3 huge cricketing honours Sachin Tendulkar has never received and why 

#2 Not inducted in ICC hall of fame

Last month, Rahul Dravid became the fifth Indian to join the list. (image courtesy - zee news)

The ICC Cricket Hall of Fame "recognises the achievements of the legends of the game from cricket’s long and illustrious history. It was launched by the ICC in 2009, as part of the board’s centenary celebrations. From India, only Bishan Singh Bedi, Kapil Dev, Rahul Dravid, Sunil Gavaskar and Anil Kumble have been indicted into the elite fame list.

There are more English players in the Hall of Fame than players from other countries. Only 15 of the 84 inductees come from countries not England, Windies and Australia.

According to ICC rules for Hall of Fame, a batsman can qualify for the list only if he has scored more than 8000 runs and 20 hundreds in either Tests or One-Day Internationals. With 18,426 runs in ODIs and 15,921 runs in Tests, Sachin comfortably fits into this criteria.

Why not inducted

But, here’s the catch. Another rule says that only those players who haven’t played any international cricket in five years prior to the nomination can be included in the list. Tendulkar retired from international cricket in 2013, therefore, he was not eligible for making to the ICC Hall of Fame this year – Dravid, who retired in 2012 was inducted instead. Tendulkar will be eligible for the list next year.