Sir Donald George Bradman, the Australian international cricketer, was the greatest cricketer of all time. His Batting skill and cuts won not only the heart of his fans but also his opponents. Bradman’s greatest achievement of his career was 99.94 Test batting average. He was born on 27 August 1908 at Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia. And he died on 25 February 2001 at the age of 92 at Kensington Park, South Australia, Australia.
Sir Donald George Bradman was famous as ‘The Don’, ‘The Boy from Bowral’, ‘Braddles’, ‘The White Headly’. He was not too tall (173 cm) but right-handed batsman. Also, he was the bowler of all time, bowling Right-arm leg break. Bradman’s name has become an archetypal name for outstanding excellence, both within cricket and in the worldwide arena.
As a Writer
Sir Donald George Bradman wrote four books: The Story of My Cricketing Life with Hints on Batting, Bowling and Fielding (1930), My Cricketing Life (1938), Farewell to Cricket (1950) and The Art of Cricket (1958). Also, he was popularised in many biographies written by elite authors.
Sir Donald George Bradman generally compared with Pele (Association Football), Ty Cobb (Baseball), Jack Nicklaus (Golf), Michael Jordon (Basketball). “Our Don Bradman”, “Bradman” and, “Sir Don” is the 3 famous song which makes Don Bradman immortal.
Some Career Details
- Highest Test batting average: 961
- Most runs against one opponent: 5028
- Most runs in one series: 974 (1930)
- The most runs in one day’s play: 309 (1930)
- Most double centuries: 12
- Highest career batting average: 99.94
- Most triple centuries: 2
So, Sir Donald George Bradman still considered a legend of all time. God of Cricket that is Sachin Tendulkar mentioned his name in many of his interviews. No other athlete dominates an international sport to the extent that Bradman does cricket. So, he is the most appreciable athlete in all time of the history of cricket and become as the ideal for many upcoming generations of the athlete.
