Cricket is considered a religion in our country. Fans adore their favourite cricketers who they consider demigods. But have you ever wondered how qualified these cricketers are? Well, you’ll be shocked to know that some of the Indian cricketers highly educated are engineers and doctors and some are even doctorate degree holders.

Take a look at Indian cricketers who are highly qualified.

Anil Kumble – Mechanical Engineer

The former right arm leg spin bowler is known for being the 1st highest in India and third highest wicket taker in Test cricket with 619 wickets. The star cricketer is a mechanical engineer who did his bachelor in mechanical engineering from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering, Banglore (RV).

Category	Details
Full Name	Anil Kumble
Date of Birth	October 17, 1970
Birthplace	Bengaluru, India
Education	B.E. in Mechanical Engineering
Playing Role	Leg-spin bowler
International Career	1990 – 2008
Test Matches	132
Test Runs	3,837
Test Wickets	619
Best Bowling in an Innings	10/74
Best Bowling in a Match	10/147
One Day Internationals (ODIs)	271
ODI Runs	3,088
ODI Wickets	337
Best Bowling in ODIs	6/12
T20 Internationals	10
T20 Runs	28
T20 Wickets	1
Major Achievements	– Only Indian bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test innings – 3rd highest wicket-taker in Test cricket – ICC Cricket Hall of Fame inductee (2015)
Post-Retirement Career	– Coach of the Indian national team – Commentator and analyst – Administrator in cricket governance

Rahul Dravid – MBA

Test Matches: Dravid is known for his solid technique and resilience, scoring 36 centuries and holding the record for the highest individual score of 432 runs in a single Test innings.
One Day Internationals: He was a pivotal player in ODIs, scoring over 12,000 runs with 12 centuries and an average close to 40.

Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	100s	50s	Highest Score	Strike Rate
Tests	164	286	13,288	52.31	36	63	432	N/A
ODIs	344	318	12,763	39.16	12	50	183	71.21

Ravichandran Ashwin – IS Engineer

The right-arm off break bowler, R. Ashwin attended SSN College of Engineering and graduated with B.Tech in Information Science and has also worked for Cognizant Technology Solutions. He happens to be the fastest Indian bowler to reach the mark of 100 wickets in test cricket and 5th in the world.

Category	Record
Full Name	Ravichandran Ashwin
Date of Birth	September 17, 1986
Batting Style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling Style	Right-arm off-spin
Role	All-rounder
Test Debut	November 9, 2011 vs West Indies
ODI Debut	July 21, 2010 vs Sri Lanka
T20I Debut	June 12, 2010 vs Zimbabwe
Test Matches	103 (as of November 2023)
Test Wickets	485 (as of November 2023)
Test Bowling Average	23.50 (as of November 2023)
Best Test Bowling Figures	7/59 against England
ODI Matches	125 (as of November 2023)
ODI Wickets	151 (as of November 2023)
ODI Bowling Average	33.32 (as of November 2023)
Best ODI Bowling Figures	4/25 against New Zealand
T20I Matches	66 (as of November 2023)
T20I Wickets	92 (as of November 2023)
T20I Bowling Average	22.46 (as of November 2023)
Best T20I Bowling Figures	4/8 against Afghanistan
IPL Teams	Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiants, Delhi Capitals
IPL Matches	189 (as of November 2023)
IPL Wickets	163 (as of November 2023)
Best IPL Bowling Figures	4/34 against Delhi Capitals
Major Achievements	ICC Cricketer of the Year (2016, 2017)
Notable Records	Most wickets in a single Test series (2016) – 31 wickets
Engineering Background	Degree in Information Technology from Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering
IS Engineer Background	Worked as an engineer at a software company before pursuing cricket

Murali Vijay – Post Graduate

Murali Vijay, the right handed opening batsman for Test cricket, has a post graduate degree in economics from SRM University. He got his debut in the Test match after Gautam Gambhir received one test ban during 2008.