While changing nationality is a very common phenomenon in football, it is not that frequent in cricket but it (cricket) too has witnessed several instances where a player has represented two different nations. Eoin Morgan, the 2019 World Cup-winning captain (of England) is arguably the best example of players, who have represented two nations.

However, the recently retired cricketer never played a T20I for Ireland and thus, doesn’t feature in the list.

The primary reason behind players switching their nationality is that it keeps their hope of playing high-quality cricket and getting opportunities in international cricket alive. A lot of players, who originally belong to the associate nations do change their nationality because of the same.

List of five cricketers who played T20Is for two countries

Speedster Dirk Nannes made his T20I debut for the Netherlands on June 5 in 2009 at Lord’s against England but spent majority of his T20I career while playing for Australia. The 46-year-old played in the 2009 T20 World Cup for the Netherlands but switched sides right after that.

Nannes, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, went on to play 15 T20Is for the Kangaroos. He picked up 27 wickets in the process and bowled at an economy of 7.60 in the shortest format of the game. He played most of his games against Pakistan (six), and picked up 11 wickets.

Meanwhile, in the two <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/stats-highest-opening-partnerships-in-t20is/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20Is</a> that he played for the Netherlands, he picked up just one wicket. Nannes played his last T20I match on October 31, 2010 against Sri Lanka at Perth, where he picked up one wicket in the three overs that he bowled.

The 31-year-old all-rounder made his T20I debut for the Netherlands on April 19, 2013 against Kenya at&nbsp; Windhoek but after a few games, the Dutch switched in the hope to play for New Zealand. He moved to Otago in 2013 but as per ICC’s law, he was still eligible to don the orange jersey for the Netherlands as he was yet to make his debut for the Blackcaps.

Rippon went on to play 18 T20I matches for the Dutch side and recently made his debut for Kiwis in the shortest format of the game. Rippon made his New Zealand debut (T20I) against Scotland on July 29, 2022 and picked up two wickets.

In the 19 T20 <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/ill-never-say-never-with-him-ricky-ponting-believes-virat-kohli-can-break-sachin-tendulkars-tally-of-100-international-centuries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">internationals</a> that he has played thus far, Rippon has picked up 17 wickets at an economy of 6.34. With the bat, he has scored 216 runs at a strike rate of 112.50. He is currently playing for New Zealand A and has not been selected in New Zealand's 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

The 37-year-old Roelof van der Merwe is a renowned name in the Netherlands' cricketing circuit. However, South Africa gave him his first international break in the year 2009, when he made his T20I debut against Australia at the iconic Centurion Park in <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/sa-2023-the-top-five-expensive-purchases-of-the-inaugural-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africa</a>.&nbsp;

He made his mark in the first match itself as he smashed 48 off 30 deliveries and also picked up the key wicket of David Hussey. However, his association with the team didn’t last long as he played only 13 T20Is for his country of birth. He later moved to the Netherlands, where he made a much bigger name for himself.

In the 33 T20Is that van der Merwe has played for the Netherlands thus far, he has scored 403 runs at a strike rate of 133. With the ball, the veteran has picked up 40 wickets, at an excellent economy rate of just 6.20. He is once again a part of the Netherlands' squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup and given his age, this can very well be his last appearance in T20 World Cup.

Even though his roots are in South Africa, David Wiese chose to play for Namibia after making his debut for the Proteas. At 37 years of age, Wiese will once again feature in the upcoming <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/t20-world-cup-2022-team-wise-players-who-were-hit-in-ipl-2022-but-couldnt-make-it-to-national-squad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20 World Cup</a> and will try to give his all for Namibia.

The all-rounder made his T20I debut for South Africa in the year 2013 and went on to play 20 matches for the country. In these matches, Wiese scored just 92 runs at a strike rate of 122.66 and with the ball picked up 24 wickets at an economy rate of 7.60. After he was dropped from the South African side, Wiese played a lot of franchise cricket all across the globe before joining Namibia in 2021.

In the 16 T20Is that the all-rounder has played for Namibia, he has aggregated 295 runs at a strike rate of 121.39. He has also picked up 14 wickets for Namibia at an economy rate of 7.43.

