
The ICC announced the latest additions on November 13, noting that the three icons will be honoured during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final at Wankhede Stadium.
Sehwag, Edulji, and de Silva bring the total number of inductees to 112.
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Recipients of the ICC Hall of Fame are the finest international cricket players in history.
Senior executives from FICA and the ICC, media representatives, and current Hall of Famers are among those who vote in this procedure.
Sehwag, Edulji, and de Silva will become inductees number 110, 111, and 112, respectively, according to the Global Cricket Board.
Geoff Allardice, CEO of ICC, in an official statement
ICC Chief Executive Officer Geoff Allardice said, “We are thrilled to announce Aravinda, Diana, and Virender as the latest group of legends to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.”
“The greatest athletes that have ever graced the international scene are part of this institution’s ongoing celebration of the sport’s rich and varied heritage. The sport has been changed by these three individuals.”
One of the most renowned openers in India
Sehwag became one of India’s best openers in both ODI and Test cricket at the beginning of the new millennium.
nearly the course of a 14-year career, Sehwag amassed nearly 17,000 international runs, 8,586 of which came in Test matches at a rate of 49.34. At 35.05. He hammered 8,273 runs.
Additionally, he played for India in the World Cups that they won in 2011 and 2007 (T20 WC).
The practice of hitting double hundreds in limited-overs cricket was initiated by the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, one of India’s ODI scorers (200* versus SA, 2010).
Virender Sehwag, Tendulkar’s regular opening partner, became the second batsman to reach a double-century an ODI.
He crushed the West Indies in December 2011 at Indore, scoring 219 off 149 balls.
In the game, Sehwag served as India’s acting captain. In ODI cricket, this continues to be the captain’s highest individual score.