Top 10 best finishers in cricket history

New Delhi: Cricketing history is full of heroism by batsmen. There are however a few batsmen who will be remembered for their fantastic work with the bat in the climax of the match.These are batsmen with the ability to score quickly in high pressure situations while maintaining a cool head - a feature sets them apart from others.Here we present you the list of best finishers of the game in the history of cricket: 1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni: The Indian skipper, truly is one of the best finishers of modern times. Ability to score quickly in high pressure situations and maintaining a cool head, a feature which has also sets him apart from other captains is what makes Dhoni special.His first true finisher's knock came against West Indies where he scored a fantastic 28 off 13 balls from number 7. On the other hand, his best innings came in the World Cup 2011 final when he scored 91 not out to lead India to a World Cup victory after 28 years. 2. Michael Bevan: Former Australian middle order Lefty, Bevan was the best among finishers in ODI's.Batsman coming in at number 6 position in every team in ODI's has the finishers role and Bevan has successfully played that most of the times in his career. He was mentally very tough and played lots of memorable innings for his team. 3. Michael Hussey: Former Australian middle order batsman Mike Hussey, best known as “Mr Cricket” has garnered such a lofty reputation in all forms of the game.Though in the ODI arena, he is truly one of the best in any situation. As a finisher, he like all the best combines his expert running between the wickets and power that is lethal. 4. Javed Miandad: Miandad was very dependable when it comes to finishing for Pakistan. He was a complete player in all regards.He was master in playing any shot present in the cricket book, and was explosive if needed to be. His ability was perfectly shown in the famous performance in Sharjah against India, which was one of the best finishing efforts in the game's history. 5. Lance Klusener: Former South African all rounder, Klusener was one of the best ODI's all-rounder ever played. Pure power plus when you combine it with his ability to innovate, he was an absolute nightmare for oppositions with the finishing cameos he played.Klusener was at his best with 8-10 overs remaining when he walked in. His memorable performance came in 1999′s World Cup, taking 17 wickets and scoring 250 runs including two half centuries in 8 matches. 6. Abdul Razzak: Abdul Razzak was Pakistan's most complete all-rounder since Imran Khan. Razzak was a right handed destructive batsmen, especially at the end of the inning. Abdul Razzak's remarkable knock was off 47 runs off 11 balls against England in 2005. 7. Mark Boucher: Mark Boucher, another South African in the list was the former wicket-keeper batsmen and was the most dependable among Proteas batsmen in time of need. If it's a top-order collapse, he was the one who come in and play the anchor role. 8. Aravinda de Silva: Great Sri Lankan player with both power and very good running between wickets. His best inning was in the chase of the 1996 World Cup, when he came in after Sri Lanka was 2 down for 23 runs.9. AB de Villiers: South African dynamic batsmen, with great ability to finish the game in style.He blasted the seventh fastest century in ODI cricket, in 58 balls, when he slammed an unbeaten 102 off just 59 balls against India in Ahmedabad in February 2010. 10. Viv Richards: In a nutshell, the man who gave “swagger” a new meaning in cricket, Richards was the most destructive batsman of his era, and while there are many with greater records, few could take on, intimidate, and rip to shreds bowling attacks like he did.