5 cricketers who share their names with rivers

#2 Nathan Coulter-Nile

The Nile is regarded as the longest river in the world

Australian fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile shares his name with the longest river in the world- Nile. Just like the length of the river, Coulter-Nile is one of the tallest bowlers going around at present in world cricket.

He hails from Western Australia and having played formative cricket at the WACA, he is a canny pacer who can get the ball to kick off a good length, much like the river which takes off from its basin during its complex course.

Coulter-Nile made his debut in 2013 and has since been in and out of Australia's limited overs sides, his absence is primarily owing to frequent injuries. He has featured in 21 ODIs and 19 T20Is picking up 37 and 23 wickets in the respective versions of the game.

Making the squad as a frontline bowler who opens the attack, the tall cricketer is a handy batsman down the order as he has proven with his exploits in the BBL in the past. He was picked up by RCB for the upcoming IPL season, but a failure to recover from a stress fracture meant that he would have to miss out on the league after being KKR's second highest wicket-taker in 2017.