Mohammad Irfans

[Xuhaib]

Going through some Pakistan domestic scores I see there are atleast 5 active Mohammad Irfans playing first class cricket today

This got me wondering what is the most common complete name for a first cricketer through the history is there anyway to check this?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

I remember at one point a few years ago there was a metric ton of Imran Khans (including one from Trinidad and one from South Africa)

 

[jimmy101]

There are two Steve Smiths we know of.

 

[ankitj]

Pakistan needs more variety in names of their cricketers. Names of all new players are so unoriginal. Get funky names like Bumrah or Labuschagne.

 

[cnerd123]

Some combination of

Mohammad
Ali
Khan
Irfan
Umsan
Imran

Will probably be the correct answer

 

[jimmy101]

"Ahmed" is a decent shout also.

 

[vcs]

There's at least 3 Mohammad Nawaz's? (though I don't know how many are currently active)

 

[Xuhaib]

Pakistan needs more variety in names of their cricketers. Names of all new players are so unoriginal. Get funky names like Bumrah or Labuschagne.

To be fair we did have an Inzimam. have never met or heard anyone with this name apart from the big bear..

 

[Daemon]

Imrul Kayes
Imrul Kayes 2.0
Imrul Kayes 3.0

 

[cnerd123]

Imrul Kayes
Imrul Kayes 2.0
Imrul Kayes 3.0

Who is Kayes 3.0? Is this the ODI middle-order century-basher version? Because I just see him as an extension of 2.0 tbh.

 

[Daemon]

Good thing you're wrong

 

[marc71178]

Good thing you're wrong

Your face is wrong.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I remember at one point a few years ago there was a metric ton of Imran Khans (including one from Trinidad and one from South Africa)

There's also one from Guyana:

Imran Khan | West Indies Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPNcricinfo

Look at that batting average

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

There are two Mustafizur Rahmans...one of them was called for illegal bowling action a couple of years ago

 

[GoodAreasShane]

There was two Mark Atkinsons plying their trade in Sheffield Shield cricket in the mid to late 1990's, a Tasmanian wicketkeeper and a West Australian pacer. In the 1997/98 Shield final WA Atkinson had Tasmanian Atkinson caught behind by Gilchrist to complete his only career 5-for.

 

[Prince EWS]

Two people named Ryan Sidebottom from different countries both becoming professional cricketers and having their careers slightly overlap has always amused me.

 

[Daemon]

There are two Joseph Burns on opposite sides of the world. Both are virtually the same age and open the batting.

Too bad the English one's first name is Rory though.