5. Adam Hollioake

Holioake played his last international match against India and that too at the same ground of Birmingham where he made his debut. Later on, he started his own company and tried his fortune in the line business. But his company went on to crash during the global recession of 2008. It was the time when the former English all-rounder declared himself bankrupt.

4. Janardhan Navle

Janardhan Navle was the first-ever Test wicketkeeper in the history of the Indian cricket team. It’s probably the hardest pill to swallow after knowing about the fact that the cricketer who played for his country in the first-ever international match had to end up as a beggar just before his last breath.

3. Matthew Sinclair

Sinclair made his international debut for New Zealand in 1999 against West Indies in Wellington Test. Since then, he played till 2010 and appeared in 33 Tests, 54 ODIs, and two T20Is as well. After retiring, he didn’t have any job for his survival. The guy who smashed a double century on his debut is currently working as a real estate salesperson in Napier to make his bread.

2. Arshad Khan

The Peshawar-born off-spinner made his first international appearance for Pakistan in the ODI against Zimbabwe at Sharjah in 1993. A report in Khaleej times understood that Arshad Khan moved to Sydney where he has been working as an Uber Taxi driver for his survival.

1. Chris Cairns

Cairns played 62 Tests, 215 ODIs, and 2 T20Is during his 17-year-long career with New Zealand. After retiring from international cricket, he started as a diamond merchant in Dubai in 2010. But later, the rise of match-fixing allegations again in 2013 cost him too much which worsened his economic conditions.

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