10 International Cricketers And Their Past Professions

Jul 18, 2019 at 5:45 PM

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10 International Cricketers And Their Past Professions

10 International Cricketers And Their Past Professions; ”The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand,” A Notable American Footballer Vince quoted as a saying.

It was indeed true, as many stalwart players of the game have shown that and achieved stellar heights in their career. Meanwhile, we figured out 10 cricketers, who worked hard and achieved success in the game of cricket.

A few stories would surprise you, as there are cricketers, who even worked for daily wages and in petrol pumps as well. So, when you bump into any such worker, do respect them, who knows, he can be next MS Dhoni, who was a ticket collector or the next Sachin Tendulkar.

10 International Cricketers And Their Past Professions:

10. Joe Dawes:

10 International Cricketers And Their Past Professions
Joe Dawes

Dawes was the Indian team’s bowling coach. He led his life of eight years as an undercover officer in Australian Police at Queensland before he made his debut for the Australian domestic side. Unfortunately, he couldn’t represent his nation. He got the decent technique to trouble the best batsman during his times. Dawes scalped 285 wickets in the 76 First class matches.

9. Ian Chappell:

10 International Cricketers And Their Past Professions
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The Australian has garnered a huge name for his records in the game of cricket for Australia. But, unfortunately, he never did the same after the conclusion of his career. Especially, during his stint in India, he bagged criticism, which would be enough for his entire life. His early career before coming to Cricket was playing Baseball. He was a baseball player.

8. Nathan Lyon:

Ashes 2017-18, Nathan Lyon, Matt Prior, Australia Vs England, Scared, Mitchell Johnson,
Photo Credit: Getty Images.

The Aussie spinner was once a part of the ground staff at Adelaide. He then started his career as an off-spinner. Today, he is one of the leading spinners in Australia and is a regular member of the national Test Team. Who would have expected that a leading off-spinner for Australian in Test format of the game will be found in the ground staff of an iconic venue?

7. Shane Bond:

Shane Bond, IPL 2019,
Photo Credit: Getty Images.

Only a few would have known that the greatest fast bowler in the game of cricket is actually a policeman before entering into the cricket field. He is still considered one of the fastest bowlers of all time. He has been called as fast and furious for the speeds he delivers. Bond had a glittering career as he scalped 147 wickets in the 82 ODI matches he played.

6. Sheldon Cottrell:

Mohammad Sham, Sheldon Cottrell
Twitter

More than his name and his achievements, his salute has become famous in the game of cricket. The fast bowler delivers with a lot of passion and always tries to deliver the best for the team. The WestIndian, who made his test debut in 2013 at Eden Gardens, was a policeman who guarded the pitch at the Jamaica cricket ground before he was drafted into the CPL.

5. Yuzvendra Chahal:

Yuzvendra Chahal, ICC World 2019,
Chahal had faced heat in Birmingham. (Photo Credit – Getty Images)

The leg-spinner of India has been sensational for the team in the recent past. He has become a force to reckon and delivering the goods more often than not for the team. The flamboyant leg-spinner has taken 83 wickets in the 48 One Day matches he has played for the Indian team. Chahal has also taken 46 wickets in the 31 T20I. Earlier, he represented India At Junior-Level Chess.

4. Dwayne Leverock:

10 International Cricketers And Their Past Professions
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Do you remember a fat guy in slip cordon taking a stunning catch off Robin Uthappa‘s willow in 2007 World Cup? Yeah, the man, Dwayne Leverock was found in the headlines for quite a few days for that fantastic catch. Digging deeper into his life, the fans came to know that he is a police officer in Bermuda. The left-arm spinner scalped 34 wickets and played two T20Is.

3. Brad Hodge:

10 International Cricketers And Their Past Professions
Getty

Most of the cricketers are not born with the silver spoons in their mouth. They strived too in their life. After that, they jumped towards their passion for cricket before becoming a successful cricket player. Hodge worked as an employee in a local petrol pump. Isn’t this is a very motivating story? The right-hander scored 575 runs in the 25 ODI matches for Australia. He is considered as one of the unluckiest players to miss out place in Australi’s greatest team.

2. Mitchell Johnson:

10 International Cricketers And Their Past Professions
AFP

He was known as an aggressive cricketer and the spearhead of the Australian bowling attack. He is Mitchell Johnson and he was a truck driver and transported plumbing materials. He said in the remainder of the time he used to sharpen his bowling skills. From there, he went on to become one of the best fast bowlers that Australian has ever produced. The southpaw seamer scalped 313 wickets in the Test format whereas he took 239 wickets in the One Day format.

1. MS Dhoni:

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kapil Dev
Twitter

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the best thing that has ever happened to Indian Cricket. In his childhood, he was keenly interested in Football and Badminton. Later, picked Cricket after his coach insisted him. For his fantastic cricketing skills, he got the job of a Ticket Collector at Kharagpur, which he gave it up and eventually, became the most successful skipper of the Indian team, in fact, in the world cricket, if ICC events are considered.

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