Six members from the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame will be initial inductees of the PCB Hall of Fame.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (BCB) has launched its own Hall of Fame to “further acknowledge and celebrate” the achievements of Pakistan cricket stalwarts in the game of cricket.
The decision was taken during the virtual meeting of the Board of Governors (BoG) of the PCB on April 11. The BoG “unanimously supported and approved the launch of the PCB Hall of Fame” from 2021.
As part of the initial launch, six of Pakistan’s legends chosen by PCB – Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Hanif Mohammad, Javed Miandad, Waqar Younis, and Zaheer Abbas – who are also a part of the ICC Hall of Fame, will be inducted into the PCB 'Hall of Fame'.
In an official release, the PCB stated that “there will be three more inductions each year from 2021 with the inductees to be chosen by an independent panel and announced on 16 October, day one of Pakistan’s inaugural Test in 1952.
Players retired from international cricket for, at least, five years will be eligible for induction into the PCB Hall of Fame.”
On the launch of the ‘Hall of Fame’, the PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani stated: “Since earning the Test status, Pakistan has produced world-renowned cricketers who have not only put Pakistan on the world map but have left their mark on world cricket.”
The board chief signed off by saying, “There will be an initial intake of six ICC Cricket Hall of Famers - Hanif Mohammad, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Zaheer Abbas - who will be supplemented by three inductions in the PCB Hall of Fame each year starting from 16 October 2021.
It is appropriate that these six extraordinary performers be the founding inductees as they continue to inspire the next generation of superstars.”
(With PCB/PTI Inputs)