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8 Indian cricketers you may not know are highly educated

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3.Krishnamachari Srikkanth

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A member of the 1983 World Cup winning team, Krishnamachari Srikkanth is another engineering student who was a part of the Indian cricket team. Srikkanth graduated from College of Engineering, Guindy as an electrical engineer.

Luckily, he decided to concentrate on his cricketing skills and later went to become one of India’s finest batsmen.

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2.Ravichandran Ashwin

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Delhi Capitals off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was a Science student, who completed his IT graduation from the SSN College of Engineering in Chennai. The off-spinner even worked for Cognizant Technology Solutions for some time before taking a giant stride in the cricket world.

Ashwin is one of the best off-spin bowlers in India right now and he will look to return to the limited-overs teams with a solid performance in IPL this year.

1.Murali Vijay

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Chennai Super Kings’ star opening batsman Murali Vijay has starred in his IPL franchise’s 2010 and 2011 trophy wins. Vijay even represented the Indian team at the international level and became the team’s first choice Test opener.

The right-handed batsman holds a degree in economics and masters in philosophy and it is a fact that is known by very few cricket fans.