Cricketers who have played international cricket for two countries
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21. Boyd Rankin – England and Ireland:
Following the lines of Morgan, the tall fast bowler Boyd Rankin also switched nationalities to pursue a career in English Cricket. Having played 37 ODIs during 2007 and 2012 for Ireland, Rankin picked up 35 wickets. He wasn’t as successful as Morgan while playing for England though. He could play just 7 matches to pick up 5 wickets. He also played 2 T20Is for England.
22. Luke Ronchi – Australia and New Zealand:
Luke Ronchi was born in New Zealand but played his domestic cricket in Australia. After Haddin broke his finger during the Australian tour to West Indies, Ronchi played one T20I and four ODIs, and later played two further T20s against the South Africa in 2009. In February 2012, the attacking wicket keeper batsman, Ronchi announced his intention to return to New Zealand to further his cricketing career and signed with the Wellington side the following month. He made his ODI debut for New Zealand in May 2013, becoming the first player to play for both Australia and New Zealand at international level. His best came against Sri Lanka while playing for the Black Caps, as he hit a blitzkrieg 170* in an ODI.
23. Dirk Nannes – Australia and Netherlands:
The Victoria born player, Nannes started playing for Victoria in Australian domestic circuit in 2006 season. But later decided to turn up for the Netherlands in the 2009 T20 World Cup. He then played in the IPL too, which led to his national selection for the Australian side in the limited formats. Altogether, Nannes took 28 wickets from 17 matches in T20I matches, with his last match coming in October 2010, for Australia against Sri Lanka.
24. Roelof van der Merwe – South Africa and Netherlands:
From Johannesburg, van der Merwe made his ODI debut against Australia in 2009 for South Africa. He also made his T20I debut against West Indies, a year later. Since then, he played in 13 T20Is for South Africa to pick up 14 wickets. In 2015, Van der Merwe secured a Dutch passport and was selected to play against Nepal in four-match series. Having played 5 matches for the Dutch side, he picked up 9 wickets.
25. Ryan Campbell – Australia and Honk Kong:
Confident, aggressive and blessed with great ball-striking talent, Ryan Campbell was an explosive batsman and wicketkeeper. Despite his talent, he could make only make 2 appearances for Australia in ODIs. This was largely due to the fact that Gilchrist held the wicket-keeping gloves on most occasions. He is now picked up in the Honk Kong side. He moved to Hong Kong in 2012 and is now set to make a comeback in the Hong Kong’s first match of the ICC World T20 2016 against India.
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