10 Players who played international cricket for two different countries
From India, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi created history with his international appearances for England and India. He is the only cricketer to achieve the feat.
6. Ed Joyce (England & Ireland)
Ed Joyce played a huge role in the development of the Ireland cricket team with his diligent batting. He helped the Irish cricket team to qualify for the 2007 50-overs World Cup.
The left-handed batter contributed 399 runs to the team in five matches of the ICC Trophy with two centuries and two fifties. With his incredible batting display, Ireland ended as runners-up in the competition and qualified for the 2007 50-overs World Cup.
Next year, Joyce began his international career for England with an ODI match against his native Ireland. His vast county experience helped him to become a part of the English cricket team. The southpaw also played the 2007 World Cup for the English cricket team and scored 152 runs in five matches.
However, the 2007 World Cup game against Sri Lanka became his last appearance in England colours as he got dropped from the squad after the tournament. In the 2011 World Cup, he played for Ireland again and racked up 176 runs in six matches.
In the 2015 World Cup too, he was part of the Irish team and hit 246 runs in six games, at a strike rate of 98.40. In Ireland’s famous 2015 World Cup victory against the West Indies, he played a crucial part with his 84-run innings off 67 deliveries.
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