10 Cricketers And Their Cricketing Idols

10 Cricketers And Their Cricketing Idols: The game of cricket has always been an emotion for many fans across the world. There is an immense challenge in it and the fans love it to the core. They have always been huge in numbers whenever an international game goes on. If the game involves an Asian team, one can witness huge number of crowds in the stands cheering for the team such has been the passion in the Asian countries.

Even overseas when England and Australia lock horns for the Ashes series, one can witness the dramatic change in the atmosphere. By showing their exceptional display of courage and bravery on the field, a few of the players went on to become an inspirational and idolising member for the cricket fanatics.

However, from the players, who you took inspiration, has also got their own idols in the game of cricket. Here, we brought you 10 world-class players and their cricketing idols, you would love to know.

10 Cricketers And Their Cricketing Idols:

10. Rahul Dravid Is a big fan of Steve Waugh:

Yeah, the Wall of the Indian Cricket Rahul Dravid is a huge fan of Steve Waugh. The flamboyant batsman has always been a massive fan of Steve Waugh for his determination and grit to play the game. Further, Dravid praised Waugh for valuing his wicket a lot. In fact, they share a brilliant rapport, as Waugh also a huge fan of Rahul Dravid.

“I saw in Steve Waugh my roadmap to build my career. Steve Waugh is my role model,” Rahul Dravid said.

9. Dwayne Bravo Idolises Brian Lara:

West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo grew up playing cricket in his village and idolising the legendary Brian Lara. The all-rounder has been a sensational player, who plays the game across the globe. He has always been a competitive cricketer on the field and handed many victories for West Indies before being out from the team following his dispute with the board.

”Lara is my childhood hero. We both come from the same village in Santa Cruz. When I was growing up, people called me the right-handed Lara till they watched my brother Darren who is a left-hander.”

8. Shane Watson Idolises Jacques Kallis:

Shane Watson is one of those cricketers, who can open the innings with the bat and with the ball as well. The Australian has always been a fierce competitor and known for scoring many match-winning knocks throughout his career across the globe. Apart from batting, he is well-known for his fast bowling as well.

“When I look at it, I find myself nowhere near Jacques Kallis simply because what he has achieved in all forms of the game,” said a modest Watson during his prime days in cricket.

7. Jos Buttler is a fan of MS Dhoni:

MS Dhoni is a complete package of temperament, extremely cool minded in tough situations, the best keeper in the history of cricket alongside Adam Gilchrist, master of ideas for the bowlers, and was the best finisher in his prime. Of late, we came across Jos Buttler, who came close to his batting skills and scoring runs under the pressure. The flamboyant batsman labelled himself as MS Dhoni fan.

“A fellow wicketkeeper, he has been an idol of mine growing up – Mr Cool. I love his persona on the field, he is very calm and in control when he bats. He has got the lightning-fast hands behind the stumps. He loves to take the game deep and I think his unique style is a great ambassador for the game. I am a huge MS Dhoni fan!”

6. Mustafizur Rahman Idolises Mohammad Amir:

Mustafizur Rahman is one of the brilliant left-handers in the world right now. The young fast bowler of the Bangladesh team has declared Mohammad Amir as his idol. Rahman loves his bowling action and followed the Pakistani pacer while he played. He also said that no fixing case could decrease his admiration for the fast bowler.

“Mohammad Amir is my idol. I just follow the bowling of Mohammad Amir. His spot-fixing allegations don’t bother me,” said the 19-year-old fast bowler.

5. Michael Clarke Is A Fan Of Brian Lara:

The former Australian skipper, who won the world cup for Australia also got inspiration for him. Clarke is a huge fan of Brian Lara right from his childhood days. He called himself a great fan of Brian Lara, who was his opponent on the field as well.

”I had two idols a young boy – Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar. Brian Lara was the best at it.”

4. Shahid Afridi Is A Fan Of Saeed Anwar:

Shahid Afridi is without doubt one of cricket’s greatest entertainers. Afridi likes to take on the bowling right from the word go and that has earned him the nickname ‘Boom-Boom’. The cricketer, who himself is a great inspiration for whole Pakistan fans, has always been a massive fan of Saeed Anwar.

On queries about his favourite cricketers, Afridi named Saeed Anwar as his favourite Pakistani cricketer and South African AB De Villiers as his favourite cricketer from outside Pakistan.

3. MS Dhoni admires Adam Gilchrist:

The legendary cricketer from India, Mahendra Singh Dhoni also has an inspiration in the game of cricket. Though he always loved Sachin Tendulkar for his fantastic display of cricketing skills, he used to admire Adam Gilchrist for his wicket-keeping work.

It was way back in his starting days. When Dhoni fancied his chances of representing India in national colours, he looked up to his only hero in the game – Adam Gilchrist.

2. Sachin Tendulkar Idolises Sir Vivian Richards:

Sachin Tendulkar, who himself is an idol for many budding cricketers, used to idolise and follow Viv Richards while growing up as a cricketer. What’s interesting is Richards has praised Tendulkar many a time in past and the West Indies great even stated that he has not seen a better batsman than Sachin Tendulkar.

”Vivian Richards is my batting hero. The support that I have received from you throughout my career is something that I shall always cherish.”

1. Virat Kohli Idolises Sachin Tendulkar:

Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli have always shared a nice rapport on and off the field. Sachin Tendulkar is a hugely respected cricketer in India and it comes as a no surprise that Virat Kohli is a massive fan of him. Kohli always shared his views on Sachin Tendulkar and how he idolised Tendulkar during his childhood days.

“Everyone knows who I idolised as a kid. He (Sachin Tendulkar) will always remain my idol because of whom I came into cricket.  I have idolised him.”