While Matthew Hayden and Elijah may not seem like two people that can compare to each other condsidering Hayden is a former cricketer and Elijah is a prophet. Elijah's job as a prophet was to make Israelites turn back to God and away from the foreign gods that were becoming popular at the time that Elijah lived. Matthew Hayden has talked about the tough decisions that he has had to make to stay true to his faith and to not betray God. He talks about how he used to not go out because he had to go to Mass the next day. He also has talked about how you have to challenge your peers decisions, which Elijah did trying to make people turn back to God. Matthew Hayden and Elijah both were faithful to God and they were leaders amongst their peers trying to get them to turn back to God. Neither of them betrayed their God either.
So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him; and Ahab went to meet Elijah. When Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, 'Is it you, you troubler of Israel?' He answered 'I have not troubled Israel; but you have, and your father's house, because you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and followed the Baals."
1 Kings 18:16-18
So Ahab sent to all the Israelites, and assembled the prophets at Mount Carmel. Elijah then came near to all the people, and said, ‘How long will you go limping with two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.’ The people did not answer him a word."
1 Kings 18:20-21