Every athlete dream of representing their nation at the international level. They go past their limits to fulfill their dream. Though some players did not represent the nation they were born in instead went on representing another country. And, things are no different in cricket. South African cricketers top the list in such cases since many South Africa-born players represented a different country.

1. Jason Roy

Jason Roy is an English batsman born in Durban, South Africa, but he moved to England at the age of 10 and went on representing it. Roy has played 96 ODIs and 5 Tests for England and was also a part of the World cup winning squad. He is mainly found an opening for the English team and holds the record of the highest individual score by an English batsman in ODIs. He has smashed five centuries in T20Is and nine in ODIs.

2. Colin Munro

Colin Munro is a Kiwi left-hand batsman and a key player of the team. He is one of the destructive batsmen and the first player to score three T20Is centuries. He was born in Durban, South Africa, but chose to represent New Zealand. However, Munro is left out of the T20Is World Cup Squad that will take place in 2021. This might be the end of his New Zealand career.

3. Marnus Labuschagne

Labuschagne gained prominence after he came out to bat as a concussion substitute for Steve Smith. He not only scored a half-century but was consistent throughout the Ashes. He was also the highest run-scorer in Test Cricket in 2019 after scoring 1104 runs in 11 matches. Labuschagne came from a native South African family and was born in Klerksdorp, South Africa. Marnus with his family moved to Australia in 2004, after his father was employed in a mining factory in Australia.

4. Kevin Pieterson

Former England Captain and a swashbuckling batsman who has 23 centuries and 35 half-centuries under his name in ODIs were born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. He moved to England in 2001 and played for Nottinghamshire, though he began his domestic career in South Africa after gaining success in England, he decided to be glued by the side.

5. Devon Conway

Conway recently made his test debut against England at Lords and smacked a blistering 200 on the debut. He was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to New Zealand in 2017 at  26. He played South African Domestic Cricket before he moved to New Zealand after he was awarded a contract with Wellington in NZ. He has proved to be one of the prolific run-getters for the Kiwi side.

6. Glenn Phillips

Phillips, who made his debut for New Zealand against South Africa in 2017, was born in the London city of South Africa and moved to New Zealand at the age of 5. He was also a part of the U-19 squad and played for Auckland domestically. In 2020 he scored a ton out of 46 balls against West Indies, which is also the fastest ton scored by a New Zealand batsman in a T20I match. He will also be playing in the 2021 T20 World Cup.

7. Tom Curran

Tom Curran is an all-rounder who made his international debut for England in 2017. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa and it was in 2012 when he was spotted by Ian Greig, former Surrey Captain during a south African school tournament. Because of his cricket expertise, he was granted a scholarship at Wellington College, and from there, he went on to play for Surrey and then England.

8. BJ Watling

Former New Zealand wicketkeeper BJ Watling was born in South Africa and moved to New Zealand at the age of 10. Having played 38 test matches and 27 limited-overs matches, he had taken up the charge of wicket keeping and opening the games for the Kiwi Side. Watling looked up to Jonty Rhodes, former South African cricketer, as his idol.

9. Neil Wagner

Wagner is a Kiwi Test Player who was born in South Africa on 13th March 1986. He is accountable for taking 229 wickets in 54 test matches and has achieved the milestone of 5 wicket haul nine times in his Test career. He not only rocked in kiwi colors but also proved to be a bankable bowler.

10. Andrew Strauss

Former English cricketer, director of cricket for the England and Wales cricket board, Strauss was a left-handed batsman who also captained England. He was born in South Africa and moved to England at the age of six, where he began his cricket career. Strauss played for Middlesex in English Domestic cricket and then went on playing for England. He was a prominent fielder who was known for his fielding ascendancy in slip.