My ' 10 Greatest cricketers in terms of Impact'...

legends who changed the game forever

10

Harold Larwood...

executioner of Body Line. It is because of him fast balling became a weapon. He was the aggressor and one of the finest and fastest ballers cricket has seen.

9

Ian Botham...

arguably the second greatest all-rounder world has seen. A true maverick on and off the field, set the scene ablaze whenever he was in his elements

8

Shane Warne...

greatest spinner of all times. No matter on which surface he played, ball obeyed his orders not of pitch. though riddled in controversies his magic has never waned.

7

Steve Waugh...

A captain of probably the most dominant team in history. It was not just the formidable line up which made them so, it was also the inspirational skipper and his never say die attitude which made the difference. he was a legendary batsman gifted with phenomenal grit.

6

Imran Khan...

A lion heart, a tiger, he is without any doubt the most charismatic cricketer of modern times. He carved champions out of nobody's. He is one of the greatest fast ballers in history. He was a good batsman. Above all he was leader of highest caliber. Truly he is one of his kind.

5

Ian Chappell...

Once upon a time captains were skippers who separated themselves from army generals. they played their game, did not battle it out. Then came a revolutionary, who resorted to all the means to conquer the opposition. It was one and only Ian Chappell, a pioneer of Aussie brand of cricket.

4

Viv Richards...

Had not he come along, we would have waited for a decade to see that bat can also breath fire. Aggression was his synonym. the style of One-Day cricket we enjoy today, we owe it to him.

3

Sachin Tendulkar...

He is an unparalleled phenomena in sports history. No player has enjoyed such a mass adulation of half a billion people. His hold on peoples psyche is no less than that of Hitlers on Nazi Germany. A best batsman of modern times with record of record holding is also responsible for market economy of cricket.

2

Don Bradman...

Please pardon me, but I am a mortal, too unequipped to describe the genius of this tiny Goliath.

It was hard to place him second, god forgive me for that. But the numero uno deserves his spot.

Numero Uno

Sir Gary Sobers...

Has there ever been a better and all-rounder player like him. NO. In fact, there won't be either.

He could do anything, which we can imagine with bat and ball. He was a person of singular talent. He enjoyed his game and also his life. The kind of life he lived off the field was rare at that time. And more importantly, The kind of life he lived on the field is even rare in the annals of time.

Honorable mentions

1. Sunil gavaskar
2. Ricky ponting
3. Brian Lara
4. Kapil Dev
5. Clive Loyd
6. Sanath Jaysurya