Cricketers day jobs

[Chasing Cars]

i have to admit that i was mildly shocked yesterday when i found out that good ol' sanga is actually a barister :o so what other jobs do cricketers have? PS - HAPPY PAKISTAN DAY

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by KhushbuHussain i have to admit that i was mildly shocked yesterday when i found out that good ol' sanga is actually a barister :o so what other jobs do cricketers have? PS - HAPPY PAKISTAN DAY

I don't think he practices though

[*sallu*]

Oh,
Well Sanga was studyin Law and completed his degree I think

As for here in the UAE almost all the national team players have gotten jobs in Emirates Airlines or some Banks.

In Pakistan as well there used to be a similar sytem, I'm not sure whether it is still implimented now but banks like Habib Bank and PIA used to hire players and give em jobs so they could play for them.

[haroonrasheed320]

Dhoni works in Air India as sum officer it came in news that Air India reduced his monthly salary,

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by haroonrasheed320 Dhoni works in Air India as sum officer it came in news that Air India reduced his monthly salary,

wasn't he also a police inspector or something like that

[RexRex]

Originally Posted by haroonrasheed320 Dhoni works in Air India as sum officer it came in news that Air India reduced his monthly salary,

Hard times for Dhoni...hope the recession ends soon.

[RexRex]

Dhoni was a ticket inspector at the railways
.

[Salman]

Seems like good thread to post these old gems

[RexRex]

why didnt anyone stop kaneria ?

[Extreme Pace]

J.Kallis used to a jail guard i think.

[RexRex]

kapil dev = bus driver

merv hughes = bus conductor

[Juggernaut]

Ben Hilfenhaus used to be a brick layer

[Cover Drive]

Originally Posted by RexRex dhoni was a ticket inspector at the railways , i think .

Seriously?

Originally Posted by Salman Seems like good thread to post these old gems

Salman I am petty sure those pictures were made after 2007 WC.

Originally Posted by *sallu* Oh, Well Sanga was studyin Law and completed his degree I think As for here in the UAE almost all the national team players have gotten jobs in Emirates Airlines or some Banks. In Pakistan as well there used to be a similar sytem, I'm not sure whether it is still implimented now but banks like Habib Bank and PIA used to hire players and give em jobs so they could play for them.

Same goes for Canadian cricket team player (they don't work for Airlines but cricket is kinda part time for them)

Wasim Akram and several other players worked for PIA

[Uncle Sam]

Muhammad Yousuf used to be a tailor (not sure ladies or gents).

[RexRex]

Originally Posted by Cover Drive Seriously?

yes , on one of India's greatest cricket days , the WC final 03 , Dhoni was a ticket collector

.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by RexRex Dhoni was a ticket inspector at the railways .

no no no, I am talking about him being made some kind of inspector after winning something or some performance in cricket. I am pretty sure it was related to police. someone posted something here 2-3 years ago

[Oxy]

They say Mohammad Sami was a cricketer - I know, hard to believe.......

[Sufian84]

wow
i can imagine sanga in court, always arguinf with the judge

[Extreme Pace]

Also from what i have heard, Azhar Mehmood used to be Mechanic and Abdul Razzaq was an electrician. Shaoib Akthar used to be a awara ( still is :p )

[Cover Drive]

Originally Posted by Uncle Sam Muhammad Yousuf used to be a tailor (not sure ladies or gents).

He has also driven Rickshaw as well. His father used to sweep at Lahore railway station

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by Sufian84 wow i can imagine sanga in court, always arguinf with the judge

you nicked it you're honour ... really you did ... oh come on buddy ... you should walk

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Originally Posted by Extreme Pace J.Kallis used to a jail guard i think.

Really ?

[Chasing Cars]

haha this thread has actually suprised me even more! I think it's because people don't know these guys before they became famous, which is the reason why some people are suprised when they hear about their other jobs. Lol at the sohaib akhtar awara thing :p

[ehjaz]

Originally Posted by Cover Drive He has also driven Rickshaw as well. His father used to sweep at Lahore railway station

But Allah chose a different destination for him........

[fahimszd]

Originally Posted by Oxy They say Mohammad Sami was a cricketer - I know, hard to believe.......

Thats the best one, same thing is said about Faisal Iqbal as well, I don't know whether it is true or not.

[RexRex]

akhtar was a gigolo ?

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by RexRex akhtar was a gigolo ?

you tell me

[RexRex]

Originally Posted by Juggernaut you tell me

i have no idea what ur talking about

[shikari]

anil dalpat was homeopathic doctor/specialist

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by RexRex i have no idea what ur talking about

The smilie with the cow boy hat doesn't help you're argument

[RexRex]

i know

[Extreme Pace]

akhtar was a gigolo ?

