1. Richie Benaud
Richie Benaud was a terrific cricketer for Australia. He represented Australia in 63 Tests, in which he took 248 wickets with his leg-spin apart from scoring 2201 runs with the bat at an average of just below 25. However, his illustrious career as a journalist overshadowed his playing career.
After his retirement from international cricket in 1964, he turned to full-time cricket journalism and commentary, dividing his time between Britain (where he worked for the BBC for many years before joining Channel 4 in 1999), and Australia (for the Nine Network).