Cricket and religion are not connected, and we should never ask a player about his religion. However, when a cricketer changes his religion, it gets a lot of attention in the media and fans start talking about it. Here are some cricketers who changed their religion for personal reasons.

Presenting the Top 10 Cricketers Who Changed Their Religion:

Tillakaratne Dilshan

Sri Lanka’s famous cricketer, Tillakaratne Dilshan, was born into a Muslim family. But later, after his parents separated, he changed his religion to Buddhism. His old name was Taiwan Mohammed Dilshan.

Mahmudul Hasan

Mahmudul Hasan played for Bangladesh’s under-19 cricket team. He was born into a Muslim family but later changed his religion to Hinduism and took the name, Vikash Ranjan Das.

Bikash Ranjan Das

Bikash Ranjan Das, a former Bangladesh cricketer, was born in a Hindu family. Later, he changed his religion to Islam and became Mahmudur Rahman. He played in Bangladesh’s first test match.

AG Kripal Singh

AG Kripal Singh, a former Indian cricketer, was born in a Sikh family. He fell in love with a Christian girl and changed his religion to marry her.

Bjorn Fortuin

Bjorn Fortuin, a South African all-rounder, was born in a Christian family. In 2021, he changed his religion to Islam and took the name Imaad.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

West Indies cricket legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul was of Guyanese origin. Later, he followed Hinduism’s culture.

Vinod Kambli

Vinod Kambli was born into a Hindu family but later changed his religion to Christianity after marrying a Christian girl.

Suraj Randiv

Former Sri Lankan off-spinner Suraj Randiv was born to a Muslim named Mohammed Masruk Suraj. Later, he changed his religion to Buddhism.

Mohammad Yousuf

Former Pakistani batter Mohammad Yousuf was born into a Christian family and was named Yousuf Youhana. In 2005-2006, he changed his religion to Islam.