and the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup. He is widely known as one of the greatest opening batsmen across formats,lauded for his aggressive playing style coupled with consistency over 15 years.
Sunil Philip Narine is a Trinidadian cricket player who played internationally for the West Indies. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in December 2011 and Test match debut in June 2012. Primarily an off-spin bowler,he is also a left-handed batsman. Narine was a part of the West Indies team that won the 2012 T20 World Cup,where he took the winning wicket of Lasith Malinga in the final. In November 2023,he announced his retirement from international cricket.
Christopher Roger Woakes is an English cricketer who plays internationally for England in all formats. In domestic cricket,he represents Warwickshire,and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues,including for Kolkata Knight Riders,Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.
Steven Peter Devereux Smith is an Australian international cricketer and former captain of the Australian national team in all three formats of the game. He is regarded as one of the best Test batsmen of his generation. Smith was a member of the Australian teams that won the 2015 and 2023 Cricket World Cup,the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup,and the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final.
Ryan James Harris is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer. He was a right-arm fast bowler who was a member of the Australia national cricket team until retiring in the Ashes tour lead up of 2015 due to a knee injury. It had hampered him for a majority of his career,but despite this,he performed as one of Australia's most highly rated fast bowlers. His first ball bowling of Alastair Cook in the 2013 Ashes series has been rated as one of the greatest balls of all time.
Ravichandran Ashwin is an Indian former international cricketer. He is a right-arm off spin bowler and a lower order batter. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific spinners of all time,he represented the Indian cricket team and was part of the Indian team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. He plays for Tamil Nadu and South Zone in domestic cricket and for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Umeshkumar Tilak Yadav is an Indian cricketer who represented the Indian cricket team. He currently plays for Vidarbha in domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. He played 57 test matches for India and his fast-bowling contributed of India winning test matches particularly at home. Yadav was a member of the team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy. He was the highest wicket-taker for India in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
Josh Reginald Hazlewood is an Australian international cricketer. He is a tall pace bowler known for his accuracy and has been compared to former Australian paceman Glenn McGrath. Hazlewood currently ranks no. 2 in ODI,no. 7 in T20I and no. 2 in Test in the ICC Men's Player Rankings. He won multiple ICC tournaments with the Australian team:the 2015 Cricket World Cup,the 2021 T20 World Cup,and the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
Mitchell Ross Marsh is an Australian international cricketer who represents Australia in all three formats. Marsh is the current Australian T20I captain,ODI vice-captain and also served as Test vice-captain after the 2018 Australian ball-tampering scandal. Marsh currently plays for Western Australia,Perth Scorchers and the Lucknow Super Giants.
Mitchell Aaron Starc is an Australian international cricketer who plays for the Australian national team and New South Wales in domestic cricket. A left-arm fast bowler and a lower order left-handed batsman,he is widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in white-ball cricket as well as one of the best fast bowlers to play the ICC Cricket World Cup. Starc represents Australia in all three main formats of international cricket:Test cricket,One Day Internationals (ODI),and Twenty20 Internationals. In 2015,he was the highest-rated bowler in ODI cricket.
Patrick James Cummins is an Australian international cricketer who captains the Australia men's national cricket team in Test and One Day International cricket. Cummins is widely regarded as one of the finest fast bowlers of his generation. He is also known for being an aggressive lower-order batsman. Cummins was a member of the Australian team that won the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup,vice-captain of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup win,and was the winning captain of the 2021–23 ICC World Test Championship and the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
James Peter Faulkner is an Australian former international cricketer who played for the Australian cricket team from 2013 to 2017 and currently in domestic cricket for Tasmania. An all-rounder,Faulkner is known for his aggressive batting in the middle order,and for his bowling at the end of limited-overs innings.
Nathan Mitchell Coulter-Nile is an Australian cricketer who has played at One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International level for the Australian national side. Domestically,he is contracted to Western Australia and the Melbourne Stars. From Perth,Western Australia,Coulter-Nile attended Aquinas College,and represented the state under-17 and under-19 teams,later going on to play three youth ODI matches for the Australian national under-19 team. Having held a rookie contract from the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) for several seasons,he made his debut at state level during the 2009–10 season,and has since become a regular selection in Western Australia and the Perth Scorchers' fast bowling attacks. Coulter-Nile made his Twenty20 International debut for the Australian national cricket team in February 2013,and his ODI debut in September 2013.
Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian national cricket team in all formats of the game. He is the vice-captain of India in Test format. A right-arm fast bowler with a unique bowling action,Bumrah plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket and for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Bumrah was a crucial member of the Indian team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup,where he was named the player of the tournament for his wicket taking in all phases while maintaining an economy of 4.17.
Ashton James Turner is an Australian cricketer who debuted for Western Australia during the 2012–13 season,and is also contracted to the Perth Scorchers. From Perth,Turner represented Western Australia at under-15 (schoolboys),under-17 and under-19 level. and captained the under-17 team to their National Championships win. A right-arm off spinner,he toured India with the Australian under-19 team in September and October 2011,taking eight wickets from six matches in a quadrangular tournament involving the Australian,Indian,Sri Lankan,and West Indian under-19 teams. At the 2012 Under-19 World Cup,he was Australia's first-choice spinner,ahead of Victoria's Ashton Agar,and took eleven wickets from six matches,with his best figures 4/28 against Nepal.
Kagiso Rabada is a South African international cricketer who plays all formats of the game. He is a right arm fast bowler. He made his international debut in November 2014 in limited-overs cricket before going on to make his Test debut in November 2015. By January 2018,he had topped both the ICC ODI bowler rankings and the ICC Test bowler rankings aged 22. In July 2018,he became the youngest bowler to take 150 wickets in Tests.
