5 non-Britain born England ODI captains

Eoin Morgan became the first captain to lead England to a World Cup win
Eoin Morgan became the first captain to lead England to a World Cup win

#2 Nasser Hussain

Hussain was a technician when it came to the art of batting
Hussain was a technician when it came to the art of batting

Nasser Hussain is a common face on television as he is a famous broadcaster before which he was also one of the finest English batsman across a career that spanned between 1990 and 2004.

Hussain was born to an Indian father and English other in Madras (now Chennai) in India and at an early stage in his life is when his family moved to England. After performing well across all levels of age cricket, Hussain grabbed his chance of representing England at the highest level.

A technically sound batsman, he went on to play 96 Tests and 88 ODIs and was the skipper for a majority of them as he led in 45 Tests and 56 ODIs. He also enjoyed decent success as the team won 28 and lost 27 matches under him. His stint as the leader ended with England's exit from the 2003 World Cup where they could not make it past the group stage.

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