20 Father Son cricketers duet in ODI history
Cricket is not a hereditary sport at all. Anyone having the right access to sport conveniences can master the skills after some hard work. Dedication and practice are the keys to success in any field of life regardless of the origin of a person. However that does not preclude players born in cricketing families to pursue their forefather’s occupation. In fact people with a professional player already in the family grow up to become much successful cricketers. The inborn cricketing talent helps these father son cricketers to shape up their skills perfectly. Cricket history is filled with the father son cricketers, in fact not just father-son, there are many other cricket relatives as well. The legacy carried by the ancestors goes from one generation to another raising some of the best cricket talents in the world.
Speaking of the cricket relatives, Sri Lanka and Kenya cricket teams hold the unique record of having four brother played in. Nishantha, Sanjeeva, Dhammika and Arjuna Ranatunga all four braother represented Sri Lankan cricket team. Similarly in Kenya, LN Onyango, N Odhiambo, JO Ngoche and SO Ngoche all played for the national side. On the other hand father son cricketers is not an infrequency as well. In pas as well as at present there are many star players coming from the well-known cricket families. Australian brother duo Shaun Marsh and Mitchell Marsh are a glaring example of such inherent legacy. The father of both stars Geoff Marsh has also been a cricket player. One of the best opening batsman for Australia, Geoff Marsh went on to coach Australian team as well, winning 1999 world cup with them. A perfect batsman and coach trained both of his sons to grow up as brilliant all-round cricketers.
Another cricket player, one of the fastest bowler in fact, Stuart Broad also belongs to a renowned cricket family. The English pacer is the son of former England opening batsman and current ICC umpire Chris Broad. The father son cricketers duo has been vital for English side in many campaigns. Speaking of Stuart Broad, Yuvraj Singh automatically comes in mind. And guess what the Indian batsman who hit six sixes in a single Broad over is also the son of a famous cricketer. His father Yograj Singh has represented India in a few test and ODI games.
20 Father Son cricketers duet in ODI history
| Father | Son | Team |
| Trevor Laughlin | Ben Laughlin | Australia |
| Geoff Marsh | Shaun Marsh | Australia |
| Geoff Marsh | Mitchell Marsh | Australia |
| Chris Broad | Stuart Broad | England |
| Colin Cowdrey | Chris Cowdrey | England |
| David Lloyd | Graham Lloyd | England |
| Don Pringle | Derek Pringle | England |
| David Bairstow | Jonny Bairstow | England |
| Peter Willey | David Willey | England |
| Roger Binny | Stuart Binny | India |
| Sunil Gavaskar | Rohan Gavaskar | India |
| Yograj Singh | Yuvraj Singh | India |
| Lance Cairns | Chris Cairns | New Zealand |
| Brendon Bracewell | Doug Bracewell | New Zealand |
| Rod Latham | Tom Latham | New Zealand |
| Ken Rutherford | Hamish Rutherford | New Zealand |
| Majid Khan | Bazid Khan | Pakistan |
| George Headley | Ron Headley | England |
| Ron Headley | Dean Headley | England |
| Malcolm Jarvis | Kyle Jarvis | Zimbabwe |
| Andy Waller | Malcolm Waller | Zimbabwe |
