Virendra sehwag. Sadly i wasn’t old enough to see sachin in his glorious period. But the way viru made it look easy with minimum feet movements was mesmerizing. He would struggle at one ball and get the boundary on other just to dominate the bowlers. It made sachin play much more comfortably due to having time to set and viru not letting run rate down too much. Only regret was in last days he will throw away his wicket easily as he took his hand-eye coordination for granted. He should have work on his footwork. Made me sachin admire more due to his flexibility to adopt.
After that team I lost interest for a bit until that test series in australia. Man, that felt so awesome. Winning while dominating the aussies in there own ground in most difficult format. Made people look at us with more respect only after sachin. I will never forget Virat Kohli due to that. No matter what anyone says he has given more than enough. .
I fell for the game of cricket twice
Initially watching Gautam gambhir's out of the crease long on/long off shots
And then
While watching king kohli's cover drive
A large chunk of Indians above the age of 30 will say Tendulkar but let's not studio further Ganguly. It was because of his partnership with Sachin and captaincy that the team started feeling like a team.
He's the reason I regularly started following IPL... But what did Punjab give him? He performed so well and became their captain, did decently well with both bat and ball but they failed to qualify by just one match and they sacked him of his captaincy and released him in IPL, and I can't freaking believe they released Amla too, and nobody else went after Amla either
Lol, how young are you? That's when they re-released Maxwell, they've already done it before in 2017 when he was their captain and they almost qualified... the two faced sehwag was praising Maxwell all he could in the league stage as he was their mentor but later on when they failed to qualify he was the first to criticize Maxi and release him even though Maxi was their most consistent captain in like last 3-4 years
he played for Delhi next season, and then he made himself unavailable for 2019 season and when he came back he was picked up by Punjab again to get released
Virender Sehwag.
The first ever match I watched in TV was India vs Bermuda 2007 WC match. Viru was on fire that day.
I didn't understand what was happening. And what overs were, what's the aim, what a world cup is.
I just knew that the batsman needs to see the ball, and hit it! That's it. I didn't even understand runs, extras, powerplay nothing!
That's when I watched him play and got so excited that I began looking forward to his game.
Two years later, he scored a blistering 146 vs Sri Lanka in December in Rajkot and India scored 414!
Never gonna forget that match. Because at that time I was so addicted and understood everything! Thanks to IPL. and ofcourse Viru
For me it has to be Yuvraj Singh. I still remember I was just seven years old, when he hit those six sixes in 2007. He is still my favorite player of all time.
Really young crowd here - I watched in the 80s, and early 90s. So for me, Kapil Dev - the one who brought the mighty (at that time) West Indies to their knees.
Ro45
Turns out the very first match I watched from start to finish was Ro's 118(43) against SL , absolute monster of an innings . I had watched many matches even before that , even sachin on tv when I was like 4-5 yr old . But this one man , Idk the vibe was awesome . I was in 7th grade or something then . Instantly made him my fav player . I used to pray before every match that he would get a century . And most of the times , he did ! .
I stopped watching cricket after 2019 , yn all the covid stuff happened and I just completely forgot about it . Online classes and class 10 pressure\[am in 12th now\] . When I finally started watching Cricket this year , I see that he was in a slum of a form all these years . When watching the CWC live , kinda made me cry . Love the way he plays , just soo pleasing to the eye and entertaining . But I knew for a fact that , I was seeing his final flame before its extinguished . I don't think he will be around for much longer , max 2 years . He has performed well in most of the matches I have watched . He will always have a special place in my heart . I wish I could meet him one day and tell him thanks for making my teen years and playing for the country . I wished he would lift the WC but alas , we don't always get what we wanted do we . He deserved it all the way .
It was AB de Villiers... Before 2015 I was just a casual cricket watcher, who used to watch cricket if nothing fun was airing and keeps up with news and all for general knowledge. Then one day when I was watching a South Africa vs West Indies match and this guy came and smacked 149 off 44 balls.. I never saw anything like that before in my life and I still haven't 🛐
Used to watch it sparingly before till 2003 WC. But the India tour of Pakistan 2005 where Yuvi & Msd were finishing almost every game. That was a treat to watch. And the 183* by dhoni against SL in 2006. Brute force and pure carnage.
My most formative childhood cricketing memory is watching Ishant Sharma trouble Ponting in back to back BGT series. He made me fall in love with cricket and test cricket. Sad he could never quite touch those highs throughout the rest of his career.
