Mohammad Yousaf, Sana Mir inducted into PCB Hall of Fame for 2025

Former Pakistan batting great Mohammad Yousaf and ex-women's team captain Sana Mir have been inducted into the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Hall of Fame for 2025 in recognition of their contributions to the game.

The PCB announced the inductions in a statement on Saturday, explaining that the two former cricketers were selected under different criteria.

Sana's induction followed her inclusion in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2025, making her the first Pakistani woman cricketer to receive the honour. Under the PCB's induction rules, her entry into the ICC Hall of Fame automatically qualified her for the board's own Hall of Fame.

Yousuf, meanwhile, was chosen through a voting process involving PCB Hall of Famer Zaheer Abbas, former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja, ex-Test cricketer Bazid Khan, former women's team captain Urooj Mumtaz and cricket journalists and analysts Saleem Khaliq and Sohail Imran.

With their inclusion, the PCB Hall of Fame now features two more names alongside 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 played international cricket for Pakistan between 1998 and 2010, scoring 17,300 runs in 381 matches. His record includes 39 centuries and 97 half-centuries, making him one of the country's most successful batters.

The year 2006 was particularly remarkable for Yousuf, who accumulated 1,788 runs and nine centuries in Test cricket. He broke the record held by former West Indies batter Sir Vivian Richards for the most Test runs scored in a calendar year, which had stood for 30 years.

Sana, who represented Pakistan from 2005 to 2019, played 226 international matches, taking 240 wickets and scoring 2,432 runs. She also played a significant role in the development of women's cricket in Pakistan during her career.

In October 2018, Sana became the first Pakistani woman to reach the top of the ICC women's ODI bowling rankings. She also captained Pakistan to gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.

Her induction into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame last year further recognised her achievements and contribution to women's cricket.