MS Dhoni was bestowed the ulimate honour by the ICC
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MS Dhoni created history after being bestowed the ultimate honour by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as he was inducted into the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Hall of Fame on Monday (June 9) during a ceremony held in London, just two days before the 2025 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final between South Africa and Australia at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground.
"It is an honour to be named in the ICC Hall of Fame, which recognises the contributions of cricketers across generations and from all over the world, to have your name remembered alongside such all-time greats is a wonderful feeling. It is something that I will cherish forever," said Dhoni in a statement to ICC.
Matthew Hayden, the legendary Australian opening batter, was also added to the prestigious list. South African cricket legends Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith were also honoured.Ex-New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori also joined the legendary names.
Alongside the five male players, former Pakistan women's team captain Sana Mir was also included as well as Sarah Taylor, who is among the greatest wicket-keepers in women's cricket history.
Dhoni is the 11th Indian to be included in the ICC Hall of Fame list (9th male player) after Bishan Singh Bedi, Neetu David, Kapil Dev, Rahul Dravid, Kapil Dev, Diana Edulji, Sunil Gavaskar, Anil Kumble, Vinoo Mankad, Virender Sehwag, and Sachin Tendulkar.
Dhoni is among the greatest captains world cricket has produced and the only one to lift all three senior men's white-ball ICC trophies, having led India to victory in the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 World Cup, and 2013 Champions Trophy.
The wicket-keeper batter played 90 Tests, 350 ODIs, and 98 T20Is for the Indian team. In test cricket, he scored 4876 runs (6 centuries) while also taking 256 catches, 38 stumpings. In ODI Cricket, he made a stunning tally of 10773 runs while averaging 50.57 despite batting in the lower middle order during most of his career. In the 50-over format, he took 321 catches and completed 123 stumpings. Meanwhile, he made 1617 T20I runs while taking 57 catches and completing 34 stumpings.
What Is Eligibility To Be Part Of ICC Hall Of Fame?
Players are eligible to be part of the elite list five years after their international retirement. Dhoni's last outing for India was on 10th June, 2019 against New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup semi-final. He played his last T20I in February 2019,51 while his final match in Test cricket was in December 2014 against Australia.
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