UAE: In the history of Indian cricket, there have been many cricketers who chose to leave their country and play cricket for another country. There have been some players who have played for India, but later went on to represent other teams.

The player we are going to talk about left India in search of opportunities and joined the UAE camp. Let us know in detail in this article which player we are talking about.

This player left India and joined UAE

Actually, the player we are talking about is Karthik Meiyappan. He was born on 8 October 2000 in Chennai. He started his cricket career in India. However, later his family settled in UAE.

The result was that Meiyappan joined the UAE cricket team. So far this player has played 31 ODIs and 15 T20 matches for this team. This leg break bowler has 37 wickets in ODIs. In this, he has taken 4 wickets a total of 4 times. If we talk about the T20 format, Karthik Meiyappan has registered 23 wickets in his account.

Created sensation by taking a hat-trick in the World Cup

Karthik Meiyappan first came into the limelight during the T20 World Cup 2022. During a match against Sri Lanka, this 23-year-old young player created a sensation by taking a hat-trick. This cricketer became famous on social media in no time. People were talking about him everywhere.

Let us tell you that he has also been a part of Chennai Super Kings in IPL. This was during IPL 2018, when this talented player was part of the squad of CSK led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. However, he did not get a chance to play even a single match. In such a situation, the number of people who know him in India is very less.