Five Most Loved Indian Cricketers Around The World

When it comes to cricket in sub-continent, there is an unrivaled match. Be it India, Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka, cricket is treated as a religion here, and people are arduously worshipping it. Like others, Indian cricketers have their fans throughout the globe.

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Cricket is one of the most debatable issues in India. It has remained one of the most discussed topics since the 90s and has not gone through an evolution since then.

Cricket is a collective dream of everyone, and one can imagine how hard it will be to break into the national team.

Since its beginning, India is a fertile soil when it comes to producing cricketers. They are loved, cared and are treated with utmost admiration.

With all said and done, here are the top 5 least hated cricketers in the history of Indian Cricket Team who are known for this calm and calm approach.

#5 MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag (Shared)

We bet you cannot spot a true Indian cricket fan who do not love these gentlemen. Both MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag came from a different background.

They possess a different style of batting, different spots of batting and what not.

However, there is a single thread that combines them, and that is both played for India and are loved by all.

For some time, the media tried to create a void between them but were unsuccessful in doing so.

The TRP houses to create differences between them on a plethora of occasions, but Sehwag and Dhoni have always had each other’s back.

Sehwag is known for his reckless batting. He was a powerpack player who was infusing a flier in the scoreboard early on.

Dhoni, on the other hand, is known for his relaxed approach. The Ranchi townboy is the only cricketer to lead his country to wins in all the ICC events.

#2 Kapil Dev

He is arguably one of the best all-rounders which cricketing world have seen. He helped India to set its image in the cricketing map with his 1983 World Cup win in England. His contribution does not end here.

He remains the only player to have achieved the all-rounder’s double of 4,000 Test runs and 400 Test wickets and has most innings in a career (184) without being run out.

Despite featuring in the time when there was not any TV Coverage in India, he still possesses billions of fans who ardently loves him.

#3 Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh seems to be the synonym of fighter. This man will knock himself down while fighting but would not let his side to fall.

He got diagnosed with cancer, but Yuvraj successfully managed to defeat that deadliest disease as well.

He is a warrior who helped India to rejoice again after 28 years. He is the man who helped India to taste the victory of World Cup 2007 and World Cup 2011.

He was Man of the Tournament in 2011 World Cup.

#2 Sachin Tendulkar

It is not so simple to describe the achievements of Sachin Tendulkar. Nicknamed as ‘god of the cricket’, he carried the Indian Team on his shoulder for nearly two decades. His statistics describe itself to the glory of this man.

He is the only cricketer on this planet to score 100 international tons.
It is Sachin Tendulkar who glued billions of people with the TV sets.

He is an icon for every batsman ranging from Sachin Tendulkar to Virat Kohli. He always receives thunderous applause and ovation from the crowd.

#1 Rahul Dravid

Cricket probably has not witnessed any gentlemen as is Rahul Dravid. He is the one who helped Cricket to earn the tag of ‘ gentlemen’s game.’

He also willingly preferred to sacrifice himself for the Team cause.

He was the man of all fields in cricket whether a wicket-keeper, a reliable middle-order batsman, a fantastic opener or a tremendous slip fielder.

Even after taking retirement from the cricket, Rahul Dravid never stayed away to help his nation. He is currently busy with the coaching of Indian A and Under-19 cricket team.

He always preferred to stay away from the limelight as was witnessed once under-19 Team won World Cup under his reign.