3 cricketers including Virender Sehwag included in ICC Hall of Fame, see the list of those who have received this honor so far

Three cricketers including former Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag have been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Let us tell you that Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid have already made a place on this list.

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 05:53 PM (IST)
3 cricketers including Virender Sehwag included in ICC Hall of Fame, see the list of those who have received this honor so far

Three former cricketers, including India's veteran opening batsman Virender Sehwag, have been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Along with Sehwag, former Indian women's player Diana Edulji and former Sri Lankan player Arvind de Silva have been honored with this honor by the ICC. Let us tell you that many other Indian cricketers have already been honored with the ICC Hall of Fame. These also include the names of great Indian players like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.

ICC announced the names of 3 cricketers included in the list of the ICC Hall of Fame on Monday. These include the names of opening batsman Virender Sehwag, former Indian female cricketer Diana Edulji, and Sri Lankan cricketer Arvind de Silva. According to ICC rules, this honor is given to a former player seven years after his retirement. Therefore Virender Sehwag's name has been included late.

Talking about former Indian female cricketer Diana Edulji, she has played 54 international matches for the country. Diana is the first female cricketer of India to receive this honor. Before this, seven cricketers from India received this honor and all were male cricketers. Virender Sehwag is 8th and Diana Edulji is 9th cricketer in this list.

Bishan Singh Bedi and Sunil Gavaskar got ICC Hall of Fame in 2009. After this, Kapil Dev got it in 2010, Anil Kumble in 2015, Rahul Dravid in 2018, Sachin Tendulkar in 2019 and Vinoo Mankad in 2021. Now Virender Sehwag and Diana Edulji have also joined the club of stalwarts. The most players honored with the All-Time Hall of Fame are 29 Australians.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Content Writer