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Axar Patel
Axar Patel (born 1994, Anand, Gujarat), Indian left-arm orthodox spin all-rounder; Delhi Capitals IPL captain retained for ₹16.50 crore, India T20I vice-captain, 2024 T20 World Cup and 2025 Champions Trophy winner.
Ayush Mhatre
Ayush Mhatre, born 2007 in Virar, Maharashtra, is an Indian right-handed opening batter and off-break bowler for Mumbai, Chennai Super Kings, and India U-19, the youngest List A 150+ scorer and captain of India's 2026 U-19 World Cup-winning team.
Azam Khan (اعظم خان) (cricketer, born 1998)
Azam Khan (اعظم خان), born 1998 in Karachi, is a Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman and power-hitter, son of Moin Khan; 14 T20Is (88 runs), PSL teams Quetta Gladiators, Islamabad United, Karachi Kings.
Azan Awais
Azan Awais (born 2004, Sialkot) is a Pakistani left-handed Test batter who scored a century on Test debut against Bangladesh in May 2026 and holds youth records for youngest Youth Test and Youth ODI hundreds.
Azhar Ali (اظہر علی)
Azhar Ali (اظہر علی), born 1985 in Lahore, is a Pakistani former Test cricketer, 96 Tests, 7,097 runs at 42.49, highest 302, nine Tests as captain, retired 2022.
Babar Azam (بابر اعظم)
Babar Azam (بابر اعظم), born 1994 in Lahore, is a Pakistani right-handed top-order batter and former all-format captain; ODI great with 6,626 runs at 53.44, T20I's leading run-scorer, reappointed Test captain in 2026.
Balwinder Sandhu (ਬਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧੂ)
Balwinder Singh Sandhu (ਬਲਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧੂ), born 1956, Indian right-arm fast-medium swing bowler; 8 Tests, 22 ODIs; famous for bowling Gordon Greenidge in the 1983 World Cup final; later a coach.
Bangladesh national cricket team
Bangladesh men's national cricket team, run by the Bangladesh Cricket Board; ICC Associate 1977, full/Test member 2000, 1999 World Cup debut, best finish 2015 quarter-final, replaced by Scotland at T20 World Cup 2026.
Basil D'Oliveira
Basil D'Oliveira (Dolly), Cape Coloured South African-born cricketer of Indian-Portuguese heritage who played 44 Tests for England; his 1968 exclusion from the MCC tour of South Africa, the D'Oliveira Affair, began apartheid sport's isolation.
Belfast Wolves
The Belfast Wolves are a Belfast-based professional cricket franchise in the European T20 Premier League, captained and co-owned by Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell; its first season, 2026, was played entirely away from Belfast.
Ben Duckett
Ben Duckett (born 1994, Farnborough, Kent) is an English left-handed opening batter for Nottinghamshire and Trent Rockets; Test debutant 2016, Bazball-era regular from 2022, ODI high score 165 at the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Ben Stokes
Ben Stokes (born 1991, Christchurch, New Zealand) is an English all-rounder, 2019 World Cup final Man of the Match, Headingley 135 hero, England Test captain from 2022 under Bazball, retired from international cricket 28 June 2026 with 7,273 Test runs and 252 Test wickets.
Bengal cricket team
The Bengal cricket team is an Indian first-class team representing West Bengal under the Cricket Association of Bengal, playing at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, and competing in the Ranji Trophy.
Bhupinder Singh of Patiala (ਭੁਪਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ)
Bhupinder Singh of Patiala (ਭੁਪਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ), 1891-1938, Maharaja of Patiala 1900-1938, captain of India's 1911 cricket tour of England, Ranji Trophy founder-patron, WWI imperial ally, owner of the Cartier Patiala Necklace.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (भुवनेश्वर कुमार सिंह)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (भुवनेश्वर कुमार सिंह), born 1990 in Meerut, is an Indian right-arm swing bowler; T20I/ODI debutant 2012 vs Pakistan, 6/82 at Lord's 2014, two-time IPL Purple Cap winner, SRH 2014–2024 then RCB, recalled to India's T20I squad in October 2026.
