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These three great players are former England opener Alastair Cook, Indian women’s team’s great player Neetu David and former South African aggressive batsman AB de Villiers.
ICC has inducted three legendary players into the ICC Hall of Fame today i.e. on 16th October. These three great players are former England opener Alastair Cook, Indian women’s team’s great player Neetu David and former South African aggressive batsman AB de Villiers.
The performance of these three players has always been excellent in international cricket and all of them made all the fans crazy with their game. There are many young players who consider these three as their idols.
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Ishant Sharma of India during day two of the Specsavers 3rd Test match between England and India at Trent Bridge on August 19, 2018 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
161 Tests – 12472 runs at an average of 45.35 and one wicket
92 ODIs – 3204 at an average of 36.40
4 T20- 61 runs at an average of 15.25
Alastair Cook is counted among the best batsmen in the world. Alastair Cook has always performed well in his international career for England. Cook has been the highest run-scorer for England.
Not only this, many people also praise the captaincy of this legendary player. Alastair Cook is also very happy that he has been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Cook said, ‘It was a surprise for me. Whenever I wore the England shirt I always wanted to do my best.
I played cricket for 20 years and it was the best time of my life. I am also happy that I stayed away from injury and met many new people. I will never be able to forget all these things.
Neetu David
10 Tests- 41 wickets and 25 runs at an average of 18.90
97 ODIs – 141 wickets and 74 runs at an average of 16.34
Neetu David is the second Indian woman player after Diana Edulji to make her place in the ICC Hall of Fame. The performance of this powerful bowler has always been excellent for Team India. Let us tell you that Neetu David played more than 100 matches for Team India and in women’s ODI cricket, this veteran player is the second highest wicket taker for Team India with 141 wickets.
Not only this, Neetu David is the first Indian woman player to take 100 wickets for Team India. He bowled lethally in the Test against England in 1995, taking 8 wickets for 53 runs.
Neetu David said, ‘It is a great honor to be included in the ICC Hall of Fame. I am very happy that I have always performed well for Team India and now I have been included in the Hall of Fame along with the best players of the world. I would like to thank the ICC and BCCI and also my teammates, coaches and family and friends.
AB de Villiers
114 Tests – 8765 runs at an average of 50.66 and two wickets
228 ODIs – 9577 runs at an average of 53.50 and 7 wickets
78 T20- 1672 runs at an average of 26.12
No matter what the format, AB de Villiers has won the hearts of many people with his aggressive batting. He is counted among the aggressive batsmen of the world. In his 14-year long international cricket career, AB de Villiers has scored more than 20000 runs.
Not only this, the fastest ODI century in international cricket is in the name of AB de Villiers. He has also won the ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Year award. AB de Villiers retired from international cricket career in 2018 and his batting average in both Test and ODI is more than 50.
AB de Villiers said, ‘I feel very honored that the ICC has included me in the Hall of Fame. Cricket is a team game and all players have to play their roles well. I would like to thank all those people because of whom I have reached here today. All this would not have been possible without my teammates, coaches and support staff. I have played many franchise cricket around the world and they have also given me a lot of love.
