5 Players who chose cricket as career option after educational degree

Cricket is a game about passion and determination; a sport in which participants attend camps and practice from a young age. Athletes frequently fail to complete their schooling due to the demands of the sport and their responsibilities as a result of it. 

Every young person will face a decision between his passion and his profession at some point in his life. While most young people follow their careers and put their passions aside, there have been a few cases where a professional's love for the game of cricket has forced them to leave their careers to pursue cricket. 

The passion for the game of cricket was so strong that, despite working hard to obtain a professional degree, they had no second thoughts about leaving their profession to seek a cricket career.

Here are 5 players who chose cricket as their career over their education degree:

1. Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin is one of the best off-spinners the game has seen. Making his India debut in 2011, the Tamil Nadu spinner has 490 wickets in 95 Tests to his name at an average of 23.69. In 116 ODIs, Ashwin took 156 wickets at an economy of 4.93, while in 65 T20Is, he got 72 wickets at an economy of 6.90. In addition to this, he was part of the Indian team that won the ICC World Cup 2011 and the Champions Trophy 2013.

Coming to his educational qualifications, Ashwin holds a B. Tech degree in Information Technology from the highly reputed Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering. He did his schooling at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan and St. Bede's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School. He reportedly even worked for Cognizant Technology Solutions, before choosing cricket as his full-time career.