MS Dhoni among five Indian cricketers to get life membership of MCC
The prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) on Wednesday conferred ‘Life Membership’ on World Cup-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and four other Indian international cricketers. These players include Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, former Indian women’s captain Mithali Raj and legendary women’s bowler Jhulan Goswami. The MCC announced the names of 19 new Honorary Life Members from the eight Test playing nations. MCC said on its website, “Five Indian players have been awarded Honorary Life Membership. Jhulan Goswami is the highest wicket-taker in women’s ODIs while Mithali Raj tops the list of highest run-getter with 7,805 runs in 211 innings. ,
It added, “Both MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh were integral parts of the Indian team that won the 2007 ICC Men’s World T20 and the 2011 ICC Men’s World Cup and Suresh Raina scored over 5,500 runs in ODIs in a career spanning 13 years.” Are. Other cricketers who have been granted membership are Merissa Agulleria of the West Indies, Jenny Gunn of England, Laura Marsh, Anya Shrubsole and Eoin Morgan and Kevin Pietersen, Mohammad Hafeez of Pakistan, Mashrafe Mortaza of Bangladesh, Dale Steyn of South Africa, Australia’s Rachael Haynes and New Zealand’s Amy Satterthwaite and Ross Taylor.
