5 famous cricketers who changed their nationality and played international cricket

#2 Imran Tahir

Imran Tahir played for Pakistan in the junior level

Imran Tahir is arguably one of the best limited-over spinners to have played for South Africa. The Pakistan-born leg-spinner has played for the Pakistan U-19 team and then went onto play for the Pakistan A side.

He struggled to establish himself as a leg-spinner in Pakistan and then moved to South Africa. He married a South African woman and became eligible to play for South Africa in 2011 when he met his residency requirement.

He has played 20 Tests, 85 One Day Internationals and 36 T20Is, and has picked up more than 250 wickets. He is the only spinner to take more than 100 ODI wickets for South Africa and the ninth highest wicket-taker for South Africa in ODIs.