5 Indian Cricketers Who Are Not Even Graduates

Indian cricket has become so much different now from the old standards and the youngsters have started to concentrate on the game rather than the studies which look surprising. The olden era saw a lot of families fearing to leave their children to excel in sports but now the times have changed and a lot of parents have now opted to prefer the field of sports more than studies.

The reason behind the emergence of the game has been the popularity of the IPL which has been celebrated like a festival in the country. The old era of Indian cricket was different and only a few of the cricketers have made it to the international stages without going to college. Here are five Indian legends who are not even graduates.

5 Indian Cricketers Who Are Not Even Graduates:

Sachin Tendulkar:

Sachin Tendulkar is one of the best batsmen in the history of cricket and holds most of the records in his name. The 47-year-old has played 200 Tests, 463 ODIs, and 1 T20i scoring 15,921, 18,426, and 10 runs respectively in the formats for India. The master blaster is the only man to hit 100 centuries in his international career and was the first batsman in history to hit a double century in ODIs.

Sachin has come up the ranks through school cricket and he was called up for the Mumbai Ranji Cricket team at the age of 14. He made his debut for India at the age of 16 and never stopped playing cricket until his retirement. His numbers have been phenomenal and Sachin decided to concentrate on cricket rather than studies after failing the HSC exam for 10th standard.

Yuvraj Singh:

Yuvraj Singh who had come from a cricketing background has always been a star performer for the nation and his contribution in the two world cup wins for India has been immense. He was the player of the WorldCup in 2011 and the elegant left-hander can bowl some handy overs too. He was the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in T20 internationals in the 2007 Worldcup as he smashed Stuart Broad all over the park.

His early inroads in cricket had affected his studies and his father always wanted him to concentrate on cricket. However, he studied at the DAV Public School, Chandigarh, and completed his graduation degree in Commerce. He was one of the best strikers of the cricket ball, and he has also held the record for the fastest fifty in T20 internationals in just 12 deliveries.

Zaheer Khan:

The left-arm pacer from Mumbai was one of the best bowlers produced from India in international cricket. His ability to swing and generate pace was a testimony of his skills and has taken 311 wickets for India in 92 tests with 11 five-wicket hauls. He led the pace attack in the 2011 WorldCup winning campaign for India and was a great exponent of the art of reverse swing bowling.

Zaheer Khan passed the HSC exam with an excellent score of 83%, however, he had to drop out from the Engineering college to concentrate on playing U-19 cricket for Mumbai. Zaheer Khan made his international debut in 2000 and went on to play 14 years of international cricket for India. He finished as the second most successful bowler after Kapil Dev in Indian cricket history.

Shikhar Dhawan:

The left-hand opener from Delhi has been a regular for India in the ODIs for a long time now and has had a successful stint in the 50 over format so far. He has hit 5808 runs in 139 ODIs after making his debut in 2010 and has formed with Rohit Sharma as one of the most successful pair of openers in Indian cricket history. He has hit 17 centuries and 30 fifties in his career so far at an average of 45.

Dhawan studied in St. Marks Senior Secondary Public School in Paschim Vihar, Delhi but had to discontinue his studies after completing 12th grade to focus on his cricket career. He was the highest run-scorer in the 2004 U-19 world cup for India and still holds the record for most runs in a single tournament with 505 runs from seven innings.

Virat Kohli:

The best match-winner India has ever produced would be Virat Kohli — and he has always set the standards really high. The right-hander is one of the fewest batsmen in the world cricket to average more than 50 in all the formats in international cricket. He had dominated the bowlers and has been one of the best batsmen in the decade. He is pipped to break most of the records in the game when he retires.

Kohli completed his schooling in Saviour Convent Secondary School, Paschim Vihar, Delhi, and decided to stop studying after his 12th class.

However, his successful career will remain as one of the best to have played and he is the current captain of the Indian cricket team. The 32-year-old is one of the fittest cricketers going around and his consistency is unmatchable.