'Legends of Cricket' on ESPN

Sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports has launched 'Legends Of Cricket, a new programme which will feature the world’s greatest cricketers past and present.

The new series, which was launched on September 28, will be telecast Monday through Friday between 2030 hours and 2115 hours IST, and will provide career highlights of the world’s greatest cricketers.

The legends were selected by a panel comprising Ian Chappell, Richie Benaud, Sunil Gavaskar, Dickie Bird, Mike Procter, Michael Holding, Martin Crowe, Wasim Akram, Ian Botham, Allan Border, Sir Richard Hadlee, Christopher Martin Jenkins, Tony Cozier, John Knowles and Robin Marlar.

The first episode of 'Legends Of Cricket' will cover 25 cricket legends, ranked 50 to 26. The following 25 episodes will focus on each of the top 25 individual cricketers, starting with Allan Border and serialised in a count down to the number one cricket legend of all time, Sir Don Bradman.

Each episode (from 25 to 1 in a countdown) will offer a brief on the cricketing legends, his early years, his greatest accomplishments, the high point of his career and the legacy he leaves behind. Apart from the rare never-seen before footage, each episode also offers views and comments by the legends on themselves as well as others.

The following Legends have made to the list prepared by ESPN’s judging panel and will be featured on ESPN every weekday at 2030 hours.

The order of telecast
October 1 - Allan Border [Australia]
October 2 - Barry Richards [South Africa]
October 3 - Steve Waugh [Australia]
October 4 - Kapil Dev [India]
October 7 - Wasim Akram [Pakistan]
October 8 - Sir Leonard Hutton [England]
October 9 - Sir Frank Worrell [West Indies]
October 10 - George Headley [West Indies]
Ocotber 11 - Greg Chappell [Australia]
October 14 - Malcolm Marshall [West Indies]
October 15 - Graeme Pollock [South Africa]
October 16 - WG Grace [England]
October 17 - Keith Miller [Australia]
October 18 - Sir Richard Hadlee [New Zealand]
October 21 - Ian Botham [England]
October 22 - Sunil Gavaskar [India]
October 23 - Wally Hammond [England]
October 24 - Imran Khan [Pakistan]
October 25 - Sachin Tendulkar [India]
October 28 - Dennis Lillee [Australia]
October 29 - Sir Jack Hobbs [England]
October 30 - Shane Warne [Australia]
October 31 - Sir Vivian Richards [West Indies]
November 1 - Sir Garfield Sobers [West Indies]
November 4 - Sir Donald Bradman [Australia]