Stats: Indian cricketers who played international matches in most countries
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While Team India is gearing up for playing in the T20I series in the United States of America against West Indies, MS Dhoni is all set to play an International game in the 15th country. In addition to the 10 Test playing nations, Dhoni has played in Ireland, Scotland, Malaysia, UAE and now in the USA.
Among Indians, Rahul Dravid has played in 18 different countries while Ajit Agarkar has featured in 17 different countries. Sachin Tendulkar played in 16 different countries only as he missed out playing in Scotland and Netherlands like Dravid and Agarkar. Yuvraj Singh and Ganguly are the other players who played in more countries than Dhoni.
Indian head coach, Anil Kumble played a cricket match in 15 different nations. In the current Indian squad for the T20I series only Rohit Sharma has played in more than 10 different countries so far. Rohit will feature in an international game in the 12th country. In addition to the 10 Test nations, he has played games in Ireland and now in the USA.
Virat Kohli, on the other hand, has played in 9 different nations. He along with Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane have played Internationals in all the Test playing nations except Pakistan.
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Here is the list of Indian cricketers who played international matches in most countries:
Player Name | No. of countries | Countries |
Rahul Dravid | 18 | Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Pakistan, Singapore, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UAE, West Indies, Zimbabwe |
Ajit Agarkar | 17 | Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UAE, West Indies, Zimbabwe |
Sachin Tendulkar | 16 | Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UAE, West Indies, Zimbabwe |
Sourav Ganguly | 16 | Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, India, Ireland, Kenya, New Zealand, Netherlands, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UAE, West Indies, Zimbabwe |
Yuvraj Singh | 16 | Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UAE, West Indies, Zimbabwe |
MS Dhoni | 15* | Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UAE, USA*, West Indies, Zimbabwe |
Anil Kumble | 15 | Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, India, Kenya, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UAE, West Indies, Zimbabwe |
Ajay Jadeja | 14 | Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, India, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UAE, West Indies, Zimbabwe |
Robin Singh | 14 | Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, England, India, Kenya, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, UAE, West Indies, Zimbabwe |
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