20 greatest left-handed batsmen of all time

11. Adam Gilchrist:

Gilchrist believed in ‘See the ball, hit the ball’ principle. Like Jayasuriya, Gilchrist opened the batting, played a whirlwind innings, and by the time the opposition caught its breath, would depart having done his job.

Adam Gilchrist

He played numerous breathtaking knocks, a 149 off 104 balls in the World Cup final in 2007 was one of his best.

12. Kumar Sangakkara:

Possesses a fine technique, a cool mind and the ability to employ all the strokes in the book, from the backfoot as well as the frontfoot.

Kumar Sangakkara

Also has the ability to stay at the crease for long durations. In short, a complete player.

His average of 58.07 is among the best in the business.

13. Neil Harvey:

A man of relatively short height, Harvey had great levels of concentration. A most graceful player to watch, Harvey was one of the finest batsmen from Australia.

Neil Harvey

He had scored six tons in his first 13 Tests, and his 153 against India was one of his best innings. He went on to play 79 Tests.

14. Matthew Hayden:

This man demoralised the bowler and the opposition like no other. He would time and again intimidate the bowler by moving ahead of his crease and would cart him for boundaries repeatedly and disturb his rhythm.

Matthew Hayden

This is not to say he did not have a good technique or attributes of good batsmanship. Hayden was one of the finest Test batsmen from Australia.

15. David Gower:

This English player played the classical game and did not have even a touch of brute force in his strokes. He was one of the most prolific run scorers for England in the 1980s.

David Gower

He is a successful television anchor now.