Nah, just a simple awara also referred to as "chora" "masali" "marsai" in these parts. I used to live in the same locality as him (morga ) before he became "Rawalpindi Express" he would basically ride all day long on his shoddy old motorcycle with a bad silencer and strut around in bad landa jeans. He would get into arguments in the local park as sometimes the guys wouldn't let him play and used to refer to his bowling as "wata".

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by Extreme Pace Nah, just a simple awara also referred to as "chora" "masali" "marsai" in these parts. I used to live in the same locality as him (morga ) before he became "Rawalpindi Express" he would basically ride all day long on his shoddy old motorcycle with a bad silencer and strut around in bad landa jeans. He would get into arguments in the local park as sometimes the guys wouldn't let him play and used to refer to his bowling as "wata".

what a tw*t

[Chasing Cars]

bad landa jeans lmao XD

[shane]

Originally Posted by Sufian84 wow i can imagine sanga in court, always arguinf with the judge

"No judge, YOU'RE out of order!"

Also, Brett Lee used to work in a women's clothes shop.

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by shane "No judge, YOU'RE out of order!" Also, Brett Lee used to work in a women's clothes shop.

[shane]

Originally Posted by Juggernaut

I should say that I like Brett Lee and Im not trying to make fun of him. This is in fact true!

[McBoom]

Dwayne Leverock (the rather hefty man from Bermuda) drives a prison van.

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by shane I should say that I like Brett Lee and Im not trying to make fun of him. This is in fact true!

Neither Am I ... just found it amusing

[shane]

Originally Posted by shane "No judge, YOU'RE out of order!" Also, Brett Lee used to work in a women's clothes shop.

Bad information! In fact Brett Lee worked for Barclay's Menswear! Selling men's clothes! Also, he has a particular interest in fashion and, together with brother Shane, launched his own fashion label, "BL".

Sorry about that Juggernaut!

[RexRex]

kumble was an engineer

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by shane Bad information! In fact Brett Lee worked for Barclay's Menswear! Selling men's clothes! Also, he has a particular interest in fashion and, together with brother Shane, launched his own fashion label, "BL". Sorry about that Juggernaut!

you're giving Brett a bad name now

[Sufian84]

Originally Posted by McBoom Dwayne Leverock (the rather hefty man from Bermuda) drives a prison van.

that man is a legend.

[SAM'S]

Waqar Younis is a comedian now
http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/sh...ad.php?t=13799

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by Sufian84 that man is a legend.

he took an awesome catch in the world cup ... amazing stuff from the big man

[Qelic]

From what i know ..........

saeed anwar , computer engineer
Rashid lateef , computer engineer
Imran khan , Masters in political science from some uk university
Razaaq , electrical technician
mehmood , worked at his dads garage
Shoaib akhtar , was a street punk , b com drop out
Sami , b com drop out , may be completed later
Yasir hameed , lawyer
Ejaz ahmed , property dealer
Salim malik , construction company owner , family business
yousuf , rickshaw driver
younis khan , was near to become a mason
Shahid Afridi , family business of resturants
Rao iftikhar , farmer
Anwar ali , was labourer at a textile mill i think
Misbah ul haq , MBA
Salman butt , seems educated , son of a mill owner , said in a tv show

[Ayyub]

Originally Posted by poisonjet From what i know .......... saeed anwar , computer engineer Rashid lateef , computer engineer Imran khan , Masters in political science Razaaq , electrical technician mehmood , worked at his dads garage Shoaib akhtar , was a street punk Yasir hameed , lawyer Ejaz ahmed , property dealer Salim malik , construction company owner , family business yousuf , rickshaw driver younis khan , was near to become a mason Shahid Afridi , family business of resturants Rao iftikhar , farmer Anwar ali , was labourer at a textile mill i think Misbah ul haq , MBA Salman butt , seems educated , son of a mill owner , said in a tv show

[Qelic]

Originally Posted by Ayyub

what do u mean ?

[srh]

Originally Posted by poisonjet From what i know .......... saeed anwar , computer engineer Rashid lateef , computer engineer Imran khan , Masters in political science from some uk university Razaaq , electrical technician mehmood , worked at his dads garage Shoaib akhtar , was a street punk , b com drop out Sami , b com drop out , may be completed later Yasir hameed , lawyer Ejaz ahmed , property dealer Salim malik , construction company owner , family business yousuf , rickshaw driver younis khan , was near to become a mason Shahid Afridi , family business of resturants Rao iftikhar , farmer Anwar ali , was labourer at a textile mill i think Misbah ul haq , MBA Salman butt , seems educated , son of a mill owner , said in a tv show

Rashid Lateef I thought was a Civil Engineer.

