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Heinrich Klaasen
Heinrich Klaasen is a South African cricketer, a right-handed wicketkeeper-batter known for power-hitting in the middle order, who retired from international cricket in June 2025.
Hemang Badani
Hemang Kamal Badani (born 1976, Chennai) is a former Indian left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler: 4 Tests, 40 ODIs (867 runs, one century), later Delhi Capitals and Southern Brave head coach.
Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Herman Gibbs (born 1974, Cape Town), South African opening batsman nicknamed Scooter, played 1996-2010: 6,167 Test runs at 41.95, 8,094 ODI runs, 175 in the 438 game, six sixes in an over, and a six-month match-fixing ban.
Hyderabad Kingsmen (حيدرآباد کنگزمین)
Hyderabad Kingsmen (حيدرآباد کنگزمین), originally Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen, is a Pakistani T20 franchise in the Pakistan Super League, founded 8 January 2026, owned by FKS Group's Fawad Sarwar for PKR 1.75 billion/year, PSL 11 runners-up in debut season.
Ian Bell
Ian Ronald Bell (born 1982, Walsgrave) is an English former cricketer, a right-handed batsman for Warwickshire and England: 118 Tests, 7,727 runs at 42.69, 22 centuries, three hundreds in the 2013 Ashes, five Ashes wins, retired 2020.
Ian Botham
Ian Botham, "Beefy", English all-rounder (1955-), 102 Tests, 5,200 runs, 383 wickets, hero of the 1981 "Botham's Ashes", knighted 2007, ICC Hall of Famer and crossbench peer.
Ian Chappell
Ian Chappell (born 1943, Unley) is an Australian former Test cricketer who captained Australia in 30 Tests, 1971-1975, without losing a series, joined World Series Cricket, and became a long-serving commentator.
Ian Healy
Ian Healy (born 1964, Brisbane) is an Australian former cricketer, Test wicketkeeper 1988-1999; 119 Tests, 395 dismissals (then a world record), 4,356 runs at 27.39; succeeded by Adam Gilchrist; uncle of Alyssa Healy.
ICC Awards of the Decade
The ICC Awards of the Decade honored the best international cricketers from January 2011 to October 2020. Winners announced 28 December 2020: Virat Kohli (Sir Garfield Sobers Award) and Ellyse Perry (Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award), with 1.5 million fans voting.
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame: honor roll run by the ICC with FICA, launched 2 January 2009 in the ICC centenary year; began with 55 FICA inductees, eligibility five years after final international, 125 members after the 2026 class.
Iftikhar Ahmed (افتخار احمد) (cricketer)
Iftikhar Ahmed (افتخار احمد), born 1990 in Peshawar, is a Pakistani middle-order batsman and off-break all-rounder; Test, ODI, and T20I cricketer, PSL regular with Multan Sultans and Peshawar Zalmi.
Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi
Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of Pataudi Sr), eighth Nawab of Pataudi, 1910-1952, the only Test cricketer to play for both England (Bodyline tour, debut century) and India (captain, 1946).
Ijaz Ahmed (اعجاز احمد) (cricketer, born 1968)
Ijaz Ahmed (born 1968, Sialkot), Pakistani right-hand batsman nicknamed the Axeman; 60 Tests (3,315 runs at 37.67) and 250 ODIs (6,564 runs), 1992 World Cup winner, later Pakistan U19 and BPL coach.
Imad Wasim
Imad Wasim (سید عماد وسیم حیدر), born 1988 in Swansea, Pakistani left-arm orthodox spinning all-rounder; 55 ODIs and 75 T20Is for Pakistan 2015-2024, 2017 Champions Trophy winner, retired November 2023, returned for 2024 T20 World Cup, re-retired December 2024.
