The Illustrious Career Of Cricketer 'Sir Don Bradman'

Don Bradman has a Test batting average of 99.94. He is considered the best batsman of all time in Test cricket. Today we take a look at his career.

Donald George Bradman was the youngest child of Emily and George. Donald's encounter with cricket started in his own home. He invented a game of one player where he hit a golf ball with a stump of cricket towards the curved brick portion of their water tank.

Bradman made his first-class cricket debut at the Adelaide Oval at 19. He scored a century on debut.

Bradman had a Test career which the most successful cricket players of any point in history would envy. He scored 6,996 runs in 52 matches. In the third Test, he became the youngest player to score a test century. The 1930 tour of England dispelled any doubts about Bradman being the best. He became a national hero after the series. His team led by him gave a dose of optimism to the then depression-paled Australia. If he was an opener, his average would have crossed 100.

Bradman was reluctant to be hero-worshipped. He always put more emphasis on the collective efforts of the team than his own. His whole life will always be an exception to the hyper-competitive motto of today's cricket world.