T20 WC 2024: These 3 players of India took Uganda to the World Cup. 20 teams have been confirmed for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
The most talked about team among these teams was Uganda, which has qualified for the World Cup by defeating many teams in the World Cup qualifiers. Uganda has been included in the 20 teams which are going to play in the ICC T20 World Cup.
But do you know that 3 Indian players have made a big contribution in Uganda qualifying for the World Cup, who are from India but play for Uganda? Let us tell you who these 3 players are.
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Ugandan Player Ronak Patel is From Gujarat:-
Ronak Patel is the first Indian player to play for Uganda. 35-year-old Ronak was born in Anand City Gujarat. The player spent his childhood in Gujarat only. Ronak has been very fond of playing cricket since childhood.
He has played cricket at the district level for many years. Ronak left India and came to Uganda in the year 2017 itself. He performed well in local tournaments and was included in the Uganda national team.
The left-handed batsman has scored 779 runs in 38 T20 matches played so far. In the Africa Region T20 World Cup Qualifier, he scored 127 runs at an average of 25.40.
Ugandan Player Alpesh Ramjani is From Mumbai:-
The second Indian player to play for Uganda is Alpesh Ramazani, who hails from India. 29-year-old Alpesh was also born in Mumbai. He left India and moved to Uganda to pursue his cricket career.
The all-rounder has scored 471 runs at an average of 29.43 in the total 30 T20 matches played so far. Apart from this, he has also taken 55 wickets at an average of 9.09. Alpesh made an important contribution to the team by taking 12 wickets in the T20 World Cup Qualifier.
Ugandan Player Dinesh Nakrani is From Gujarat:-
Dinesh Nakrani is the third Indian player to play for Uganda. He is also a resident of Gujarat. Dinesh, born in Kutch, came to Uganda about 7 years ago. The left-handed all-rounder made his T20 debut for Saurashtra in 2014.
Before this, he used to represent Gujarat in Under-19 cricket. Cricketers like Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja also play for the Saurashtra team.
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Dinesh has scored 740 runs in 49 T20 International matches for Uganda at an average of 30.83, which also includes two half-centuries. Apart from this, he took 63 wickets. Dinesh also took 9 wickets in the T20 World Cup Qualifier.
