Rohan Kanhai the most compelling genius of them all.

in first batch?

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in first batch?
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This is what wikipedia says:

Quote:The ICC Cricket Hall of Fame "recognises the achievements of the legends of the game from cricket's long and illustrious history".[sup][1][/sup] It was launched by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 2 January 2009, in association with the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA), as part of the ICC's centenary celebrations.[sup][1][/sup] The initial inductees were the 55 players included in the FICA Hall of Fame which ran from 1999 to 2003,[sup][2][/sup] but further members are added each year during the ICC Awards ceremony.[1

Now this suggests that FICA had something going but I don't know what FICA is and I suspect most folks don't know either. Kanhai is certainly in the first batch listed by the ICC.

did russell a good level of cricket?

Rohan Kanhai was not only one of the most remarkable and individual of contemporary batsmen, but also represented in his batting, “a unique pointer of the West Indian quest for identity, for ways of expressing our potential bursting at every seam.”