Famous cricketers that you do/did enjoy watching play?

[Gowza]

I'll start with:

Lara
Sangakkara
Ponting
Hussey
Gayle
Gilchrist
Kallis
McGrath
Warne
Murali
Herath
Shakib
Mushy
Cairns

[al Furqaan]

No Paksterz, Bindians, Poms, or Zimbos? Interesting.

My list:

Ashraful (when on song he was majestic in his ability to dominate)
Shahadat (I really thought he would go far)
Mominul (didn't start obsessing till the NZ series)
Mushy (gorgeous batsmanship)
Nasir (one of the cool kids)
Taskin (I like him even more than Shahadat)


Tendulkar (loved his style but also loved seeing him choke)

[Gowza]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
No Paksterz, Bindians, Poms, or Zimbos? Interesting.

My list:

Ashraful (when on song he was majestic in his ability to dominate)
Shahadat (I really thought he would go far)
Mominul (didn't start obsessing till the NZ series)
Mushy (gorgeous batsmanship)
Taskin (I like him even more than Shahadat)

Tendulkar (loved his style but also loved seeing him choke)

those players were just the starting point, for starters they were just the more recent ones i could think of off the top of my head. laxman was very nice to watch, razzaq and umar akmal along with the two W's from pakistan were very enjoyable to watch, ajmal isn't to bad either. of england's more recent players i enjoy root more than most and buttler was a nice edition, swann was pretty decent to. heath streak and sean ervine are the 2 zim names that come to mind.

plenty of previous generation players like sobers, viv richards, barry richards, procter, kapil, imran etc that were entertaining but watching them in old v footage is a bit different to real time matches...

alan donald was a great bowler to watch as were walsh and ambrose, same with saqlain mushtaq and mash always love seeing him bowl.

[meazz1]

He was not the best but I liked the style of Moin Khan's keeping.
When Ash was on song, enjoyed watching that.
Sangakara's batting always keeps me glued to the tv.

[Tigers_eye]

We didn't watch but we listened to the radio mostly in akashbani Kolkata and BBC (those where the sources of live cricket). Lloyd, Sunil Gavaskar, Richards, Gower, Miadad, Imran, WI host of fast bowlers.

Viewership came later on. Steve Waugh was my favorite. Then there was Ganguly. Dujon, The W's, Abdul Kadir, Murali, De Silva, Walsh, Gilchrist, and so many others. Currently playing: Gayle storm, AB De Villiers, Sangga, Steyn, Amla, Naraine, Moin Ali.

Among our boys, G N Prince, Atahar Ali, Nannu, Bulbul, Mo Rafique, Pilot, and Mash. Current bunch: Tamim in Lord's form, Mominul and Mushi in Galle form, and Nasir-Riyad in top form. Last but not least Shakib Al Hasan.

Looking forward to the pacers and what they can do under streak.

[al Furqaan]

Nasir is one of my faves too. Looks like one of the cool kids. Has a fearlessness about his game.
Riyad is not on my list, but I have to admit that his batting does look very pretty when on song.
Don't enjoy watching Shakib - his style is not my cup of tea - but he's a game-breaker and that is always exciting.

[mufi_02]

Originally Posted by al Furqaan
Shahadat (I really thought he would go far)

Taskin (I like him even more than Shahadat)

Really AF, really???

My list

Lara (most enigmatic cricketer ever)
Brett Lee
Shane Bond
Chris Cairns
Saeed Anwar
Aaqib Javed
Shoaib Akhter
Mark Waugh
Damien Martyn
Gilchirst
Warne
Murali
Jayasuriya
Shakib
Mushy

[Gowza]

jayasuriya and de silva were great to watch.

[One World]

No particular order:

Saeed Anwar
Craig Mcdermott
The Jayasurya - Kaluwitharana combo
Vaas
Basit Ali
Inzamamul Haque
Jeff Dujon
Andy Flower
Gary Kirsten
Curtly Ambrose
Wasim Akram
Imran Khan
Azharuddin
Krish Srikanth
Mohammad Rafique

[roman]

From India:
Tendulkar
Azharuddin

From Pakistan:
Wasim Akram
Imran Khan
Saeed Anwar

From WI
Lara
Walsh
Gayle

From Australia
Steve Waugh
Warne

From SA
Kallis
Pollock
Rhodes
Amla

From SL
Jayasuriya
Mahanama
Sangakkara

From BD:
Bulbul
Nannu
Rafiq
Mashrafe
Taskin
Shakib

[MarufH]

BD:

Shakib
Bulbul
Mashrafe

India:
Dada
Kohli

Pakistan:
Saeed Anwar
Wasim
Saqlain

SL:
Sanath
Roshan Mahanama
kaluvitrana
Sanga

SA:
AB de Villiers
Amla


England:
KP

Zim:
Grand Flower
Guy Whittall

WI:
Gayle
Lara

Australia:
Hayden

NZ:
Fleming