Cricket players have become very popular in recent times due to the growing number of teams and tournaments. The International Cricket Council has made a lot of efforts to make cricket a global sport. Hundreds of teams play international cricket now. On top of that, there are so many leagues across the world, which give the players an opportunity to make money.
Initially, only the players of top 8-10 teams would make a good amount of money, but it is no longer the case now. If a player has talent, it does not matter which country he comes from, he can earn big. Also, some foreign boards have started to offer lucrative contracts to benched players of other nations, asking them to represent a new team in the international arena.
Many players have taken this route in the last few years. However, there have been three such cricketers who first started playing for their original nation, then played for another country and eventually came back to where they started. Here is a list of three such cricketers:
1. One of the former cricket players – Boyd Rankin
Fast bowler Boyd Rankin started his international cricket for Ireland back in the year 2009. He represented the Irish cricket team from 2009 to 2012 before changing to England just like Eoin Morgan. However, his England career never took off. After playing two years for England, he came back to Ireland and played for them till 2020.
2. One of the former cricket players – Ed Joyce
Another former Ireland and England player to feature on the list is Ed Joyce. He played for Ireland in ICC Trophy in 2005 before moving to England in 2006. He returned to the Ireland ODI team in 2011.
3. Gary Ballance
The latest cricketer to make the double jump is Gary Ballance. He played for Zimbabwe in U-19 World Cup 2006 before coming to England. Now, he has left England and returned to Zimbabwe again.
