Glenn Donald McGrath

Born on 9^th February 1970, Glenn Donald McGrath is a former international cricketer from Australia who has played as a fast-medium pace bowler and now working as Channel Nine’s cricket coverage commentator. He is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricketing history.

Here are some of his career achievements:-

• McGrath holds the record for dismissing the most batsmen for ducks (104) in Test cricket. Along with this, he also holds the world record for taking highest no. of wickets in Test matches by a fast bowler and is the fourth one on the all-time list.
• Honoured with the Allan Border Medal and the Men's Test Player of the Year by Cricket Australia in 2000
• He was one of the 21 Australian athletes who are inducted into the “Best of the Best” list of the Australian Institute of Sport in 2001
• Named the 'Men's ODI Player of the Year' in 2001
• Named the 'NSW Australian of the Year' in 2008
• Inducted into the 'Sport Australia Hall of Fame' in 2011
• McGrath was enlisted into the 'ICC Hall of Fame' in January 2013. The same year, he was also inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame by Cricket Australia in 2013.
• In 2017, McGrath enlisted as a bowler in Australia's 'Greatest ever ODI team'.  Along with this, he was named in the country's best Ashes XI in the last 40 years after a fan poll conducted by Cricket Australia.