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Mushfiqur Rahim (মুশফিকুর রহিম)
Mushfiqur Rahim (মুশফিকুর রহিম), Bangladeshi wicketkeeper-batter born 1987 in Bogra; Test debut 2005 at Lord's, first Bangladeshi Test double-centurion, Bangladesh's leading Test run-scorer, ODI retiree of 2025.
Mustafizur Rahman (মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান)
Mustafizur Rahman (মুস্তাফিজুর রহমান), "The Fizz", Bangladeshi left-arm fast-medium bowler born 1995 in Satkhira; record 11 wickets in first two ODIs, Bangladesh's leading T20I wicket-taker, 2016 IPL champion with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Muttiah Muralitharan (මුත්තයියා මුරලිදරන්)
Muttiah Muralitharan (මුත්තයියා මුරලිදරන්), Sri Lankan off-spinner, holds the all-time records of 800 Test and 534 ODI wickets; his bent-arm action, doosra legality controversy, and 1996 World Cup win defined his career.
Nasser Hussain
Nasser Hussain (born 1968, Madras/Chennai) is an English cricket commentator and former Essex batsman who captained England in 45 Tests from 1999 to 2003, the first Asian-heritage England captain.
Nathan Lyon
Nathan Lyon, Australian Test off-spinner, former Adelaide Oval curator's assistant; 573 Test wickets at 30.26, second-highest Australian behind Warne, sixth all-time after passing McGrath in 2025-26.
Navdeep Saini (नवदीप अमरजीत सैनी)
Navdeep Saini (नवदीप अमरजीत सैनी), born 1992 in Karnal, Haryana, is an Indian right-arm fast bowler for Delhi who played all three formats for India 2019-2021 and bowls up to 95 mph.
Navjot Singh Sidhu (ਨਵਜੋਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਿੱਧੂ)
Navjot Singh Sidhu (ਨਵਜੋਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਿੱਧੂ), born 1963 in Patiala, is an Indian former cricketer (51 Tests, 136 ODIs, 1983–1999), commentator, TV personality, and politician: three-term Amritsar MP, Punjab Congress chief in 2021, jailed one year in a 1988 road rage case.
Nayan Mongia
Nayan Mongia, Indian wicketkeeper-batter 1994-2001, 44 Tests and 140 ODIs; made a 366-ball 152 in the first 1996 Border-Gavaskar Test at Delhi; named in the 2000 CBI match-fixing report but exonerated by the BCCI.
Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas Pooran, born 1995 in Couva, Trinidad, is a West Indian left-handed wicketkeeper-batter; West Indies' most capped T20I player (106 matches, 2,275 runs) who retired internationally in June 2025 and plays franchise T20 for Lucknow Super Giants and MI franchises.
Nitish Rana
Nitish Rana, born 1993 in Delhi, Indian left-handed batter and off-spinner; IPL teams Mumbai Indians, KKR (captain 2023), Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals; 3,078 IPL runs; 1 ODI and 2 T20Is for India in 2021.
Noman Ali
Noman Ali, born 1986 in Sanghar, Pakistan, is a slow left-arm orthodox Test spinner who debuted in 2021 at 34, took Pakistan's first spinner Test hat-trick, and shared all 20 wickets with Sajid Khan.
Nuwan Kulasekara (නුවන් කුලසේකර)
Nuwan Kulasekara (නුවන් කුලසේකර), born 1982, Sri Lankan right-arm fast-medium swing bowler; 199 ODI wickets in 184 games, former ICC No.1 ODI bowler (2009), 2014 T20 World Cup winner, retired 2019.
Oliver Peake
Oliver Peake (Ollie John Peake, born 2006, Geelong) is an Australian left-handed batter and off-spin bowler for Victoria, Melbourne Renegades, and Australia ODIs; 2024 U19 World Cup winner, 2026 U19 captain, youngest Australian specialist ODI debutant.
Ollie Pope
Ollie Pope (Ollie John Douglas Pope), born 1998 in Chelsea, is an English right-handed Test batter for Surrey and London Spirit; England vice-captain, 3,732 Test runs, best 205, famous 196 in Hyderabad.
Parthiv Patel (પાર્થિવ પટેલ)
Parthiv Patel (પાર્થિવ પટેલ), Indian wicketkeeper-batsman; Test debut at 17 years 153 days in 2002; 25 Tests, 38 ODIs, 2 T20Is; led Gujarat to maiden Ranji title 2016-17; retired 2020; now Gujarat Titans assistant and batting coach.
Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins (born 1993, Sydney) is an Australian right-arm fast bowler, 47th Test captain and ODI captain; first frontline quick to captain Australia full-time, winner of the 2023 ODI World Cup and World Test Championship.
Paul Collingwood
Paul Collingwood (born 1976, Shotley Bridge), English all-rounder; 68 Tests, 197 ODIs for England; captained England to 2010 ICC World T20 title and Durham to the 2013 County Championship.
Peter Siddle
Peter Siddle (born 1984, Traralgon, Victoria), Australian right-arm fast-medium bowler; 221 Test wickets in 67 Tests, 241 international wickets, 2010 birthday Ashes hat-trick; retired internationally 2019, later NSW Blues bowling coach.
Phil Salt
Phil Salt (Philip Dean Salt, born 1996, Bodelwyddan, Wales) is an English right-handed wicketkeeper-opener for Lancashire and England; 2022 T20 World Cup winner, England's record T20I scorer with 141, and the first overseas player to win three consecutive IPL titles.
Phil Tufnell
Phil Tufnell, "The Cat", "Tuffers", English left-arm orthodox spinner for Middlesex and England, 1986-2003; 121 Test wickets at 37.68, 1,057 first-class wickets at 29.35, later a TV personality and TMS pundit.
Phillip Hughes
Phillip Hughes (Phillip Joel Hughes, 1988–2014), Australian left-handed Test batsman from Macksville; youngest to score twin Test centuries (Durban 2009), first Australian with an ODI debut century; died at 25 after a bouncer struck his neck at the SCG, prompting helmet and concussion safety reforms.
Piyush Chawla (पीयूष प्रमोद चावला)
Piyush Chawla (पीयूष प्रमोद चावला), Indian leg-spinner born 1988 in Aligarh; played all three formats for India, won the 2007 World T20 and 2011 World Cup, took 192 IPL wickets, retired June 2025.
Pragyan Ojha
Pragyan Ojha (Pragyan Prayash Ojha), Indian left-arm orthodox spinner born 1986 in Bhubaneswar; 24 Tests, 113 wickets at 30.26, Purple Cap 2010, 10/89 in Tendulkar's 2013 farewell Test, barred 2014 for suspect action, retired 2020.
Prasidh Krishna
Prasidh Krishna, Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna, Indian right-arm fast bowler from Karnataka. First Indian with an ODI-debut four-wicket haul (2021); IPL 2025 Purple Cap winner, 25 wickets for Gujarat Titans.
Prince Yadav
Prince Yadav (born 2001) is an Indian right-arm fast bowler from Delhi playing for Lucknow Super Giants; IPL 2026 leading LSG wicket-taker with 16 wickets, India ODI and T20I debutant June 2026, once served a two-year BCCI age-fraud ban.
Prithvi Shaw (पृथ्वी पंकज शॉ)
Prithvi Shaw (पृथ्वी पंकज शॉ), Indian opening batsman born 1999; Test debut century 134 at 18, 2018 U19 World Cup captain; 5 Tests, 339 runs; career derailed by doping ban, fitness issues; now plays for Maharashtra.
Quinton de Kock
Quinton de Kock (born 1992, Johannesburg) is a South African left-handed wicketkeeper-batter; Test debut 2014, retired from Tests in 2021 and ODIs after the 2023 World Cup, reversed his ODI retirement in 2025, and won the 2016 ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award.
R. P. Singh (रुद्र प्रताप सिंह)
R. P. Singh (Rudra Pratap Singh, रुद्र प्रताप सिंह), born 1985 in Rae Bareli, is a former Indian left-arm fast-medium bowler, 2007 World T20 winner, Perth Test hero, and first Indian IPL Purple Cap winner (2009, 23 wickets), who played 82 India matches from 2005 to 2011.
Rachin Ravindra
Rachin Ravindra, New Zealand left-handed batting all-rounder and slow left-arm spinner; named after Dravid and Tendulkar; 578 runs at CWC23, ICC Emerging Cricketer 2023, Sir Richard Hadlee Medal 2024.
Rahkeem Cornwall
Rahkeem Rashawn Shane Cornwall, born 1993 in Antigua, is a West Indian off-spin bowling all-rounder; the heaviest man to play Test cricket (about 308 lb), debut 2019 vs India, 35 Test wickets, best 7/75.