5 Highly Educated Indian Cricketers

Murali Vijay - The right-handed opening batsman of the Indian international cricket team, left his home after failing 12th. Later he resumed his studies and completed high school. Then joined the Vivekananda College in Mylapore, Chennai and according to some reports now he holds a degree in economics and a masters in philosophy.

Ravichandran Ashwin - The right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler of the Indian Cricket Team, was born in a Tamil Family. He attended SSN College of Engineering and graduated with a degree of B Tech in Information Technology.

Javagal Srinath - The former Indian cricketer and current ICC Match Referee, was born in Mysuru district, Karnataka. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Instrumentation Technology from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE), Mysuru.

Anil Kumble - The former Indian cricketer and the current head coach of the Indian cricket team, completed his pre-university college education from National College Basavanagudi and holds a graduation degree in B.E from Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering (RVCE) in Mechanical Engineering.

Rahul Dravid - The former Indian cricketer and captain, was born in a Marathi family in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He holds a degree in commerce from St. Joseph's College of Commerce, Bangalore and was selected for the Indian national cricket team while studying MBA in St. Joseph’s College of Business Administration.

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