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Sachin Tendulkar along with Allan Donald and Cathryn Fitzpatrick inducted into ICC Hall of Fame
Sachin Tendulkar became the sixth Indian to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in an event that was held in London earlier today
Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame along with Allan Donald from South Africa and Australian women's cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick.
Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer in international cricketer across formats, and he became the sixth Indian to be a part of the Hall of Fame after Sunil Gavaskar, Bishan Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid.
Scoring 15921 runs in 200 Tests, Sachin also scored 18426 runs in the ODIs. He is also the first cricketer and the only one to score hundred tons in international cricket, and was also a member of the World Cup winning squad in 2011.
"It is an honour to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, which cherishes the contribution of cricketers over generations," Tendulkar said. "They have all contributed to the growth and popularity of the game and I am happy to have done my bit," he said.
Donald on the other hand, was one of South Africa's greatest fast bowlers - and the first from the nation to take 300 Test and 200 ODI wickets. He eventually ended with 602 wickets in international cricket.
"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."
Fitzpatrick became the eight woman to be inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame. She had picked up 180 wickets - the most by any woman cricketer till Jhulan Goswami broke the record. She was also a part of the team when Australia won the World Cups in 1997 and 2005.
