10 international cricketers whose family members played for another country
Cricket has become one of the most popular sports globally. Thanks to ICC’s efforts, the sport has touched newer regions now. Recently, the fans witnessed how teams from Thailand, Japan, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Oman, and other nations have made their presence felt at the international level.
It is normally seen that if one person excels in a field, he always wants his family members to do well in the same line. At the international level, generally, family members play for the same country only. But, in this article, we will look at the 10 cricketers whose family members play for another nation.
#10 Alex Blackwell
Blackwell has a twin sister named Kate Blackwell. Alex is married to a English female player Lynsey Askew. Thus, Alex’s wife plays for her Ashes rival team England.
#9 Darren Lehmann
Lehmann’s brother-in-law is England’s Craig White. Craig played 30 Test matches and 51 ODIs for the English team.
#8 James Pattinson
Very few fans would know that James has a brother named Darren Pattinson. Darren plays for Australia’s Ashes rival, England team.
#7 and #6 Sam Curran and Tom Curran
Sam Curran is one of the rising stars of the cricket world. The southpaw has made a name for himself with his all-round brilliance on the field.
Sam has a brother named Tom Curran. Sam and Tom play for England, but their father, Kevin Curran represented the Zimbabwe cricket team at the international level.
#5 Frank Hearne
Frank turned up for the South African team in a few matches. There was an instance when he was playing international cricket against his own brothers.
#4 Derek Pringle
Don was a member of the East Africa team in the 1975 World Cup. Thus, father and son played for two different teams.
#3 Khalid Wazir
Khalid’s father Wazir Ali played for the Indian cricket team. Wazir and his brother Nazir made their Test debut in India’s inaugural Test.
#2 Asif Iqbal
Asif’s uncle Ghulam Ahmed represented India at the international level. Ghulam donned the Indian jersey in 22 Tests.
#1 Ajay Jadeja
Jadeja is great grand nephew of KS Duleepsinhji. Duleep was the nephew of Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji. Duleep and Ranji were Indians but they played for England.