Kevin Pietersen (England)
An ICC Men’s T20 World Cup winner and a powerful performer, Kevin Pietersen is the next inductee in the honourable ICC Hall of Fame list.
The swashbuckling English batter amassed 13,797 international runs, averaging over 40 in both ODI cricket (40.73) and Test cricket (47.28), while also playing a pivotal role in redefining the shortest format for England.
He was adjudged the player of the tournament in the 2010 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the same year England won the coveted trophy. Be it the shortest format or in red-ball cricket, Pietersen played attacking cricket, a quality that was crucial in many of England’s victories across formats.
Having been a part of the ICC Test teams of the year in 2007 and 2008, and the ODI team of the year in 2005, 2007 and 2009, Pietersen also became only the third England batter to reach the No.1 position in the ICC ODI batter rankings.
