Corey Anderson to Roelof Van Der Merwe - 5 Players Who Represented 2 Countries in T20 World Cup

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Corey Anderson joined a unique list after the former New Zealand opener was named in the United States preliminary squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, scheduled to be held in June 2024.

Following his return to international cricket after nearly six years, the 33-year-old Anderson became one of 19 cricketers to have represented two or more countries in the shortest format. His new USA teammate Nitish Kumar, formerly of Canada, is the latest addition to the list.

While there are 19 cricketers who have represented two different nations in T20 internationals, there is only a handful of stars that have had the chance to represent the two nations at the T20 World Cup.

The New Zealand all-rounder, who represented the Blackcaps in the 2014 and 2016 T20 World Cups, is the latest entrant in the list of players who have represented two or more nations in the 20-over show-piece tournament.

Before Anderson, there were four other cricketers who played for two teams in the T20 World Cup. Here we take a look at those players and which countries they represented at the show-piece event:

Players who represented 2 teams in T20 World Cup

1. Dirk Nannes (Netherlands & Australia): The left-arm pacer, who also featured in the Indian Premier League, first featured for Netherlands in the 2009 T20 World Cup, and then the Australian senior men's team in the next edition of the global event in 2010.

2. Roelof van der Merwe (South Africa & Netherlands): The left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder, who has also been part of the IPL notably with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, represented South Africa in the 2009 and 2010 T20 World Cups.

The aggressive and passionate South Africa-born Dutch player made his switch to Netherlands in 2015. He played for the Dutch in the T20 World Cups in 2016, 2021 and 2022 editions.

3. David Wiese (South Africa & Namibia): The all-rounder, who made his T20 World Cup bow with South Africa in 2016, later played for Namibia in the 2021 and 2022 editions.

4. Mark Chapman (Hong Kong & New Zealand): The middle-order aggressive batter represented the associate nation Hong Kong in the 2014 and 2016 T20 World Cups before representing the Blackcaps in the 2021, 2022 and is also part of 2024 squad.

Apart from the aforementioned players who represented two or more nations in the T20 World Cup, there are a few players who made their T20 debut for one nation and later played in a T20 World Cup for another nation.

Ed Joyce, who made his T20I debut for England, featured in the T20 World Cup for Ireland. Tim David, who made his bow in T20 internationals with Singapore, represented Australia in the 2022 edition and is also part of the 2024 squad.