Sir Wesley Winfield Hall, with his hulking frame, could send them down at a scorching pace. He also twinned sheer pace with stamina to spearhead the West Indies' attack in the 1960s. It was during the tours of India and Pakistan in 1957-58 that Hall shone brightly by bowling with hair raising speed and control to scalp 46 wickets.

In the years to come, he also formed a lethal partnership with another fearsome quick bowler, Charlie Griffith. When India came onto the shores of the Caribbean in 1961-62, Hall terrorised the batsmen yet again and ended up with 27 wickets at a remarkable average of 15.74.

However, Hall is mainly remembered for his heroics in Australia in 1960-61. In the famous tied Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, he took nine wickets. He also went against the captain's orders in the final over of that match by bouncing out Richie Benaud and Wally Grout. He snaffled 21 wickets in that series.

Even when West Indies toured England in 1963, he bowled some venomous spells. In particular, he bowled a vicious delivery to Colin Cowdrey at Lord's that climbed awkwardly on him and broke his arm.

Unfortunately, during the later part of his career, Hall struggled a bit to lead the attack. But even now cricket pundits believe that it was Hall, who inspired many youngsters in the Caribbean to take up fast bowling.

After Hall retired from the game, he became a minister of of Tourism and Sport while serving the Barbados government. In the year 2012, he was also knighted.

By Bharath Ramaraj