| One of the greatest batsmen in the history of | | | | just the players of the other team who felt |
| cricket is Don Bradman. The man has an impeccable | | | | intimidated. But the players of his own team were |
| record to his credit. An Australian cricketer, Don | | | | also threatened by Bradman's majestic performance. |
| Bradman has an astonishing test batting average of | | | | This often resulted in strained relationships between |
| 99.94. This has been one of the biggest | | | | Bradman and other fellow players. |
| achievements in the history of any sport till date. By | | | | Even when Bradman retired his role as a sports icon |
| setting some highly astounding scores in the middle | | | | did not diminish in any way. After retirement he |
| of the great depression, Don Bradman became the | | | | played the role of a successful administrator, selector |
| biggest cricketer of all times. | | | | and writer for nearly three decades. More than 50 |
| Such was the prowess of this cricketer that the | | | | years after his retirement as a Test player, Don |
| former Australian captain Bill Woodfull described him | | | | Bradman was conferred the title of the "greatest |
| as "worth three batsmen to Australia". Sir Don | | | | living Australian" in 2001, by the then Australian Prime |
| Bradman had constantly become a threat to the | | | | Minister, John Howard. Further on, Bradman was the |
| other teams. To counter this champion, England is | | | | only living Australian to have a museum dedicated to |
| even known to have devised a controversial set of | | | | his life. |
| tactics commonly referred to as Bodyline. It was not | | | | |