It is ridiculous to recall that I actually played Test cricket with Sachin Tendulkar.I retired what feels like a long time ago – it was

Kumar Sangakkara is one of the most complete cricketers the game has seen. As a left-handed batsman, he has the technique to score runs in

Adam Gilchrist must be one of the most fearless cricketers of all time. It is all very well swinging the bat seemingly without a care

Virender Sehwag changed Test cricket or at least changed perceptions as to what was possible from an opening batsman in Test cricket. With his positive

AB de Villiers is a very modern cricketer – an athletic fielder, an occasional but extremely capable wicketkeeper, a captain, and a very versatile batsman
It would have been easy to omit Kevin Pietersen from this list on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour, but it would also have been most