Relationship between gun and bat, apart from Mahendra Singh Dhoni, these 7 cricketers have served in the army.

Cricket News Desk. Former Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is part of the Parachute Regiment of the Territorial Army. After taking a break of two months from cricket, Dhoni is training with this unit. He has been deployed in Kashmir Valley. From July 31 to August 15, he will be part of the patrolling team in Kashmir Valley. Apart from patrolling the border, he will also spend time with the soldiers. There have been many incidents in the past when cricket players left the bat, took up guns and became part of the army to protect the country. Let's take a look at such cases in the country and the world…

Colonel Kotteri Kankaiah Naidu
KC Nayudu, the first captain of the Indian cricket team, reached Indore in 1923 on the invitation of Holkar Raja. The king of Holkar gave him the post of colonel in his army.

Lieutenant Colonel Hemu Adhikari
Lieutenant Colonel Hamu's Test career started late due to the Second World War. He started his career at the age of 29. Out of the total 47 Test matches played during his tenure, he was able to participate in only 21.

Sir Don Bradman

The world's greatest batsman Bradman served as a lieutenant for one year. He joined the Australian Air Force in June 1940. Later he was transferred to the army. After some training, he was promoted to lieutenant, but due to back illness, he was discharged in June 1941.

sir len hutton
England batsman Hutton celebrated his 23rd and 29th birthdays as an Army training sergeant. While working on this post he got injured in his wrist. For this reason he could not play hook shots in his career.

died as a prisoner of war
Many first-class cricketers had to face the battlefield during the Second World War. At that time war was the first priority for the country. England's left-arm spinner Hedley Verity (who dismissed Bradman the most times, 8) died as a prisoner of war in Italy in 1943.

matches played during the war
Denis Compton played 14 tests for England during the war. Apart from this, he also played 17 first-class matches in India. During this time, while working at the post of Sergeant Major, he prepared his soldiers for the war against Japan. Compton played a total of 78 test matches in his career. He did not lag behind in showing wonders with bat and gun.

miller was a talented pilot
Australian batsman Keith Miller served as a pilot during World War II. He was an excellent cricketer. People were crazy about his looks and his music was also very good.

other indian cricketers
Additionally, Chandrashekhar Gadkari, Narayan Swamy, Raman Surendranath, Apoorva Sengupta and Ventappa Mudiay also served in both the army and cricket.