Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a fast medium pace bowler and one of the most successful bowlers in international cricket.
Harbhajan Singh is an Indian politician,film actor,Television Celebrity and former cricketer. He is also a politician and serves as a member of parliament in Rajya Sabha,and is a retired cricketer and a cricket commentator. Harbhajan played for the Indian national cricket team from 1998 - 2016 in a career spanning nearly two decades. He was a right-arm off spin bowler. In Indian domestic cricket,he played for Punjab cricket team,in IPL for Mumbai Indians,Chennai Super Kings,and the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise. He is considered to be one of the best spinners of his era. He was in the World Cup-winning team of both the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 Cricket World Cup,along with the team that was one of the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy,which was shared with Sri Lanka.
Saqlain Mushtaq is a Pakistani cricket coach and former international cricketer who was the head coach of the Pakistani national cricket team between 2021 and 2022. He is best known for pioneering the "doosra",a leg break delivery bowled with an off break action. He was the fastest to reach the milestones of 200 and 250 wickets in ODIs. Mushtaq made history when he became the first Pakistani to take a hat-trick at a Cricket World Cup,which he did against Zimbabwe during the 1999 tournament.
Javagal Srinath, is a former Indian cricketer and currently an ICC match referee. He is considered among India's finest fast bowlers,and was the first Indian fast bowler to take more than 300 wickets in One Day Internationals. With India,Srinath was a member of the Indian team that was the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy,a title they shared with Sri Lanka,and was a member of the team that were runners-up in the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
Kulasekara Mudiyanselage Dinesh Nuwan Kulasekara is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played all formats of the game. Considered as one of the best swing bowlers in world cricket,He was educated at Kirindiwela Central College,Kirindiwela.
Heath Hilton Streak was a Zimbabwean cricketer and cricket coach who played for and captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He was the all time leading wicket taker for Zimbabwe in Test cricket with 216 wickets and in ODI cricket with 239 wickets.
Makhaya Ntini OIS is a South African former professional cricketer,who played all forms of the game. He was the first black player to play for the South African national cricket team. Ntini was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy,the only ICC trophy the country has won to date.
Mohamed Farveez Maharoof,or Farveez Maharoof,is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer,who played Tests and ODIs. He first made his impression in the 2004 U19 World Cup in which he captained the Sri Lankan team. He enjoyed a prolific school career for Wesley College,with a highest score of 243 and best bowling figures of 8 for 20. An all-rounder,he made his Test debut in 2004.
Richard Leonard Johnson is a former international English cricketer and the current coach of Middlesex County Cricket Club.
Nayan Ramlal Mongia is a former Indian cricketer and cricket coach. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper.
Ottis Delroy Gibson is a Barbadian cricket coach and former cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team. From 2010 to 2014,Gibson was the head coach for the West Indies,where he led the team to be champions of the 2012 T20 World Cup. He has been appointed as Bangladesh bowling head coach and previously twice worked as bowling coach for England,from 2007 to 2010 and again from 2015 to 2017. Gibson also coached the South African cricket team from 2017 to 2019. He is currently the pace bowling coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team and Multan Sultans. In January 2022 Gibson was appointed the head coach of Yorkshire County Cricket Club,he is set to join the team after the conclusion of the 2022 Pakistan Super League season.
India has won the Cricket World Cup twice,once in 1983 and then in 2011. India finished as runners-up in 2003 and 2023.
The Indian cricket team made its Test cricket debut in 1932 and has since advanced to be among the top four test teams in the in each of 2005 to 2008. The team won the ODI Cricket World Cup in 1983 and 2011. In other major International victories,Team India won the Twenty20 World Cup in 2007 and ICC Champions Trophy in 2002 and 2013.
The Indian cricket team toured South Africa for three Tests,five Odis &one T20I from 16 November 2006 to 6 January 2007.
The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1996 cricket season. They played a total of eighteen matches,including three Tests and three One Day Internationals (ODIs) against England. In the Tests and ODIs,India were captained by Mohammad Azharuddin,while Michael Atherton captained England.
The India national cricket team toured England from 19 July to 8 September 2007. The tour included 3 Tests and 7 ODIs. During the Test series,the Pataudi Trophy,a prize commissioned by the MCC to commemorate the 118th anniversary of India's Test debut,was competed for. This was designed and created by Jocelyn Burton,Holborn,London.
The 2003 Cricket World Cup Final was a One Day International (ODI) match played on 23 March 2003 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg,South Africa. It marked the culmination of the 2003 Cricket World Cup,the eighth edition of the tournament. It was the first time these two teams had met at this stage of a World Cup. For defending champions Australia it was their fifth World Cup final,while for India it was the second after their 1983 victory. Australia won the match by 125 runs to claim the title for the third time.
Yuzvendra Chahal is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team in white ball cricket as a leg spin bowler. He also currently plays for Haryana in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. He is a Right-arm leg break bowler. Chahal was the second player and first Indian to take a 6 wicket haul in T20I history. He was the first concussion substitute to be named man of the match in an international cricket match. He is a former chess player and represented India internationally in chess.
The England national cricket team toured India in 2001–02,playing a three-match Test series and six-match ODI series versus India.
Kuldeep Yadav is an Indian international cricketer. He is a bowling allrounder who bowls Left-arm unorthodox spin and is a capable lower order batter who plays for India and for Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket. He was signed by the Delhi Capitals for the Indian Premier League.
