Desmond haynes

Desmond Leo Haynes, popularly known as the Lion of Barbados was a West Indian cricketer and considered one of the greatest opening batsmen in the history of the game. Haynes played in 116 Test matches and 238 one-day internationals, scoring more than 16,000 runs in both formats combined.

Haynes had a brilliant record in both the Test (international two-innings, five-day match) and one-day (limited overs) versions of the game. Along with Gordon Greenidge, the indefatigable Haynes formed arguably the finest opening pair in the history of cricket. At the time he stopped playing Test cricket, perhaps prematurely; Haynes was probably the most versatile and technically proficient batsman in the world. He is one of the few Test batsman to have been dismissed handled the ball, falling in this fashion against India on 24 November 1983. He is also one of the few players to have scored a century on an ODI debut.