Clive Llyod holding the 1979 Prudential World Cup Trophy
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Desmond Haynes was one of the most prolific run-getters in ODI cricket
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One of the most prolific run-getters in ODI cricket and an amazing opening batsman of the golden period in West Indies, Desmond Haynes made his ODI debut for West Indies in 1978. He possessed a solid muscularity while batting and was capable of destroying any serious bowling attacks on his day. Opening the batting, Haynes tended to play second fiddle to the more belligerent Gordon Greenidge but was a destructive batsman in his own rights.
His brilliant 148 in his debut innings against Australia remains the highest score by a debutant in ODI cricket as well as the fastest century by a debutant. Haynes remains one of the only two players to have scored a century in his first ODI and last ODI, the only other being English batsman Dennis Amiss.
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Arya Sekhar Chakraborty
Arya is a cricket journalist with around 8 years of experience who writes informative listicles and is in charge of text commentary at Sportskeeda. He is a graduate in Journalism, Psychology, and English, and has previously worked for websites such as CricTracker, SportzWiki, Cricket Addictor, Cricfit, OneCricket, and Cricket Exchange. His vast experience has led him to know the pulse of his readers and he cross-checks information from a number of credible sources before writing a single word for their sake.
A former Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) U14 and U16 player, Arya's tryst with cricket began after watching Sachin Tendulkar in action during his childhood. He is an ardent fan of Mumbai Indians (MI) owing to Tendulkar's initial involvement and also bleeds blue for his national team. He is an admirer of Test cricket as he feels the red-ball format teaches one about every facet of life.
Arya, who feels ODIs should not be completely replaced with T20Is owing to the former's pacing and charm, would like to go back in time to 1998 and watch the Master Blaster in action. He has experience in interviewing a few Bengali cricketers such as Kazi Junaid Saifi, Shib Shankar Pal, Sayan Ghosh and Prayas Ray Barman. He has also translated a couple of Bengali cricket books, and made Indian Premier League (IPL) pre-match videos.
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