2021 has been a huge year for the cricket universe. After spending many months of 2020 without any cricket action, the cricket fans have got an opportunity to witness top-quality cricket matches across the year in 2021. Also, the crowds have been at the stadiums to cheer for the cricketers.
While the sport of cricket has grown a lot in 2021, some cricketers have decided to take the next step in their careers as well. In this listicle today, we will look at the top six cricketers who changed their countries in the year 2021.
1. One of the popular Indian cricketers – Unmukt Chand
Former India U-19 World Cup-winning captain Unmukt Chand grabbed the headlines during 2021 when he decided to end his career with BCCI and permanently move to the United States of America. Chand recently became the first Indian men’s player to earn a Big Bash League deal as well.
2. David Wiese
Former South African all-rounder David Wiese made a return to international cricket as a part of the Namibian team this year. He played for Namibia in the ICC T20 World Cup and was the team’s best player.
3. Jade Dernbach
Former England pace bowler Jade Dernbach returned to the international arena for the first time since 2014 earlier this year. He has left England and joined the Italian cricket team now.
4. Amjad Khan
Another former England fast bowler to feature on this list is Amjad Khan. The Copenhagen-born pacer has switched to his home country, Denmark and made his international debut for Denmark in 2021.
5. One of the popular Indian cricketers – Siddharth Trivedi
Siddharth Trivedi achieved a lot of success while playing for the Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. However, a one-year ban from the BCCI derailed his career. Earlier in 2021, Trivedi decided to leave India and move to the USA, where he has resumed his cricketing career.
6. One of the popular Indian cricketers – Smit Patel
Smit Patel was a part of the Indian U-19 World Cup squad that won the title in 2012 along with Unmukt Chand. However, the wicket-keeper batter could not make it to the senior Indian cricket team. Earlier this year, Smit decided to end his career with BCCI and switched to the United States of America.
