The ICC announced 7 caller additions to the ICC Hall of Fame connected Monday, inducting a notable radical of erstwhile greats astatine a gala lawsuit held astatine Abbey Road Studios successful London.ICC Chair Jay Shah welcomed the caller inductees, saying: "Through the ICC Hall of Fame, we wage tribute to the finest players the crippled has seen, individuals whose singular careers person shaped cricket's bequest and inspired generations," Shah said.
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“This year, we are privileged to induct 7 genuinely outstanding individuals into this prestigious group. On behalf of the ICC, I widen my heartfelt congratulations to each of them and anticipation they cherish this well-deserved designation arsenic a defining infinitesimal successful their cricketing journey.”THE SEVEN INDUCTEES:MATTHEW HAYDENTests: 103 – 8,625 runs @ 50.73ODIs: 161 – 6,133 runs @ 43.80T20Is: 9 – 308 runs @ 51.33
A almighty opening batter who dominated adjacent the fiercest accelerated bowlers, Matthew Hayden becomes portion of the ICC Hall of Fame’s exclusive club.With 30 Test centuries and an mean implicit 50, his numbers successful the longest format talk volumes. He was arsenic effectual successful ODIs, scoring 3 centuries successful the 2007 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, finishing arsenic the tournament’s apical run-scorer.Hayden was portion of 2 World Cup-winning squads and has since go a respected cricket commentator."The ICC Hall of Fame includes galore of my heroes of yesteryear arsenic good arsenic contemporaries whom I admired and enjoyed competing against," Hayden said.
"Each of these players gave thing to the crippled successful their ain way. It is unthinkable to beryllium recognised on with them."HASHIM AMLA
Tests: 124 – 9,282 runs @ 46.64ODIs: 181 – 8,113 runs @ 49.46T20Is: 44 – 1,277 runs @ 33.60A calm and composed top-order batter, Hashim Amla was South Africa’s anchor and a pillar of consistency.While his Test numbers were exceptional, his ODI performances were adjacent much prolific. Amla’s elegant changeable play and intelligence spot helped him notch 55 planetary centuries and go the archetypal South African to people a Test triple period – 311* vs England successful 2012."It is an honour to beryllium inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, particularly alongside Graeme," Amla said."The Hall of Fame includes immoderate of the astir celebrated players successful the past of cricket... specified designation feels surreal, and I americium truly thankful."
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MS DHONITests: 90 – 4,876 runs @ 38.08, 294 dismissalsODIs: 350 – 10,773 runs @ 50.57, 444 dismissalsT20Is: 98 – 1,617 runs @ 37.60, 91 dismissals
MS Dhoni, 1 of India’s astir palmy captains and finishers, is simply a fashionable inclusion.His astir iconic infinitesimal remains the six that clinched the 2011 World Cup. Dhoni revolutionised wicketkeeping and acceptable the benchmark for finishing games successful limited-overs formats. He remains the lone skipper to triumph each 3 large ICC white-ball titles — 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup, and 2013 Champions Trophy."It is an honour to beryllium named successful the ICC Hall of Fame, which recognises the contributions of cricketers crossed generations and from each implicit the world," Dhoni said."To person your sanction remembered alongside specified all-time greats is simply a fantastic feeling. It is thing that I volition cherish forever."GRAEME SMITH
Tests: 117 – 9,265 runs @ 48.25, 8 wicketsODIs: 197 – 6,989 runs @ 37.98, 18 wicketsT20Is: 33 – 982 runs @ 31.67One of the astir palmy Test captains successful history, Graeme Smith led from the beforehand arsenic a gritty opening batter.Thrust into enactment astatine property 22, Smith flourished successful the relation and became a cardinal fig successful South Africa’s emergence to the No.
1 Test ranking.“It feels astonishing to beryllium inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame alongside immoderate legendary cricketers, each of whom person made important contributions to the crippled successful their ain way," helium said."This is besides a arrogant infinitesimal for South Africa, arsenic 2 of america person got designation this year.”DANIEL VETTORI
Tests: 113 – 4,531 runs @ 30.00, 362 wicketsODIs: 295 – 2,253 runs @ 17.33, 305 wicketsT20Is: 34 – 205 runs @ 12.81, 38 wicketsA world-class left-arm spinner and useful lower-order batter, Daniel Vettori had an illustrious career.He was 1 of conscionable 3 players to people 4,000+ Test runs and instrumentality 300+ wickets. Vettori captained New Zealand and present serves arsenic Australia’s adjunct coach.“Looking astatine the past inductees... 1 tin spot the outstanding endowment and publication they made to the game,” helium said."To summation designation alongside them is simply overwhelming and I can’t find words to picture the feeling.”SANA MIR
ODIs: 120 – 1,630 runs @ 17.91, 151 wicketsT20Is: 106 – 802 runs @ 14.07, 89 wicketsA trailblazer for Pakistan women’s cricket, Sana Mir becomes the archetypal pistillate from her state to articulation the Hall of Fame.Beyond her on-field achievements, she’s known for advocating assemblage positivity, intelligence health, and pandemic alleviation work.“From dreaming arsenic a small miss that 1 time determination would adjacent beryllium a women’s squad successful our state to present lasting here... this is simply a infinitesimal I couldn’t person dared to imagine,” she said.“I americium incredibly grateful for this honour... and convey my teammates, coaches and household for each their enactment implicit the years.”SARAH TAYLORTests: 10 – 300 runs @ 18.75, 20 dismissalsODIs: 126 – 4,056 runs @ 38.26, 138 dismissalsT20Is: 90 – 2,177 runs @ 29.02, 74 dismissals
Widely considered 1 of the astir talented wicketkeepers successful the women’s game, Sarah Taylor’s 14-year planetary vocation was filled with excellence down the stumps and reliability with the bat.Taylor played a pivotal relation successful England's World Cup wins successful 2009 and 2017, delivering erstwhile it mattered most."Being inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame is 1 of the champion moments of my beingness and genuinely feels similar a imagination travel true," Taylor said."Women’s cricket has been thriving successful caller years, and receiving this grant during specified a important clip makes it adjacent much special."