Top 10 Cricketers: physical barriers have been neglected to them

Top 10 Cricketers: physical barriers have been neglected to them

Top 10 Cricketers: physical barriers have been neglected to them: br 1. Len Hutton br Full Name : Sir Leonard Hutton br Born : 23 June 1916, Fulneck, Pudsey, Leeds, Yorkshire, England br Died : 6 September 1990 (aged 74) br National side : England br Batting style : Right-hand br Bowling style : Right-arm leg break br Role : Opener br Test debut : 26 June 1937 v New Zealand br Last Test : 25 March 1955 v New Zealand br Fact: An unfortunate accident in the gym, while doing commando training during World War II, damaged his arm so badly that he needed an operation and it was 8 months in the hospital before he was discharged. br The result of this terrible event was a shortened left arm, by 2 inches, and this happened just after he broke the then world record of the highest individual score in Tests by scoring 364 runs against Australia at the Oval. br br 2. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi br Born : 6 January 1941, Bhopal, Bhopal State, Indian Empire (now in MP, India) br Died : 22 September 2011 (aged 70) br Nickname : Tiger Pataudi br Batting style : Right-hand bat br Bowling style : Right-arm medium br Role : Captain Indian Cricket Team br National side : India br Fact: He was involved in a gruesome car accident that left his vision impaired. He could only see through his left eye and according to him, there was once a time he could see two balls and “tried to hit the inside one.” br br 3. Eiulf Nupen br Batting style : Right-hand bat br Bowling style : Right-arm fast-medium br National side : South African br Fact: At the age of 4, he lost the sight of an eye and could only see through one. br br 4. Bob Appleyard br Full name : Robert Appleyard br Born : 27 June 1924, Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England br Died : 17 March 2015 (aged 90) br Batting style : Right-handed batsman (RHB) br Bowling style : Off-break (OB); Right-arm fast-medium (RFM) br National side : English br br Fact: He was affected by fatal disease and not many expected him to recover to play cricket again. br br 5. Bert Ironmonger br Batting style : Left-hand bat br Bowling style : Left-arm medium br National side : Australian br br Fact: Due to an unfortunate accident in the family, Ironmonger lost the top of his forefinger. br br 6. Tony Greig br Full name : Anthony William Greig br Born : 6 October 1946, Queenstown, Cape Province, Union of South Africa br Died : 29 December 2012 (aged 66) br Batting style : Right-handed br Bowling style : Right-arm medium, Right-arm off break br Role : All-rounder, commentator br National side : England br Test debut : 8 June 1972 v Australia br Last Test : 30 August 1977 v Australia br ODI debut : 24 August 1972 v Australia br Last ODI : 6 June 1977 v Australia br Fact: He suffered from seizure attacks when he was younger. br br 7. Jonty Rhodes (Jonty Rhodes was arguably the best ever fielder to have graced the game) br Full name : Jonathan Neil Rhodes br Born : 27 July 1969, Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa br Batting style : Right-handed br Bowling style : Right-arm medium br National side : South Africa br Test debut : 13 November 1992 v India br Last Test : 10 August 2000 v Sri Lanka br ODI debut : 26 February 1995 v Australia br Last ODI : 12 February 2003 v Kenya br ODI shirt no. : 8 br Fact: He was victim of the vicious condition of epilepsy br 8. Bhagwath Chandrashekhar br Born : 17 May 1945, Mysore, Karnataka br Batting style : Right-hand bat br Bowling style : Legbreak br National side : India br Test debut : 21 January 1964 v England br Last Test : 12 July 1979 v England br ODI debut : 22 February 1976 v New Zealand br Last ODI : 22 February 1976 v New Zealand br Fact: At a very young age, polio left his right arm withered. br br 9. Shoaib Akhtar br Full name : Shoaib Akhtar br Born : 13 August 1975, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan br Nickname : Rawalpindi Express, Tiger, Don br Batting style : Right hand bat br Bowling style : Right-arm fast br Role : Bowler br National side : Pakistan br Test debut : 29 November 1997 v West Indies br Last Test : 8 December 2007 v India br ODI debut : 28 March 1998 v Zimbabwe br Last ODI : 8 March 2011 v New Zealand br ODI shirt no. : 14 br T20I debut : 28 August 2006 v England br Last T20I : 28 December 2010 v New Zealand br Fact: Hyperextension in all of his joints, which swelled his knee up with fluid every time he played and he had to drain it out at regular intervals, coupled with the fact that he was flat-footed and couldn’t walk as a kid. br br 10. Mashrafe Mortaza br Full name : Mashrafe Bin Mortaza br Born : 5 October 1983, Narail, Bangladesh br Nickname : Koushik, Mash, Narail Express br Batting style : Right-Handed br Bowling style : Right arm medium-fast br Role : All-Rounder, Bangladesh Captain br National side : Bangladesh br Test debut : 8 November 2001 v Zimbabwe br Last Test : 9 July 2009 v West Indies br ODI debut : 23 November 2001 v Zimbabwe br Last ODI : 13 June 2017 v India br ODI shirt no. : 2 br T20I debut : 28 November 2006 v Zimbabwe br Last T20I : 6 April 2017 v Sri Lanka br Fact: In every game, he has to wear knee support and after every game, he spends a lot of time in excruciating pain as fluid is drained out of his knees.


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