MS Dhoni was bestowed the ulimate honour by the ICC
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Matthew Hayden, the legendary Australian opening batter, was also added to the prestigious list as was South African great Hashim Amla.
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.
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 while his final match in Test cricket was in December 2014 against Australia.
