New Delhi, April 30 -- David Boon's involvement with competitive cricket began as a teenager in the 1978/79 season when he made his playing debut for Tasmania. It didn't take long for Boon to make his mark in international cricket, where he went on to have a successful career spanning 12 years, scoring 13,386 runs and 26 centuries for Australia, as per the official website of the ICC

He signed off from first-class cricket in 1999 and then took over an administrative role with the Tasmanian Cricket Association in the same year. In 2000, he joined the Australian national team selection panel, where over the next 11 years he oversaw a successful period for the men's side, during which they won two ICC Men's Cricket World Cups and two ICC Ch...