Playing for the Indian team is the dream of many cricketers. The reason behind that is the Indian cricket team has the biggest fan following in the world. The official social media accounts of many Indian cricketers have more follower than the International Cricket Council itself.
However, it is not easy to break into the Indian squad because only 15 players from a population of more than one billion can make it to the top level. The dream of playing for India is not only in the hearts of the Indians, but also of cricketers, who achieved success while playing for another nation.
In this listicle now, we will look at two such cricketers who first represented another nation, performed well for them, quit the team and moved to India with the aim of becoming an Indian squad member.
1. Tanmay Mishra aimed to make it to the Indian team
Many fans of the Kenya cricket team would remember that there was a player named Tanmay Mishra in their squad. Mishra would bat in the middle-order, and he is best-remembered for his fighting half-century against Australia in the group stage of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Mishra soon left the Kenyan team. He even earned an IPL contract as a local player from the Deccan Chargers and made his IPL debut. Later in his IPL career, Mishra earned a deal from the Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, he could never make it to the Indian squad. He seems to be a close friend of Indian captain Rohit Sharma, with whom he has shared a lot of pictures on social media and also had a live session.
2. Anshuman Rath
Former Hong Kong star Anshuman Rath also had this dream. He performed well for Hong Kong, that too in a match against India in Asia Cup 2018. Rath even played domestic cricket for Odisha cricket team.
