5 players who have used glasses while playing cricket

5 players who have used glasses while playing cricket: Cricketers in the modern era have been seen wearing shades to beat the heat, but there is a handful who wore spectacles for better viewing and sighting of the ball. Here is the list of the cricketers who viewed the ball through the spectacles. 1. Daniel Vettori: The left arm spinner from New Zealand is hard to imagine without his spectacles. (Photo Source: AFP) The left arm spinner from New Zealand is hard to imagine without his spectacles. He is one of the few players who uses glasses to date and does not allow them to cause any inconvenience to his game. The player who is known for his variation with his line and length, jumps while bowling, but never has his spectacles fell off his ears or got displaced. Dan is an authentic fielder and in one of the World Cup games took a blinder at third man jumping in the air. Spectacles have become a part of his personality, and he has never allowed them to distract his concentration. 2. Sourav Ganguly: The former Indian captain had a difficulty with his vision and was seen wearing glasses. (Photo Source:Google) The former Indian captain had a difficulty with his vision and was seen wearing glasses. Sourav, who later switched to lenses, had the habit of blinking his eyes several times while batting. He even wore a different set of glasses that were suitable for lights. Sourav wears specs off the field and resorted to lenses in the later part of his career. 3. Virender Sehwag: Viru has also joined the league of players wearing spectacles in the recent past. (Photo Source:BCCI) Viru has also joined the league of players wearing spectacles in the recent past. The dashing opener has used them regularly while practicing. He is considered to be a safe fielder at the slips and put on the spectacles while standing at the position. He not only uses them while fielding but chose to put them on while batting on many occasions to sight the ball correctly. In a recent interview Sehwag admitted that initially he had issues with reading the line and length of the ball with glasses but they are now a part of him are more of a help than a hindrance. 4. Anil Kumble: The legendary Indian leg spinner wore corrective glasses for a significant part of his career. (Photo Source:Getty Images) The legendary Indian leg spinner wore corrective glasses for a significant part of his career. Anil, who is known for his high jump in his delivery stride, had never encountered a problem wearing the glasses and bowling. The Karnataka bowler moved to contact lens in the latter part of his career. And we all know what heights he has scaled with his cricket. 5. Zaheer Abbas: The famous batsman from Pakistan was one of the few players who wore spectacles in his era. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The famous batsman from Pakistan was one of the few players who wore spectacles in his era. The aggressive batsman used glasses while batting and carried them along with ease. Abbas opted for not using them in the later part of his career. He played 78 test and 62 ODIs for Pakistan during which he has scored 5062 and 2572 runs respectively.

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