If the International Tennis Hall of Fame can consider media persons for induction, so can ICC, who, by the way, does not have a journalist as a Media Representative in their high-powered Cricket Committee

Legendary cricket photographer Patrick Eagar deserves to be in the ICC’s Hall of Fame for his contribution to cricket. Here, he rings the bell at Lord’s just before the third day’s play of the India v England Test match there on July 23, 2011. Pic/Getty Images

The world of Indian tennis is witnessing a celebratory buzz with Vijay Amritraj and Leander Paes inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, USA, last week.

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Emotions ran high, thanks were given, and early mentors were remembered in speeches as the two Indian tennis stalwarts were formally placed in the Hall. Amritraj’s son Prakash presented his father for induction in profound fashion. “Vijay crawled and walked so that we could run and fly,” he said.

Tennis’ living legend Martina Navratilova did the honours for Paes, her former mixed doubles partner.

“Leander plays tennis the way most of us would like to play,” she said in a tribute to India’s best doubles player. Paes was inducted in the Player category while Amritraj earned his honour in the Contributor section for his work as a global ambassador. Tennis writer Richard Evans, 85, too was honoured in the same category. This was good to see. After all, the players aren’t the only ones who make up a sporting rainbow.

Evans has been........

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