Mohammad Yousuf, Sana Mir inducted into PCB Hall of Fame
Former Pakistan batting star Mohammad Yousuf and ex-women’s team captain Sana Mir have earned places in the PCB Hall of Fame for 2025, honouring their outstanding careers and lasting contributions to Pakistan cricket.
Sana Mir, who became the first Pakistani woman cricketer to enter the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2025, earned automatic induction into the PCB Hall of Fame under the board’s established criteria.
Meanwhile, Mohammad Yousuf’s selection was made through an independent voting process involving PCB Hall of Famer Zaheer Abbas, former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja, ex-Test cricketer Bazid Khan, former women’s captain Urooj Mumtaz, and cricket journalists and analysts Saleem Khaliq and Sohail Imran.
The duo join an elite group of former Pakistan cricketers in the PCB Hall of Fame, including 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 represented Pakistan between 1998 and 2010, establishing himself as one of the most accomplished batters of his era.
Famous for his stylish strokeplay and consistency, he scored 17,300 runs in 381 international appearances, including 39 centuries and 97 half-centuries.
Yousuf enjoyed a career-defining year in 2006, scoring a remarkable 1,788 Test runs and nine centuries to surpass Sir Vivian Richards’ record, which had stood for 30 years, for the most runs in a calendar year.
Sana Mir, meanwhile, represented Pakistan from 2005 to 2019 and played a major part in taking women’s cricket forward in the country.
Across 226 international matches, she scored 2,432 runs and claimed 240 wickets.
In October 2018, she became the first Pakistani woman to top the ICC Women’s ODI Bowling Rankings.
Under her leadership, Pakistan also secured gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.
Her induction into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame last year marked another milestone, as she became the first Pakistani woman cricketer to receive the honour.
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi congratulated both former cricketers on their induction, praising their contributions to Pakistan cricket.
“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,” Naqvi said.