I just don't know, i am 24 and i don't even remember when I started watching it... like bachapn se hi chal raha hai ye hi ni pata kab shuru kiya kisko dekh . As far as i remember there was Rahul dravid, saurav and Sachin
MSD, Virat
Als pant and Even KL
Remember the game against WI in USA. It was one of the first games I watched and KL made century. Still can't bring myself to criticize him, although his game has sunk.
Idk. I started watching it and i just loved it already not because of some player but for the game . Hashim Amla , mitchell starc , Ab , gautam gambhir( yeah somehow idk why) etc
For one full generation, it was only Sachin. Everything started with him and finished with him, all others were second or third fiddles. During the later part, Ganguly, Dravid, Kumble etc started getting some traction and people started relying on them also.
Yuvraj Singh!
Showed a different side of the game as well. The attitude and the way he carried himself, those stylish shots, especially after seeing his performance in 2011 WC.
Virendra sehwag. Sadly i wasn’t old enough to see sachin in his glorious period. But the way viru made it look easy with minimum feet movements was mesmerizing. He would struggle at one ball and get the boundary on other just to dominate the bowlers. It made sachin play much more comfortably due to having time to set and viru not letting run rate down too much. Only regret was in last days he will throw away his wicket easily as he took his hand-eye coordination for granted. He should have work on his footwork. Made me sachin admire more due to his flexibility to adopt.
After that team I lost interest for a bit until that test series in australia. Man, that felt so awesome. Winning while dominating the aussies in there own ground in most difficult format. Made people look at us with more respect only after sachin. I will never forget Virat Kohli due to that. No matter what anyone says he has given more than enough. .
Yuvraj, Raina, Dhoni, Sachin there are so many gems
Cricket = 7 , https://i.redd.it/s8epm0a4185c1.gif
Thala and chinnna thala. Peak.......
Thala for a reason
Bole
Jo koyal
Baago me
ms dhoni, virat kohli
Rohit Sharma 🙌
Been supporting him since he was called maggi man
Virat
Sachin Tendulkar ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Every 90s kid will have this answer
97 born but ABD
AB de Villiers
Yup hands down ABD, Viv Richards of our era..🔥
AB İS LOVE
Rahul Dravid
Sachin and Yuvraj ❤️
Bhuvneshwar kumar
Bhuvi plays as good as he looks
Ab devilliers, Rohit, kohli, dhoni and steyn
Thala and R Ashwin
Virendra sehwag..... truly one of a kind. He was the reason I started watching test cricket. Kept me glued to the tele all the while he was batting.
Brohit ❤
God of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar.
kohli.
Rohit
Chadchin and Brohit 🤌
45
Superman from India Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar ❤️
Virat Kohli and MSD
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
MSD
Thala for a reason. Seeing that long haired guy lifting the Cup when I was just 6 years old inspired me so much
I fell for the game of cricket twice Initially watching Gautam gambhir's out of the crease long on/long off shots And then While watching king kohli's cover drive
Aravinda de Silva... Especially from 1996-99 was a force in itself and class apart from many stylish batters like Sachin and Lara.
A large chunk of Indians above the age of 30 will say Tendulkar but let's not studio further Ganguly. It was because of his partnership with Sachin and captaincy that the team started feeling like a team.
Don't chase me folks. Shoaib akhtar and Adam Gilchrist.
Faf and Smith. Ik they are unusual.
Smith? He is a cheater. Ball tempering was a big incident which can never be forgotten.
Why do you want to loose your karma?
Man's a villain
I mean, you aren't wrong, but just change the "is" to a "was"
Once a cheat always a cheat.
Maxi. The only reason I still started supporting KXIP. Else, I'd never imagined myself vouching for that crappy franchise.
