<p>Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and Zimbabwe's Andy Flower were among 10 new inductees into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame announced Sunday.</p>.<p>The latest batch of players to be accorded the honour were unveiled just days before next week's inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand at Southampton.</p>.<p>They span over a century of men's Test cricket, with Australia's Monty Noble having made his debut back in 1898.</p>.<p>Inductees were split into five eras, with all-rounder Noble and South Africa leg-spinner Aubrey Faulkner chosen from the years before World War One.</p>.<p>West Indies all-rounder Learie Constantine, who later became the first black man to become a member of Britain's House of Lord's, and Australia batsman Stan McCabe represented the inter-war period.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-dislodge-india-from-top-spot-in-icc-test-team-rankings-after-series-win-over-england-997104.html" target="_blank">Read | New Zealand dislodge India from top spot in ICC Test team rankings after series win over England</a></strong></p>.<p>Vinoo Mankad, arguably India's greatest all-rounder, and England batsman Ted Dexter were selected from post-Second World War players, with England fast bowler Bob Willis and West Indies opener Desmond Haynes chosen from cricketers who were among the first to feature in one-day internationals as well as Test matches.</p>.<p>Moving into recent times, outstanding left-handed batsmen Sangakkara and Flower emerged from a 'modern era' of 1996-2015.</p>.<p>Sangakkara, who retired from international duty in 2015, remains Sri Lanka's leading scorer in Test cricket with 12,400 runs at 57.40 -- the highest average among all batsmen to have scored over 9,000 Test runs.</p>.<p>He has remained involved in the sport, with Sangakkara becoming the first non-British person to be appointed president of Marylebone Cricket Club, the owners of Lord's, in 2019.</p>.<p>Flower is widely considered to be Zimbabwe's best player of all time, with his 4,794 Test runs at 51.54 including a match-saving unbeaten 232 against India at Nagpur in 2000.</p>.<p>His international career ended during the 2003 World Cup where, together with team-mate Henry Olonga, he wore a black armband in protest at what the pair said was "the death of democracy" in Zimbabwe.</p>.<p>Flower played for English county side Essex and later became the coach of the England men's side that reached the top of the ICC's Test rankings in 2011.</p>
<p>Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and Zimbabwe's Andy Flower were among 10 new inductees into the International Cricket Council's Hall of Fame announced Sunday.</p>.<p>The latest batch of players to be accorded the honour were unveiled just days before next week's inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand at Southampton.</p>.<p>They span over a century of men's Test cricket, with Australia's Monty Noble having made his debut back in 1898.</p>.<p>Inductees were split into five eras, with all-rounder Noble and South Africa leg-spinner Aubrey Faulkner chosen from the years before World War One.</p>.<p>West Indies all-rounder Learie Constantine, who later became the first black man to become a member of Britain's House of Lord's, and Australia batsman Stan McCabe represented the inter-war period.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-dislodge-india-from-top-spot-in-icc-test-team-rankings-after-series-win-over-england-997104.html" target="_blank">Read | New Zealand dislodge India from top spot in ICC Test team rankings after series win over England</a></strong></p>.<p>Vinoo Mankad, arguably India's greatest all-rounder, and England batsman Ted Dexter were selected from post-Second World War players, with England fast bowler Bob Willis and West Indies opener Desmond Haynes chosen from cricketers who were among the first to feature in one-day internationals as well as Test matches.</p>.<p>Moving into recent times, outstanding left-handed batsmen Sangakkara and Flower emerged from a 'modern era' of 1996-2015.</p>.<p>Sangakkara, who retired from international duty in 2015, remains Sri Lanka's leading scorer in Test cricket with 12,400 runs at 57.40 -- the highest average among all batsmen to have scored over 9,000 Test runs.</p>.<p>He has remained involved in the sport, with Sangakkara becoming the first non-British person to be appointed president of Marylebone Cricket Club, the owners of Lord's, in 2019.</p>.<p>Flower is widely considered to be Zimbabwe's best player of all time, with his 4,794 Test runs at 51.54 including a match-saving unbeaten 232 against India at Nagpur in 2000.</p>.<p>His international career ended during the 2003 World Cup where, together with team-mate Henry Olonga, he wore a black armband in protest at what the pair said was "the death of democracy" in Zimbabwe.</p>.<p>Flower played for English county side Essex and later became the coach of the England men's side that reached the top of the ICC's Test rankings in 2011.</p>