TOP Cricketers Who Retired To Play In USA

In these collection of pictures, we take a look at cricketers around the world who quit international cricket to play cricket in USA.

Fawad Alam

He played 19 Tests, 38 ODIs and 24 T20Is for Pakistan with 5 Test centuries and a solitary ODI century against Sri Lanka in the 2014 Asia Cup. He retires with over 14,000 runs in domestic cricket in 201 first class games over 19 years.

Dane Piedt

Six months after playing a Test series in India, the South Africa off-spinner, decided to make a move to the United States for better opportunities. Piedt played nine Tests for South Africa between 2014 and 2019, picking up 26 wickets at 45.19.

Sami Aslam

A prolific performer at U19 and domestic level, he decided to leave Pakistan cricket last year, after a disagreement with his South Punjab coach. Till then, Aslam had featured for Pakistan in 13 Tests between 2015 and 2017 and was the fourth-highest run-getter in the 2019/20 Quaid-e-Azam trophy.

Corey Anderson

Once the fastest ODI centurion, Anderson’s stocks fell rapidly as other all-round options emerged in New Zealand cricket. He played 13 Tests, 49 ODIs and 31 T20Is in an international career that spanned from 2012 to 2018, before falling out of favour.

Unmukt Chand

Former India U-19 World Cup-winning captain is happy with the decision to move to USA and wants to play international cricket for them. Unmukt will be eligible to play for USA in 2024. He turned our for Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals in IPL and Melbourne Rengades in Big Bash League.

Sunny Sohal

The former first-class player for Punjab who also played a few seasons in the IPL for three different franchises between 2008 and 2012. Since emigrating to the USA, Sohal has been destroying bowling attacks at various tournaments around the country, and in the Washington Cricket League where he plays his regular cricket.

Shehan Jayasuriya

The left-handed batsman, who bowls off-spin, decided to call it quits from Sri Lanka cricket after playing 12 ODIs and 18 T20Is for the side. In 2021, Jayasuriya relocated to USA with his family.

Xavier Marshall

West Indies batter Xavier Marshall played 7 Tests, 37 ODIs and 13 T20Is for West Indies between 2005 and 2009, including the 2009 T20 World Cup. A move to New York kickstarted the possibility of resurrecting his international career and in 2018, was added to the USA squad.

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