11 cricketers who switched allegiances between under-19s and senior team

#6 Colin de Grandhomme

The New Zealand all-rounder can hit the ball a long way and also bowl good spells with the ball

The Kiwi all-rounder is a Zimbabwean by birth and represented the nation in the 2004 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. His father was also a cricketer who represented the nation prior to it attaining Test status.

De Grandhomme moved to Auckland in 2006 and his national call-up came six years later in 2012, when he played for New Zealand in a T20 against his homeland. In November 2016, de Grandhomme debuted in Tests for New Zealand and took 6/41 on debut.

A hard-hitting all-rounder, de Grandhomme is most famous for his ability to clear the ropes with the willow.