5 famous cricketers who changed their nationality and played international cricket

Tahir was born in Lahore
Imran Tahir was born in Lahore

#3 Jonathan Trott

Trott had a great England career
Trott had a great England career

Born in Cape Town, Jonathan Trott has represented South Africa at the U-15 and U-19 level. He moved to England in 2003 and decided to use his British passport to play county cricket for Warwickshire.

He was selected to play for England in 2007 and went onto a have a great international career in England. He played 52 Tests and 68 One Day Internationals for England, and scored more than 6500 international runs.

The three-time Ashes winner was the Wisden and ICC Cricketer of the Year for 2011. After a hugely successful international career for the England national team, Jonathan Trott finally hung up his boots in 2015.

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