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Sana Mir, former Pakistan captain, has added another feather to her illustrious cap, becoming the first woman cricketer from the country to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.
The 38-year-old off-spinner, who proudly represented Pakistan for nearly 15 years, joins an elite list of cricketing legends, becoming only the eighth Pakistani overall to receive this honour.
She now shares the space with greats like Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Javed Miandad, Abdul Qadir, Zaheer Abbas, and Hanif Mohammad.
Globally, Sana Mir becomes just the 14th woman cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, a massive milestone not just for Sana but for women’s cricket in Pakistan.
“This is quite an emotional moment for me,” said Mir on her induction. It has been a long journey from playing cricket on the streets of Pakistan to getting here.
“There was a time when there were not enough women cricketers in Pakistan and nobody to look up to as a role model. Today, there are so many female cricketers who are examples for everyone.”
Mir’s international career began in 2005 with an ODI debut against Sri Lanka at Karachi’s National Bank Stadium.
Over the years, she donned the green jersey in 120 ODIs and 106 T20Is, taking 240 wickets across formats and scoring 2450 runs, including three fifties.
Sana Mir was also the first Pakistani woman to top the ICC Women’s ODI Rankings, the first Asian woman to feature in 100 T20Is, and also the first from Pakistan to play 100 ODIs.
Her legacy as a pioneer is cemented further by the fact that she was also the first woman to be named PCB Cricketer of the Year.
She captained Pakistan for eight long years — an era that saw historic highs, including two Asian Games gold medals in 2010 and 2014.
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