Father-son duo who play professional cricket together

There have been many father-son duos who have played professional cricket. Interestingly though, there have been a few instances in the history of the game when the father-son duo has both played in a professional cricket tournament together.

Gone are the days when there were years and decades of distance that separated the domestic or first class careers of the father and son, even if they both played cricket. For instance, when Sir Richard Hadlee played his first Test, 22 years had elapsed since his father Walter Hadlee last played a Test. Similarly, it was only after a decade had gone by following Sunil Gavaskar's retirement that Rohan Gavaskar played his first-class game.

However, as you will discover in this piece, this is not always the case.

This unusual list of the father-son duos who play professional cricket together also contains a young Indian cricketer.

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Sarfaraz Khan

If you are a follower of Indian cricket and are keeping an eye on young Indian cricketers who are quietly making a name for themselves, chances are that Sarfaraz Khan would need no introduction to you.

Sarfaraz, who plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the Indian Premier League, was in the news recently because of a cricket tournament.

The talented batsman was among the highest run-getters in the Kanga Cricket League Tournament. However, the surprising thing about the tournament wasn’t Sarfaraz’s batting form but the fact that his father Naushad Khan was also a part of the league. While Sarfaraz was selected as a batsman, his father was up to the task with the ball in his hand.

Sarfaraz scored 284 runs in the A division of the Kanga League and impressed one and all with his batting form. His father, on the other hand, played in the B division of the same league. If this wasn’t surprising enough, the 48-year-old took 19 wickets in 5 games to emerge as one of the highest wicket-takers of the tournament. Naushad is a regular left arm spinner and very effective as is evident from his statistics.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Shivnarine and his son once scored a fifty in the same first-class match

The duo of Sarfaraz and his father is not the only father-son duo who play professional cricket together. Former West Indian Captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul is a popular name in the cricketing circle. Chanderpaul played many international games for the West Indian Team and his International career lasted for 17 years. He was one of the finest batsmen of his generation and played his last international game way back in 2015.

However, the 44-year old continues to play domestic cricket. It is Chanderpaul’s passion alone that has helped his son, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, become a budding cricketer. In fact, Chanderpaul and his 22- year old son play for the same team and in a hilarious incident, the father (Shiv) saw his son being run out on the other end.

The duo has been playing together since 2015. They first played together for the Gandhi Youth Organization and were even involved in a record 256 run partnership in a 40 over game.