ICC Cricket 'Hall of Fame' - Connect2ConnectOnline June 10, 2025

The ICC Hall of Famers, top executives, and media members cast their votes for the seven illustrious cricket players, who were then admitted during the “A Day with the Legends” event.

ICC Hall Of Fame

It means cricket’s long and famous history is marked by the accomplishments of its legends, which are honored by the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

Matthew Hayden

For sixteen years, Matthew Hayden was Australia’s opening batsman. In the 2007 ODI World Cup, he made three hundreds and briefly surpassed Brian Lara’s test record of 380 against Zimbabwe in Perth. His statistics include 6,133 runs at an average of 43.80 in 61 One-Day Internationals(ODI) and 8,625 runs at an average of 50.73 in 103 Test matches.

Hasim Amla

At the Oval in 2012, Hasim Amla scored South Africa’s first triple century, 311, in 13 hours against England. In the ODI rankings, he also became the number one player. He has 55 international centuries in all.

Graeme Smith

At 22, Graeme Smith became the youngest captain in South Africa’s history. Despite playing with a fractured hand, he led in a world record 109 tests and won 53, including the Proteas’ first series victory in Australia in 2008–09. He took 8 wickets and amassed 9,265 runs at an average of 48.25 in 117 Test matches. He scored 6,989 runs at an average of 37.98 in 197 ODI matches.

Daniel Vettori

Daniel Vettori, the renowned Kiwi left-arm spinner, has recently been admitted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Vettori’s career was characterized by intellect, versatility, and subtle brilliance with the bat and ball. He finished with over 700 international wickets and nearly 7000 international runs. One of just three players to reach 4,000 runs and take 300 wickets in Test cricket, Vettori had a stellar playing career.

MS.Dhoni

After leading the Men in Blue to a historic victory in the 2011 ODI World Cup at home, winning the Champions Trophy in 2013, and winning India’s maiden T20 World Cup in 2007 with a young, inexperienced team, Dhoni is still the only captain in cricket history to have won all three ICC white-ball championships.His leadership transformed pressure into opportunity and dreams into victories, bringing order to chaos. His reputation with the bat is as lasting as it is impactful, having amassed over 10,000 ODI runs at an incredible average of 50.57. Dhoni was a sensation behind the stumps.He transformed wicketkeeping in limited-overs cricket with his lightning-fast stumpings and razor-sharp anticipation.

Sana Mir

In her 15 years with the team, Sana Mir won two Asian Games and captained Pakistan for seven of those years. After suffering a stress fracture, she had to change from bowling pace to off-spin. She retired with the second-highest number of wickets in T20 cricket and the most in ODI cricket for Pakistan. She took 151 wickets, scored 1,630 runs, and averaged 17.91 in 120 ODIs.

Sarah Taylor

With a record 232 dismissals in all formats, Sarah Taylor established the benchmark for female wicketkeepers. She played a significant role in England’s 2009 ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup double as well as their 2017 ODI World Cup victory.