From Sunil Gavaskar to Dhoni… these 11 Indians have got a place in ICC Hall of Fame so far, there are many legends in the list

Indian cricket team’s great captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined the ICC Hall of Fame on Monday (9 June). He is the 11th Indian player to be honored with this special honor by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Apart from Dhoni, six other players have also been given this honor in 2025. South Africa’s legendary captain Graeme Smith, batsman Hashim Amla, former Australia opener Matthew Hayden, former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori, Pakistan women’s cricketer Sana Mir and England’s Sarah Taylor were inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Dhoni played international cricket for India from 23 December 2004 to 10 July 2019. He announced his retirement on 15 August 2020. Dhoni represented Team India in 90 Tests, 347 ODIs and 98 T20s. He also played three ODIs for Asia XI in 2007.

Here we are telling you about all the 11 Indian players who have been included in the ICC Hall of Fame so far…

Bishan Singh Bedi: Great spinner and former captain Bishan Singh Bedi was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2009. Bedi passed away in 2023. He played 67 Tests and 10 ODIs for Team India and dismissed 266 and 7 batsmen respectively. Apart from this, he scored 656 runs in Tests and 31 runs in ODIs.

Sunil Gavaskar: Sunil Gavaskar, the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket, was also inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2009. Gavaskar played 122 Tests and 108 ODIs for India and scored 10,122 and 3,092 runs respectively. Apart from this, he took one wicket each in both Tests and ODIs.

Kapil Dev: Legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev led India to victory in the 1983 ODI World Cup. He was also inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2009. Kapil Dev played 131 Tests and 225 ODIs for India from October 1978 to October 1994 and took 434 wickets in Tests and 253 wickets in ODIs. He also made significant contributions with the bat. This all-rounder scored 5248 runs in Tests and 3783 runs in ODIs.

Anil Kumble: Anil Kumble is the highest wicket-taker for India in Tests, ODIs and international cricket. He was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2015. The former Indian Test captain played 132 Tests and 271 ODIs during his 18-year long career. Took 619 wickets in Tests and 337 wickets in ODIs. With the bat, Kumble scored 2506 runs in Tests and 938 runs in ODIs.

Rahul Dravid: Former Indian captain and head coach Rahul Dravid was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2018. Dravid scored 13,288 runs in 164 Tests, 10,889 runs in 344 ODIs and 31 runs in one T20.

Sachin Tendulkar: The greatest batsman of all time, Sachin Tendulkar played 200 Tests, 463 ODIs and 1 T20 for India during his 24-year long career. Tendulkar scored 18426 runs in ODIs, 15921 runs in Tests and 10 runs in T20s. Apart from this, he took 201 wickets in all formats.

Vinoo Mankad: Vinoo Mankad was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2021. Mankad was one of the best players of all time. He played 44 Tests from 1946 to 1959 and scored 2109 runs. Apart from this, he also took 162 wickets.

Diana Edulji: Former captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, Diana Edulji was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2023. Edulji played 20 Tests and 34 ODIs in which she scored 404 and 211 runs respectively. Apart from this, she also took 63 and 46 wickets.

Virender Sehwag: Former India batsman Virender Sehwag was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame along with Edulji in 2023. Sehwag scored 8586 runs in 104 Tests, 8273 runs in 251 ODIs and 394 runs in 19 T20s. During his international career, Sehwag also took 136 wickets for India in all formats.

Neetu David: Former spinner Neetu David was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2024. She took 41 wickets in 10 Tests and scored 25 runs. In 97 ODIs, she dismissed 141 batsmen and scored 74 runs.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni: India’s greatest captain is Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He played 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 T20s during his 15-year long career and scored over 17,000 runs. Dhoni is the only captain to win three major tournaments in limited overs cricket. He led India to victory in the ICC T20 World Cup in 2007, the ODI World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013. Not only this, under Dhoni, Team India reached the first position in the ICC Test rankings for the first time in 2009.