Hyderabad, April 10 -- When he was playing, Sir Don Bradman was the idol of every young cricketer. But who was Bradman's idol? That is a question which many people will find difficult to answer. Well, it was an Australian player named Johnny Taylor. He was not a very famous player, but for various reasons, he became Bradman's boyhood hero.

After retiring from cricket, Sir Don Bradman wrote his autobiography, which he titled Farewell To Cricket. In the book, he has written that he watched his first Test match when he was a schoolboy. In 1921, his father took him to the Sydney Cricket Ground to see a match between Australia and England. That is where he saw Johnny Taylor in action.

Bradman writes, "In that Test match I was privileged to s...