Cricket is one of the famous sports of the world. There are various unique things happened in cricket like fighting, sledging etc. But, there are still more things happened in cricket.There are some cricketers who are brothers as well as represented their nation together in the international cricket.
Here are the names of 10 brother pairs who together represented their nation in cricket: –
Greg Chappell and Ian Chappell
Ian and Greg Chappell had represented Australia in Cricket. Ian played from 1964 to 1980 for Australia and captained the National team from 1971 to 1975.
Greg Chappel had given 14 years to Australia from 1970 to 1984. He also captained the team between 1975 to 1977.
Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh
This brother pair was the part of the 1999 World Cup winning team. The team was captained by Steve Waugh in the tournament.
MNark Waugh played for Australia from 1991 to 2002 while Steve played from 1985 to 2004. Steve Waugh is counted in the list of great All-rounders.
Andy Flower and Grant Flower
Andy Flower and Grant Flower are the two brothers who had contributed a lot to the national team of Zimbabwe. They were the reason behind the golden period of Zimbabwe in cricket.
Andy played for Zimbabwe from 1992 to 2002 while Grant started his career in 1992 and announced retirement in 2004.
Brett Lee and Shane Lee
Brett Lee the legend of the Australian team and a headache for all the batsman also played cricket for Australia with his brother rShane Lee. Both brothers are known for the Bowling speed. Though the career of Shane Lee stopped in between because of injuries but Brett Lee had set a great milestone in cricket. He was the part of Australian 2003 and 2007 world cup winning team.
Irfan Pathan and Yousuf Pathan
Irfan and Yousuf Pathan represent the Indian national team together. They both were the part of Indian T20 world cup 2007 winning team.
David Hussey and Mike Hussey
Mr. Cricket and his brother David Hussey also represented Australia together in ODI and T2o matches. They both got a late chance in the national team and have scored thousands of runs in Domestic cricket. Mike Hussey made his debut in 2004 and was the part of 2007 World cup winning team while his brother made international debut in 2008.
Morne Morkel and Albie Morkel
Albie Morkel and his brother Morne Morkel both are playing for South Africa.
The pacer Morne made his debut in 2006 while his all-rounder brother joined South Africa team in 2004.
Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal
Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal are the famous names of Pakistan cricket. Kamran Akmal joined the team in 2002 and his brother joined Pakistan in 2009. Kamran was the part of 2009 T20 world cup winning team.
Brendon Mccullum and Nathan Mccullum
Brandon Mccullum and his spinner brother Nathan both played for New Zealand Cricket team. Brandon was the part of the black caps in all the three formats while Nathan played T20’s and ODI’s for the team. Brandon Mccullum is the greatest NZ player and
Brandon Mccullum is the greatest NZ player who has various international records on his name. He announced the retirement in 2016. He is known for his destructive batting style.
Shaun Marsh and Mitchell Marsh
The another Australian brother pair Mitchell and Shaun Marsh are contributing their country in cricket. Their father Geoff Marsh also played for Australia.
The whole family is contributing to cricket from 3 decades.