Top 5 Rock legends who are huge cricket fans

2) Sir Elton John

Sir Elton John, the legendary British rock legend who has enthralled the audience with his piano since last five decades is a huge cricket fan. He once said he liked tennis a lot but since it was only meant for girls in his schools he went onto to play cricket every summer.

Sir Elton John is a huge admirer of Test cricket. He was known for his friendship with ashes hero Sir Ian Botham and other English players like Allan Lamb, David Gower and Bob Willis. Sir Elton John was known for sharing his social life with many of the Australian players too. Sir Elton John praised British players when the urn returned home in 2005 famous Ashes series.

He dedicated his 1974 hit, Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me, to the 26-year-old, Phil Hughes who died in a tragic incident on a cricket field. He also consoled Sean Abbott.