5 English cricketers who were born in India

#1 Nasser Hussain

Hussain is considered as one of the best ever England captain

One of the most flamboyant Indian-born international cricketers in recent times, Nasser Hussain was born on 28 March 1968 in Madras (now Chennai). He too was led into cricket by his father. They moved to England in 1975 and it is then that his game blossomed.

He was quite a successful school cricketer and later made quite a name for himself playing in the Under-17 and the Under-19s.

He made his debut for England in 1990 and went on to cement his place in the side. He took over the captaincy from Alec Stewart in 1999 and impressed everyone with his skills drawing comparisons with Mike Brearley.

Hussain amassed 5764 runs from 96 Test and 2332 runs from 88 ODIs. He is now a successful commentator.