One cannot think Cricket without Steve Waugh. No doubt he has his place among cricket’s all-time greats. Not only for he scored mountain of runs in both form of game, or for his astonishing stint as Australia’s captain, or for figuring in the
most number of Tests by any player,
but for qualities with which he enriched the game. His eyes like flints, skin made of rawhide, cricketing heart of stone, will of conqueror .
The foremost among them was his commitment to the team’s cause. The 38year old Steve Waugh will forever be remembered as an unselfish player, who put his best foot forward when his side needed him the most.
Waugh’s achievements as a captain are out of the ordinary. The Aussie’s 41 wins in 57 Tests matches make him the most successful skipper ever.
Mr. Reliable as he is known as for every time Australia has been in trouble he has been the man to take them out of trouble. The only player who has excelled in every condition and against every team, it comes as no surprise that he is regarded as one of the best batsmen of all times.
Waugh made 10927 runs n 168 Tests at a highly creditable 51.06, and a majority of these runs surfaced when his team required him to dig in deep. Not too many cricketers have lasted 19 years in international cricket, and still finished on a high note. Waugh remarkable fitness levels, strength of mind, fierce focus and the ability to adapt to the different conditions enabled him graduate in to a dependable, resilient, match winning batsman from being a run of the mill player in the middle order.
Waugh was easily one of the most influential cricketers of our times for he could so easily cut across barriers, reach out to the masses. Among the most popular players to have visited the country, his spontaneous participation in charitable causes meant the people of India could relate to him for reasons other than cricket. Steve Waugh will have his seat in the pantheon of the all-time greats …
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