File images of Virender Sehwag and Diana Edulji.© Instagram and AFP
Former India cricketers Virender Sehwag and Diana Edulji had been inducted into the ICC Corridor of Fame on Monday together with former Sri Lanka star Aravinda de Silva. Sehwag was a terror for bowlers throughout his taking part in days due to his attacking method. He performed an important function in offering flying begins to India, be it in ODIs or in Take a look at Cricket. Then again, Edulji performed an important function as a trailblazer for girls’s cricketers in India for a lot of many years.
“I wish to thank the ICC and the jury for inducting me with this honour,” Sehwag stated as quoted by ICC.
“I really feel extraordinarily grateful for having spent a fantastic a part of my life doing what I beloved most, ‘hitting the cricket ball’.
“I might additionally prefer to thank my household, mates, folks I performed with, and numerous individuals who prayed for me selflessly.”
Left-arm orthodox spinner Edulji, who took greater than 100 wickets for India, additionally expressed her happiness on being felicitated with the honour.
“On the outset, I wish to thank the ICC and the Jury for having chosen me to be inducted within the ICC Corridor Of Fame 2023,” Edulji stated.
“It certainly is a good honour to be the primary Indian Ladies Cricketer to be inducted and be a part of a galaxy of cricketers, female and male from internationally.
“I’m delighted to be thought-about for this award. It is not solely a proud second for me, my household and mates but in addition for BCCI and Indian Ladies’s Cricket.”
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