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The Guardian - UK
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James Wallace

Alastair Cook becomes 33rd England player inducted into ICC hall of fame

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Alastair Cook leading England during an Ashes Test at Chester-le-Street in 2013
Alastair Cook leading England during an Ashes Test in 2013. ‘Every time I pulled on the shirt I tried my best to be as good as I could be,’ he said. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Alastair Cook has said he feels “privileged” to be the latest England Test cricketer to be inducted into the International Cricket Council hall of fame. Cook becomes the 33rd England player to join the esteemed list of names including WG Grace, Shane Warne, Brian Lara, Ian Botham and Viv Richards.

The former England women’s captain Charlotte Edwards was the last England player to be inducted, in 2022, while Bob Willis – England’s 1981 Ashes hero at Headingley with the ball in hand – was given the honour posthumously in 2021 alongside the former Test captain and chairman of selectors, Ted Dexter.

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