Crowe inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

New Zealand Test cricket legend Martin Crowe was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame at Eden Park. Crowe, who was a player of the 1992 World Cup, became the third New Zealander, after Sir Richard Hadlee and Debbie Hockley, and the 79th overall to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame when he received his commemorative cap from Wally Edwards, ICC Director and Chairman of Cricket Australia. The induction ceremony was held during the innings break of the New Zealand-Australia match and was also attended by Stephen Boock, New Zealand Cricket President. Crowe said that on behalf of his family, he is extremely privileged to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, joining Hadlee and Hockley as the other New Zealanders to be awarded such a prestigious honour. Crowe added that since he was eight years old, he was always reading and hearing about the great players who inspired the world over. He said that in that, he has to thank his father Dave, for his mentoring and encouragement to his brother Jeff and he to play a game that he said of all sports 'mirrored life itself'. Crowe insisted that he loved the story of how an English coach had told his father that he would never a make Test cricketer, adding that thirty years later, he was able to nudge the same coach and reply that he was right, as his dad never made a Test cricketer, but he made two. — ANI