Mt. Rushmore for non-cricketing exploits

[Coronis]

By this I mean, who would you put on a cricketing Mt.Rushmore for purely reasons outside the actual playing of the game.

I have a feeling Benaud would be an almost unanimous choice. Some other names coming off the top of my head would be Kerry Packer, Dickie Bird and Frank Worrell.

Thoughts?

 

[Migara]

Prof. Bruce Elliot is the cricketing version of Dr. House. instead of "Everybody lies" he showed that "Everybody chucks" (with exception of Sarwan)

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Stuart Robertson
Mazher Majeed
Lalit Modi
Myself

 

[DrWolverine]

Jagmohan Dalmiya & Kerry Packer
The two most influential people in the last 50 years

 

[Thala_0710]

Worrell, Benaud, Packer and Dalmiya

 

[subshakerz]

Worrell, Benaud, Bird and Tendulkar.

 

[Athlai]

Duckworth
Lewis
Hawkins (hawkeye)
Plaskett (snicko)

 

[govinda indian fan]

Imran khan (obvious )
Benaud- commentary
Kerry packer- wsc
Lalit modi - creating a monster

 

[Cricket Bliss]

Nevile Cardus
John Arlott

 

[Coronis]

Nevile Cardus
John Arlott

How could I have forgotten?!

In this vein, John Wisden is an idea.

Jagmohan Dalmiya & Kerry Packer
The two most influential people in the last 50 years

pfft

 

[sayon basak]

Nevile Cardus
John Arlott

Great pick.

 

[Thala_0710]

Nevile Cardus
John Arlott

Totally forgot about Cardus

 

[Coronis]

Worrell, Benaud, Bird and Tendulkar.

What did Tendulkar do?

 

[subshakerz]

What did Tendulkar do?

The major talisman figure and next level stardom in rise of India and SC cricket in beginning in 90s and then into 21st century.

 

[capt_Luffy]

John Wisden
Neville Cardus
Kerry Packer
Basil D'Oliveira

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Woakes
Worrell

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Lord Learie Constantine (His work on race relations)
Tony Cozier (legendary commentator)
Steven Finn (the Finn no-ball)
Sangakkara (for pushing @Himannv ’s buttons)

 

[Coronis]

The major talisman figure and next level stardom in rise of India and SC cricket in beginning in 90s and then into 21st century.

So he didn’t actually do anything, this is just an impression based on his on field greatness.

 

[govinda indian fan]

So he didn’t actually do anything, this is just an impression based on his on field greatness.

Tendy is rated highly in india because during period he rose (91-96 ) india as a nation was economically bankrupt isolated post cold war and was in danger of disintegration. He was one of few who gave nation joy and hope and belief we could survive. India is multi ethnic nation and he was pan india superstar who popular across ethnicity religion caste and region. In fact he was one who united the country thats why even small criticism of sachin was seen as blasphemy in india. You might say kohli enjoys similar status but no kohli widely receives criticism no way popular as sachin in 90s. Sachin is true icon who united indians across their fault lines

 

[Coronis]

Tendy is rated highly in india because during period he rose (91-96 ) india as a nation was economically bankrupt isolated post cold war and was in danger of disintegration. He was one of few who gave nation joy and hope and belief we could survive. India is multi ethnic nation and he was pan india superstar who popular across ethnicity religion caste and region. In fact he was one who united the country thats why even small criticism of sachin was seen as blasphemy in india. You might say kohli enjoys similar status but no kohli widely receives criticism no way popular as sachin in 90s. Sachin is true icon who united indians across their fault lines

So he didn’t actually do anything apart from play cricket.

So he doesn’t really need to mentioned in the thread.