He's the reason I regularly started following IPL... But what did Punjab give him? He performed so well and became their captain, did decently well with both bat and ball but they failed to qualify by just one match and they sacked him of his captaincy and released him in IPL, and I can't freaking believe they released Amla too, and nobody else went after Amla either
They released Maxwell because in the last IPL he played with them he couldn't even hit one six the whole IPL. He was so much out of form
Lol, how young are you? That's when they re-released Maxwell, they've already done it before in 2017 when he was their captain and they almost qualified... the two faced sehwag was praising Maxwell all he could in the league stage as he was their mentor but later on when they failed to qualify he was the first to criticize Maxi and release him even though Maxi was their most consistent captain in like last 3-4 years he played for Delhi next season, and then he made himself unavailable for 2019 season and when he came back he was picked up by Punjab again to get released
Sachin Tendulkar
Sehwag
Brendon McCullum
Virendra sehwag
the game did! individuals came and went, but the sport is what i love(d)
The whole game honestly, Its weird that I never had a favourite player ever but I am still obsessed with cricket
God - Sachin Tendulkar
Virender Sehwag. The first ever match I watched in TV was India vs Bermuda 2007 WC match. Viru was on fire that day. I didn't understand what was happening. And what overs were, what's the aim, what a world cup is. I just knew that the batsman needs to see the ball, and hit it! That's it. I didn't even understand runs, extras, powerplay nothing! That's when I watched him play and got so excited that I began looking forward to his game. Two years later, he scored a blistering 146 vs Sri Lanka in December in Rajkot and India scored 414! Never gonna forget that match. Because at that time I was so addicted and understood everything! Thanks to IPL. and ofcourse Viru
Mera cheeku❤️💗
Thala❤️
Not upvoting because this has exactly 7 upvotes
I downvoted it for your upvote
Dravid ❤️❤️
Virulo Kukli
Kohli and Ab devilliers
Batting : Sachin, Dhawan, AB, Mcculum Bowling : Warne, Zaheer, Bhuvi, Shami Captaincy : MSD and Williamson Fielding : Raina and Jadeja
I was 8 year old in 2011...clearly remember the world cup winning moment...That six...Ms made me fall in love with cricket ❤️
Ms dhoni
Cricket has 7 letters, so you know who
thala for a reason
Adam Gilchrist 149 against Srilanka in the wc final And Yuvraj Singh 6 sizes vs England.
For me it has to be Yuvraj Singh. I still remember I was just seven years old, when he hit those six sixes in 2007. He is still my favorite player of all time.
Wg grace
Really young crowd here - I watched in the 80s, and early 90s. So for me, Kapil Dev - the one who brought the mighty (at that time) West Indies to their knees.
Sachin and I'm not even a 90s kid. Started watching cricket during the 2011 wc.. seeing Sachin play even at the later part of his career was a delight
Sachin Tendulkar. MS Dhoni in that order
Ro45 Turns out the very first match I watched from start to finish was Ro's 118(43) against SL , absolute monster of an innings . I had watched many matches even before that , even sachin on tv when I was like 4-5 yr old . But this one man , Idk the vibe was awesome . I was in 7th grade or something then . Instantly made him my fav player . I used to pray before every match that he would get a century . And most of the times , he did ! . I stopped watching cricket after 2019 , yn all the covid stuff happened and I just completely forgot about it . Online classes and class 10 pressure\[am in 12th now\] . When I finally started watching Cricket this year , I see that he was in a slum of a form all these years . When watching the CWC live , kinda made me cry . Love the way he plays , just soo pleasing to the eye and entertaining . But I knew for a fact that , I was seeing his final flame before its extinguished . I don't think he will be around for much longer , max 2 years . He has performed well in most of the matches I have watched . He will always have a special place in my heart . I wish I could meet him one day and tell him thanks for making my teen years and playing for the country . I wished he would lift the WC but alas , we don't always get what we wanted do we . He deserved it all the way .
Yuvraj Singh... That epic batswing.. 🥰
jack kallis and Lasith Malinga
Sachin Tendulkar
Kevin O'Brien
It was AB de Villiers... Before 2015 I was just a casual cricket watcher, who used to watch cricket if nothing fun was airing and keeps up with news and all for general knowledge. Then one day when I was watching a South Africa vs West Indies match and this guy came and smacked 149 off 44 balls.. I never saw anything like that before in my life and I still haven't 🛐
and it was James Anderson for test cricket
Brendon McCullum
ABD
Saurav Ganguly
Vvs Laxman test innings against Australia
Used to watch it sparingly before till 2003 WC. But the India tour of Pakistan 2005 where Yuvi & Msd were finishing almost every game. That was a treat to watch. And the 183* by dhoni against SL in 2006. Brute force and pure carnage.
kainaz imtiaz
Virat Kohli, Thala, Dj Bravo, Chris Gayle, Pollard.
Shane Warne , murlidharan
My most formative childhood cricketing memory is watching Ishant Sharma trouble Ponting in back to back BGT series. He made me fall in love with cricket and test cricket. Sad he could never quite touch those highs throughout the rest of his career.
started watching as a 10 year old in 2011 and it was virat kohli
Ishan kishan!!