[Ayyub]

Originally Posted by poisonjet what do u mean ?

i m happy for Rao that a farmer can become cricketer

[Qelic]

Originally Posted by Ayyub i m happy for Rao that a farmer can become cricketer

yeah , great progress , and example for young guys , never to lose hope , in any field of life .

[snow_leopard_pk]

It's been a while - but this is a funny funny thread.

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by poisonjet From what i know .......... saeed anwar , computer engineer Rashid lateef , computer engineer Imran khan , Masters in political science from some uk university Razaaq , electrical technician mehmood , worked at his dads garage Shoaib akhtar , was a street punk , b com drop out Sami , b com drop out , may be completed later Yasir hameed , lawyer Ejaz ahmed , property dealer Salim malik , construction company owner , family business yousuf , rickshaw driver younis khan , was near to become a mason Shahid Afridi , family business of resturants Rao iftikhar , farmer Anwar ali , was labourer at a textile mill i think Misbah ul haq , MBA Salman butt , seems educated , son of a mill owner , said in a tv show

Good stuff poisonjet

Never knew Rashid Latif was an educated man ... I have to say well done Yousuf ... inspiring stuff

[Qelic]

Originally Posted by Juggernaut Good stuff poisonjet Never knew Rashid Latif was an educated man ... I have to say well done Yousuf ... inspiring stuff

thanks ,

yeah great progress by yousuf , razzaq , rao , shoaib akhtar specially

[waquas_uk]

stuart clarke is an estate agent and only recetnly gave up his job

[Ayyub]

Originally Posted by waquas_uk stuart clarke is an estate agent and only recetnly gave up his job

why his career is on a down side and given up his job why

[Ayyub]

was near to become a mason matlab

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by Ayyub was near to become a mason matlab

and what are you doing now? playing cricket???

[asif9138]

Originally Posted by poisonjet From what i know .......... saeed anwar , computer engineer Rashid lateef , computer engineer Imran khan , Masters in political science from some uk university Razaaq , electrical technician mehmood , worked at his dads garage Shoaib akhtar , was a street punk , b com drop out Sami , b com drop out , may be completed later Yasir hameed , lawyer Ejaz ahmed , property dealer Salim malik , construction company owner , family business yousuf , rickshaw driver younis khan , was near to become a mason Shahid Afridi , family business of resturants Rao iftikhar , farmer Anwar ali , was labourer at a textile mill i think Misbah ul haq , MBA Salman butt , seems educated , son of a mill owner , said in a tv show

was tailor master!!! darzi!!!

[zimran72]

dirk nannes world class professional skier

[LG]

Originally Posted by poisonjet thanks , yeah great progress by yousuf , razzaq , rao , shoaib akhtar specially

No progress at all.

[ehjaz]

Originally Posted by LG No progress at all.

no he did progress to become number 1 "chachora" in the world.....

[Wassixpakistani]

Iftikhar does look like a farmer , I didn't know he was actually one.

[pakcricketfan]

Originally Posted by poisonjet From what i know .......... saeed anwar , computer engineer Rashid lateef , computer engineer Imran khan , Masters in political science from some uk university Razaaq , electrical technician mehmood , worked at his dads garage Shoaib akhtar , was a street punk , b com drop out Sami , b com drop out , may be completed later Yasir hameed , lawyer Ejaz ahmed , property dealer Salim malik , construction company owner , family business yousuf , rickshaw driver younis khan , was near to become a mason Shahid Afridi , family business of resturants Rao iftikhar , farmer Anwar ali , was labourer at a textile mill i think Misbah ul haq , MBA Salman butt , seems educated , son of a mill owner , said in a tv show

Yasir hameed...really??!!
and salman Butt has done his A levels..He didn't study further..i'm not sure though!

[pakcricketfan]

Originally Posted by srh Rashid Lateef I thought was a Civil Engineer.

yep, you are right. He told that in an interview.

