10 cricketers who chose an alternate career path after retirement

#8 Nathan Astle

Nathan Astle

Nathan Astle was an integral part of the New Zealand side in the late 90s and early 2000s across all formats. Astle played 81 Tests and 223 ODIs during this period before calling it quits in 2007.

Astle, who has also played football for Rangers A.F.C in Christchurch, tried his hand at auto racing after retirement and was quite successful at it, too. In 2010, Astle finished third in the South Island Sprint Car Championship. He claimed that he always had an interest in auto racing but could not do it because of his cricket career.

#7 Henry Olonga

Henry Olonga

Indian fans will never forget Henry Olonga who denied India a much-needed win in a group game in the 1999 World Cup. Unfortunately, Olonga's career did not really blossom as he ended up playing just 30 Tests and 50 ODIs for Zimbabwe.

After an early retirement from the game in 2003, Olonga released an album called Aurelia in 2006. The former Zimbabwe speedster impressed the judges with his singing in an Australian reality show. Olonga has revealed that he wants to pursue singing now.