5 Players you don't know have bowled in international cricket

If one reads through the pages of the books of cricket history, there would be a number of batsmen, who had tormented the opposition with their flair and brutality. They managed to have great careers owing to their incredible levels of batting. As their career passed the test of times, they increased in stature and there was no looking back.

Making runs became bread and butter for these batsmen. It’s because of their batting that their national teams thought twice before dropping them from the eleven. Some even have gone on to captain their teams.

But at times, these batters have also been trusted to show their attributes with the ball in hand. The crowd also got a chance to see their favourites weave magic with the leather. Though some of them couldn’t get a wicket, they entertained all.

In the article, let’s take a look at five cricketers, you didn’t know have bowled in international cricket: –

1. Sarfaraz Ahmed

Sarfaraz Ahmed has mostly been in a news due to his captaincy for Pakistan and his batting prowess. Last year, he was axed as the national skipper and was also left out of the team. At the age of 32, the Karachi, Sind-born is still expected to have some cricket left ahead of him.

The 32-year-old also bowls part-time off-breaks and has rolled his arms for 6.2 overs in his 13-year-old cricket career. Back in July 2008, Sarfaraz tried his hand in bowling for the first time. In the final ODI of the five-match series against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, he bowled a couple of overs.

To his dismay, he gave away 15 runs and was Pakistan’s most expensive bowler on the day. He was also hit for a six over the mid-wicket boundary by Peter Moor. Unfortunately, he couldn’t pick up a wicket in his entire career.