Pakistan is one of the 12 Test-playing nations in the cricket world. Popularly known as Men in Green, the Asian outfit has performed well in cricket over the last many years. They won the 1992 World Cup and 2009 T20 World Cup. In the year 2022, they qualified for the Asia Cup and T20 World Cup finals, finishing runners-up in both the tournaments.
There is an abundance of talent in the cricketing nation. However, not all the top talents of the country end up representing the Men in Green. Some of them move to another nation and play for them. A few of those players even captained the other country’s national side. Here’s a list of four such names.
1. UAE captain Muhammad Waseem was born in Pakistan
UAE’s new T20I skipper Muhammad Waseem was born in Multan. He moved to the Gulf nation and now represents them at the international level. Earlier this year, Waseem replaced CP Rizwan as the ODI and T20I captain of the United Arab Emirates cricket team.
2. Zimbabwe star Sikandar Raza was born in Pakistan
Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikandar Raza hails from the Asian country as well. He has been the backbone of the Zimbabwe team for a few years now. Raza has even captained Zimbabwe in two ODIs and four T20Is, recording two wins and four defeats.
3. Moeen Ali
Moeen Ali was born not in the Asian country, but he is of Pakistan origin. Ali plays for the England cricket team, and he has even captained the side in a few white-ball matches. In 11 T20Is and one ODI as captain of England, he has recorded five wins.
4. Gulbadin Naib
Gulbadin Naib was born in Peshawar. He was the captain of the Afghanistan cricket team in the ICC ODI World Cup 2019. Naib has led Afghanistan in total 12 ODI matches, where the team registered two wins and 10 defeats.