[haroonrasheed320]

Shoaib Akhtar hmmmmmmmmmmm a Born legend was is willbe

[b0wld]

Originally Posted by poisonjet From what i know .......... saeed anwar , computer engineer Rashid lateef , computer engineer Imran khan , Masters in political science from some uk university Razaaq , electrical technician mehmood , worked at his dads garage Shoaib akhtar , was a street punk , b com drop out Sami , b com drop out , may be completed later Yasir hameed , lawyer Ejaz ahmed , property dealer Salim malik , construction company owner , family business yousuf , rickshaw driver younis khan , was near to become a mason Shahid Afridi , family business of resturants Rao iftikhar , farmer Anwar ali , was labourer at a textile mill i think Misbah ul haq , MBA Salman butt , seems educated , son of a mill owner , said in a tv show

Some Corrections that i know of

Saeed Anwar is Mechanical Engineer
Rashid Latif is Civil Engineer
Imran Khan is an Oxford Graduate
Shahid Afridi family own Eastern Toyota not restaurants
Salman Butt is B.Com with good English

[Qelic]

Originally Posted by b0wld Some Corrections that i know of Saeed Anwar is Mechanical Engineer Rashid Latif is Civil Engineer Imran Khan is an Oxford Graduate Shahid Afridi family own Eastern Toyota not restaurants Salman Butt is B.Com with good English

I have friends living near him , afridi , his family has resturants , Auto show room , farm house . I dont know exactly their original family profession .

Salman butt , as i said , seems educated and good if he has B com . But i didnt understand ur " good english " comment ?

[Qelic]

Originally Posted by pakcricketfan Yasir hameed...really??!! and salman Butt has done his A levels..He didn't study further..i'm not sure though!

yes , Yasir hameed is a lawyer , his father , elder bros are all lawyers even one of his uncle . I didnt believe this myself , he doesnt seem this much educated . Mirza Iqbal Baig , a local sports journalists told this during a local 20 20 match . His Full name is i think Yasir Hameed Durrani .

[Juggernaut]

Originally Posted by poisonjet I have friends living near him , afridi , his family has resturants , Auto show room , farm house . I dont know exactly their original family profession .

I didn't realise that Afridi and family were that well off

[Qelic]

Originally Posted by ehjaz no he did progress to become number 1 "chachora" in the world.....

this CHACHORA has , by the way , cracked the stunps , shaked the heads , and pushed back , almost all of the batting bully's of his generation . made pakistans name appeared in the world records , developed a rockstar cult and this too wearing the Green shirt .

U will live forever !!!!!

[hasanb]

Mitchell Johnson I believe became a truck driver after he was told he did not have a future as an australian cricketer. WIth that in mind hes done well to get back to where he is now.

[shane]

Originally Posted by poisonjet this CHACHORA has , by the way , cracked the stunps , shaked the heads , and pushed back , almost all of the batting bully's of his generation . made pakistans name appeared in the world records , developed a rockstar cult and this too wearing the Green shirt . U will live forever !!!!!

You mean world newspapers. And usually for all the wrong reasons.

[pakcricketfan]

Originally Posted by Juggernaut Good stuff poisonjet Never knew Rashid Latif was an educated man ... I have to say well done Yousuf ... inspiring stuff

Rashid Latif studied at NED University, Karachi which is arguably the best engineering university in Pak.

[Random Aussie]

Originally Posted by hasanb Mitchell Johnson I believe became a truck driver after he was told he did not have a future as an australian cricketer. WIth that in mind hes done well to get back to where he is now.

Not entirely correct, he was dropped from the Queensland squad for not working hard enough - was driving a delivery truck. He said in an interview (sorry no sauce but my memory) the turning point came when he and some work mates were watching the cricket and one of them said "so do you want to play with those blokes or stay here driving a truck?"

He was always earmarked as a special talent MJ. Lillee spotted him first.

Of the Aussies, very few work as Aus cricket provides a full time living for most.

Ricky Ponting's one and only job was a greenkeeper when he was about 17. Has never worked before or after.

Mark Taylor was a surveyor.

Stuart Clark is studying law now.

Hilfy was a bricklayer.

Fish or OG might know some more of the others...

[JIbranG]

Sachin tendulkar was a Peon at an office.

[murphyslaw79]

Shane Bond was/is a police officer.

Alott (the guy who got a lot of wickets in the 99 WC for NZ) is a doctor.

Strauss was offered a job in a London accountancy firm, but chose a contract with Middlesex instead.

Ian Ward was a aeroplane window cleaner.

Graham Napier was offered a contract at Ipswich Town FC as a goal keeper, but chose a contract with Essex instead.

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Originally Posted by JIbranG Sachin tendulkar was a Peon at an office.

At age 14 ? or below that ?

[pakcricketfan]

Originally Posted by murphyslaw79 Shane Bond was/is a police officer. Alott (the guy who got a lot of wickets in the 99 WC for NZ) is a doctor. Strauss was offered a job in a London accountancy firm, but chose a contract with Middlesex instead. Ian Ward was a aeroplane window cleaner. Graham Napier was offered a contract at Ipswich Town FC as a goal keeper, but chose a contract with Essex instead.

wow..Napier is a true all rounder!

[pakcricketfan]

Originally Posted by Bublu Bhuyan At age 14 ? or below that ?

hmm...child labour?