Cricket
Some cricket stars bat left-handed—but weren’t always that way. Here are 5 cricketers who switched sides and made it big.
Kusal Perera started out as a right-handed batsman, but he later switched to batting left-handed after being inspired by Sanath Jayasuriya
Sadiq was initially right-handed but later became a left-handed batsman to create better opportunities for himself
Venkatesh Iyer was first a right-handed batter, but he changed to batting left-handed to follow in the footsteps of his idol, Sourav Ganguly
Michael Hussey started out as a right-handed batter, but he decided to switch to left-handed after watching Allan Border play and getting inspired by him
Ganguly was originally right-handed, but he learned to bat left-handed. He did this so he could use his brother’s cricket gear