ICC has inducted many players into the ICC Hall of Fame. Find the complete list of legendary Indian players who left their marks. Follow the guide for correct information
ICC has inducted many players into the ICC Hall of Fame. Find the complete list of legendary Indian players who left their marks. Follow the guide for correct information
Do cricketers only play for trophies? When asked this question, cricketers will mostly give one answer. And that is to get their names in ICC Hall of Fame records. Do you not know about the ICC’s special records? No worries, because we will explain everything to you today in detail.
India is a cricket-loving nation and has birthed many legendary players. Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Suni Gavaskar, etc., are a few names known to every generation in India.
We will be talking about Indian inductions in the ICC’s hall of fame records. But before that, let us have a look at what ICC is.
International Cricket Council ICC is the governing body of international cricket. Representatives of Australia, England, and South Africa formed the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909. It became the International Cricket Conference in 1965 and took up its present name in 1987.
The headquarters of ICC are in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It currently has 106 members, with CEO Geoff Allardice and Chairman Greg Barclay. The member teams are divided into full members and associate members. The full members are governing bodies in different nations with full voting rights to play in ICC test matches. The associate members are also a part of ICC, but they are not granted full membership yet. The list of full members is shared below.
Team | Region | Admitted |
England | Europe | 1909 |
Australia | East Asia-Pacific | 1909 |
South Africa | Africa | 1909 |
West Indies | Americas | 1926 |
New Zealand | East Asia-Pacific | 1926 |
India | Asia | 1926 |
Pakistan | Asia | 1952 |
Sri Lanka | Asia | 1981 |
Zimbabwe | Africa | 1992 |
Bangladesh | Asia | 2000 |
Ireland | Europe | 2017 |
Afghanistan | Asia | 2017 |
It is the record of legendary players throughout the history of international cricket. It records both male and female cricket players. ICC and FICA first launched the record in 2009. Initially, ICC added 55 players (included in the FICA Hall of Fame (1999-2003)) into the inductees. Later, new additions are made each year in ICC’s Awards Ceremony. Thus, the ICC Hall of Fame is the biggest honor for every cricketer.
There are many exciting things about the hall of fame records, and we are also listing them below. Have a look at them before going over the list of Indian players.
Are you interested in knowing which country has the most players in the ICC Hall of Fame? If yes, you are in luck as we bring you the complete list. You will find that India has the fourth-highest position with seven members in the records.
Countries & Teams | Members | Time Period |
England | 31 | 1877–present |
Australia | 29 | 1877–present |
West Indies | 20 | 1928–present |
India | 7 | 1932–present |
Pakistan | 6 | 1952–present |
South Africa | 6 | 1889–present |
New Zealand | 3 | 1930–present |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 1982–present |
Zimbabwe | 1 | 1992–present |
A total of 7 cricketers are added to the ICC Hall of Fame, and Vinoo Mankad was the latest addition in 2021. Kapil Dev, Bishan Singh Bedi, and Sunil Gavaskar were the initial inductees from India.
Inductee | Team | Induction year | Tests | ODIs | ||
Matches | Span | Matches | Span | |||
Bishan Bedi | India | 2009 | 67 | 1966–1979 | 10 | 1974–1979 |
Kapil Dev | India | 2009 | 131 | 1979–1994 | 225 | 1978–1994 |
Rahul Dravid | India | 2018 | 164 | 1996–2012 | 344 | 1996–2011 |
Sunil Gavaskar | India | 2009 | 125 | 1971–1987 | 108 | 1974–1987 |
Anil Kumble | India | 2015 | 132 | 1990–2008 | 271 | 1990–2007 |
Vinoo Mankad | India | 2021 | 44 | 1946–1959 | 0 | N/A |
Sachin Tendulkar | India | 2019 | 200 | 1989–2013 | 463 | 1989–2012 |
The International Cricket Council discharges rundown of excellent players accepted in the ICC lobby of popularity each year. The ICC Hall of Fame list was sent off by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in Dubai on 2 January 2009, with the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA). To date, 7 Indians have been enlisted in this renowned rundown. Sachin Tendulkar is the most recent inductee Indian in this rundown.
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