The T20Is may be getting more popular in the modern day cricket but there is no denying the fact that test cricket is the purest form of the game and playing test cricket is still a dream of many cricketers. On the contrary, in the present times, there are a number of players who are giving up their test career in order to focus more on their T20I career. However in this article, we will let you know about 5 famous T20 players about whom you may not know that they have also played test cricket.
1. Lockie Ferguson:
The New Zealand pacer is currently a part of the squad which is playing in the ongoing 3-match T20I series against India. Lockie Ferguson made his international debut in ODIs in 2016 and in T20Is in 2017 and till now, he has played 53 ODIs and 30 T20Is for his country but very few people know that he has played 1 test match for New Zealand too in the year 2019 against Australia.
2. Andre Russell:
The former West Indian cricketer is no less than a legend when it comes to T20I cricket as he was a part of the 2012 and 2016 ICC World Cup winning squads and till date, he has played more than 300 T20I matches in various T20 leagues. Andre Russell made his ODI and T20I debut in 2011 but surprisingly even before making his debut in the limited overs format, he made his test debut in 2010 in a test match against Sri Lanka which is the first and last test match of his career.
3. Tabraiz Shamsi:
The South African cricketer made his test and ODI debut in 2016 but for T20I debut, he had to wait for one year. The 32 years old cricketer played only 2 test matches before taking retirement from test cricket in 2018.
4. Piyush Chawla:
The Indian leg-spinner may not have played many international matches but he is a famous name in the IPL and has played for various franchises. Piyush Chawla made his ODI debut in 2007 and played 25 ODIs while in 2010, he made his T20I debut and played 7 matches for the country. However, not many people know that Piyush Chawla made his test debut even before his debut in the white-ball format, he debuted in tests in 2006 but he played only 3 test matches in his career.
5. Lasith Malinga:
The former Sri Lankan cricketer is considered as one of the best bowlers of the limited overs format of all times. It was under his captaincy that Sri Lanka won the ICC T20 World Cup 2014 and he is the only bowler to take 4 wickets in 4 balls two times in international cricket. Lasith Malinga made his ODI and test debut in 2004 and though he went on to play 226 ODIs, his test career was limited as he played only 30 test matches. He played 84 T20Is for Sri Lanka and if we talk about his IPL career, he played only for Mumbai Indians which is the most successful team of the IPL with 5 title wins.
Did you know that these limited overs specialist played in test matches as well?