Former Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni has been given a great honor by the International Cricket Council. Former experienced captain Dhoni, who made Team India twice world champions, has been named in the prestigious ICC Hall of Fame. During a special program before the final of the World Test Championship in London, the ICC replaces 7 world cricket giants in the Hall of Fame. Dhoni's name came from India first. In this way, Dhoni became India's 11th cricketer to be ranked in the Hall of Fame.
World Champion Captain Dhoni received this honor Every year, the ICC ranks many great players of world cricket in the Hall of Fame. The ICC began in 2009 to maintain the heritage of cricket, inspire the coming generation of cricketers, and to honor the giants who took the game to new heights. Since then, this special program is organized by the ICC every year. This time it was held before the WTC final in London and included 7 giants.
Dhoni, who debuted in international cricket in 2004 and captained the Indian team for the first time in 2007, was honored for his excellent captaincy, memorable career and contribution to cricket. Dhoni, who played more than 500 international matches for India, led the T20 World Cup in 2007, ODI World Cup in 2011 and Team India in the Champions Trophy in 2013. In addition, he also delivered Team India to the number one rank in Test cricket.
India's 11th cricketer in the Hall of Fame In the last years, many of India's great players, including Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid, have been included in the ICC Hall of Fame. This time Dhoni received this honor. Dhoni became India's 11th player to receive this honor. Before them, these 10 players have been included in the Hall of Fame – Kapil Dev (2009), Sunil Gavaskar (2009), Bishan Singh Bedi (2009), Anil Kumble (2015), Rahul Dravid (2018), Sachin Tendulkar (2019), Vinu Mankad (2021), Diana Adulji (2023). (2024).
These giants also got a place In this program on Monday, June 9, 6 other giants from different countries were included in the Hall of Fame, besides Dhoni. They also include former Australian opener Matthew Hayden, former South African captain Greem Smith, South Africa's Better Hashim Amla, former New Zealand captain and star spinner Daniel Vettori, former captain of the Pakistan women's team.
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