Cricketers are multi-talented and we have seen over the years that they love to indulge themselves in other activities apart from cricket. The most common is the love for music. Whenever, they get time, the music is their favorite leisure time. From listening songs to singing their favorite ones, the music has always been an important for the cricketers. However, there are few who have gone one step ahead in this field. Here is the list of cricketers who have taken music seriously and are part of it in form of bands and playback singing.
Dwayne Bravo
He would have been one of the best singers in the world if he has not gone for cricket as his career option. Dwayne Bravo is the most accomplished singer in the world of cricket and there is no one who is even near to him. His recent hit ‘Champion’ was the song of the tournament for the West Indies team during the last edition of the T20 World Cup. He has also released song with Beanniie Man and another solo titled Go Gyal Go. He teamed up with Nisha B in the year 2015 for the song Chalo Chalo. Bravo also sang “Yenda” a film titled Ula, which was released in Chennai.
Brett Lee
Lee is part of the rock band Six & Out. The band is made up of his brother Shane and former New South Wales cricketers Brad McNamara, Gavin Robertson and Richard Chee Quee. Lee plays the bass guitar or acoustic guitar for the band. During the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy in India, Lee wrote the lyrics for You’re the One For Me and recorded it with Indian singer Asha Bhosle. The song reached a peak position of number two on the Indian and South African charts.
Sanjay Manjrekar
Sanjay Manjrekar is a former Indian cricketer who played as a right-handed middle order batsman. He scored over two thousand runs in Test cricket at an average of 37.14. He occasionally played as wicket-keeper, and was known for his technically correct batting style. After retiring from professional cricket, Manjrekar works as a cricket commentator. He is considered to be a wonderful singer by some of his former team-mates. He released an Indipop album called ‘Rest Day’. He sang some of his favorite songs as well as some Indian cricketers’ favorites.
AB de Villiers
He is the best batsman in the world across formats at the moment. The ODI and Test captain of South Africa has always performed well for his team in international cricket. It is next to impossible to contain him if he gets going against any team. Apart from cricket, he is deeply connected with music as well. AB de Villiers is an accomplished guitar player and a singer. In 2010, he released a bilingual pop album entitled ‘Maak Jou Drome Waar’ with his friend and acclaimed South African singer Ampie du Preez.
Suresh Raina
Cricketer Suresh Raina recorded a song for actor Zeishan Quadri’s directorial debut “Meeruthiyan Gangsters” in 2015. Zeishan, who co-wrote the script of “Gangs of Wasseypur” besides starring in the film, had encouraged Raina to lend his voice for the film. “I love old Hindi songs and immediately came on board for this melodious track of Meeruthiyan Gangsters,” said Raina at the time of recording the song. He has got a good voice and has demonstrate his love for the music during various TV shows.