Quick Facts
- Full Name
- Allan Border
- Born
- July 27, 1955
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- Age
- 71 years
- Zodiac Sign
- Leo
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- Nationality
- 🇦🇺 Australia
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- Profession
- Athlete, Cricketer
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Biography
Allan Border is 71 years old, an athlete, from Australia.
Allan Robert Border (born 27 July 1955) is an Australian former international cricketer and current cricket commentator. A batsman, Border was for many years the captain of the Australian team, and led his team to victory in the 1987 Cricket World Cup, the maiden world title for Australia. His playing nickname was "A.B.". He played 156 Test matches in his career, a record until it was passed by fellow Australian Steve Waugh.
Border formerly held the world record for the number of consecutive Test appearances of 153, before it was surpassed in June 2018 by Alastair Cook, and is second on the list of number of Tests as captain. He was primarily a left-hand batsman but also had occasional success as a part-time left-arm orthodox spinner.
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