Full name --Nathan Wade Bracken
Born September --12, 1977, Penirith, New South Wales
Major teams --Australia, Gloucestershire, New South Wales, Worcestershire
Batting style --Left-hand bat
Bowling style --Left-arm fast medium
In few test appearances, Nathan Bracken has done nothing to betray the feeling in currency among the Australians that he is the bowler for the future. Nathan Bracken is quick when he wants to be and has the ability to swing the cricket ball in air in both ways. His formidable first class performances, which included 6 for 27 against Queensland, brought about an elevation in his cricketing status. Initially picked for the Ashes series in 2001, Nathan Bracken's shoulder injuries made him wait till 2003 to make his first test appearance. Cricketscorelive.com gives information on Nathan Bracken and other Great Cricket Players.
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Full name --Abdur Razzaq
Born --June 15, 1982, Khulna
Current age --24 years
Major teams --Bangladesh, Khulna Division
Batting style --Left-hand bat
Bowling style --Slow left arm orthodox
The slow batting tracks of Bangladesh have raised innumerable spinners. Abdur Razzaq stands tall (only literally so far) among the rest. Abdur Razzaq was instrumental in helping the underdogs Khulna Division to win the Dhaka Premier Division in 2002-03. Abdur Razzaq grabbed the opportunity of playing for the Bangladesh A team against the touring Zimbabwe and helped himself with 15 wickets, including the match winning figures of 7 for 17. His one-day debut against Hong Kong during 2004 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka fetched him figures of 3 for 17. Abdur Razzaq could not proceed further into the tournament as his bowling action came under international scrutiny. Abdur Razzaq's bowling action has been a source of problem for the Bangladesh cricket officials. Efforts are underway using video technology to rectify the faulty position of his bowling arm. Abdur Razzaq made his test debut against Australia in 2006 on the spinner friendly track at Chittagong. Cricketscorelive.com gives information on Abdur Razzaq and other Great Cricket Players.
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Full name --Andrew John Strauss
Born --March 2, 1977, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Major teams-- England
Batting style --Left-hand bat
Bowling Style --Left-arm medium
Andrew Strauss was made captain of Middlesex in 2002 following the sudden retirement of Angus Fraser. He showed remarkable composure and led the side brilliantly while himself scoring almost a total of 2500 runs in 2002 and 2003. He made his Test debut for England in 2004 against New Zealand and scored a century in his very first innings. That was just a warm up for the flurry of runs that were to follow. He had successful outings there after against New Zealand, West Indies and South Africa and established himself as one of the most dangerous players in world cricket. He then had the pleasure of making two hundreds in England's historic victory over Australia in the 2005 Ashes series. He was rewarded for his good run by being made captain of England in 2006. Though it was a lot due to chance as both Michael Vaughn and Andrew Flintoff were out with injuries, Strauss deserved it following his brilliant contributions. However he was off to a disastrous start and lost all the five games against Sri Lanka. But he came back with a convincing century at Lord's to further establish his class. Cricketscorelive.com provides the profile of Andrew Strauss and other cricketers around the world.
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Full name --Daniel Luca Vettori
Born --January 27, 1979, Auckland
Major teams --New Zealand, ICC World XI, Northern Districts, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire
Batting style --Left-hand bat
Bowling style--Slow left-arm orthodox
Daniel Vettori is the youngest player ever to play for Zimbabwe. He made his debut in 1997 as an 18 year old and instantly caught the attention of all. He is perhaps the best spinner New Zealand has produced in a while and has emerged as the countrys premium bowler. He became only the third Kiwi player after Richard Hadlee and Chris Cairns to claim 200 Test wickets.
Daniel Vettori is an orthodox left arm spinner who is known more for his flight and guile rather than turn and precision. Daniel Vettori is also a good batsman and of late his batting skills have improved tremendously to make him one of the worlds leading all rounders. He has made 2000 Test runs and has two brilliant centuries and 10 fifties to his name. So impressive has been his performance that in 2005 he was ranked fifth on the ICC Player Rankings for Test all-rounders.
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Full name-- Shoaib Akhtar
Born --August 13, 1975, Rawalpindi, Punjab
Major teams --Pakistan, Asia XI, Durham, ICC World XI, Rawalpindi, Somerset, Worcestershire
Playing role --Bowler
Batting style --Right-hand bat
Bowling Style --Right-arm fast
Credited as being the world's fastest bowler, Shoaib Akhtar is also one of the most colorful characters of world cricket. He has bowled the fastest recorded ball in Test history. He has also bowled over the speed of 100 mph (160 km/h) in ODIs on two occasions, with the quickest recorded delivery being timed at 161.4 km/h, the fastest delivery dependably recorded.
