
She is the first woman from Pakistan to receive this honour. During a ceremony ahead of the World Test Championship final, this notable announcement was made.
Ian Bishop, the legend of the West Indies, revealed the 2025 inductees; it included cricketing legends from the whole globe.
India’s MS Dhoni, England’s Sarah Taylor, South Africa’s Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith, Australia’s Matthew Hayden, and New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori were mentioned with esteemed Sana.
Sana, the spearhead of Pakistan s women s cricket team, not only represented the national team from 2005 to 2019 but also became the 15th woman globally and the eighth Pakistani to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.
Sana will be the first Asian woman to be featured in 100 T20 internationals, and she holds the records for the most wickets done by a Pakistani woman in ODIs with 151.
Moreover, she made history in 2018 by becoming the first Pakistani woman to top the ICC ODI bowling rankings. Sana led Pakistan to two Asian Games gold medals in 2010 and 2014. In addition, she led the team to five T20 World Cups and two ODI World Cups.
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Pakistan secured its first ODI win over South Africa and passed for the Super Sixes of the 2017 World Cup because of Sana. This is where her 5 to 14 match against Scotland became an exemplary performance.
Sana said during the ceremony that “This is a very emotional moment for me." "From playing street cricket in Pakistan to this moment today, it s been an incredible journey."
Although Sana is known for being a remarkable and renowned athlete in Pakistan s history, she retired in 2019 but has been an important figure in women s empowerment and mental health awareness in sports.
Sana has joined the list of remarkable Pakistani Hall of Famers such as Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Javed Miandad, Abdul Qadir, Hanif Mohammad, and Zaheer Abbas.



