10 cricketers who were also excellent in studies 

The importance of education has increased a lot over the years. Earlier, the focus of the people and the mindset was majorly money-oriented. However, as the years have passed, more and more individuals have educated themselves. 

The literacy rate has increased in many nations. Speaking of India, the fans have seen that some cricketers focussed more on sports than studies from initial phases only. However, there are also a few cricketers who were excellent in studies. 

In this listicle, we will look at those ten players. 

10. Kane Williamson

Current New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has earned many fans worldwide. He is a phenomenal leader and a top-quality batsman. 

Very few fans would know Williamson was excellent in studies also. He was even the head boy of his school. 

9. Axar Patel 

However, his family persuaded him to become a cricketer. Patel is the captain of the Gujarat cricket team now. 

8. Rudie van Vuuren

Vuuren later retired from the sport. According to his WikiPedia page, van Vuuren is the physician of President of Namibia, Dr Hage Geingob. 

7. Smriti Mandhana

This decision allowed Smriti to focus on her game. Usually, many people feel that science is taken by students who are bright in studies. 

6. Mike Brearly 

Brearly retired from cricket long back. He currently works as a psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, and motivational speaker. 

5. Rahul Dravid 

Dravid was pursuing MBA when he earned a chance to play for India. After that, he played for RCB and RR in the IPL. 

4. Kumar Sangakkara 

Sangakkara will go down as one of the best Sri Lankan batsmen of all time. The left-handed batsman played for SRH, DC, and KXIP in the IPL. 

3. Javagal Srinath 

Srinath was one of the top pace bowlers of his era. He has retired from all forms of cricket and works as a match referee now. 

2. Ravichandran Ashwin 

Later, he gained fame after playing for the Chennai Super Kings. Currently, he is an important member of the Indian Test team. 

1. Shikha Pandey 

In her 10th and 12th standard, Pandey had over 90% aggregate. Thus, this shows how good Shikha was at studies.