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3 such legendary players who became more successful cricketers than their father, 1 Indian in the list



On many occasions in the history of cricket, two brothers have been seen playing for the same team. The most successful names are Steve Waugh-Mark Waugh and Chappell (Ian, Greg and Trevor). Apart from this, many famous father-sons have also played in international cricket. In which Sunil Gavaskar and his son Rohan Gavaskar were the popular father-son duo of India. But if compared, Rohan did not prove to be as successful a cricketer as compared to Sunil Gavaskar. Apart from this, Roger Binny's record was also excellent but his son Stuart Binny could not achieve the same height as him. On the other hand, both Shaun Marsh and Mitchell Marsh, sons of former Australian cricketer Geoff Marsh, are successful cricketers today.

Let us take a look at such father-son duos whose sons became more successful cricketers.

3 legendary players who became more successful cricketers than their fathers

3.Walter Hadlee and Richard Hadlee

New Zealand fast bowler Richard Hadlee was one of the best bowlers in the world. He was the first player to take 400 wickets in Test cricket. Apart from this, Richard was also a hard hitter batsman. That's why his name is taken along with all-rounders like Kapil Dev, Imran Khan and Ian Botham. Hadlee's best performance came against Australia in 1985-86. He took 15 wickets in this match held in Brisbane. He was awarded a knighthood by the New Zealand government in 1990.

Walter Hadlee, who was his father, played only 11 matches for New Zealand. Apart from the player, he was also the captain, selector and manager of the team. He was born in Christchurch. He played both rugby and cricket. The Kiwi team toured in 1937 under Hadlee's captaincy. He played his last match in 1951. He also had a century to his name.

2.Peter Pollock and Sean Pollock

Shaun Pollock was the best fast bowling all-rounder of his time. Along with Allan Donald, he handled the South African fast bowling for a long time. Pollock was nothing less than a nightmare for the batsmen in the 90s. After Hansie Cronje, he also took over the captaincy of the team. Pollock took 421 wickets in 108 Tests for South Africa, which is a record. Apart from this, he also scored runs at an average of 33. He has 393 wickets in ODIs.

Shaun Pollock's father Peter Pollock also played as a fast bowler for South Africa. Although he was not as dominant as his son. Peter took 116 wickets in 28 Tests. In which his best performance was 38/6.

1. Yograj Singh and Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh is one of the greatest all-rounder of India. In the ICC Champions Trophy in 2000, Yuvraj scored an inning of 84 against Australia in his debut match. After that he became a regular member of the Indian team. Yuvraj Singh has played many memorable innings for India. The 2002 NatWest Trophy final innings with Kaif is still etched in people's minds.

Apart from this, in the T20 World Cup 2007, Yuvraj made an important contribution to India's title victory by hitting 6 sixes in 6 balls. At the same time, in the 2011 World Cup also, Yuvraj showed a great game. Because of which he became the player of the tournament.

Yuvraj Singh's father Yograj Singh was also a fast bowler from Punjab. He was included in the team for the 1980/81 tour of New Zealand, where he played in one Test and took one wicket. This was his last test. Apart from this, he has 4 wickets in 5 ODIs.

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