5 cricketers who outdid their fathers
The cricketing history has been witness to many instances of two or more members of the same family playing the game. All sorts of permutations and combinations of the family tree have been involved in them. Many families have represented their own countries but the most fascinating of the lot has always been the duo of father-son.Every rich cricketing nation have some families who have a strong contribution towards the game. There have also been a few families where both father and son have represented their nation. While not all father-son duos have done too well in terms of performance.There have been several instances in the past when a son of a great cricketer did not live up to the expectations but the other side of the coin also exists in the history of the game. Many sons of unsuccessful cricketers have also registered their names in the history book with their successful careers.Heres a list of five cricketers who outdid their fathers.
#5 Shaun Pollock, son of Peter Pollock (South Africa)
Peter Pollock is a former South African test cricketer who has also played continuing role in the South African cricket team as a selector. The all-rounder made his debut for his country in 1961 at Durban against New Zealand. The right-hand fast bowler picked up 116 wickets in 28 Test matches with a career-best haul of 10/87. He has also scored 607 runs with his right-hand batting with an average of 21.67 in Test.
His son, Shaun Pollock is a former South African cricketer who was also the captain of his side. Pollock is considered as one of the best bowling all-rounders the game has ever seen. He represented his country in all the international formats of the game. He made his Test debut in 1995 against England at Centurion and by the end of his career had played 108 Tests, 303 ODIs and 12 T20Is for his country. He accumulated 3781 Test runs and 3519 ODI runs to his name. But it was his bowling which made him the legend he is today.
Shaun picked up 421 Test wickets with an average of 23.11 along with 393 ODI wickets and 15 T20I wickets. He went to captain his side in the 2003 Cricket World Cup which was held in South Africa.