5 Prominent Cricketers Who Went Against The Wishes Of Their Families

Sports is in art, and not many people value artistry when it is in its initial phase. However, when things look to fall in place with time, all those people who initially doubted its completion, make up their mind. An artist is generally opposed by his/her family itself, let alone other people. Same goes with sports and sportspersons.

Talking about cricket and cricketers, there have been numerous examples of the superstars of cricket who were initially opposed by their families, but they were defiant enough to prove the skill they had. Eventually, they succeeded in establishing their point as these players were determined to achieve what they sought and turned foes into friends with their talent.

Today, we take a look at the five cricketers who had the passion for proving everybody wrong with their potential and budding cricketers can draw a lot of inspiration from these superstars.

5 Famous Cricketers Who Defied Their Families And Took Up The Sport

Murali Vijay

Murali Vijay was never an illustrious student during his childhood. He wasn’t really good in studies, and he didn’t want to dig deeper into academics. He disliked academics so much so that he even missed his board examinations.

Seeing his lacklustre attitude, Murali’s parents asked him to look for a job if he didn’t want to continue his studies. It raged Vijay, and he left home at a very early age to pursue a career in cricket. Slowly and gradually, things turned around as he rose through the ranks and represented his state. He eventually had the opportunity to become one of those cricketers who have represented the nation.

Darren Sammy

Caribbean legend Darren Sammy was an ardent cricket lover right from his childhood. All he was ever interested in was cricket. But, Sammy’s family didn’t want him to become a cricketer professionally and opposed his thought of taking up the sport as a profession.

However, Sammy was challenging enough and knew what he was up to. Later, he went on to become the first cricketer from St. Lucia to represent West Indies. He also led them to their 2016 ICC T20 World Cup win.

MS Dhoni

Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni has had his fair share of struggle while aspiring to become a cricketer. Like Vijay, Dhoni was also never a very bright student. His initial inclination, however, was towards football. But with time passing by, Dhoni developed his love towards cricket.

As Dhoni progressed through the ranks, he got a job as a Ticket Collector and used to represent the Railways. But, as with every job, Dhoni couldn’t balance his job and cricket. So he decided to give up on his job, and Dhoni’s father was against it. However, MS Dhoni proved his father wrong with his sheer potential.

Dhoni joined the list of those illustrious cricketers who have led their team to a world cup win. He later went on to become the first cricketer to win all the three major ICC events as a captain.

Fakhar Zaman

Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman used to work in the Pakistani Navy. This also earned him the title of Fauji among his contemporaries. However, as with Dhoni, Fakhar couldn’t focus on cricket while working elsewhere professionally. So he quit his job to devote his complete time to cricket.

His dedication bore fruits as Fakhar progressed through the ranks of Pakistan cricket and gradually represented the national side and won a Champions Trophy title with them in 2017 joining a list of elite cricketers.

Habibul Bashar

At the time Habibul Bashar began his cricket career, even international cricketers were not well-paid, and Bangladesh didn’t even have the Test status. So, it was apparent for his parents to be a little worried about his future. However, Habibul had faith in his talent and also in the country’s potential.

Bashar’s resilience paid the price as Bashar went on to have a glorious career for Bangladesh eventually and he even led Bangladesh in Test cricket when they got the Test status.

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