Cricket is considered a game where a certain level of fitness needs to be maintained. However, there are some who ignore that aspect and have still gone on to have good careers. Here are 10 of the most overweight players to have played the game:
Arjuna Ranatunga:
The Sri Lankan legend is one player who was known to be a classy batsman on the field. He was a fit athlete in his youth but by the time he took over the captaincy, he was pretty rotund. However, he managed to win a World Cup for Sri Lanka, so everything was forgotten.
Inzamam Ul-Haq:
The Pakistani legend is another one who was not the fittest. His big, burly frame was the butt of jokes from across the border, but there is no denying the class that he exuded. Inzamam retired as one of the greatest ever.
Dwayne Leverock:
The huge Bermudian cricketer was probably the biggest to have ever played the game. However, at the 2007 World Cup, he set the tournament on fire with one of the greatest catches, diving to his right to catch Uthappa with one hand.
Shane Warne:
The greatest leg spinner of all time, Shane Warne was far from the fittest though. In his career, he had problems with his weight but that did not deter him from bowling some deadly spells to dismiss the greatest of batsmen with ease.
Rahkeem Cornwall:
A player in the West Indies domestic league, Cornwall is one who you would never associate with the sport of cricket if you ever met him. He is an effective off-spinner with a good bat speed and could just make it to the national sidein the future.
Ramesh Powar:
The Indian spinner was one of the biggest to have played the game. He may have lost a little weight off late but is still not at the standard that is expected from a professional athlete playing the game.
Mark Cosgrove:
One of the bright sparks in Australian cricket, Cosgrove even won the Bradman award for the best young player in 2005. He hasn’t made the national team but it would be fun to watch him in the midst of fit athletes.
Samit Patel:
An English cricketer by profession, Samit Patel was one player who you would not describe as really fit. He had an impressive 2008 but then binged on the junk to become really fat. He then ended up being dropped for the World Cup.
Colin Millrun:
Reportedly weighing a whopping 114 kilograms, Colin Milburn is one cricketer who marked every birthday by adding more to his weight. He was also deemed to be one of the largest cricketers to have ever played the game.
WG Grace:
One of the greatest batsmen of all time, WG Grace also ended up being one of the best batsmen, and fielders at that point in time. His belly kept increasing but so did the talent.
