In a startling turn of events, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has committed a glaring error by mistakenly linking three legendary figures of New Zealand cricket – Martin Crowe, Sir Richard Hadlee and Debbie Hockley, with Australia in its esteemed hall of fame?????????????????????????? listings. This inadvertent blunder has triggered widespread controversy and confusion within the global cricket community. Despite the impeccable and concise profiles of these esteemed Black Caps cricketers, a significant oversight became apparent as the wrong nationality was displayed, featuring Australian flags alongside their names.

Sir Richard Hadlee: New Zealand’s cricket maestro linked with Australia in ICC Hall of Fame

Sir Hadlee, a former allrounder and considered New Zealand‘s finest cricketer, found himself erroneously linked with Australia in the ICC Hall of Fame listings. Hadlee boasted an impressive record of 431 test wickets and 3124 runs. He was part of the original induction in 2009.

Debbie Hockley: Trailblazer in Women’s cricket falsely tagged as Australian

Hockley, the long-serving captain of the White Ferns and a trailblazer in women’s cricket, faced an unfortunate misattribution as she was mistakenly associated with Australia in the ICC Hall of Fame. Hockley has achieved significant milestones in her cricketing career, playing in 100 ODIs and scoring 4000 ODI runs. Her induction took place in 2014.

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Martin Crowe: ICC’s blunder places renowned batter as Australian

The late Crowe, a batting maestro who left an enduring legacy, faced an unusual turn of events posthumously. The ICC’s error wrongly identified him as Australian in the Hall of Fame listings. Crowe, who passed away in 2016, accumulated 5444 test runs and was admired globally for his classical batting style and was included in Hall of Fame in 2015.

Hadlee offers his response

Hadlee, an inaugural inductee in 2009, expressed his lack of awareness regarding this unfortunate mistake and hoped for a swift corre?ction.

“We come from New Zealand, I just hope somebody can correct it, so that’s all I’d say on the matter. I’m too old to get involved in these sorts of things. People know that Martin, and Debbie and myself are all from New Zealand so it’s not an issue for me,” Hadlee was quoted as saying by Stuff.co.nz.

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Former New Zealand cricketer Sir Richard Hadlee is regarded as one of the best allrounders that the game has ever seen. With his ability to swing the ball, Hadlee left his contemporaries Imran Khan, Kapil Dev,and Sir Ian Botham far behind to have the best bowling average.

O??verall, the southpaw took 431 wickets in 86 Tests and smashed 3124 runs. In the s?horter format of the game, Hadlee bagged 158 scalps and smoked 1751 runs in 115 matches.

In a recent interview, Hadlee labelled England cricketer Ben Stokes as the best allrounder in the current lot of players. The 69-year-old mentioned that Stokes had single-handedly turned games for his side. Hadlee also gave a special mention to Ravindra Jadeja, Shakib-Al-Hasan, Colin de Grandhomme, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes and Jason Holder.

“Today, when I look at allrounders, Ben Stokes stands out as number one-he is a competitor, a quality batsman and handy bowler who has single-handedly won games for England. Ravindra Jadeja, Shakib Al Hasan, Colin de Grandhomme, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes and Jason Holder are all worthy in their own right,” Hadlee told Times of India.

Recollecting his invaluable memories of the game, the Christchurch-born admitted though there was a tough? competition among his peers to be the best allrounder of th?e sport, yet mutual respect existed for each other.

“The battle of the allrounder’s in the ’70s and ’80s was a special time. We all competed against each other and there was a strong desire and determination to succeed. My role in the team was to out-form Imy, Beefy or Kaps. Whilst there was tremendous rivalry between the four of us, there was also mutual respect,” Hadlee concluded.

Meanwhile, Stokes was rested from the recently announced squad for the two red ball games agains?t New Zealand scheduled to be played in England.

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