6 IPL stars who took their careers from on-field to different fields

The IPL is a great platform for cricket stars to showcase their talents, but when the season’s over some players look outside the field to expand their careers.

Let’s take a look at players who are hitting it out of the park with their new careers and flipped their cricket fame into professional success

Damien Martyn

A top batsman from Australia, and former Rajasthan Royals IPL player, Martyn is now pursuing a career as an entrepreneur.

Sanath Jayasuriya

The first Mumbai Indians batsman in IPL history to hit a century, Jayasuriya now has a career in politics.

Andrew Flintoff

This English all rounder played for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL 2009 and went on to replicate his cricket success in boxing as Freddie Flintoff.

Johan van der Wath

An all-rounder from South Africa, Johan played with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), but after realising the Indian Conditions weren’t for him he started a new career as a golfer.

Gautam Gambhir

An iconic player for both Delhi and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL, Gambhir now has an active career in politics as well as in cricket commentating on Star Sports.

Joginder Sharma

Having played for Chennai Superkings CSK, Sharma decided to serve his country in a different way after his cricket career and now is Haryana’s Deputy superintendent of police.

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