Pakistan Players in the ICC Hall of Fame: All 8, From Hanif Mohammad to Sana Mir

We counted 122 Hall of Famers on the ICC's list in November 2026, so Pakistan have about one in fifteen. No Pakistani was among the three names added in July 2026.

All eight Pakistan players in the ICC Hall of Fame

Pakistan's eight ICC Hall of Famers are three batters, four bowlers and one all-rounder, Imran Khan. Four were inducted in 2009. Waqar Younis followed in 2013, Zaheer Abbas in 2020, Abdul Qadir in 2022 and Sana Mir in 2025.

The list skips some famous names. Fazal Mahmood, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Younis Khan are not in it. The ICC decides each year who goes in, after a vote by a panel that includes living Hall of Famers.

The batters: Hanif, Miandad and Zaheer

Pakistan's three batters in the Hall of Fame are Hanif Mohammad, Javed Miandad and Zaheer Abbas. Miandad has the most Test runs of the three, 8,832. Hanif holds the record for the longest innings in Test history. Zaheer was known as the "Asian Bradman".

Hanif's 337 came against the West Indies in Bridgetown on the 1957-58 tour, after Pakistan followed on 473 behind. He batted for 970 minutes and Pakistan saved the Test. Miandad was Pakistan's top Test run scorer until 2015. He also made 7,381 runs in 233 ODIs.

Zaheer made 7,634 runs across Tests and ODIs, with 19 international hundreds. He was the first batter to hit three ODI hundreds in a row, against India in 1982-83, and the first Asian to score 100 first-class centuries.

The bowlers: Wasim, Waqar, Imran and Qadir

Pakistan's four Hall of Fame men who bowled took 1,385 Test wickets between them, by our sum of the ICC figures. Wasim Akram leads with 414. Waqar Younis took 373, Imran Khan 362 and leg-spinner Abdul Qadir 236.

Wasim was the first bowler to reach 500 ODI wickets. Waqar made his Test debut in the same match as Sachin Tendulkar, in 1989, and his best ODI figures were 7 for 36 against England at Leeds in 2001. He was the 70th player inducted.

Abdul Qadir's 9 for 56 against England in Lahore in 1987 is still the best innings figures by a Pakistan bowler, the ICC says. That match is part of the long Gaddafi Stadium Test record. The ICC credits Qadir with keeping leg-spin alive through the 1970s and 1980s.

Imran Khan is Pakistan's only all-rounder on the list

Imran Khan is the only all-rounder among Pakistan's eight Hall of Famers. He took 362 Test wickets at 22.81 and averaged 37.69 with the bat in Tests. He captained Pakistan to the 1992 World Cup title in Australia.

The ICC page also notes his three drawn Test series as captain against the West Indies, at a time when the West Indies beat almost every other side. He went in with the first group in 2009, alongside Hanif, Miandad and Wasim.

Sana Mir is the only Pakistani woman in the Hall of Fame

Sana Mir was inducted in 2025 and is the only Pakistan woman in the ICC Hall of Fame. She took 150 wickets in 121 ODIs and 89 in 106 T20Is. She captained Pakistan for eight years and reached number 1 in the ICC ODI bowling rankings in 2018.

She became captain in 2009, at 23. Pakistan won Asian Games gold in 2010 and 2014 under her, the ICC says. She also made 1,630 ODI runs and 820 T20I runs. The ICC also notes her work for women's rights in Pakistan cricket.

Pakistan's next generation of women is playing now. Ayesha Zafar hit 59 off 26 in the Emerging Nations Trophy win over Thailand this week.

How a player gets into the ICC Hall of Fame

The ICC adds new names to the Hall of Fame each year, usually a small group of three to seven. A player must have retired from international cricket at least five years earlier. A voting panel then picks the inductees from the shortlist.

The steps, as they usually run:

1. A player retires from international cricket.
2. After at least five years, he or she becomes eligible.
3. A panel, including existing Hall of Famers, votes on the eligible players.
4. The ICC announces the new inductees, recently in June or July.
5. Each inductee is added to the ICC Hall of Fame list.

The 2026 group, announced in July, was Kevin Pietersen of England and Sourav Ganguly and Anjum Chopra of India. Any Pakistan player who left international cricket in 2021 or earlier can now be considered.

Common questions

How many Pakistani players are in the ICC Hall of Fame?

Eight: Hanif Mohammad, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Zaheer Abbas, Abdul Qadir and Sana Mir.

Who was the latest Pakistani inducted?

Sana Mir, in 2025. She is the only Pakistani woman on the list.

Is Inzamam-ul-Haq in the ICC Hall of Fame?

No. Inzamam-ul-Haq is not on the ICC's list as of November 2026.

When did Imran Khan enter the Hall of Fame?

In 2009, in the first group, with Hanif Mohammad, Javed Miandad and Wasim Akram.

Was any Pakistani inducted in 2026?

No. The 2026 inductees were Kevin Pietersen, Sourav Ganguly and Anjum Chopra.

Which country has the most Hall of Famers?

England, with 34, ahead of Australia with 29, by our count of the ICC list.

How we verified this

What we checked and where we read it.

Checked on 14 November 2026, about 3:30 pm PKT. The list of names, induction years and career spans comes from the ICC's Hall of Famers page, which listed 122 players. Each player's figures and facts come from his or her own ICC Hall of Fame profile, such as the Sana Mir profile. The 2026 inductees come from the ICC Hall of Fame home page. The country counts and the 1,385 wicket total are our own sums from those pages.