5 batsmen with the biggest backlift

3) Lance Klusener

Klusener will always be remembered for the 1999 World Cup

Any cricket fan who has grown watching up cricket in the late 90s can never forget the famous semi-final tie between Australia and South Africa in 1999. There are endless jokes of how South Africa choked and Allan Donald refused to run, but the heroics of one man stands out to this day.

Lance Klusener was the man who shot into the spotlight for almost single-handedly taking his country over the line that day. Much throughout that World Cup, Klusener lit up the tournament through his heroics.

Originally roped in as a hard-hitting bowling all-rounder, Zulu, as he came to be famously known, evolved with a dangerous batsman with a high backlift. Backing away and bringing his bat down from a height like a sword, Klusener could decimate bowling attacks on his day.