Former Australian cricketer Michael Bevan has been inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame for his unforgettable contributions to the sport. This honour has been given to him, especially for the limited-overs format.
A Two-Time World Champion & Iconic Innings
Bevan is counted among the best finishers in the world. Michael Bevan represented Australia in 232 ODIs, in which he scored a total of 6912 runs at an average of 53.58. Bevan was Mr. Dependable for the players in yellow. He always showed restraint even under pressure during the match. He always led the team to the target in difficult situations.
Michael Bevan has been a two-time world champion. One of his few brilliant innings was against West Indies on the last ball at SCG in 1996. Apart from this, in 2002, he played a brilliant innings against New Zealand. He scored an unbeaten century in response to the target of 246 runs. At that time, the team was under pressure. Australia had lost 6 wickets for 82 runs.
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Michael Bevan was a White-Ball Specialist:
Bevan’s one-day international career was quite long. He made a different mark in this format. Bevan became the master of it by taking the team to the target in difficult circumstances.
His performance in Test cricket was not very special. Although he performed incredibly well in one match, he could not repeat this history in the Test format.
This left-handed player had his own shortcomings and after 1997-98, he was able to be a part of only 18 Test matches.
Recognition from Cricket Australia
This is why, despite performing brilliantly in ODI formats of cricket. He was not considered for inclusion in the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame until this year. The Hall of Fame committee decided to review its selection criteria and give equal recognition to those who did wonders for Australia in one-day or T20 cricket.
Hall of Fame chairman Peter King and Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley congratulated the former world champion for his incredible contribution to cricket. They described Bevan as an icon and pioneer.