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.
3. Dirk Nannes (Netherlands & Australia)
Dirk Nannes was once a renowned name in T20 internationals due to his fearless bowling. In his T20I career, Nannes represented the Netherlands and Australia and hunted down 28 batters in 17 matches at an economy of 7.52. Back in 2009, the former Aussie-Dutch cricketer broke into international cricket in the second installment of the T20 World Cup (2009).
In the marquee event, the bowler made his international debut for the Netherlands against England. Playing his first game, he couldn’t take a wicket but delivered an economical spell (4-0-30-0) for his team to restrict the opponents to 162/5.
In August 2009, he made his international debut for Australia in an ODI game against Scotland. The left-arm fast bowler became the highest wicket-taker for Aussies in T20 World Cup 2010 with 14 wickets in seven matches at an economy of 7.03.
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