T20 World Cup 2024 has started, and it has been quite an exciting tournament already. The addition of new teams has meant that the number of matches has gone up, and the excitement levels have gone up as well, with the new teams giving a scare to the already established giants of world cricket.
In the past, the World Cups would only feature around eight to 10 teams, but things have changed now, as the ICC has included 20 teams from different parts of the world in the 2024 T20 World Cup. In this transition period, several families and individuals have migrated to different nations. Hence, there has been a case of father and son playing for different country as well.
In this listicle now, we will glance at the two such cricketers from T20 World Cup 2024, whose fathers turned up for another nation.
1. Netherlands’ T20 World Cup 2024 hero Tim Pringle’s father Chris played for New Zealand
Left-arm spinner Tim Pringle was the architect of Netherlands’ win against Nepal yesterday at the Grand Prairie Stadium. Pringle showed that he can be a game-changer with the ball. Interestingly, Tim’s father Chris played for the New Zealand team.
Chris played 14 Test matches in his career for the Blackcaps. His son Tim started his domestic career in New Zealand but then moved to the Netherlands for a better future.
2. Sam Curran
England’s star all-rounder Sam Curran is known for his left-arm pace and left-handed batting skills. In 2022, Sam was the hero for England, when they lifted the T20 World Cup title on Australian soil. Sam’s father Kevin Curran played for the Zimbabwean team. Kevin played 11 ODIs for Zimbabwe, scalping nine wickets.