Billy Bowden
Billy Bowden (Brent Fraser Bowden, born 1963, Auckland), New Zealand cricket umpire famous for the crooked-finger out signal; 85 Tests, 221 ODIs, 48 T20Is, ICC Elite Panel 2003-2015, 200 first-class matches by 2023.
Bishan Singh Bedi (ਬਿਸ਼ਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੇਦੀ)
Bishan Singh Bedi (ਬਿਸ਼ਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੇਦੀ), 1946-2023, Indian left-arm spin bowler and captain; 266 Test wickets at 28.71, 1,560 first-class wickets, spin quartet member, ICC Hall of Fame 2009.
Board of Control for Cricket in India
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), founded December 1928, India's private national cricket governing body; runs the Indian teams, Ranji Trophy, and IPL; HQ Mumbai; led by President Mithun Manhas.
Bob Willis
Bob Willis (Robert George Dylan Willis, 1949–2019), England fast bowler and captain: 325 Test wickets in 90 Tests (1971–84), famous 8-43 at Headingley 1981, later Sky commentator.
Bob Woolmer
Bob Woolmer (Robert Andrew Woolmer, 1948-2007), England Test batsman and pioneering coach of Warwickshire, South Africa, and Pakistan, died in Jamaica during the 2007 World Cup; his death was first treated as murder, later ruled natural causes.
Brendon McCullum
Brendon McCullum, known as Baz, born 1981, is a New Zealand former wicketkeeper-batter and coach who led England's Test team and the attacking approach called Bazball.
Brett Lee
Brett Lee, born 1976, is an Australian former cricketer and right-arm fast bowler who took 310 Test and 380 ODI wickets between 1999 and 2012.
Brian Johnston
Brian Johnston (1912–1994), 'Johnners', English BBC cricket commentator, first BBC cricket correspondent (1963), Test Match Special humorist famous for the 1991 leg-over giggles, Down Your Way presenter, Military Cross holder.
Brian Lara
Brian Charles Lara, born 1969, West Indies left-hand batter (1990-2007); holds highest Test score 400 and first-class 501, broke the Test record twice, ICC Hall of Fame 2012.
Cameron Bancroft
Cameron Bancroft (Cameron Timothy Bancroft), Australian right-handed opening batter and wicketkeeper born 1992; 10 Tests, 2018 Cape Town ball-tampering nine-month ban, 945-run 2022-23 Shield season, WA three-peat titles, Gloucestershire captain.
Cameron Green
Cameron Green (Cameron Donald Green, born 1999, Subiaco, WA) is an Australian 198 cm right-handed batting all-rounder and fast-medium bowler; Test debut 2020, 2023 ODI World Cup winner, KKR's record INR 25.20 crore IPL 2026 signing.
Career of Virat Kohli
Career of Virat Kohli: Indian batter (debut 2008), record 55 ODI centuries, India's most successful Test captain with 40 wins; 2011 World Cup winner; retired T20Is 2024 and Tests 2025; CWC27 his last World Cup.
Carlos Brathwaite
Carlos Brathwaite (born 1988, Barbados) is a West Indies T20 captain and all-rounder famous for four consecutive sixes off Ben Stokes to win the 2016 World T20 final; later a franchise player, commentator, and Trident Sports founder.
Chamari Athapaththu
Chamari Athapaththu (Athapaththu Mudiyanselage Chamari Jayangani, born 1990) is a Sri Lankan left-handed batting all-rounder and women's T20I captain, first Sri Lankan woman at No. 1 in ODI rankings, with 195 and 178 record innings.
Chaminda Vaas (චමින්ද වාස්)
Chaminda Vaas (චමින්ද වාස්), born 1974, Sri Lankan left-arm fast-medium bowler; 355 Test and 400 ODI wickets, 1996 World Cup winner, first ODI hat-trick off the first three balls (2003).