4. Kepler Wessels (Australia and South Africa):
Kepler Wessels (Source: Twitter)
Kepler Wessels was one of the first Afrikaans people to choose Cricket over rugby in South Africa. As South Africa was banned from International cricket in 1970 by the apex cricket body due to apartheid, Wessels was forced to look for other countries to pursue his cricketing dreams. His love for cricket made him play for Australia as he made his debut in the 1982 Ashes series down under.
After the ban was lifted and South Africa was allowed to play Test matches, Wessels came back to play for the country of his birth. He further led South Africa in the 1992 World Cup where he took them to the semi-finals but they lost due to some controversial rules. He announced his retirement in 1994 and took up commentary.
