Unique Air Express Salutes The Spirit of Contemporary Cricketers

Cricket has a very major impact on a culture of every country. One can see that in India they are treated like gods and it is not an easy task to be a good cricketer. It needs lots of passion, determination and concentration to perform at the highest level.

Now cricket has evolved with times. The new format that is known as T20 format has taken a lot of attention because of its fast paced nature of the game. The players always have to be at their best in all aspects of the game in order to survive and win in this format. No game is over until the last ball is played and the players have to keep themselves calm under pressure because one mistake that is a missed run out or missed catch can change the game. Unique Air Express salutes the spirit of these contemporary cricketers who have worked hard to survive at the international level and have been a source of inspiration to everyone.

Following are the list of contemporary cricketers whom Unique Air Express salutes:

1. Brendon McCullum

Brendon Barrie McCullum is a New Zealand Cricketer. He is a wicket-keeper batsman known for his aggressive bating and fast scoring rate. He currently plays for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League and has also spent one year with the Kochi Tuskers Kerala. His 123 against Bangladesh is the highest innings total in T20 international and is the only player to score 2 International centuries in T20.

2. Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir is a Pakistani Cricketer who made his debut for Pakistan in 1999. He is a right handed batsman and his bowling style is right arm leg break. He with his unique style scored the tournaments fastest half – century with a 36 ball 72 run blistering knock which helped Pakistan storm into the Super Eight of the ICC World T20.

 

3. Shakib Al Hasan

Shakib Al Hasan is an international cricketer who plays for Bangladesh. He is an all-rounder, he is a left handed batsman and his bowling style is slow left-arm orthodox. The talented Shakib Al Hasan is the best cricketer that Bangladesh ever had. His unique ability is his self belief an excellent temperament and his willingness to perform against the top teams.

 

4. Shane Watson

Shane Robert Watson is an Australian cricketer who made his debut in 2002. He bats as an opener and is an all-rounder. He is a right handed batsman and bowling style is right handed fast medium. Shane Watson had a very fragile body but he with his unique attitude refused to give up and has proven his critics wrong.

5. Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj one of the best cricketers in modern cricket is a left handed middle order batsman and a slow left arm orthodox bowler. He recently recovered from cancer and made a remarkable comeback to the Indian cricket team. His unique ability to hit the ball clean and long has made him the most feared batsman in world cricket. He is well know for hitting six sixes in an over during the 2007 T20 world cup.

 

6. Ajantha Mendis

Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis is a Right-arm, offbreak, Legbreak bowler; who plays for Sri Lanka. In the age where spinners are a target of batsmen to score sixes he reintroduced spin bowling. He has the unique ability to bowl slow medium, googlies, off-breaks, top-spinners, flippers, leg-breaks and even the carom ball, released with a flick of his middle finger.

 

7. Jacques Kallis

Jacques Henry Kallis, one of the greatest all-rounder’s of all time plays for South Africa. He is a right handed batsman and fast medium swing bowler. He has a rock-solid technique and a mind impervious to distraction. He can rattle any batsman with this surprising pace and swing.

 

8. Tim Southee

Timothy Grant Southee plays international cricket for New Zealand. He made his international debut at the young age of 19 and hasn’t looked back since. He is a lower order batsman with good hitting ability and he is a fast-medium bowler with the ability to generate late out swing at a brisk pace.

 

9. Mitchell Starc

 

Mitchell Starc is the most exciting bowler to play in this T20 world cup. He with his tall height generates good bounce and speed and has the ability to cause problems and create havoc within the opposition batting line up.

 

10. Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn is one of the most ferocious bowlers of all time and he plays international cricket for South Africa. He is a right arm fast bowler and bowls constantly at the speed of 145-150 km/h. He with his pure pace, pin point accuracy and aggression can destroy the opposition on any give day. He has the unique ability of making the ball move away from the right hander’s making him more dangerous.