Mahela Jayawardene, Shaun Pollock and Janette Brittin were inducted in ICC’s Hall of Fame taking the total tally to 13 for the year.
The former Sri Lanka captain expressed delight and said that he is grateful for the recognition.
“I am very grateful for the recognition and would like to enjoy and share the moment with all those that have helped me on my journey, including my family, friends, coaches, team-mates and, most importantly, Sri Lanka cricket fans who passionately supported and inspired me during my career," Jayawardene said.
The right-handed batsman had been an integral part of the Sri Lankan side. He played 149 Tests and notched up more than 11000 runs in the format while scoring over 12000 runs in 448 ODIs that he featured in.
Apart from this, Mahela was capped 55 times in T20Is where he scored 1493 runs and was a part of the Lankan side that won the World T20 in 2014 after beating India in the final.
Pollock thanked ICC for the recognition and further added that it was an honour to be included in the Hall of Fame.
"I would like to thank the ICC for this recognition of my career," Pollock said. "It's an amazing honour to be included in the Hall of Fame alongside the very illustrious company that has already been inducted. It's a real cherry on the top or maybe even a book end of what has been a thoroughly enjoyable cricketing experience and I'd like to thank my teammates who played such a massive part along the journey."
Pollock played 108 Tests where he scored 3781 runs and scalped 421 wickets during the course. The right-hander also played 303 ODIs and notched up over 3500 runs and picked up 393 wickets during the course. In 12 T20Is that Pollock played, he had 15 dismissals to his name.
Janette Brittin has been inducted posthumously into the hall of fame. She played 27 Tests and scored 1935 runs while was capped 63 times in ODIs, scoring a total of 2121 runs. Brittin had one of the most stellar careers in women’s cricket and is most famed for her incredible World Cup exploits where she scored 1299 runs at an average of 43.30.
She operated between the years 1979-1998.
At the time she retired, Brittin had broken all possible batting records in women’s cricket and to date, holds the most runs scored by a woman in Test format.