List of South Africa-born cricketers who played for other countries
Here is the list of players who were born in South Africa but played for other countries.
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10. Roelof van der Merwe (Netherlands)
Roelof van der Merwe is a double international, as he played international cricket for both South Africa and the Netherlands. He was born in 1984 in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa. He also holds Netherlands citizenship by descent through his mother.
Van der Merwe made his South Africa debut in 2009, and played 13 ODIs and 13 T20Is, taking a total of 31 wickets. In 2015, he moved to the Netherlands and has played 39 T20Is, taking 42 wickets and 5 ODIs, taking 4 wickets for them. By virtue of his dual citizenship, the all-rounder has been able to play for the Netherlands in the 2021 T20 World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup. His journey still continues as the spinner is currently playing the Dutch side in the ongoing ODI World Cup in India.
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