10 cricketers who took up other professions after retirement due to money issues
Ganesh Birle, a social media user, recently described his strange encounter with former Pakistani bowlerArshad Khan. Khan, who had represented Pakistan in 9 Tests and 58 ODIs between 1997 and 2006, now drives Uber cabs in Sydney for a living.Birle wrote: He was the driver of our cab and we started chatting, he told me that he is from Pakistan and lives in Sydney. Also that he has been to Hyderabad many times when he was playing for Lahore Badshahs something in ICL. After which I asked him his full name and then I was shocked to see his face which I could partially recognise. I shook his hand and left.But strange as it may seem, Arshad Khan is not the only such example. Our cricketing annals are filled with the tales of extraordinary cricketers who passed into a life of poverty once the limelight ceased to shineon them.The number of cricketers who later became influential politicians, actors or singers is truly endless.But this is not a listof super-rich cricketers who took up other sports or professions merely as a passion. There have been lesser known legends of the game who lived a difficult life away from the public eye after cricket.These are the men who gave their all for cricket but got nothing in return from the game.These are the stories of extraordinary men whom cricket did not remember.
#10 Brett Schultz
In international cricketing circles, Brett Schultz is not a well-remembered name. Very few remember his monstrous pace and his formidable bowling partnership with Allan Donald. His 20 wickets helped South Africa earn their maiden Test series win against Sri Lanka in 1992.
Continuous injuries, however, were a deterrent to what appeared to be a promising cricketing career. He retired early to pursue a career in finance, and is currently a business partner in the South African firm Econorisk.