Former Zimbabwe star batsman Grant Flower celebrates his birthday today. Grant's brother Andy Flower also played international cricket for Zimbabwe. On his birthday, we take a look at some interesting brother duos who went on to become popular in cricket
Updated On: 2021-12-20 02:50 PM IST
Grant Flower and Andy Flower (Zimbabwe): Andy Flower is a former Zimbabwe captain and wicket-keeper batsman who played 63 Tests with 4,794 runs. His younger brother, Grant is a former opening batsman and has played 67 Tests with 3,457 runs
Hardik and Krunal Pandya (India): The Pandya brothers are the latest of bro-duos in cricket. Hardik has played 63 ODIs with 57 wickets and 1286 runs as well as 11 Tests with 532 runs. His brother Krunal Pandya has played 5 ODIs scoring 138 runs with a top score of 58*. Both have made their presence felt on the T20I scene and have been impactful players for the Mumbai Indians franchise at the IPL. Both brothers are classified as all-rounders. (Pic Courtesy/ Hardik Pandya's Instagram account)
Irfan Pathan and Yusuf Pathan (India): Irfan Pathan is an all-rounder and former cricketer with 29 Tests and 120 ODIs under his belt. Irfan took 110 wickets and scored 1105 runs in Tests, while in ODIs he took 173 wickets and scored 1544 runs. His older brother, Yusuf who is known to be a hard-hitting batsman in the ODI format and the cash-rich Twenty20 franchise. He played 57 ODIs with 810 runs including 2 centuries and 3 fifties. The Pathan brothers, both former cricketers, have made a huge impact not only in domestic but also international cricket. Often playing on opposite sides in IPL, Irfan and Yusuf Pathan's performance was never compromised. Irfan was one of the most promising all-rounders during his time and Yusuf's trailblazing batting will never be forgotten.
Michael Hussey and David Hussey (Australia): Mike Hussey, also known as 'Mr. Cricket', is a talented former batsman with 79 Tests and 185 ODIs with and 6,235 and 5442 runs to his name. His younger brother David Hussey, not too far behind, has played 69 games in ODIs and scored 1,796 runs.
Brett Lee and Shane Lee (Australia): Brett Lee is a former Australian cricketer who is regarded as one of the fiercest and most talented pacers of all time. Brett Lee played 76 Tests taking an impressive 310 wickets as well as 221 ODIs with an additional 380 wickets. Brett Lee is the fastest to take 350 wickets in ODIs. His older brother, Shane is a former all-rounder and medium-pacer who has played 45 ODIs scoring 477 runs and taking 48 wickets.
Brendon McCullum and Nathan McCullum (New Zealand): Brendon McCullum is a former New Zealand captain and trailblazing batsman with 101 Tests and 6,453 runs. He is also famously known for his quick and power-hitting in the T20 league. Brendon McCullum set the IPL stage ablaze in the opening match of the first season with a blistering 158 runs -a record he held for quite some time. McCullum has also been successful on the international stage in Tests. Baz, as he is famously known, has hit the most number of sixes in Test history and ranks second with most double hundreds in a Test series with 2. His older brother, Nathan is a former all-rounder in the ODIs format and has taken 63 wickets and scored over 1000 runs
Mark Waugh and Steve Waugh (Australia): Mark Waugh is a former batsman who played 128 Tests amassing 8029 runs. His older twin brother Steve is a former Australian captain (one of the most successful in history) and batsman who played 168 Tests with 10,927 runs to his name.
Ian Chappell and Greg Chappell (Australia): Ian Chappell is a successful former cricketer and commentator and has played 75 Tests with 5345 runs. His younger brother, Greg was a brilliant batsman and played 87 Tests with 7110 runs as well as former Indian team coach.
Morne Morkel and Albie Morkel (South Africa): Morne Morkel is a fast bowler and former cricketer with 79 Tests and 276 wickets and 112 ODIs with 186 wickets. His older brother, Albie, also a former cricketer, is an all-rounder who has played 58 ODIs with 782 runs and 50 wickets.
Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal (Pakistan): Kamran Akmal is a keeper-batsman who has played 53 Tests with 2,648 runs as well as 157 ODIs with 3236 runs. His younger brother, Umar is also a batsman and has played 16 Tests with over 1,000 runs scored as well as 121 ODIs with 3,194 runs.
Shaun Marsh and Mitchell Marsh (Australia): Shaun Marsh is an opening batsman who played 38 Tests with 2265 runs and 73 ODIs with 2773 runs under his belt along with 6 Test tons and 7 ODI tons. Shaun is popular in the IPL tournament being the leading run-scorer in the first edition back in 2008. His younger brother, Mitchell Marsh has transformed into a fabulous all-rounder who played 32 Tests with 1260 runs and 42 wickets as well as 63 ODIs with 1672 runs and 50 wickets.
Martin and Jeff Crowe (New Zealand): Martin Crowe, the late Kiwi cricketer is known as New Zealand's greatest batsman. He has played 77 Tests with 5444 runs to his name. His elder brother Jeff Crowe has played 39 Tests and 1,601 runs scored.