5 greatest cricketers of Indian origin who played for other teams

2. Alvin Kallicharran (West Indies)

Alvin Kallicharran in action against Australia

Watchful and elegant at the crease, Alvin Kallicharran also hails from the Indo-Guyanese stable of Caribbean cricket greats. He was a regular feature in the national side between 1972 and 1981, and also turned out for Warwickshire in English county cricket.

Kallicharran exuded a sense of calmness at the wicket, exhibiting his full repertoire of shots off either foot. His greatest innings in Test cricket came against England – a stroke filled 158, but it was shrouded in controversy after captain Tony Greig ran him out, though the decision was overturned the next day.

Alvin considered defecting to Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket, but after Clive Lloyd’s resignation, he stepped up as captain of the national team.

He was eventually dropped from the side in 1981, mostly owing to his leading an unofficial rebel tour to South Africa in defiance of the Gleneagles Agreement and anti-apartheid protesters.

Upon this, he moved to England where he played till 1990, along with fellow teammate Collis King. He manages the Lashings World XI team and has also held several training sessions in the United States. His nephew, Mahendra Nagamootoo, has also turned out for the national side.