Imam-ul-Haq (امام الحق)
Imam-ul-Haq (امام الحق), Pakistani left-handed opening batter, nephew of Inzamam-ul-Haq; scored 100 on ODI debut vs Sri Lanka in 2017, played 2019 and 2023 World Cups, and faced a 2026 PCB disciplinary inquiry.
Imran Farhat (عمران فرحت)
Imran Farhat (عمران فرحت), born 1982 in Lahore, is a Pakistani former left-handed opening batsman who played internationally from 2001 to 2013, then became a coach.
Imran Khwaja
Imran Khwaja, Singaporean lawyer and cricket administrator; ICC Board Associate Member Director 2008-2026, ICC Deputy Chair 2017-2026, acting chairman in 2020, lost his Board seat in the July 2026 Edinburgh election.
Imran Nazir (عمران نذیر) (cricketer)
Imran Nazir (عمران نذیر), born 1981 in Gujranwala, is a Pakistani former aggressive opening batsman who played Tests, ODIs, and T20Is from 1999 to 2012, famous for his 160 at the 2007 World Cup and an ICL stint, later sidelined by illness.
Imran Tahir
Imran Tahir, Pakistani-born South African leg-spinner born in Lahore; googly-led, stump-attacking bowler; 158 ODI wickets at 24.50, 20 Tests, worst Test figures 37-1-260-0; IPL, PSL, SA20 franchises.
India national blind cricket team
India national blind cricket team, run by CABI (Samarthanam), represents India in visually impaired cricket; multiple ODI and T20 World Cup titles (2012, 2014, 2017, 2022) and inaugural Women's T20 World Cup 2025.
India national cricket team
India national cricket team (Men in Blue), governed by the BCCI since 1928; Test debut 1932. World Cup 1983 and 2011, Champions Trophy 2013, record three T20 World Cups (2007, 2024, 2026), first side to defend the T20 title.
India women's national cricket team
India women's national cricket team (BCCI-governed), debut 1976 Test vs West Indies; maiden ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 title, record eight Asia Cups, third in ICC ODI and T20I rankings, captain Smriti Mandhana since October 2026.
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council (ICC), founded in 1909 as the Imperial Cricket Conference, is the global governing body for international cricket, based in Dubai with 111 members.
Inzamam-ul-Haq (انضمام الحق)
Inzamam-ul-Haq (انضمام الحق), 'Inzi', Pakistani right-handed batter born 1970 in Multan; 1992 World Cup winner, Pakistan's leading ODI run scorer (11,739) and 8,830 Test runs, captain 2003-2007, later chief selector.
Ireland cricket team
Ireland cricket team, run by Cricket Ireland, the all-island governing body; ICC Full Member and Test nation since 2017. Known for 2007 and 2011 World Cup upsets over Pakistan and England and first Test wins in 2024.
Irfan Pathan (इरफ़ान पठान)
Irfan Pathan (इरफ़ान पठान), born 1984 in Baroda, Indian left-arm fast-medium bowling all-rounder; 301 international wickets, 2,821 runs, 2007 T20 World Cup final Player of the Match, Karachi Test opening-over hat-trick, retired 2020.
Isa Guha
Isa Guha, born 1985 in Kolkata, is a British-Asian former England women's medium-pace bowler (8 Tests, 83 ODIs, 22 T20Is), 2009 World Cup winner, now a leading cricket broadcaster and founder of Take Her Lead.
Ish Sodhi
Ish Sodhi (Inderbir Singh Sodhi), born 1992 in Ludhiana, India, is a New Zealand right-arm leg-spin bowler, Test debutant at 19 in 2013 and New Zealand's highest T20I wicket-taker with 165 wickets.
Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan (Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan), Indian left-handed wicketkeeper-batter born 1998 in Patna; fastest ODI double centurion (210 off 131 balls, 2022); IPL teams Gujarat Lions, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Ishant Sharma
Ishant Sharma, an Indian fast medium bowler from Delhi, made his debut in 2007. He later took 307 wickets in 104 Test matches for the nation.