{"id":274582,"date":"2023-01-05T12:01:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/05\/former-australian-captain-belinda-clark-receives-statue-honour-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-01-05T12:01:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T12:01:35","slug":"former-australian-captain-belinda-clark-receives-statue-honour-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/01\/05\/former-australian-captain-belinda-clark-receives-statue-honour-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Australian captain Belinda Clark receives statue honour | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>SYDNEY: Former Australia captain <!-- -->Belinda Clark<!-- --> on Thursday became the first woman cricketer to have a sculpture unveiled in her honour.<br \/>The World Cup-winning captain, prolific run scorer and key figure in the off-field development of the sport was immortalised in bronze outside the <!-- -->Sydney Cricket Ground<!-- -->.<br \/>&#8220;I&#8217;m excited to have the sculpture in place and for people to now look at it and perhaps wonder what that is, who that is and to be able to tell a bit of a story is really important,&#8221; Clark said at the unveiling ceremony.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"10\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Australia legend Belinda Clark has been immortalised in bronze, with the Sydney Cricket Ground unveiling the world&#8217;\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/LqeHok6Ry0<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricketAus\/status\/1610780488624664576\">1672874969000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The sculpture encapsulates being able to have a go &#8212; to be courageous, to take on those challenges and break convention.&#8221;<br \/>Her sculpture stands alongside other Australian greats including <!-- -->Richie Benaud<!-- --> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/steve-waugh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"within_article-topic_link|topic_steve-waugh\" frmappuse=\"1\">Steve Waugh<\/a>.<br \/>Clark was captain for 12 years before retiring in 2005 and compiled a formidable record, including leading her country to two World Cups triumphs in 1997 and 2005.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"24\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>The Sydney Cricket Ground is home to the world\u2019s first sculpture of a female cricketer, with Belinda Clark immortal\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/RrWqwoD1wq<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sydney Cricket Ground (@scg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scg\/status\/1610765832719855616\">1672871475000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>She holds the record for the most one-day international runs scored by an Australian woman &#8212; 4,844 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