Sachin Tendulkar was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2019 as which Indian inductee?

Sachin Tendulkar was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in July 2019, becoming the sixth Indian cricketer to receive this honour. He was inducted at a ceremony in London along with South Africa's Allan Donald and Australia's Cathryn Fitzpatrick.

Why the 2019 date?

The ICC rules require a player to have retired from international cricket at least five years before induction. Sachin retired in November 2013, so 2019 was his first year of eligibility.

Indian members of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame (in order):

• Sunil Gavaskar (2009).
• Bishan Singh Bedi (2009).
• Kapil Dev (2009).
• Anil Kumble (2015).
• Rahul Dravid (2018).
• Sachin Tendulkar (2019).
• Vinoo Mankad (2021).
• Diana Edulji (2023): the first Indian woman.
• Virender Sehwag (2023).
• Neetu David (2024).
• M. S. Dhoni (2025).

About the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame:

• It was launched in 2009, as part of the ICC's centenary celebrations, with 55 initial inductees.
• It honours the greatest players in the history of the game.

Sachin Tendulkar's achievements:

• He is the only player to score 100 international centuries (51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs).
• He played a record 200 Test matches and scored over 15,900 Test runs and over 18,400 ODI runs, both world records.
• He scored the first double century in men's ODIs (200 not out vs South Africa, Gwalior, 2010).
• He was part of India's 2011 World Cup-winning team.
• In 2014, he became the first sportsperson and the youngest person to receive the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.

Why not the other options?

• ✗First: the first Indians inducted (2009) were Sunil Gavaskar, Bishan Singh Bedi and Kapil Dev.
• ✗Third: Kapil Dev was among the first three Indians.
• ✗Ninth: Virender Sehwag was the ninth Indian inductee, in 2023.