A game cannot became world famous without associate nations involvement in it. Cricket became very famous because of associative nations. They play T20 and ODI format only. Many players from associative nations have played well and even some deserved players from other countries like India, Australia play for some associate nations. In this article, we will see the top 10 players from associate nations with the highest international runs.
1. Paul Stirling
Paul Stirling is the opener in the Ireland cricket team. He is a popular player. He is very talented as he is also on the list of top 10 highest run getters in T20. ICC awarded him for the ODI team of the year for 2021. He received that award in January 2022. He has scored 5172 runs in 138 matches and became the highest run getter in associate nations.
2. Steve Tikolo
Steve Tikolo is the former captain of the Kenyan cricket team. He is the head coach of the Tanzania national cricket team. He is the best Kenyan player and played 135 international matches for Kenya. He scored 3428 runs with a strike rate of 75.
3. Kyle Coetzer
Kyle Coetzer is the former captain of the Scotland national cricket team. ICC honored him with the award of Associate cricketer of the year for 2020. He has played 81 international games and scored over 3000 runs. He has a strike rate of 82. He is one of the only three cricketers from associate nations to score over 3000 runs.
4. Ryan Ten Doeschate
Ryan Ten Doeschate is a Dutch cricketer and played for the Netherlands national cricket team. He is the first Dutch cricketer to score century in the world cup. He scored 119 runs against the England in the 2011 World cup. He is the first Dutch player to get an IPL contract. He has scored over 1500 runs in 33 matches.
5. Shaiman Anwar
Shaiman Anwar is the middle-order batter for the United Arab Emirates team. He started his international career for the United Arab Emirates in 2014. He has played 41 matches and scored over 1336 runs so far. He has a strike rate of 86.
6. Assad Vala
Assad Vala is the captain of the Papua New Guinea national cricket team. He is an all-rounder and playing for the national team since 2005. He has scored over 1300 runs in 48 ODI matches. He has a strike rate of 67 and has the highest score of 104.
7. Monanak Patel
Monanak Patel is the captain of the United States of America cricket team. He has played for the team since 2018. He is a top- order wicketkeeper batter. He has scored over 1100 runs in 32 matches. He has a strike rate of 78 and has the highest score of 130.
8. Jatinder Singh
Jatinder Singh is an Indian-origin cricketer and made his debut for the Oman national cricket team in 2011. He is a top-order batter and scored over 1000 runs in 37 matches. He has a strike rate of 77. He is a talented cricketer and thought his talent is under utilized in India and became an Oman cricketer.
9. Anushuman Rath
In contrast with Jatinder Singh Anushuman Rath is a Hong Kong born Indian cricketer playing for the Odisha Domestic cricket team. He has scored over 827 runs in 18 matches with a strike rate of 77. His highest score is 143.
10. Rohit Paudel
Rohit Paudel is a Nepalese cricketer. He holds the record for the youngest male cricketer to score an international half-century. He became the highest run getter for the Nepal national cricket team in ODI format and the first player to score over 500 runs for Nepal. He has scored 806 runs in 25 matches.
