5 cricketers who share their names with rivers

#4 Chris Jordan

Jordan is a river that flows in the Middle East

English bowler Chris Jordan shares his name with the river Jordan, which flows through the countries of Jordan and Israel in the Middle East before culminating in the Dead Sea. The Jordan River, much like Jordan's career, has been shrinking with its water levels going down year after year.

Pollution is a major issue that is affecting the health of the river and if not controlled, could well lead to the water body being gone forever. Similarly, Jordan will have to save himself from frequent injuries that can plague a fast bowler's career, if he wishes to play for long.

Jordan, who has represented England across all formats, is an effective medium pace bowler who is considered to be a specialist in the shorter versions of the game owing to his adeptness at foxing batsmen with his variations. Apart from being an effective exponent of the slower ball, Jordan can use the long handle to good effect and is a handy addition lower down the batting order.

In a career that began in 2013, the 29-year-old right arm pacer has featured in 8 Tests, 31 ODI's and 30 T20I's picking up close to 100 international wickets across the three formats.

In IPL 2018, he will be seen in the Sunrisers Hyderabad camp. Although he will not start the tournament as an imminent contender in the playing XI, his services might come into play in the middle of the long event if the team thinks of tinkering with its combination.