Who is the only cricketer to play for three different teams in T20Is?
Who is the only cricketer to play for three different teams in T20Is?
Luke Ronchi is the only cricketer who has played for three different teams in the shortest format of the game. The wicket-keeper batter represented Australia, New Zealand, and the ICC World XI in 2018, making him the only cricketer to do so.
Luke Ronchi is one such player who has represented three teams in T20I cricket throughout his career. In one of the most interesting career profiles, the wicket keeper batter made a decent case for himself in the lower order whenever he got the chance to represent his country.
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It is worth noting that Ronchi initially represented Australia in T20I cricket and went on to play for his country of birth, New Zealand, in the shortest format of the game. Furthermore, the third team that Ronchi represented in T20I cricket was the World XI against the West Indies at Lord's Cricket Ground in the Hurricane Relief match in 2018.
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Throughout his career, Luke Ronchi played 33 T20Is, where he amassed 359 runs to his name, maintaining an average of 17.95 runs. His highest score in the shortest format of the game 51* runs. He maintained a strike rate of 140.23 with just the sole half century to his name.
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Interestingly, it was ODI cricket where Ronchi gathered the most experience. He played a total of 85 ODI matches, where he scored 1,397 runs to his name, maintaining an average of 23.67 runs. His highest score in the format was 170* runs and a strike rate of 114.50 as well.
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Notably, Ronchi only played four Tests throughout his career. In the four Test matches, he scored 319 runs to his name, with an average of 39.87 runs and a highest score of 88 runs as well. He hit two half-centuries in the longest format of the game, despite his short lived career in the format.
