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Ravi Shastri made some bold choices when asked to name the five greatest Indian cricketers of all time. He had to pick from India’s 93-year history in international cricket a journey that has seen some of the world’s finest batters and bowlers represent the nation across all formats. Shastri named two of his teammates from the 1983 World Cup-winning squad which included captain Kapil Dev and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar in an interview with David Lloyd Alastair Cook and Michael Vaughan on the Stick To Cricket podcast on the Overlap Cricket YouTube channel. Shastri reveals his top five all-time Indian cricketers Three decades after his retirement Indian cricket has yet to replace Kapil who is still regarded as one of the best all-round players the world has ever seen. Gavakars batting prowess is unmatched in his opinion. In Test cricket he became the first player in history to score 10000 runs. To complete list Shastri selected MS Dhoni Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar all key members of India’s 2011 World Cup-winning squad. Sachin and Kohli are the players with the most hundreds whereas Dhoni is the only captain to have won all three ICC white-ball trophies. Ravi Shastri names Sahin Tendulkar as the greatest player The panellist then asked Shastri to name the greatest among them to which Shastri responded with Sachin Tendulkar. Definetly Gavaskar. Kapil. Sachin. Virat definitely. I am looking at the most influential players of that era. Bishan would have been there but..... MS again. Bumrah is young. He has got cricket. I am saying the guys who have almost finished their cricket. 70s Sunil 80s Kapil 90s Sachin Dhoni and Virat. I would say (Gavaskar) Batting. Kapil fabulous player. Entire package number one will be Tendulkar. Because of the expectations. Because of longevity. 24 years. Hundred 100s. He played every pace attack of that decade. He started with Wasim Waqar Imran. Then went to the Aussies then the English attack. Pure technique-wise said Shastri. Ravi Shastri cricket career stats Shastri was among India’s finest all-rounders featuring in 80 Tests and 150 ODIs. He scored 3830 runs in Test cricket including 11 centuries and claimed 151 wickets with his off-spin. He was also named Player of the Series during India’s iconic triumph at the 1985 World Championship of Cricket.