Cricketers XI with their birthday on 24th November

Birthdays are always special regardless of whether you are a cricketer or not. The day holds a special place in everyone's heart. However, it becomes even more special when you meet a person sharing the same birthday as yours.

That's exactly what November 24th is all about for as many as eleven cricketers are celebrating their birthdays today. While one may argue that it isn't a big deal, what is surprising is that the "birthday babies" would have made a perfect team had they played together.

Here is a look at the team consisting of players celebrating their birthdays on November 24th.

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#1 Herbert Sutcliffe

Herbert Sutcliffe might not be a familiar name to the fans as the English batsman played during the early 20th century. The right-hand batsman was born on 24th November in 1894 in Yorkshire.

With some amazing stats in First-class cricket, the right hander made it to the English Test team in 1924 and went on to play for the next 11 years. He played 54 Tests and scored 4555 runs at an impressive average of 60.73. Sutcliffe was known for his ability to remain highly focussed for long periods of time and his records are a proof of this.

#2 Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk)

Romesh Kaluwitharana made an unbeaten 132 in his debut Test

Romesh Kaluwitharana is a former Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman, who had a dream start to his international career. Born on November 24th in 1969, the right-hand batsman made his Test debut against the mighty Australians in 1992 at Colombo and scored an unbeaten 132. While the nation termed him to be the next big thing of Sri Lankan cricket, Kaluwitharana's downfall began.

However, he was recalled to the team in 1995 and this was the defining moment of his career. He combined with Sanath Jayasuriya to form a devastating opening pair for Sri Lanka for quite some time. He went on to represent his nation in 49 Tests scoring 1933 runs and 189 ODIs bagging 3711 runs. The right-hander retired from the international scene in 2004.

#3 Neil McKenzie

Neil McKenzie was involved in a world record opening stand of 415 runs with Graeme Smith in a Test match

Neil McKenzie was a formidable South African middle-order batsman who made his presence felt in the early 2000s. The right-hand batsman was born on this day back in 1975 in Johannesburg. In a career that, more or less, prevailed over the uncertainty of his spot in the national team, McKenzie came up with a couple of defining knocks in Tests. He was involved in a world record opening stand of 415 with his captain Graeme Smith in a Test match against Bangladesh in 2008.

However, the batsman couldn't hold on to his spot following the emergence of some of the youngsters and eventually retired in January 2016. He scored 3523 runs in 58 Test that he played for the national team with a high score of 226. He was decent in ODIs as well scoring 1688 runs in 64 matches at an average close to 37.

#4 Brijesh Patel

Brijesh Patel scored over 11,000 runs in First-class cricket

Born on 24th November 1952 in Gujarat, Brijesh Patel was once the 'glamour boy' of Indian cricket. The right-hand batsman scored runs with ease in the domestic circuit and made it to the national team due to his ability to rip apart the best of the bowling attacks.

He scored over 11000 runs in 203 First-class matches. He made his debut against England in 1974 at Manchester and that was where his susceptibility against swing bowling was exposed.

He managed to play 21 Tests and 10 ODIs for India and scored 972 runs in the traditional format and 243 in the shorter format. Brijesh retired from all forms of cricket in the year 1988.

#5 Ken Barrington

Ken Barrinton scored over 17000 runs in 533 First-class matches

Ken Barrington was one of the most gifted English cricketers, who could change his style of play according to the match situation. The right-hand batsman from Reading was born on 24th November in the year 1930.

He had a great run in the domestic circuit scoring over 17000 runs in 533 matches. The batsman, known for his destructive hitting, showed his versatility during a Test match against New Zealand in 1965 where he took 435 minutes to score 137 runs.

He scored over 6800 runs in 82 Test matches for England at an impressive average of 58.67. He retired from all forms of cricket in 1968.

#6 Ian Botham

Ian Botham pulls a Geoff Lawson delivery

Ian Botham needs no introduction to the word of cricket for he is termed as one of the finest all-rounders of all time. Born in Oldfield, Cheshire in 1955, the right-hander was the fastest to reach the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in Test cricket. Known for his ability to swing the ball under any conditions, Botham was extremely good with the bat and was capable of taking the attack to the opposition bowlers.

He went on to play 102 Tests and 116 ODIs for the national side scoring 5200 Test and 2113 ODI runs. His bowling records were even better with 383 Test and 145 ODI wickets. He scored close to 20000 runs in First-class cricket and picked up 1172 wickets.

#7 Fred Titmus

Fred Titmus picked up 2830 First-class wickets

Fredrick John Titmus was one of the finest off-break bowlers for England back in the 1950s. The right-hander was born in London on November 24th 1932. Titmus' teammates often considered him to be a thinking cricketer and rightly so for he often got into the batsman's mind.

Titmus played close to 800 First-class games and picked up 2830 wickets. He was more a handy batsman in the lower order with close to 21000 runs in the same amount of games. He made his Test debut against South Africa at Lord's in 1955.

He went on to play 53 Tests and 2 ODIs for the national team picking up 153 Test and three ODI wickets. He averaged 22.29 with the bat in Tests with a high score of 84. He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in the year 1982.

#8 Roly Jenkins

Roly Jenkins was another English cricketer born on 24th November in the year 1918. The right-arm leg-break bowler was born in Worcester and had an incredible First-class career. He picked up 1309 wickets in 386 matches at an average of 23.64 and an economy of 3.11. Despite his impressive bowling records at the First-class level, Jenkins managed to play only in nine Test matches for England in which he picked up 32 wickets.

He was often known for the amount of hard work he would put in to every over and his team mates would often ask him to relax. He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in the year 1958.

#9 Amit Mishra

Amit Mishra is often regarded as one of the unluckiest spinners to have played for India

Indian cricketer Amit Mishra was also born on this day back in 1982 at Delhi. The right-arm leg spinner is termed to be one of the unluckiest spinners of Indian cricket for he was deprived of his chances due to the presence of Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin.

While his performances in First-class cricket are exceptional, Mishra has been inconsistent on the international stage. He made his international debut back in 2003 during an ODI against South Africa at Dhaka. However, the man has played only 36 ODIs and 21 Tests since then.

He has picked up 74 Test and 64 ODI wickets so far and has proved to be handy with the bat too. He has also represented the national team in eight T20s picking up 14 wickets.

#10 Ian Butler

Frequent injuries meant Ian Butler had to retire early in his career

Ian Butler, a right-arm fast bowler, burst onto the international stage following an injury to Kiwi legend Shane Bond in 2002. He was born on 24th November in 1981 at Auckland and started his cricketing career at a very young age.

He picked 204 wickets in 72 First-class games at an average of 30.95. Though his performances in the domestic level were enough for him to gain a spot in the national team, he was frequently troubled by back injuries.

He went on to play just eight Tests, 36 ODIs and 19 T20s for the national side. He took 73 wickets across all formats at the international stage, which according to many was an injustice to the talent he possessed. Ian Butler announced his retirement in 2014 after the doctors advised him to cut down his workload.

#11 Kabir Ali

Kabir Ali managed to play only one Test in his career

Kabir Ali was one of those talented English bowlers whose career was cut short due to frequent injuries. Born on this day back in 1980 at Birmingham, Kabir Ali made his debut against Zimbabwe in 2003 in an ODI. He was brought into the team following some impressive performances in the domestic circuit.

Kabir played 14 ODIs and just one Test match for England and picked up five Test and 20 ODI wickets. His First-class cricket record was pretty impressive as he picked up 500 wickets at an average of 27.46. The right-arm medium pace bowler retired from international cricket in 2014.