7 Indian cricketers who hold an engineering degree

Amazingly, players in the biggest T20 leagues in the world, such as the IPL, can earn almost three times as much money per game as English Premier League footballers.

Being a professional cricketer might be one of the professional sports in the world that gives you a lot of fame and money but doesn't require a degree to be one. Did you know that there are a few Indian cricketers who hold a degree of engineering as well!

Ravichandran Ashwin has a B.Tech degree in Information Technology from SSN College of Engineering, Chennai. Notably, post-graduation he joined the software company further turning into one of the all-time greats in cricket.

The former Indian off-spinner Srinivasaraghavan Venkatraghvan is a qualified engineer from the College of Engineering, Guindy in Chennai.

Talking about the degree of the former Indian spinner, Erapalli Anantharao Srinivas Prasanna holds an engineering degree from the National Institute of Engineering, Mysore.

Meanwhile, Javagal Srinath holds a BE degree in Instrumentation Technology from Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysuru.

The legendary leg spinner has a BE degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rashtriya Vidyalaya College of Engineering, Bangalore. Notably, He got his degree in 1991-92.

One of India’s finest opening batsmen, he studied electrical engineering at the college of engineering, Guindy.

The Vidarbha pacer, who took a hat-trick in the 2017-18 Ranji finals, is a civil engineer from KDK College, Nagpur.