4 Indian origin cricketers who have found success in other countries

Hashim Amla traces his roots back to Gujarat
Hashim Amla traces his roots back to Gujarat

It is certainly a well-known fact that the family lines in India seem to be flowing with cricketing genes. Millions of people do not merely follow the sport, as many even play this sport in the country, with a hope to represent the nation someday.

In the domestic arena, there are tons of excellent cricketers at multiple stages, who are only a few good games away from knocking on the doors of international cricket.

However, some of the cricketing talents have recently begun to migrate to other nations for their enthusiasm for sport owing to the stiff competition and limited opportunities. It has benefited countries like the UAE, Oman, the United States, Canada and many others.

Besides that, there are also a number of Indian-origin players, who have moved or otherwise been brought up in another country and a handful of them have also achieved great success.

Here are four such players, who can trace their roots back to India but have charted out a career in their country of residence.


#4 Hashim Amla

New Zealand v South Africa - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
New Zealand v South Africa - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Hashim Amla has been one of the standouts of South African cricket in the past few years and is one of the country's best batsmen, averaging close to 50 in ODI cricket and 46.41 in test cricket.

The Mighty Hash also became the first permanent non-white test captain of South Africa. Amla has enjoyed a terrific run in India, where he is averaging 63 in test cricket, a particularly strong record amongst his other stunning records.

Very few know that Hashim Amla belongs to a Muslim family which moved from Surat, Gujarat, to South Africa. His ancestors are believed to have lived in the Haripura region of Surat.

#3 Muttiah Muralitharan – Sri Lanka

Muttiah Muralitharan in action
Muttiah Muralitharan in action

The former legend of Sri Lanka will be remembered as one of the best off-spinners in the sport. He took 1347 international wickets, a jaw-dropping figure. He is a cricketer who has proven his strength against the best of opposition under challenging circumstances. Murali shut his critics down with performances on the field, even when the world questioned him for his action.

An extended part of Muralitharan's family is understood to be residing in Chennai. His grandparents moved to Sri Lanka in search of work, but after a few years they returned, however, his father stayed back.

Also, Muralitharan married Madhimalar Ramamurthy, who is a native of Chennai which traces his roots further down to the southern state of the country.


#2 Ravi Rampaul – West Indies

Ravi Rampaul is seeing celebrating with Darren Sammy
Ravi Rampaul is seeing celebrating with Darren Sammy

Over the years, West Indies have produced some of the most prominent exponents of fast bowling, but Ravi Rampaul was a gem of a bowler who never had enough scope to shine. At the age of 19, the speedster debuted at the back of his enormous potential.

Although Rampaul failed in his early days, he became a star performer for the West Indies as his career advanced. During his career, he took over 160 international wickets and played all formats of the game.

A bustling fast bowler who was known to trouble batsmen with his pace and movement off the pitch, Rampaul's ancestors were from Asia and are understood to have moved to the Caribbean Islands to look for better possibilities from a work perspective.

#1 Nasser Hussain – England

Nasser Hussain is one of England's best ever batsmen
Nasser Hussain is one of England's best ever batsmen

One of those batsmen who made it to the top level with his hard work was the talented England batsman Nasser Hussain. He is often regarded as a captain who set the foundation for the growth of England's cricket in the modern age. He led them to four successive test series victories after he took over the captaincy from Alec Stewart in 1997.

Nasser has always been commended for the quality of his leadership, courtesy of which Sachin Tendulkar considers him to be an excellent strategist. He scored over 8000 international runs. He had a strong technique against quality spinners during his playing days, a testament to his link with one of India's turning havens, Chennai.

A technically-gifted batsman, Nasser is understood to have spent the first seven years of his childhood playing in the dusty fields of Chennai before moving to England with his family in 1975.

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Edited by Prasen Moudgal