Yousuf, Sana Mir Enter PCB Hall of Fame for 2025
Former Pakistan batting great Mohammad Yousuf and ex-national women’s team captain Sana Mir have been inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame for 2025. The Pakistan Cricket Board recognised both for outstanding performances and significant contributions to the game.
Sana, who became the first Pakistan woman cricketer to enter the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2025, earned a place in the PCB Hall of Fame automatically under the board’s induction criteria. Yousuf was picked through an independent and transparent voting process.
The panel included Zaheer Abbas, Ramiz Raja, Bazid Khan, Urooj Mumtaz, Saleem Khaliq and Sohail Imran.
Mohammad Yousuf’s record-breaking career
Yousuf represented Pakistan between 1998 and 2010 and stood among the finest batters of his generation. He scored 17,300 runs in 381 international appearances, with 39 centuries and 97 half-centuries.
His finest year came in 2006, when he scored a world-record 1,788 runs and nine centuries in Test cricket, passing West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards’ 30-year-old record.
In 90 Tests he scored 7,530 runs at 52.29, with 24 centuries and a highest score of 223. In 288 one-day internationals he made 9,720 runs at 41.71, with 15 centuries. He also played three T20 internationals.
His performances earned him the ICC Test Player of the Year award in 2007. During Pakistan’s home Test series against the West Indies in 2006, he scored 665 runs in three matches, a national record for a three-Test series that passed Zaheer Abbas’ mark of 583.
Yousuf also captained Pakistan, and kept working in the game as a coach and mentor after retirement.
Sana Mir’s pioneering career
Sana represented Pakistan from 2005 to 2019 and played a central role in building women’s cricket in the country. She played 226 international matches, 120 one-day internationals and 106 T20 internationals, scoring 2,432 runs and taking 240 wickets across the two formats.
In one-day internationals she took 151 wickets at an economy rate of 3.70, with best figures of five for 32, and scored 1,630 runs. In T20 internationals she claimed 89 wickets at an economy rate of 5.51 and scored 802 runs.
In October 2018, she became the first Pakistan woman cricketer to reach the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Bowling Rankings. She also became the first Pakistani woman to take 100 ODI wickets, and joined an elite group to complete the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in the format.
Sana captained Pakistan in 137 internationals, 72 one-day internationals and 65 T20 internationals. Under her leadership, Pakistan won gold medals in women’s cricket at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games. She also led Pakistan at the World Cups in 2013 and 2017, and at five T20 World Cups between 2009 and 2016.
PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi congratulated both former cricketers. “On behalf of the Pakistan Cricket Board, I congratulate Mohammad Yousuf and Sana Mir on their induction into the PCB Hall of Fame. Both have represented Pakistan with great pride and their performances have earned them a special place in the history of Pakistan cricket,” he said.
Who else is in the PCB Hall of Fame
The two former cricketers join an illustrious list of PCB Hall of Famers: Abdul Qadir, AH Kardar, Fazal Mahmood, Hanif Mohammad, Imran Khan, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Javed Miandad, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mushtaq Mohammad, Saeed Anwar, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Younis Khan and Zaheer Abbas.
Yousuf’s voice still carries weight with the current generation. He spoke up this week when India’s Under-19 players were criticised after beating Pakistan in the U19 Asia Cup final. Pakistan had faced India in the final after both sides came through the group stage.
Pakistan cricket continues to make news. Hassan Ali has signed a two-year deal with Yorkshire after leading the Blast wicket charts, and Saud Shakeel set a record with 90s in both innings of the Rawalpindi Test.
Frequently asked questions
Who entered the PCB Hall of Fame for 2025?
Mohammad Yousuf and Sana Mir. Yousuf was picked by a voting panel; Sana qualified automatically after entering the ICC Hall of Fame in 2025.
What is Yousuf’s biggest record?
In 2006, he scored a world-record 1,788 Test runs in a calendar year, with nine centuries, passing Sir Vivian Richards’ 30-year-old record.
What did Sana Mir achieve for Pakistan?
She played 226 internationals, took 240 wickets, captained Pakistan in 137 matches and led the team to Asian Games gold medals in 2010 and 2014.
How is the PCB Hall of Fame decided?
Players enter through an independent voting process involving former players and journalists, or automatically if they enter the ICC Hall of Fame.
Who else is in the PCB Hall of Fame?
Abdul Qadir, Hanif Mohammad, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis are among the members.
