Three Indians Make ICC Hall of Fame
Three Indian legends - Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Bishan Singh Bedi - figure among the 55 players in the ICC’s inaugural Hall of Fame list as part of its centenary celebrations.
Launching the Hall of Fame in Sydney ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said the initiative, in association with the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA), would provide a chance to recognize the gam’e greatest achievers. It will provide a means of recognizing the historical contribution of past players, officials and even institutions in making cricket what it is today - a great sport with a great spirit, he said. Former Australian wicketkeeper Rodney Marsh became the first Hall of Famer to receive his commemorative cap, from David Morgan.
Every year new inductees will be announced during the ICC awards ceremony. The intial inductees will be presented a commemorative ICC Cricket Hall of Fame cap with the members also having a chance to choose new inductees.
The list of those 55 legends who became the first batch of Cricket’s Hall of Fame are -
Sydney Barnes, Bishan Singh Bedi, Alec Bedser, Richie Benaud, Allan Border, Ian Botham, Geofrey Boycott, Donald Bradman, Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell, Denis Compton, Colin Cowdrey, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Lance Gibbs, Graham Gooch, David Gower, WG Grace, Tom Graveney, Gordon Greenidge, Richard Hadlee, Walter Hammond, Neil Harvey, Ron Headley, Jack Hobbs, Michael Holding, Leonard Hutton, Rohan Kanhai, Imran Khan, Alan Knott, Jim Laker, Harold Larwood, Dennis Lillee, Ray Lindwall, Clive Lloyd, Hanif Mohammad, Rodney Marsh, Malcolm Marshall, Peter May, Javed Miandad, Keith Miller, Bill O’Reilly, Graeme Pollock, Wilfred Rhodes, Barry Richards, Vivian Richards, Andy Roberts, Garfield Sobers, Brian Statham, Fred Trueman, Derek Underwood, Clyde Walcott, Everton Weeks, Frank Wolley and Frank Worrell.