5 batsmen with the biggest backlift

2) Brian Lara

Lara is regarded as one of the best to have played the game of cricket

Very few cricket fans would deny that Brian Lara was the most stylish batsman to have ever played the game. Famous for his big backlift and backfoot shuffle in the crease, Lara's style was accentuated by his movement in the crease which gave him more time to play his strokes.

Whether a straight drive or an expansive manoeuvring of the wrists to flick the ball away on to the leg side, to witness Lara in full flow was to experience sheer poetry in motion. Popularly known as 'The Prince', he is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest batsmen to have ever played the game.

With the likes of Sarwan and Chanderpaul, he also belonged to possibly the last golden generation of West Indian batsmen. With over 20,000 international runs and the only batsman to have scored 400 in a Test match till date, Lara is undoubtedly one of the true modern greats.