6 New Zealand cricketers with an Indian connection

#4 Ronnie Hira

Ronnie Hira has represented New Zealand in T20I cricket

A left-arm spinner by trade, Ronnie Hira is one of the few Indian-origin cricketers to have played for New Zealand in international cricket. He was born in Auckland and played most of his early domestic cricket for them before moving to the Canterbury side.

Although Hira has played a few first-class matches, he is considered more of a limited-overs specialist and represented the Blackcaps side in 15 T20Is. He was unable to make much of an impression, though, as he picked up just 10 wickets at a high economy rate of nearly 8.

However, Ronnie Hira is just 29 years old at present and can find his way back into the national side by performing well in domestic cricket.