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Contribution and value of a left hander.
In the ongoing(Oct 2011) International cricket, currently every Test playing nation is involved in playing cricket. Below is list of left-handers taking part in these series. The total number of players includes sum of both teams.
| Series | Games | Right-hand batsman | Left-hand batsman | Total Players |
| Australia in South Africa | 4 | 20 | 14 | 34 |
| Eng in India | 4 | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| New Zealand in Zimbabwe | 4 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| Sri Lanka in Pakistan(UAE) | 1 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| West Indies in Bangladesh | 4 | 24 | 12 | 36 |
| 17 | 103 | 44 | 147 |
All data processed at end of 2nd ODI Aus -SA (23rd Oct 2011)
