Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and Zimbabwe's Andy Flower were among 10 new inductees into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame announced Sunday. The latest batch of players to be accorded the honour were unveiled just days before next week's inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand at Southampton. They span over a century of men's Test cricket, with Australia's Monty Noble having made his debut back in 1898. Inductees were split into five eras, with all-rounder Noble and South Africa leg-spinner Aubrey Faulkner chosen from the years before World War One. Moving into recent times, outstanding left-handed batsmen Sangakkara and Flower emerged from a 'modern era' of 1996-2015.

Source: News 24 June 13, 2021 16:58 UTC