When you get a 100, let that be the knock on the selector's door. 'He was the one who kept saying to me that you need to keep scoring runs and keep at it. He was a great proponent of self-belief.' On Mankad's induction, Gavaskar said: 'Vinoo Mankad's legacy has been to tell the aspiring Indian cricketer to believe in oneself.

Later, he also coached another legendary cricketer and fellow ICC Hall of Fame member from his country, Sunil Gavaskar in Mumbai. He is one of only three cricketers to have batted in every position during his Test career. Sunil Gavaskar pays tribute to Vinoo Mankad Sri Lanka great is one of our special #ICCHallOfFame 2021 inductees /TEg1HbuzID- ICC June 13, 2021Ĭonsidered one of India's greatest-ever all-rounders, Mankad played 44 Tests, scored 2,109 runs at 31.47, took 162 wickets at 32.32. 'Kumar Sangakkara is one of the finest wicketkeeper-batsmen that's ever been produced.' Desmond Haynes of the West Indies and Bob Willis of England for the ODI era (1971-1995) and Andy Flower of Zimbabwe and Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka for the modern era (1996-2016). The inductees are Aubrey Faulkner of South Africa and Monty Noble of Australia for the early era (pre-1918), Sir Learie Constantine of West Indies and Stan McCabe of Australia for the inter-war Era (1918-1945), Ted Dexter of England and Vinoo Mankad of India for the post-war Era (1946-1970). Andy Flower became the first Zimbabwe cricketer to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The ICC added two players each from five eras, dating back to cricket's early days in the special edition of inductees.

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