Name:

Hussain, Nasser

Date of Birth:

28 Mar 1968

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

Madras

Career:

Test: 1990 - 2004
ODI: 1989 - 2003

Teams:

England (Country)
Essex (Regional)

Nasser inserts Australia, loses Ashes (2002/03)

Indian born captain of England

Nasser Hussain was born on 28 March 1968 in Madras, India. Hi migrated to the UK as a small boy. He is a right hand top order batsman who made his first class debut for Essex. Hussain scored over 30,000 runs from more than 650 matches across all first-class and List-A cricket, including 62 centuries.

He captained the England between 1999 and 2003, with his overall international career extending from 1990 to 2004. His highest Test score of 207, scored in the first Test of the 1997 Ashes at Edgbaston, was described by Wisden as "touched by genius". Overall, he played 96 Test matches and 88 One Day International games.

Source: CricketCrowd Staff Reporter