It was a long time coming and it finally happened on September 20, 2022, when Tim David made his debut for Australia in T20 internationals. The 26-year-old was born in Singapore and played a significant amount of cricket for them before shifting to Australia with the hope of getting more opportunities.

Known as a powerful striker of the ball, David made his T20I debut for Singapore in the year 2019 and went on to represent them in 14 matches. With a spectacular strike rate of 158.52, the youngster scored 558 runs at an average of 46.50 for Singapore. His stats for Singapore prove the kind of quality he has and why Australia were interested in having him in their squad.

As Australia look to defend the title on their own turf, Tim David has been included in the 15-member squad and is expected to play a massive role in the tournament. Till now, he has just played two T20Is for Australia and scored 20 runs at a strike rate of 117.64. Australia are likely to play him in all the matches in the ongoing <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/hes-got-to-be-in-there-adam-gilchrist-bats-for-rishabh-pants-place-in-indias-t20i-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India</a> series to build his confidence before the global tournament.

While changing nationality is a very common phenomenon in football, it is not that frequent in cricket but it (cricket) too has witnessed several instances where a player has represented two different nations. Eoin Morgan, the 2019 World Cup-winning captain (of England) is arguably the best example of players, who have represented two nations.
However, the recently retired cricketer never played a T20I for Ireland and thus, doesn’t feature in the list.
The primary reason behind players switching their nationality is that it keeps their hope of playing high-quality cricket and getting opportunities in international cricket alive. A lot of players, who originally belong to the associate nations do change their nationality because of the same.
<h3>List of five cricketers who played T20Is for two countries</h3>
<h3>5. Dirk Nannes</h3>
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Speedster Dirk Nannes made his T20I debut for the Netherlands on June 5 in 2009 at Lord’s against England but spent majority of his T20I career while playing for Australia. The 46-year-old played in the 2009 T20 World Cup for the Netherlands but switched sides right after that.
Nannes, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, went on to play 15 T20Is for the Kangaroos. He picked up 27 wickets in the process and bowled at an economy of 7.60 in the shortest format of the game. He played most of his games against Pakistan (six), and picked up 11 wickets.
Meanwhile, in the two <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/stats-highest-opening-partnerships-in-t20is/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20Is</a> that he played for the Netherlands, he picked up just one wicket. Nannes played his last T20I match on October 31, 2010 against Sri Lanka at Perth, where he picked up one wicket in the three overs that he bowled.

<h3>4. Michael Rippon</h3>
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The 31-year-old all-rounder made his T20I debut for the Netherlands on April 19, 2013 against Kenya at&nbsp; Windhoek but after a few games, the Dutch switched in the hope to play for New Zealand. He moved to Otago in 2013 but as per ICC’s law, he was still eligible to don the orange jersey for the Netherlands as he was yet to make his debut for the Blackcaps.
Rippon went on to play 18 T20I matches for the Dutch side and recently made his debut for Kiwis in the shortest format of the game. Rippon made his New Zealand debut (T20I) against Scotland on July 29, 2022 and picked up two wickets.
In the 19 T20 <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/ill-never-say-never-with-him-ricky-ponting-believes-virat-kohli-can-break-sachin-tendulkars-tally-of-100-international-centuries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">internationals</a> that he has played thus far, Rippon has picked up 17 wickets at an economy of 6.34. With the bat, he has scored 216 runs at a strike rate of 112.50. He is currently playing for New Zealand A and has not been selected in New Zealand's 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

<h3>3. Roelof van der Merwe</h3>
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The 37-year-old Roelof van der Merwe is a renowned name in the Netherlands' cricketing circuit. However, South Africa gave him his first international break in the year 2009, when he made his T20I debut against Australia at the iconic Centurion Park in <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/sa-2023-the-top-five-expensive-purchases-of-the-inaugural-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africa</a>.&nbsp;
He made his mark in the first match itself as he smashed 48 off 30 deliveries and also picked up the key wicket of David Hussey. However, his association with the team didn’t last long as he played only 13 T20Is for his country of birth. He later moved to the Netherlands, where he made a much bigger name for himself.
In the 33 T20Is that van der Merwe has played for the Netherlands thus far, he has scored 403 runs at a strike rate of 133. With the ball, the veteran has picked up 40 wickets, at an excellent economy rate of just 6.20. He is once again a part of the Netherlands' squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup and given his age, this can very well be his last appearance in T20 World Cup.

