The Greatest Cricketer of All Time – your votes revealed!
To celebrate the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 taking place in England and Wales, BBC Asian Network asked you to vote for The Greatest Cricketer of All Time.
You voted in your thousands from a shortlist of 30, and we can now announce the winner:
1. Sir Donald Bradman (Australia)
“The Don” is one of Australia’s most iconic sportsmen, and widely regarded as the greatest batsman of all time for his unparalleled batting average.
Years active: 1927-1949
Test runs: 6,996
Batting average: 99.94
2. Sachin Tendulkar (India)
A modern legend of the game, Tendulkar is India’s very own God of Cricket, a world class batsman who also had decent bowling ability.
Years active: 1988 – 2013
Test runs: 15,921
Batting average: 53.78
Test wickets: 46
Bowling average: 54.17
3. Sir Garfield Sobers (West Indies)
The West Indies all-rounder could do everything – he was equally accomplished as a fast and spin bowler, and he was a shrewd batsman.
Years active: 1952 – 1974
Test runs: 8,032
Batting average: 57.78
Test wickets: 235
Bowling average: 34.03