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Stephen Rodger Waugh, former captain of Australian cricket team, may have put off his pads for a while but the legendary batsmen will always be regarded as a talent the world will never come across.
Steve Waugh or Tugga was admired by the name “Iceman” because of this unique ability to stay calm and composed in high-intensity matches throughout his career. Born on 2nd June 1965, Steve Waugh was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium bowler. He was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on 4th January 2010 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Steve made his test debut on 26th December 1985 v India and one-day international debut on 9th January 1986 v New Zealand. He played 168 test matches to score 10,927 runs and took 92 wickets and 325 ODIs to score 7,569 runs and took 195 wickets. A reliable fielder on any position on the cricket pitch, Steve Waugh claimed 112 and 111 catches in test and one day cricket, respectively. He went on to win acclaims from critics worldwide after his patient knock of 200 runs against the West Indies in 1995 when Australia regained the Frank Worrell Trophy. Steven Waugh was at his peak when the Australian team won the 1999 World Cup in England and helped the team became one of the most dreaded cricket teams in the world by leading the country to 16 consecutive Test match wins.
Steve Waugh, the living legend, may have said goodbye to the cricketing world but is still making invaluable contributions by helping in raising funds for a leper children’s colony, “Udayan” in Kolkata.
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