Vinoo Mankad Inducted Into the ICC Hall of Fame 10 Icons Across Eras Honoured to Celebrate Test Cricket
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Vinoo Mankad inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame 10 icons across eras honoured to celebrate Test cricket SPORTS REPORTER DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 1952, with a 12-wicket match BENGALURU DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD The Inductees haul. After his playing career, Former India all-rounder Vi- he coached another legen- noo Mankad was among 10 B Early cricket era dary Indian cricketer and fel- cricket icons inducted to the (pre-1918): Aubrey Faulkner low ICC Hall of Fame mem- International Cricket Council (SA), Monty Noble (Aus) ber, Sunil Gavaskar. (ICC) Hall Of Fame on Sun- B Inter-war era (1918-1945): Speaking on Mankad’s in- day. Learie Constantine (WI), duction, Gavaskar said, “Vi- Mankad was among a spe- Stan McCabe (Aus) noo Mankad’s legacy has cial edition intake group to B Post-war era (1946-1970): been to tell the aspiring In- celebrate the history of Test Ted Dexter (Eng), Vinoo dian cricketer to believe in cricket, and to coincide with Mankad (Ind) oneself. He was a great pro- the first ever ICC World Test ponent of self-belief. ‘When B ODI era (1971-1995): Championship Final. you get a 100, let that be the Desmond Haynes (WI), Bob Willis (Eng) knock on the selector’s door. Great record ‘“If it is unheard, then Mankad, one of India’s great- B Modern era (1996-2015): score that double hundred est all-rounders, played 44 Andy Flower (Zim), Kumar and let that knock be even Tests. He scored 2,109 runs at Sangakkara (SL) louder. You can have the best an average of 31.47, and took DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD technique, but if you do not 162 wickets with his left-arm Zealand at Madras in 1956, a have the temperament to orthodox spin. then world record. Mankad support it, you will not suc- Mankad was involved in a also played a key role in In- ceed. You have to keep hang- 413-run opening partnership dia’s first ever Test victory, ing in there and have that Versatile: Vinoo Mankad was a match-winner with both with Pankaj Roy against New against England at Madras in self-belief he would say.”’ bat and ball. * THE HINDU ARCHIVES .