At some point of time, it was unique - Kepler Christoffel Wessels captained South Africaafter playing 24 Tests for Australia. He was the first man to have played One Day International cricket for two countries ~ now we have Irelandplayers appearing for Englandand more…..
A character he is – a crowd favorite - Mudhsuden Singh Panesar, [Monty Panesar – the python] – a left arm spinner from Essex, made his Test debut in 2006 against India in Nagpur. Born in Luton to Indian Ramgharia Sikh parents, he is the first Sikh to represent a nation other than India in Test cricket. In 2011 World Cup played in India, there was - Wandavasi Dorakanti Balaji Rao, a Madrasi ! – who had played for Tamil Nadu and Railways in Ranji trophy – played for Canada against WI. In 2012 Nethula made his debut against Zimbabwe, playing for New Zealand. The leggie’s full name is “Tarun Sai Nethula” – born in 1983 in Kurnoolin Andhra PradeshState in India. On a pitch where Dhoni decided to drop Ashwin and play Ravindra Jadeja as a specialist spinner, Indians would be playing a leggie – Ish Sodhi… and by the time, you read this post, Ish Sodhi has fulfilled his parents' wish of their son playing international cricket against India, the country of their birth. Ish, the leg spinner, plays domestic tournament for Northern Districts in Napier. His father Rajbir Singh Sodhi, is a businessman and mother Simrat has a teaching job.