Who are the 7 inducted into ICC Hall of fame?

India’s MS Dhoni during nets. File
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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday (June 9, 2025) announced the addition of seven veterans of the game into the ICC Hall of Fame.

Here is a look at the seven inductees:

MS Dhoni. File
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From lifting India’s first T20 World Cup in 2007 with a young, untested squad, to guiding the Men in Blue to a historic 2011 ODI World Cup win at home, and adding the Champions Trophy in 2013, Dhoni remains the only captain in cricket history to win all three ICC white-ball trophies. His leadership brought calm to chaos, turning pressure into opportunity and dreams into triumphs. With over 10,000 ODI runs at an astonishing average of 50.57, his legacy with the bat is as impactful as it is enduring. Behind the stumps, Dhoni was a phenomenon. His lightning-fast stumpings and razor-sharp anticipation revolutionised wicketkeeping in limited-overs cricket.

Australia’s Matthew Hayden hits a four during the fourth one-day international cricket match between Australia and India at Sector 16 stadium in Chandigarh, October 08, 2007.
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Matthew Hayden was an opening batter for Australia for 16 years. He briefly took Brian Lara’s test record with 380 against Zimbabwe in Perth, and hit three centuries while winning the 2007 ODI World Cup. His stats include the 61 ODIs – 6,133 runs at an average of 43.80, 103 Tests – 8,625 runs at an average of 50.73.

South Africa’s Hashim Amla after the match
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Hasim Amla spent 13 hours scoring South Africa’s first triple century, 311 against England at the Oval in 2012. He also rose to No. 1 in the ODI rankings. He has a total of 55 international centuries.

South Africa’s captain Graeme Smith. File
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Graeme Smith became South Africa’s youngest captain at 22. He led in a world record 109 tests and won 53, including the Proteas’ first series win in Australia in 2008-09 in which he played with a broken hand. In 117 Tests, he scored 9,265 runs at an average of 48.25, with 8 wickets. In ODIs, out of 197 matches, he secured 6,989 runs at an average of 37.98.

Australia’s spin bowling coach Daniel Vettori. File
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Kiwi legendary left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori has also been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Finishing with more than 700 international wickets and close to 7000 international runs, Vettori’s career was defined by adaptability, intelligence, and understated excellence with bat and ball. Vettori paved out an excellent career as a player and was one of just three players to score 4,000 runs and take 300 wickets in Test cricket.

Pakistan captain Sana Mir. File
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Sana Mir led Pakistan for seven of her 15 years in the team, winning two Asian Games. She started as a pace bowler, but a stress fracture forced her to switch to off-spin. She retired as Pakistan’s leading wicket-taker in ODIs and second second-highest in T20s. In 120 ODIs, she bagged 1,630 runs with an average of 17.91, 151 wickets.

England’s Sarah Taylor, right, ducks out of the way as Australia’s Alyssa Healy plays a shot in their WT20 cricket match during the Women’s Ashes series in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 2, 2014.
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Sarah Taylor set the standard for women wicketkeepers with a record 232 dismissals across the formats. She was a key contributor in England’s ODI World Cup and T20 World Cup double in 2009 and another ODI World Cup triumph in 2017.