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10 cricketers who played professional cricket despite serious setbacks

10 cricketers who played professional cricket despite serious setbacks

Posted - 2020-12-11T23:41:49+06:00

Updated - 2020-12-12T12:15:00+06:00

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The game cricket has witnessed many sacrifices and dedications from players from time to time. We can be able to see many such incidents if we turn the pages of the game. Tragically, sometimes the game has taken the lives of people who are associated with the game.

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Passing all these kinds of hurdles, there are many cricketers who established their name firmly in the game. It is fair to stay, cricketers have to pass those types of hurdles to become an inspiration to the fans and followers.

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Let's have a look at 10 International cricketers who passed such types of hurdles and cemented their names in the history books.

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1.Tony Greig

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The name Tony Greig is more familiar to many people around the game for his commentary skills, even though he was a past generation player. The former England cricketer captained the national side from 1972 to 1977. Throughout his career, he fought with epilepsy. He was having the problem since 14 years of age. The former cricketer revealed this, after retiring from the game as a player.

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2.Parthiv Patel

Parthiv Patel retires from all forms of the game

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Parthiv Patel announced his retirement from the game, just a few days back. He made his national debut when he was just 17 and became the youngest wicketkeeper to play for India. But the irony is he kept wicket for India with only nine fingers in the hand. He lost his baby finger in his left hand when he was 6. His fingers went in between the doors and eventually had a cut. Due to that, he had to tape his finger before donning the wicket-keeping gloves.

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Wade top scored with 80

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Australian wicket-keeper batsman Matthew Wade has an impressive story beside him. Probably it is a lesser-known one too. The Aussie player was diagnosed with testicular cancer when he was 16. He underwent many chemo sessions and recovered fully from that. Now he has been a successful player for Australia.

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4.Martin Guptill

Martin Guptill stars the show, New Zealand clinch ODI series

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The story of New Zealand's right-handed batsman Martin Guptill is probably the well-known one among the people around the game. The Kiwi batsman lost three toes of his left leg when he was 13 after a forklift accident. Playing with only two toes in a log is not an ordinary thing. Still, he has been a prominent player in the New Zealand limited-overs team.

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5.T Natarajan

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The young left-arm fast bowler is the latest sensation in the game. Natarajan came from a very rural background and has become a promising left-arm fast bowler for India. He brought up in a condition where the daily survival of his family was totally dependant on the street food business. Now he has become a star and also established a coaching center in his native for aspiring guys like him.

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6.Mohammad Yousuf

Mohammad Yousuf picks no Pakistan players in his favorite cricketers' list

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Former Pakistan right-handed batsman Mohammad Yousuf also has a similar story to that of Natarajan. He brought in a poor background and was working as a tailor in his childhood. Once he was picked into a club cricket game due to the shortage of players and he scored a century in that game. There the journey was started and he became one of the greatest Pakistan cricketers in the history book.

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Cummins picks an Indian as toughest batsman to bowl in Test cricket

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Australian right-arm fast bowler Pat Cummins is one of the leading fast bowlers in the world at the moment. He was the highest bidding player in IPL 2020 auction. The fast bowler is successful without a part in his right-arm middle finger. The middle finger is the key to the grip of the ball. Unfortunately, Cummins doesn't have that chance. Still, he is able to swing the ball well in both directions.

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West Indies' Pooran signs for Yorkshire
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The Caribbean left-handed batsman is the rising star from West Indies. He is been doing a pretty good job against the white ball. In 2015, Pooran met with an accident when he was returning from practice. Both of his legs were fractured and he was in bed for seven months. Still, he didn't let his dream down and took the cricket kit nearly after 18 months break. He announced his arrival to international cricket with a ton in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

9.Jesse Ryder

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Jesse Ryder admits drink driving
Jesse Ryder[/caption]

The left-handed Kiwi batsman was a good pinch hitter for his national side. But his discipline outside the game, costed his career. In 2013, he was in the inducted coma stage after assaulted in Christchurch. The left-handed batsman was in a coma for three days after his skull got fractured. Even after emerging from the coma, he struggled to remind some old things and recovered from that completely after some days. However, he made a comeback into the game from those issues and announced his retirement in 2014.

10.Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh

The story of Yuvraj Singh is the most inspirational story of a cricketer in recent times. The former Indian all-rounder underwent immense troubles and now he is been a great role model for many aspiring youngsters. India's World Cup winning star underwent immense struggles when the nation was fighting for the World Cup 2011. He put his problems and aside and contributed to finish the country's dream for 28 years. Later he was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent painful chemotherapy treatment for 10 weeks in Boston. He beat cancer and made a comeback to international cricket in 2012.

 

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