Sachin Tendulkar 6th Indian to be inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
After the expiry of the mandatory period of 5 years since his international retirement Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame alongside South African great Allan Donald and Australian Cathryn Fitzpatrick.
In Short
- Sachin Tendulkar is the latest entrant on the ICC Hall of Fame
- Rahul Dravid was the previous Indian to be inducted on the list in 2018
- There are more English players in the Hall of Fame than players from other countries
Indian batting icon Sachin Tendulkar has been inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame alongside South African pace legend Allan Donald.
Joining Tendulkar and Donald in the Hall of Fame was two-time World Cup-winning Australian woman cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick.
"It's a huge honour for me," Tendulkar said at the induction ceremony held here on Sunday night.
Highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket
Highest run-scorer in the history of ODI cricket
Scorer of 100 international centuries
The term 'legend' doesn't do him justice. @sachin_rt is the latest inductee into the ICC Hall Of Fame.#ICCHallOfFame pic.twitter.com/AlXXlTP0g7 ICC (@ICC) July 18, 2019
Other Indians on the list are Bishan Singh Bedi (2009), Sunil Gavaskar (2009), Kapil Dev (2009), Anil Kumble (2015), Rahul Dravid (2018) - figures inside brackets indicate the year of induction.
The 46-year-old former right-hand batsman is regarded as the greatest to have played the game along with Sir Donald Bradman and remains the top run-accumulator in both Tests and ODIs.
He has 34,357 runs across formats and is the only batsman to have 100 internationals hundreds under his belt.
The 52-year-old Donald is one of the finest bowlers to have played the game and had 330 Test and 272 ODI wickets to his credit before calling it quits in 2003.
Fitzpatrick is the second-highest wicket-taker of all time in women's cricket with 180 ODI scalps and 60 in Tests. As a coach, she guided the Australian women's team to three World Cup titles.