Top 9 Highly Educated Indian Cricket Players

There are numerous cricketers who knew from their adolescence that what they needed to do, yet they ensured that they finish the studies before venturing into something for full time.

Ravichandran Ashwin

He attended SSN College of Engineering and graduated with a BTech in  Information Technology & worked for Cognizant  Technology Solutions.  

Javagal Srinath

Former India speedster, Javagal Srinath, did his engineering in Instrumentation Technology from JSS Science and Technology University, Mysuru.

Avishkar Salvi

Avishkar Salvi, the right-arm medium pace bowler holds a doctorate degree in astrophysics.

Anil Kumble

Anil Kumble completed his engineering in the stream of Mechanical from Rashtriya Vidyalaya College of Engineering (RVCE), a private college in Bangalore.

Rahul Dravid

He completed his schooling from the prestigious St. Joseph’s Boys High School, and went on to graduate from the St. Joseph’s College of Commerce with a degree in commerce.

K. Srikkanth

Former Indian captain, Krishnamachari Srikkanth is an electrical engineer who graduated from College of Engineering, Guindy in Chennai.

Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan

Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan is  an Engineering Graduate from Madras University. He played Test cricket for the Indian cricket team and later became an umpire.

Murali Vijay

Murali Vijay holds a degree in economics and masters in philosophy.

Amay Khurasiya

He is a left-hand batsman, has the rare distinction of clearing the formidable and highly regarded Indian Administrative Services exam (IAS) before he started playing for India.

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