<h3>2. David Wiese</h3>
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Even though his roots are in South Africa, David Wiese chose to play for Namibia after making his debut for the Proteas. At 37 years of age, Wiese will once again feature in the upcoming <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/t20-world-cup-2022-team-wise-players-who-were-hit-in-ipl-2022-but-couldnt-make-it-to-national-squad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20 World Cup</a> and will try to give his all for Namibia.
The all-rounder made his T20I debut for South Africa in the year 2013 and went on to play 20 matches for the country. In these matches, Wiese scored just 92 runs at a strike rate of 122.66 and with the ball picked up 24 wickets at an economy rate of 7.60. After he was dropped from the South African side, Wiese played a lot of franchise cricket all across the globe before joining Namibia in 2021.
In the 16 T20Is that the all-rounder has played for Namibia, he has aggregated 295 runs at a strike rate of 121.39. He has also picked up 14 wickets for Namibia at an economy rate of 7.43.

<h3>1. Tim David</h3>
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It was a long time coming and it finally happened on September 20, 2022, when Tim David made his debut for Australia in T20 internationals. The 26-year-old was born in Singapore and played a significant amount of cricket for them before shifting to Australia with the hope of getting more opportunities.
Known as a powerful striker of the ball, David made his T20I debut for Singapore in the year 2019 and went on to represent them in 14 matches. With a spectacular strike rate of 158.52, the youngster scored 558 runs at an average of 46.50 for Singapore. His stats for Singapore prove the kind of quality he has and why Australia were interested in having him in their squad.
As Australia look to defend the title on their own turf, Tim David has been included in the 15-member squad and is expected to play a massive role in the tournament. Till now, he has just played two T20Is for Australia and scored 20 runs at a strike rate of 117.64. Australia are likely to play him in all the matches in the ongoing <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/hes-got-to-be-in-there-adam-gilchrist-bats-for-rishabh-pants-place-in-indias-t20i-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India</a> series to build his confidence before the global tournament.

While changing nationality is a very common phenomenon in football, it is not that frequent in cricket but it (cricket) too has witnessed several instances where a player has represented two different nations. Eoin Morgan, the 2019 World Cup-winning captain (of England) is arguably the best example of players, who have represented two nations.
However, the recently retired cricketer never played a T20I for Ireland and thus, doesn’t feature in the list.
The primary reason behind players switching their nationality is that it keeps their hope of playing high-quality cricket and getting opportunities in international cricket alive. A lot of players, who originally belong to the associate nations do change their nationality because of the same.
<h3>List of five cricketers who played T20Is for two countries</h3>
<h3>5. Dirk Nannes</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1664018925211_Dirk.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
Speedster Dirk Nannes made his T20I debut for the Netherlands on June 5 in 2009 at Lord’s against England but spent majority of his T20I career while playing for Australia. The 46-year-old played in the 2009 T20 World Cup for the Netherlands but switched sides right after that.
Nannes, who was born in Melbourne, Australia, went on to play 15 T20Is for the Kangaroos. He picked up 27 wickets in the process and bowled at an economy of 7.60 in the shortest format of the game. He played most of his games against Pakistan (six), and picked up 11 wickets.
Meanwhile, in the two <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/stats-highest-opening-partnerships-in-t20is/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20Is</a> that he played for the Netherlands, he picked up just one wicket. Nannes played his last T20I match on October 31, 2010 against Sri Lanka at Perth, where he picked up one wicket in the three overs that he bowled.

