ICC inducts Mahela Jayawardene, Shaun Pollock, Janette Brittin into Hall of Fame

These
legends
will
be
formally
inducted
by
fellow
ICC
Hall
of
Famer,
Sir
Clive
Lloyd
at
the
much-anticipated
final
between
New
Zealand
and
Australia
on
Sunday
(November
14)
before
the
game
gets
underway
at
the
Dubai
International
Stadium.

The
ICC
Cricket
Hall
of
Fame
recognises
the
achievements
of
the
legends
of
the
game
from
cricket’s
long
and
illustrious
history.

So
far
106
players
have
been
inducted
since
its
launch
in
2009,
with
Brittin,
Jayawardena
and
Pollock
as
the
latest
inductees
celebrated.

The
new
inductees
played
in
284
Tests,
814
ODIs
and
67
T20Is
between
them.
Brittin
was
a
mainstay
of
the
England
Test
team
for
19
years,
helping
to
pave
the
way
for
women’s
cricket
between
1979
and
1998.

Jayawardene
retired
as
one
of
Sri
Lanka’s
greatest
ever
players,
a
key
member
of
the
team
that
won
the
ICC
T20
World
Cup
in
2014
and
reached
four
other
major
ICC
finals.

Whilst
South
Africa’s
Shaun
Pollock
was
one
of
the
finest
bowling
all-rounders
the
game
has
ever
seen
and
was
the
first
player
to
achieve
the
3,000
run
and
300
wicket
doubles
in
both
Test
and
ODI
cricket.

Jayawardene
commented:
“I
am
thrilled
to
have
been
inducted
into
the
ICC
Hall
of
Fame.
It’s
a
very
special
honour
to
follow
in
the
footsteps
of
legends
Sanga
and
Murali
from
Sri
Lanka
and
so
many
other
great
cricketers
of
the
past.

“I
am
very
grateful
for
the
recognition
and
would
like
to
enjoy
and
share
the
moment
with
all
those
that
have
helped
me
on
my
journey,
including
my
family,
friends,
coaches,
team-mates
and,
most
importantly,
Sri
Lanka
cricket
fans
who
passionately
supported
and
inspired
me
during
my
career,”
he
added.

Pollock
said:
“I
would
like
to
thank
the
ICC
for
this
recognition
of
my
career.
It’s
an
amazing
honour
to
be
included
in
the
Hall
of
Fame
alongside
the
very
illustrious
company
that
has
already
been
inducted.

“It’s
a
real
cherry
on
the
top
or
maybe
even
a
bookend
of
what
has
been
a
thoroughly
enjoyable
cricketing
experience
and
I’d
like
to
thank
my
teammates
who
played
such
a
massive
part
along
the
journey.”