Cricketing legends honoured

Chris Dhambarage in Lahore

Two former Pakistan greats Javed Miandad and Hanif Mohammad received their International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame caps at a ceremony held during the opening day of the second cricket Test match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore yesterday.

The ICC Cricket Hall of Fame is a legacy of the ICC Centenary, with future inductions taking place as part of the annual ICC Awards ceremony. By honouring the all time greats of the game the history and tradition of cricket will be retained to inspire the stars of the future.

However Pakistan’s World Cup winning captain Imran Khan who is also among the list did not attend the ceremony due to his political commitments. The charismatic Imran Khan who retired from International cricket in 1992 has been busy with his political career.

A total of 55 past legends of the game will be honoured by the establishment of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

The ICC Cricket Hall of Fame list:

Sydney Barnes, Bishan Bedi, Alec Bedser, Richie Benaud, Allan Border, Ian Botham, Geoffrey Boycott, Donald Bradman, Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell, Denis Compton, Colin Cowdrey, Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Lance Gibbs, Graham Gooch, David Gower, WG Grace, Tom Graveney, Gordon Greenidge, Richard Hadlee, Walter Hammond, Neil Harvey, George Headley, Jack Hobbs, Michael Holding, Leonard Hutton, Rohan Kanhai, Imran Khan, Alan Knott, Jim Laker, Harold Larwood, Dennis Lillee, Ray Lindwall, Clive Lloyd, Hanif Mohammad, Rodney Marsh, Malcolm Marshall, Peter May, Javed Miandad, Keith Miller, Bill Oƒ_(tm)Reilly, Graeme Pollock, Wilfred Rhodes, Barry Richards, Vivian Richards, Andy Roberts, Garfield Sobers, Brian Statham, Fred Trueman, Derek Underwood, Clyde Walcott, Everton Weekes, Frank Woolley and Frank Worrell.