In this episode of the Men's Test Cricket Hall of Fame, we continue our countdown by discussing players 30 to 26 (scroll to the bottom of the description if you can't wait to find out who they are).
All five of this episode's inductees are members of the 10,000 run club, we've got grumpy leaders, unique stances and a few Top Order personal heroes as we welcome entrants from Australia, India, Pakistan and the West Indies.
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*SPOILER ALERT*
This episode features players from 30-26 in the following order.
30 - Allan Border
29 - Sunil Gavaskar
28 - Younis Khan
27 - Shivnarine Chanderpaul
26 - Steve Waugh