<h3>4. Michael Rippon</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1664023236383_Michael-Rippon.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
The 31-year-old all-rounder made his T20I debut for the Netherlands on April 19, 2013 against Kenya at&nbsp; Windhoek but after a few games, the Dutch switched in the hope to play for New Zealand. He moved to Otago in 2013 but as per ICC’s law, he was still eligible to don the orange jersey for the Netherlands as he was yet to make his debut for the Blackcaps.
Rippon went on to play 18 T20I matches for the Dutch side and recently made his debut for Kiwis in the shortest format of the game. Rippon made his New Zealand debut (T20I) against Scotland on July 29, 2022 and picked up two wickets.
In the 19 T20 <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/ill-never-say-never-with-him-ricky-ponting-believes-virat-kohli-can-break-sachin-tendulkars-tally-of-100-international-centuries/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">internationals</a> that he has played thus far, Rippon has picked up 17 wickets at an economy of 6.34. With the bat, he has scored 216 runs at a strike rate of 112.50. He is currently playing for New Zealand A and has not been selected in New Zealand's 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.

<h3>3. Roelof van der Merwe</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/Roelof-Van-Der-Merwe.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
The 37-year-old Roelof van der Merwe is a renowned name in the Netherlands' cricketing circuit. However, South Africa gave him his first international break in the year 2009, when he made his T20I debut against Australia at the iconic Centurion Park in <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/sa-2023-the-top-five-expensive-purchases-of-the-inaugural-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africa</a>.&nbsp;
He made his mark in the first match itself as he smashed 48 off 30 deliveries and also picked up the key wicket of David Hussey. However, his association with the team didn’t last long as he played only 13 T20Is for his country of birth. He later moved to the Netherlands, where he made a much bigger name for himself.
In the 33 T20Is that van der Merwe has played for the Netherlands thus far, he has scored 403 runs at a strike rate of 133. With the ball, the veteran has picked up 40 wickets, at an excellent economy rate of just 6.20. He is once again a part of the Netherlands' squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup and given his age, this can very well be his last appearance in T20 World Cup.

<h3>2. David Wiese</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/David-Wiese.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
Even though his roots are in South Africa, David Wiese chose to play for Namibia after making his debut for the Proteas. At 37 years of age, Wiese will once again feature in the upcoming <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-appeal/t20-world-cup-2022-team-wise-players-who-were-hit-in-ipl-2022-but-couldnt-make-it-to-national-squad/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20 World Cup</a> and will try to give his all for Namibia.
The all-rounder made his T20I debut for South Africa in the year 2013 and went on to play 20 matches for the country. In these matches, Wiese scored just 92 runs at a strike rate of 122.66 and with the ball picked up 24 wickets at an economy rate of 7.60. After he was dropped from the South African side, Wiese played a lot of franchise cricket all across the globe before joining Namibia in 2021.
In the 16 T20Is that the all-rounder has played for Namibia, he has aggregated 295 runs at a strike rate of 121.39. He has also picked up 14 wickets for Namibia at an economy rate of 7.43.

<h3>1. Tim David</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1663764976358_Tim-David.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
It was a long time coming and it finally happened on September 20, 2022, when Tim David made his debut for Australia in T20 internationals. The 26-year-old was born in Singapore and played a significant amount of cricket for them before shifting to Australia with the hope of getting more opportunities.
Known as a powerful striker of the ball, David made his T20I debut for Singapore in the year 2019 and went on to represent them in 14 matches. With a spectacular strike rate of 158.52, the youngster scored 558 runs at an average of 46.50 for Singapore. His stats for Singapore prove the kind of quality he has and why Australia were interested in having him in their squad.
As Australia look to defend the title on their own turf, Tim David has been included in the 15-member squad and is expected to play a massive role in the tournament. Till now, he has just played two T20Is for Australia and scored 20 runs at a strike rate of 117.64. Australia are likely to play him in all the matches in the ongoing <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/hes-got-to-be-in-there-adam-gilchrist-bats-for-rishabh-pants-place-in-indias-t20i-xi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India</a> series to build his confidence before the global tournament.

While changing nationality is a very common phenomenon in football, it is not that frequent in cricket but it (cricket) too has witnessed several instances where a player has represented two different

5 cricketers who represented two countries in T20Is

While changing nationality is a common phenomenon in football, it is not that frequent in cricket but it (cricket) too has witnessed a few instances when a player has played for two different nations.

Here are five cricketers who have played T20I cricket for two countries.