7 Ex-Cricketers With Most Irrelevant Professions

Chris Cairns, New Zealand

The former Black caps all-rounder and occasional captain Chris Cairns has played 215 ODIS and 62 test matches for the country. His father being a former cricketer, Cricket was on his genes. He has 419 wickets in his name all together in both the formats. He retired in 2006.

After retirement he has been working a commentator with Sky sport. The short lived Indian cricket league sport fixing allegations and investigations are still going on for the ex-captain of Chandigarh lions. Following the court cases, he was seen working in bus shelters and driving trucks for the Auckland Municipal Council as well as working in a bar.

Henry Olonga, Zimbabwe

Henry Olonga is a former Zimbabwe cricketer who has played 30 test matches and 50 ODIs for the country. He debut at a very young age of 19, which made him the first black cricketer as well as the youngest player to play the game for the country. 

His international career came to an end in 2003 after Olonga and team mate Andy Flower wore black armbands during an international cricket match in the 2003 Cricket World Cup to "mourn the death of democracy" in Zimbabwe. He is now pursuing a career as a cricket commentator and singer and released an album Aurelia in 2006. His autobiography, Blood, Sweat and Treason, was released in July 2010.

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