CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Out of 109 inductees in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, 82 are from England, Australia and the West Indies, while the other 27 inductees are from the remaining Test playing nations, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. There are eleven women in the Hall of Fame.

Detailed explanation-2: -Three greats of the game have become the latest people to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. The ICC announced a trio of additions to the ICC Hall of Fame on Tuesday, with Pakistan legend Abdul Qadir, England trailblazer Charlotte Edwards and West Indies great Shivnarine Chanderpaul the latest inductees.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Charlotte Edwards, Abdul Qadir inducted into ICC Hall of Fame. Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Charlotte Edwards and Abdul Qadir have been inducted into ICC’s Hall of Fame. The trio will be honoured ahead of the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup at the SCG.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bishan Singh Bedi (2009), Kapil Dev (2009), Sunil Gavaskar (2009), Anil Kumble (2015), Rahul Dravid (2018) have been inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame from India. To be inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame, it is important to have retired from international cricket for 5 years.

Detailed explanation-5: -From India, six players have been included in the ICC hall of fame list. From England, 28 players have been included in the list and the highest among all the countries.