Australian team when Matt Renshaw was born: Where Are They Now?

#4 Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh was the captain of the side when the golden era of Australian cricket began, way back in the late 1990s. After taking over the captaincy from Mark Taylor, Steve led Australia to world cup success in 1999, which included the famous moment of South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs “dropping” the world cup.

He made his debut way back 1985 and was part of the world cup winning squad of 1987 under Allan Border’s captaincy. He played 168 Tests and 325 ODIs for the Kangaroos in a career which spanned almost 20 years.

He was involved with some other sports as well after his retirement in 2004. He was the athletics liason for Australia during the Beijing Olympics of 2008, and was the psychological mentor for the Australian football side during the Asian Cup.

Outside sports, he is the brand face of the health insurer Australian Health Management.

#5 Shane Warne

After having a debut to forget, Shane Warne went on to become one of the world’s greatest ever bowlers. With 708 Test wickets to his name, He ended up as the second highest wicket-taker in the history of Tests, behind Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan.

He began to peak around when Renshaw was born and was one of the most dangerous and effective bowlers in the 1996 world cup. He ended up with 12 wickets to his name in 7 matches at an average of 21.91 and an economy rate of 3.83.

He retired from international cricket in 2007 after which he continued to play domestic cricket. He was the captain of the Rajasthan Royals who won the inaugural IPL in 2008. He is currently a renowned cricket expert and commentator and is commentating in the ongoing India-Australia Test series.