The prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has recently announced to give life memberships to Men in Blue’s World Cup-winning captain and four other Indian international cricketers.
The other Indian cricketers are Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, former women’s national captain Mithali Raj and the legendary all-rounder Jhulan Goswami.
“Five Indian players have been recognised with Honorary Life Membership of MCC. Jhulan Goswami, who bowed out from internationals in the England vs India Women’s One-Day International at Lord’s last year, is the leading wicket-taker in women’s ODIs whilst Mithali Raj heads the run-scoring list with 7,805 in 211 innings,” said MCC in a statement.
“MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh were both integral parts of the India side which won the 2007 ICC Men’s World T20 and the 2011 ICC Men’s World Cup, and Suresh Raina scored over 5,500 ODI runs across a 13-year career,” the statement added.
MCC, housed at the iconic Lord’s cricket ground, considers the nomination of players for life membership as recognition of the ‘outstanding international careers for some of the greats of the game’. The prestigious club also gives memberships to those individuals who have made an exceptional contribution to the game or the club.