Seven cricket greats — including India’s MS Dhoni and Pakistan’s Sana Mir — have been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. They are joined by South Africa’s Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla, Australia’s Matthew Hayden, New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori, and England’s Sarah Taylor.

 LONDON, JUNE 10 – Former Indian captain and two-time world champion Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025. He was honored alongside six other cricket legends: South Africa’s Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla, Australia’s Matthew Hayden, New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori, England’s Sarah Taylor, and Sana Mir, who becomes the first Pakistani woman to receive this recognition.


Sana Mir reflected on her journey, saying, “From dreaming as a little girl that we might one day have a women’s team in Pakistan, to now being honored alongside legends I once idolized, this moment feels unreal.”


Dhoni, who has captained India in more matches than anyone else, led the team to several historic achievements — including the 2007 T20 World Cup win, the 2011 ODI World Cup victory, and a long run at the top of the Test rankings. He was also named in both the ODI and T20 teams of the decade in 2019.


Graeme Smith became South Africa’s youngest captain at just 22 and led the team in a record 109 Test matches, including a memorable series win in Australia in 2008–09, during which he played with a broken hand.


Hashim Amla scored South Africa’s first-ever triple century — 311 runs against England in 2012 — and was once ranked No. 1 in the world in ODIs.


Australia’s Matthew Hayden was a dominant opening batsman, holding the record for the highest individual Test score (380) for a time, and playing a key role in Australia’s 2007 World Cup win.


Daniel Vettori made his Test debut for New Zealand at 18 and went on to become one of the game’s great all-rounders, taking over 300 Test wickets and scoring more than 4,000 runs.


Sarah Taylor set a new standard for wicketkeepers in women’s cricket with 232 dismissals. She helped England win both the ODI and T20 World Cups in 2009 and another ODI World Cup in 2017.


Sana Mir captained Pakistan for nearly half of her 15-year career, winning two Asian Games gold medals. Originally a fast bowler, she switched to off-spin after a back injury and retired as Pakistan’s top ODI wicket-taker.









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