Former West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara has named his ‘Greatest of All Time’ (GOAT) players, including Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah alongside Glenn McGrath, Jacques Kallis, and Adam Gilchrist. Lara revealed his selections during his recent appearance on the ‘Stick to Cricket’ podcast with former England cricketers Phil Tuffnell, Alastair Cook, Michael Vaughan, and David Lloyd. Bumrah, a T20 World Cup winner for India, has claimed 455 wickets in 206 matches at an average of 20.47. His best bowling figures are 6/19, and he has taken 17 five-wicket hauls across formats. In Test cricket, he has been particularly impressive with 217 wickets in 47 matches at an average of 19.48. McGrath stands as the fifth-highest wicket-taker in international cricket history, with 949 wickets at an average of 21.76. He is Australia’s most successful Test pacer with 563 wickets and has won three World Cups. Kallis’s all-round abilities have earned him over 10,000 runs in both formats and more than 500 international wickets. He is the sixth-highest run-getter in international cricket with 25,534 runs at an average of 49.10, including 62 centuries. Gilchrist transformed wicketkeeper-batting with 15,461 runs in 396 international matches at an average of 38.94, including 33 centuries.
