5 Athletes from other sports who love cricket

1. Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt is considered the greatest sprinter of all time as he is the only player to win the 100 m and 200 m titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016). Along with that, he is also an eleven-time world champion. Noting his thunderous speed on race tracks, he got the media nickname, 'Lightning Bolt'.

Following the World Championships in 2017, he wrapped up his professional career as a sprinter. Other than sprinting, the Jamaican athlete is fond of dancing, music, and cricket as well. In 2009, Bolt revealed cricket is his first love, and as a child, he was a fan of Sachin Tendulkar’s batting and Waqar Younis’s pace bowling.     

Bolt is also a huge supporter of the West Indies opener Chris Gayle, who belongs to Jamaica. In October 2009, both Bolt and Gayle played a charity match in Kingston and in this contest, the sprinter cleaned up Gayle. In the same match, Bolt also hit a maximum on the Windies stalwart’s delivery.