10 international cricketers whose family members played for another country

By V. Chhabria Updated: Jan 31, 2021, 22:10 IST
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 


Alex Blackwell is an Australian female cricketer. She played 12 Test matches, 144 ODIs, and 95 T20I matches for the Australian women’s team. 

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 


Darren Lehmann is a former Australian cricketer, who has been coaching for some time now. Lehmann also played for the Rajasthan Royals in IPL. 

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 


James Pattinson is an Australian fast bowler. He bowls right-arm pace and recently represented the Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020. 

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 Hearne belonged to an English family of cricketers. From his family, Alex Hearne, George Gibbons Hearne, and John Thomas Hearne played for England. 

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 


Derek Pringle played international cricket for England. Derek is the son of another former international cricketer named Don 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 Wazir played cricket for the Pakistan team. He played two Test matches for Pakistan in 1954. 

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 Iqbal was a medium-pace bowling all-rounder, who played Test cricket for Pakistan from 1964 to 1980. Iqbal played 58 Tests and ten ODIs. 

Asif’s uncle Ghulam Ahmed represented India at the international level. Ghulam donned the Indian jersey in 22 Tests. 

#1 Ajay Jadeja


Ajay Jadeja currently works as a cricket expert. He was an important member of the Indian ODI team during his active days as a cricketer. 

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. 

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