Top 5 England cricketers who were born in South Africa

#3 Andrew Strauss

Andrew Strauss went on to lead England in what was an important phase in their cricketing history

Former England captain Andrew Strauss made his England debut in the year 2004 against Sri Lanka. The former England opener was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1977 and went on to represent England in a total of 100 Test matches and 127 ODIs. The player did lack fanfare in his career but was very successful as a batsman as well as a captain.

The former left-hander went on to make 21 centuries en route to more than 7,000 runs in Tests. The batsman had formed a great partnership with current skipper Alistair Cook and the two shepherded England to the number one ranking in Test cricket.

Strauss went on to become one of the safest slip catchers in the world and played a vital role in bringing England to summit of world cricket as he teamed up with then coach Andy Flower. Strauss currently serves as the Director of Cricket for the English cricket team.