Former Australian fast bowler Nathan Bracken: Cricketers have millions of fans. Cricket has a different craze among people in India who are curious to know about their lives and take inspiration from them. Recently, when Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli announced their retirement from international cricket, their fans were disappointed that now they will not be able to see their favorite player playing. What do they do after retiring from cricket and how is their lifestyle? Know about it…
The one we are going to talk about is former Australian fast bowler Nathan Bracken who has millions of fans. He was known for his wavy blonde hair and swing bowling. The 6.4 feet tall bowler retired from cricket in 2011 due to a knee injury.
Nathan Bracken's Lifestyle After Quitting Cricket
After retiring from cricket, Bracken's long hair has now become short. He now also keeps a beard and wears glasses. The life of 46-year-old Bracken has changed completely. Bracken works as an account manager for a company in Sydney. Bracken may also stand as a Liberal candidate in the New South Wales state elections.
Bracken's cricketing career
Nathan Bracken played 5 Tests, 115 ODIs and 19 T20 matches for Australia, during which he took 172 wickets in ODIs at an economy rate of 4.4. Bracken made a record of taking 100 wickets in his 60th ODI match. Bracken has 19 wickets in T20 Internationals and 12 wickets in Test matches.
Refused to play in IPL
In the year 2011, Nath Bracken was contracted by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 1.3 crore. But Bracken refused to play. Bracken used to trouble Virender Sehwag a lot in international cricket. Bracken dismissed Sehwag seven times.