Generally, the international cricket career of a player will span 10-12 years. After retirement, they return to daily life, needing money to lead their lives. Some cricketers continue to do various jobs related to cricket, like commentary and coaching, because of their passion for cricket. But some think out of the box and choose a different path. Also, some cricketers do a job for their commitments to lead their family. It’s sad to see them. So here we present you the top 10 cricket players who chose different professions after retirement:

10. Joginder Sharma

Joginder Sharma is an Indian right-armed fast-medium bowler who played a short international career of 4 ODI and 4 T20 matches. He debuted for India against Bangladesh in 2004. He gets serving for CSK from 2008 – 2012. He was famously known for bowling the last over of the 2007 World Cup final match against Pakistan. In that match, Pakistan needed 13 runs with one wicket in hand, and he made the nation proud by getting that wicket of Misbah-ul-Haq and winning the World Cup for India. He then became a deputy superintendent of police in the Kurukshetra District.

9. Arshad Khan

Arshad Khan was a former Pakistani cricketer who played 58 ODI matches. He debuted against the West Indies in 2000. The right-handed off-break bowler has taken 56 wickets in ODI and 32 wickets in 9 test matches that Khan played. He moved to Sydney, Australia, where he worked as a Uber call taxi driver for some years. In 2020, he got appointed as a women’s Pakistan team coach.

8. Chris Harris

Chris Harris was a former New Zealand cricketer who played 250 ODI matches and 23 test matches. He was regarded as the critical player in ODI formats for the Kiwis. He was also a part-time bowler and has taken 203 wickets in ODI. Later he made a commentary for Sky Sports. Later, he became a medical rep and sold orthopedic instruments like pedicle screws, cages, and artificial knees.

7. Curtley Ambrose

Curtly Ambrose found himself in the music group from pace to bass after he retired from international cricket. He was a former West Indies cricket player who played 176 ODI matches and 98 test matches. Ambrose was famously known for his pace and picked up 405 wickets in test cricket. After his retirement, he became a soft person and joined the BigBug Bad Dread music band,t. After his retirement, he became a quiet person and joined, where he established his musical skills.

6. Nathan Astle

Nathan Astle was a former New Zealand cricketer who played as an opener for the Blackcaps. The right-handed batsman played 223 matches and scored 7,090 runs. He was married to the first class-player Robbie Frew. Later he took part in RuapunaRuapana Speedway, driving a Sprint car. He finished at 3rd in the Southin3rf rank in South Island SprintCarSprint Car Championship in 2010.

5. Xavier Doherty

Xavier Doherty was a former Australian cricketer who played 60 ODI matches and took 55 wickets. He got selected for the 2015 ICC World Cup squad, where Australia emerged as champions. He announced his retirement in 2017. After some years, he gets spotted doing carpentry work. He said that he wasn’t sure about what was next after he finished cricket. He did some landscaping, office work, cricket, and then found himself as a carpenter. It’s unfortunate to see a world champion working as a carpenter.

4. MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni is a former Indian cricket team captain who led the team to conquer the 2011 World Cup. He played 350 test matches and scored 10,773 runs. He is the captain of the CSK team in IPL and has won three cups for the franchise so far. He is famously known for his finishing style with a six. His helicopter shot is loved by cricket fans worldwide. Currently, Dhoni is busy looking after his farm. Dhoni is a nature-loving person and is doing organic farming on his farm.

3. Suraj Randiv

Suraj Randiv was a former Sri Lankan cricketer. The right-handed all-rounder played 31 ODI matches and 12 test matches. He made his international cricket debut in 2009 against India. He played for CSK in the 2011 IPL. After his retirement, he became a bus driver for Transdev transport agency in Melbourne, Australia. Cricket fans felt bad after finding Suraj, who played the 2011 World Cup final against India, driving a bus for livelihood.

2. Andrew Flintoff

Andrew Flintoff was a former international cricket player who played for the England cricket team from 1998 – 2009. The impressive all-rounder played 141 ODI matches and 79 test matches. After he retired from international cricket, Flintoff showed his interest in professional boxing. He beat American Richard Dawson in 2012. He won the Australian television show, “I’m a celebrity…Get me out of here.” Later he played for Lancashire and Brisbane Heat in the BBL in 2014.

1. Imran Khan

Imran Khan was a former Pakistani cricketer who led the team to conquer their first World Cup in 1992. He was an excellent all-rounder at his time, who played 175 ODI matches and 88 test matches. After his retirement, Khan entered politics and founded his political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, in 1996. The party got less than one percent of the votes in the national election held next year. Currently, he is the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chairman of PTI.