ICC Hall of Fame
Mir
PakistanConstantly advocating for women’s rights within Pakistan cricket, Sana Mir has consistently created an impact in world cricket.
Player Bio
In a career spanning 15 years, where she captained for eight years, Sana Mir picked up 150 wickets in 121 ODIs and 89 wickets in 106 T20Is, apart from scoring 1630 and 820 runs in the two formats respectively. Her standout year was 2014, where she collected 21 wickets in 11 ODIs while leading the team to an Asian Games gold medal - a feat she had achieved in 2010 as well, one year after being anointed as the captain.
Mir took over the captaincy in 2009 when she was 23 and from then on, she was consistently amongst the top 20 ODI bowlers, achieving the coveted ICC No.1 ranking in 2018.
Under her captaincy, a lot of her teammates saw a rise in their rankings, as she continued to inspire girls in Pakistan to take up the sport. She also ensured her team got more prominence in world cricket while achieving individual success as well, for which she is credited till date. Mir inspired women in Pakistan to take up the sport while voicing out during every given opportunity about basic women’s rights and the role of women’s cricket in Pakistan.
