Engineer's XI: An XI featuring cricketers who hold an engineering degree

#7 Anil Kumble (C) (India)

Anil Kumble, the legendary Indian spinner and the former Indian captain, had done his BE in Mechanical Engineering from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering (RVCE), Bangalore. He completed his bachelors in the year 1991-92.

Jumbo featured in 132 Tests and 272 ODIs for India. From these games, he scalped 619 Test and 337 ODI wickets. Moreover, at 619 wickets, he currently stands tall as India's highest wicket-taker in Test cricket.

Besides, he also captained India in 14 Tests and won three of them while losing five with remaining six ending in a draw. Alongside an excellent spinner, he was an able batsman too. From 132 Test, he also scored 2506 runs while hitting a century and five fifties.

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#8 EAS Prasanna (India)

EAS Prasanna, India's premier spinner in the 1960s and 1970s, is an alumnus of National Institute of Engineering, Mysore. He believed that the engineering degree helped him analyze cricket better. After having made significant contributions for India, Prasanna also went onto win the prestigious Padma Shri Award.

Erapalli played 49 Tests for India and grabbed 189 wickets at an average of 30.38. He also had ten five-wicket-hauls and two ten-wicket-hauls. He also led his state team (Karnataka) to two Ranji Trophy titles.