Cricketers are among the most-followed sportsmen in the world because the sport of cricket has grown tremendously over the last few years. The viewership numbers, sponsorships and number of teams playing international cricket regularly have increase in 2020s, as compared to 2010s.
With the lesser-known nations also playing more cricket, some of the benched players from the top cricketing teams have decided to move to another nation. The best example is Unmukt Chand, who retired from Indian cricket, and decided to play for USA. Six other cricketers also followed this trend as they played for one nation in 2010s and another in 2020s.
1. Mark Chapman moved from Hong Kong to New Zealand
Mark Chapman is an all-rounder from Hong Kong, who represented the Hong Kong cricket team in two ODI matches in the year 2015. Three years, he made his ODI debut for New Zealand and has played five ODIs for them so far.
2. One of the current Australian cricketers – Tim David
Singapore’s hard-hitting all-rounder Tim David played for his home nation initially before switching to Australia. David is now an important member of the Australian T20I team.
3. Juan Theron
Pace bowler Juan Theron played international cricket for South Africa in the 2010s. He moved to the USA in 2019 and still plays for them. He will also play for Texas Super Kings in MLC.
4. One of the current West Indies cricketers – Hayden Walsh Jr.
While many players have moved from their home nation to the USA, Hayden Walsh Jr. moved from USA to West Indies. He has played 21 ODIs for the Men in Maroon.
5. One of the current Namibian cricketers – David Wiese
David Wiese is another player to feature on this list. The T20 specialist quit South African cricket team and now plays for the Namibian side.
6. Gary Ballance
Gary Ballance played 16 ODI matches for England from 2013 to 2015. He returned to his home nation Zimbabwe this year and played two ODIs before shockingly announcing his retirement.
