For one cause or another, Indian cricket players remain at the spotlight. Indian cricketers still manage to remain in news whether it’s their personal life or professional life. This results in a massive worldwide fan following. Indian cricketers are extremely talented and thus, apart from cricket, honourable government jobs have also been granted to a few players.
1. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has no doubt been Indian cricket team’s most effective captain ever.
It was just so fun watching him play on the field but aside from cricket, M.S. In 2011, Dhoni was made Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army.
2. Sachin Tendulkar
Known as the cricket king, he was named as the Indian Air Force Group Captain in 2010. He was also elected to the 2012 Rajya Sabha.
3. Harbhajan Singh
One of the world’s most effective off-spinner ever seen, the Punjab government honoured Harbhajan Singh Plaha with the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police.
4. Kapil Dev
In 2008, Kapil Dev, the first Indian Captain to win the world cup, was appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Army.
5. Umesh Yadav
Indian Cricket Team’s fast-paced bowler, Umesh Yadav, was honoured with assistant manager role at Reserve Bank Of India.
6. Joginder Singh Sharma
Joginder Singh Sharma was a member of the Twenty20 World Cup-winning team in 2007. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has assigned him the task of bowling the last over in the match against Pakistan. He was rewarded by the Haryana government with the post of Deputy Superintendent of Police for his contribution to the Indian victory.