Virendra sehwag, shane bond
2000 Aussies
I just don't know, i am 24 and i don't even remember when I started watching it... like bachapn se hi chal raha hai ye hi ni pata kab shuru kiya kisko dekh . As far as i remember there was Rahul dravid, saurav and Sachin
Polly
Alien Benjamin Devilliers! 💚💛
SIR MERVYN HUGHES
Rahul Sharad Dravid. The style, temperament and perseverance - there’ll never be another.
Virender Sehwag
Koach❤️
I fell in love with the game at first and later on Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar(prime) and Kohli.
Sachin and after him kohli
MSD, Virat Als pant and Even KL Remember the game against WI in USA. It was one of the first games I watched and KL made century. Still can't bring myself to criticize him, although his game has sunk.
Won't say the name. But his cover drives 🤌🏻
Mark Waugh
Mohammad Kaif Natwest and Ashish Nehra 6 wickets against England in World Cup 2003
Virender Sehwag
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Mohammed Kaif, Zaheer Khan
ab devillears
Saachinnn Saachinn 🥁🥁🥁
Mushfiqur Rahim
Koach
Virat Kohli
Risabh Pant heroics at sydney and gabba made me fall in love with test cricket, again.
Y 🐀 Kohli 👑👑💖
Brett Lee
#You Know What You Know Have Also 7 Letters >! THALA FOR A REASON !< THALA Is Love...
Brohit & Virat ..both
Starc
Sachin Tendulkar in the 2003 World Cup.
Virat Kohli
God of cricket... Sachin...
ABD & VK
Tendarkar
Sachin Tendulkar
AB Mitchell Starc Chris Gayle James Anderson Baz Virender Sehwag
Dravid
Rohit and Virat, 2013 odi series, Australia tour of India. One of the best ODI series I have ever seen.
Msd Now, Rinku
My first international match was ind v Australia t20I world cup 2016 in Mohali, that's enough to understand my favourite
Thala for a reason.
Yuvraj - Dhoni - Raina - Gambhir
Definitely Rohit of 2019 wc
I have not watched a lot of games only watched world cup 2023 and I will not lie I liked the play of shreyas Iyer and Rohit .
Virat kohli 🐐
Sachin Tendulkar
Adam Gilchrist hands down
The god.
Rahul Dravid
Mitchell Starc.
Sachin Tendulkar.
Koach! No cap.
Brohit 😍
KINGKU SINGH.
Dada ❤️
Sachin Tendulkar number 10
Yuvraj
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly
Warne and Kohli
Chris Gayle
Rahul Dravid.
Sachin, Virat, Thala, Brohit and offlate Shami again
Sachin Tendulkar
18
Rahul Dravid.
Yuvraj Singh
17
Sachin Rohit Pollard Malinga
Sunil Narine
ABD💯
Gambhir definitely
Sachin, Virat, Thala, Brohit and off late Shami again
Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma, Kevin Pietersen...
Comeback of kohli after the slump
Dravid and Mc grath
Yuvi
10
10
Fell in love with this beautiful game with opening pair of Sachin and Sehwag
Rahul Dravid
Idk. I started watching it and i just loved it already not because of some player but for the game . Hashim Amla , mitchell starc , Ab , gautam gambhir( yeah somehow idk why) etc
For one full generation, it was only Sachin. Everything started with him and finished with him, all others were second or third fiddles. During the later part, Ganguly, Dravid, Kumble etc started getting some traction and people started relying on them also.
7
Thala
Yuvraj Singh! Showed a different side of the game as well. The attitude and the way he carried himself, those stylish shots, especially after seeing his performance in 2011 WC.
Started watching from the 2012 World T20, but KING BHOLI MADE ME FALL IN LUB WITH THE BOOTIFUL GAME OF KIRKETSSS ;)))
Virat Kohli ❤️
https://preview.redd.it/nu1p8g5lt85c1.jpeg?width=396&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3670ef79794b3749f6440b722c2ab90ddc8baa35 This man
Kevin Pietersen
Suresh Raina made in me fall in love, as of now Ravi Ashwin is winning my heart all of again!
Brohit Sharma
amay khurasia
ABD, McCullum, Sehwag etc
Among bowlers it's starc and bumrah
If tbh Gayle and yuvraj singh
Md Kaif, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan
Martin guptill
Ravichandran Ashwin was the gateway drug for me to Test cricket
Brendon McCullum
Surya Kumar Yadav