5 Fantasy League Cricketers who Represented for Unfamiliar Teams
When a player from one side decides to wear the colours of another, it always comes as a shock to the cricket community. The circumstances surrounding such decisions, as well as the reasons for them, make fascinating stories in and of themselves. Some of the cricketers are even from India who has played in some unusual teams in the past and it would be a good thing for online fantasy cricket and fantasy premier league enthusiasts to know about these cricketers and their performances in those teams.
Let’s take a look at five cricketers who have previously represented unconventional teams for a variety of reasons.
Ramesh Powar (Sefton Park)
Ramesh Powar represented as a replacement for the injured Vinayak Mane for Sefton Park in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition in July 2005. In ten games, he scored 325 league runs at 32.5 and got 25 wickets at 21 each. Powar was the first Indian player to be selected for the team’s Pakistan tour. He didn’t play in an ODI match again until early 2006. After 63 domestic wickets in 2005-06, he was recalled. Powar went on to play cricket for Sefton Park in Liverpool, where he took 25 wickets and scored 325 runs.
Rahul Dravid (Scottish Saltires)
Rahul Dravid is among the few cricketers who have scored over 10,000 runs in both Tests and One-Day Internationals. The majority of these runs have been for India, although some have also been for Asia XI and World XI. Apart from these, former Indian captain, Rahul Dravid has also played eleven times for Scotland in 2003. Over the course of three months, Dravid played 11 games for Scottish Saltires. He made a massive 600 runs at an average of 66.67, including three centuries.
Michael Clarke (Kowloon Cantons)
Michael Clarke played for Australia for more than a decade. Clarke made a steady presence in the middle of both Tests and ODIs. Michael Clarke chased more than 17000 international runs in his entire career which spanned for more than 11 years. Michael Clarke made a comeback in T20 cricket after retiring from international cricket in 2015. He began playing for Kowloon Cantons in the Hong Kong T20 Blitz. Clarke, a World Cup champion and Ashes-winning captain, was the first star player to represent the Hong Kong league. When cricketers like Clarke competed in the Hong Kong league, it gained international acclaim.
Kevin Pietersen (Piers Morgan XI)
Kevin Pietersen was, without a question, a world-class cricketer of his time. He was a first-round choice for T20 leagues all over the world. He was a match-winner for whichever side he was on. The South African-born batsman has scored over 13,000 runs in 273 international games for England. He was without a doubt one of the best T20 cricketers. Pietersen has represented numerous T20 teams all across the world. However, Pietersen has also unofficially played for renowned TV show host Piers Morgan’s team, Piers Morgan XI.
Krishna Chandran
Krishna Chandran represented the United Arab Emirates in international cricket after making his List A debut for Kerala. When Chandran was picked in the UAE team for the Asian Cricket Council Premier League event in May 2014, he became the first Keralite to play for them. In 2010, he relocated to the area from India. Chandran, a middle-order batsman and medium bowler, played for Mahaveer Jain College in Bangalore before progressing through the Kerala age groups from U-19 to U-25. Chandran bagged seven wickets and 134 runs in 12 One-Day Internationals for the UAE.
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These are some of the players who, apart from their home team, played for some other teams and eventually got a good response from there. These are some of the unknown information about the game which will definitely surprise every fantasy cricket fan from around the world.
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