Check out your favourite cricketer and their past Professions

Becoming a cricketer is not an easy job. In this blog, we will look out for 10 famous cricketers and their professions before they became the legend of the game. Fans are curious to know about their favorite cricketer and their past Professions.

Here is all you know about your favorite cricketer and their past Professions

1. Yuzvendra Chahal (India)

Yuzvendra Chahal, who is currently one of the finest leggies in the world was once a chess player. He has represented India at junior levels. Chahal has played 106 white ball games for India in which he has scalped 161 wickets.

2. Mitchell Johnson (Australia)

Australia’s one of the finest left-arm pacers Mitchell Johnson was once a truck driver and used to transport plumbing materials. He has scalped 313 wickets in 73 tests, 239 wickets in 153 ODI, and 38 wickets in 30 T20I.

3. Sheldon Cottrell (West Indies)

Cottrell who is known for this salute celebration has a story behind it. He was a policeman who guarded the pitch at the Jamaica Cricket Ground and later was drafted in the CPL. He had played white-ball cricket more than red-ball cricket for West Indies.

4. Brad Hodge (Australia)

Brad Hodge, the former Australian cricketer was a petrol pump employee before he got an opportunity to represent Australia. Hodge had to wait a lot to make his International debut as he made his debut at the age of 31. He has scored 575 and 183 runs in ODI and T20 respectively.

5. Nathan Lyon (Australia)

One of the finest Off-spinner in the history of the game was once a pitch curator. In 2010, he moved to Adelaide and was a member of the ground staff of the Adelaide Oval. He has scalped 411 wickets in 103 test matches at an average of around 31 in red-ball cricket.

6. Joe Dawes (Australia)

Joe Dawes, who was the bowling coach of Team India was once an undercover agent in Queensland Police for eight years. He had played 76 first-class games where he scalped 285 wickets but unfortunately hasn’t played on the International stage for Australia.

7. Ian Chappell (Australia)

Ian Chappell, who had led the Australian side was once was a baseball player before he played for Australia. He had played for Glenelg baseball club.
He has scored 5345 runs in test cricket. Nowadays
The 78-year-old can be seen doing commentary.

8. Shane Bond (New Zealand)

The Kiwi pacer was once a policeman before playing for New Zealand. The right-arm fast bowler has 142 wickets in 82 ODI games,87 wickets in 18 tests, and 25 wickets in 20 T20I.

9. Ab De Villiers (South Africa)

The “MR. 360” of Cricket was once a national U19 badminton champion and was also shortlisted in the South African national hockey and soccer groups. De Villiers used to be the best in whichever activity he used to do like rugby, swimming and many more.

10. MS Dhoni (India)

The most successful captain in the World was once a Ticket collector in his life. He was a ticket collector at the Kharagpur Railway Station. He is the only captain to win ICC T20 World Cup(2007), ICC ODI World Cup (2011), and the ICC Champions Trophy (2013). Furthermore, he has also led Chennai Super Kings to 4 IPL titles and 2 Champions League T20.  now you know about your favorite cricketer and their past Professions