Despite his arrival in the Hall of Fame, Cook remains visibly uncomfortable when confronted with questions about his own greatness; still not fully happy to sit with his deserved status as a legend of the game.
"I think Joe Root could set a mark, certainly on the English side, which will be very hard to beat," said Cook, who retired from Test cricket in 2018 with a century in his final innings.
Joining England great Alastair Cook and Indian women's pioneer Neetu David in the latest class of inductees, de Villiers finished his career with over 20,000 runs across the three international formats, and is regarded as one of the first true three-format batting greats.
Former Pakistan batting great and ICC Hall of Fame inductee Zaheer Abbas is currently battling with severe health complications.
Test greats David Boon, Matthew Hayden and the late Betty Wilson will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame this week, Cricket Australia said on Sunday.
Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralidaran, along with three others, will be inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame.
Muttiah Muralidaran who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002 becomes the first cricketer from Sri Lanka to be inducted in the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame.
Despite his arrival in the Hall of Fame, Cook remains visibly uncomfortable when confronted with questions about his own greatness; still not fully happy to sit with his deserved status as a legend of the game.
"I think Joe Root could set a mark, certainly on the English side, which will be very hard to beat," said Cook, who retired from Test cricket in 2018 with a century in his final innings.
Joining England great Alastair Cook and Indian women's pioneer Neetu David in the latest class of inductees, de Villiers finished his career with over 20,000 runs across the three international formats, and is regarded as one of the first true three-format batting greats.
Former Pakistan batting great and ICC Hall of Fame inductee Zaheer Abbas is currently battling with severe health complications.
Test greats David Boon, Matthew Hayden and the late Betty Wilson will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame this week, Cricket Australia said on Sunday.
Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralidaran, along with three others, will be inducted into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame.
Muttiah Muralidaran who was rated the greatest Test match bowler ever by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002 becomes the first cricketer from Sri Lanka to be inducted in the International Cricket Council’s Hall of Fame.
