5 Cricketers Who Played Other Sports Before Making The Jump to Cricket

4) Suzie Bates

Bates is another legend from the country of New Zealand. She has left her mark on cricket as an all-rounder. In 124 matches for the Black Caps, Bates has scored 4534 runs at an average of 42, while snaring 75 wickets with the ball.

Bates has represented New Zealand in Basketball. She was part of New Zealand’s basketball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. in 2011, she gave up her spot in the basketball team once she was offered the role of the captain for New Zealand in cricket.

5) AB de Villiers

The legendary batsman is one of the greatest to have ever played the game of cricket. He has the fastest fifty, fastest hundred, and the fastest 150 to his name in the ODI format. Knowing how talented the South African is, it barely comes as a surprise that AB de Villiers excelled in other sports as well.

Although he never made it to the national team in any format, De Villiers has played hockey at a high level. There was a rumor a few years ago that said De Villiers has represented his country in Hockey, Badminton, and Tennis.

However, the man himself put a stop to the rumors in an interview back in 2016.