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How does a Hollywood figure get identified as a generational talent and one who's one of a kind name in the industry?
In order to answer that you need to see the varied checklists and sprawling achievements that the particular actor has had in the course of his or her career to be recognised as a legend. Is that correct? And for that, goes without saying, one has to study the impact the person's movies or line of work has had over a generation, in the film culture and of course, in defining and broadening the narrative that is film-making, isn't it?
Similar to the above is the criterion for electing a cricketer into the highest possible echelons of the game- the ICC Hall of Fame.
There's a ton of achievements and records and facets that a particular cricketer must have satisfactorily filled or lived true to, in order to be inducted or drafted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Let's try and have a look at it here:
So what is the eligbility criteria after all?
First things first, it ought to be noted that the cricketers actually become eligible as ICC Hall of Fame inductees only five years after retirement from international cricket.
This, needless to say, is open to both men and women talents and across formats.
Having said that, just what are the selection factors then?
Their overall impact on the sport
This is an important foremost measure that helps establish a cricketer's influence on the game with respect to their contributions to their nation's or team's success.
Records
Needless to say, when you play the game for a sizable amount of time, you are bound to score and establish records, right?
These, therefore, could be related to facets like outstanding batting, outstanding bowling, or all-round records in international cricket.
Consistency
There ought to be a level of consistency that stands as a great tenet to measure that particular cricketer's excellence in the sport of cricket that helps decide her or his induction into the ICC Hall of Fame decoration.
Therefore, consistent performances over a significant period of time become important.
Leadership
Is he or she a great leader, how did she or he help shape the team's culture and help the unit attain success, what were the leadership-driven achievements?
To sum it up, what sort of influence did a cricketer have on the game and how did her or his achievements help shape the firmament of the game?
A combination of all of these values help identify the checkered talent that can thus be drafted into the famed ICC Hall of Fame list.
