Justin Langer inducted into Australian cricket Hall of Fame for contribution spanning ‘4 many years’

Former opener and present Australia head coach Justin Langer has been inducted into the Hall of Fame alongwith former quick bowler and captain Raelee Thompson, who’s thought to be a pioneer within the ladies’s sport. Justin Langer opener for the all-conquering Australian Test groups led by Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting. (Reuters Photo)HIGHLIGHTSLanger and Hayden shaped one of the succesfull Test opening partnerships of all timeLanger has led Australia to their 1st ever T20 World Cup titleThompson performed 16 Tests and 23 One-Day Internationals between 1972 and 1985Former Australia opener and present head coach Justin Langer was inducted into the Australian cricket Hall of Fame on Thursday alongwith former captain and quick bowler Raelee Thompson, who’s thought to be a pioneer of the ladies’s sport.

Langer opened for the all-conquering Australian Test groups led by Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh. He made his worldwide debut in January 23 and went on to have a storied Test profession, showing 105 occasions in Baggy Green, and scoring 7,696 runs at a mean of 45.27.Langer moved to the highest of the order in 2001, the place he went on to forge Australia’s most prolific partnership in Test cricket with Matthew Hayden.The pair compiled 6,081 runs collectively from 122 Test innings at a mean of 51.53, together with 14 century stands.Following profitable stints as coach of WA and Perth Scorchers, Langer was appointed coach of the Australian males’s cricket group in May 2018, and led them to the Men’s ICC 2021 T20 World Cup title and retaining the Ashes in 2019 and 2021-2022.Meanwhile Thompson, hailing from Shepparton in Victoria’s north-east, is among the pioneers of the ladies’s sport.A quick bowler who performed 16 Tests and 23 One-Day Internationals between 1972 and 1985, she captained the group 4 occasions. Thompson is the oldest participant male or feminine to take a maiden five-wicket haul in Test matches at 39 years and 175 days of age.Thompson took 57 Test wickets at a mean of 18.24 and 24 One-Day International wickets at 18.66.”Justin and Raelee are extremely deserving inductees and it is wonderful to acknowledge and celebrate the immense achievements and contributions of these legends of our game,” mentioned CA CEO Nick Hockley.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.