London, July 18, 2019: Cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar inducted of India, retired pace ace Allan Donald of South Africa and former Australia woman fast bowler Cathryn Fatzprick were on Thursday inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame at a ceremony in London.
Tendulkar, the most prolific batsman in history, was inducted immediately after becoming eligible for induction, which requires that a player should have played his last international match at least five years before.
Tendulkar, who retired in November 2013, tallied 15,921 runs in Tests and 18,426 in ODIs, both of which remain records.
He is the sixth Indian to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Donald, known as the ‘White Lightening’, was arguably South Africa’s fastest bowler ever and finished with 330 Test and 272 ODI wickets.
Fitzpatrick, the eighth woman to win the award, was the fastest bowler in women’s cricket for a period of 16 years, ending her career with 180 wickets in 109 matches, a record then.
She helped Australia win two ICC Women’s Cricket World Cups and finished with 60 wickets in 13 Tests.
ICC Chief Executive Manu Sawhney: “It is a great honour for us to announce the 2019 inductees into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
On behalf of the ICC, I would like to congratulate all three players, who enrich the list of all-time greats already members of this select club.”
Sachin Tendulkar inducted: “It is an honour to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, which cherishes the contribution of cricketers over generations.
They have all contributed to the growth and popularity of the game and I am happy to have done my bit.
“On this occasion, I would like to thank all of those who were by my side over a long international career.
My parents, brother Ajit and wife Anjali have been pillars of strength while I was lucky to have someone like coach Ramakant Achrekar as an early guide and mentor.
“I am also thankful to all my captains, fellow players and the BCCI and the MCA administrators over the years for their support and for making me enjoy the game so much and for so long.
I thank the ICC for this appreciation of my cricket career and I am happy to note that cricket continues to grow with three popular formats.”
Allan Donald:“The biggest shock when you open an e-mail like that – it says congratulations Allan Donald, you have been inducted in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame!
It hits you, it hits you quite hard because it is a prestigious award and something that you can’t take lightly.
I thank the ICC for the huge honour.
“It all immediately takes you back to where you started.
There are so many people to thank who have influenced my life – as mentors, as coaches.
Cathryn Fitzpatrick:“To gain recognition alongside many of the games’ giants is a huge honor.
“I have had many people over the journey who have guided me as coaches, team-mates, administrators and friends and I would like to thank them all.”
Some career highlights of the inductees:
Sachin Tendulkar inducted
His 200 matches, 15,921 runs and 51 centuries are all Test records
• His 463 matches, 18,426 runs and 49 centuries are all ODI records
The only man to score 100 centuries in all international cricket
• A record 2278 runs and six centuries in ICC Cricket World Cup tournaments
Won ICC CWC 2011 with India
• The first man to score a double-century in ODI cricket
The leading run scorer in ICC CWC 1996 and 2003
• He spent 1157 days as the number 1 ranked Test batsman (1994-2011)
He spent 354 days as the number 1 ranked ODI batsman (1996-2008)
Allan Donald
72 Tests for South Africa, taking 330 wickets at 22.25 apiece
• 164 ODIs, taking 272 wickets at 21.78 apiece
Currently fourth-leading wicket-taker in Test cricket for South Africa
• He was the first South African to take 300 Test wickets
He was the first South African to take 200 ODI wickets
• Until this week, he was South Africa’s leading wicket-taker in World Cup cricket with 38
Spent 596 days as the number 1 ranked Test bowler (1998-1999)
• Peaked at number 2 in the ICC ODI bowling rankings
Cathryn Fitzpatrick
13 Tests for Australia, taking 60 wickets at 19.11 apiece
• 109 ODIs, taking 180 wickets at 16.79 apiece
Her 180 ODI wickets were a world record from her retirement in 2003 until May 2017
• Took 33 wickets in 25 ICC Women’s World Cup matches
Won ICC Women’s World Cup with Australia in 1997 and 2005
• Coached Australia’s Women’s team from May 2012 to May 2015, winning a World Cup and two ICC WWT20 titles
Spent a women’s record 2113 days as the number 1 ranked ODI bowler (2000-2007)
• Reached 898 points in the Women’s ODI rankings in February 2004 – the highest bowling points tally for any woman
Former ICC Cricket Hall of Famers and members of the media selected the three.
The complete list of the ICC Cricket Hall of Famers is available here. —- ICC
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