ICC Hall of Fame welcomes De Silva, Edulji and Sehwag as Class of 2023 inductees The International Cricket Council (ICC) has revealed the latest cricketing icons that are to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame as the Class of 2023. © ICC 2023 Source: Courtesy of ICC (Sent to eLanka by Trevine Rodrigo – eLanka Sports editor accredited by ICC media zone) Iconic former Men’s Cricket World Cup winners Aravinda de Silva and Virender Sehwag become inductees in the Class of 2023 Pioneering figure Diana Edulji becomes first Indian woman inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame The three legends will be honoured at the Wankhede Stadium during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium Following a voting process conducted among existing Hall of Famers, media representatives and senior executives from FICA and the ICC, three new names will be added to the ...
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Village boy, rickshaw-driver’s son: Indian cricket’s unlikely new heroes-BY ABHAYA SRIVASTAVA Source:Sundayobserver NEW DELHI: After India ended Australia’s 32-year unbeaten streak at Brisbane’s Gabba ground to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series, AFP Sport looks at the injury-hit team’s unlikely heroes: Mohammed Siraj: tragedy to triumph Despite grieving his father, who died just before the series, the 26-year-old emerged as one of India’s new stars. Thrust into the limelight after a succession of injuries to front-line bowlers, Siraj rose to the challenge with a maiden five-wicket haul in Brisbane, only his third Test. ...
