Five Cricketers Who Turned Poor From Being Filthy Rich
Chris Cairns.
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Cricket boards make sure to serve their players with the best facilities. But then nothing hits as hard as life does and even some of the most consistent cricketers have seen their fates change. It is interesting that from living a posh life full of facilities and accomplishments they adjusted to living the life of a regular middle class but never gave up on the test of life and continued to float in the test of time.

Let us look at a few cricketers who turned poor from being filthy rich or well recognised.

Arshad Khan

Arshad Khan
Arshad Khan
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Arshad Khan played for Pakistan from 1997 to 2006. In this phase, he represented the national team in nine Tests and 58 ODIs. He was not a success story for Pakistan but contributed to the best of his capacity during his playing days.

However, after his time in cricket, he struggled with his finances. His family failed to make ends meet. During this time Arshad Khan resorted to driving taxi in Australia to help his family survive.

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