Nitish Kumar's Dual Switch: From Canada To USA In Cricket And Politics

As the results of the General Election 2024 are being finalised, India is witnessing a different horizon of people's mandate. However, setting aside the politics, a certain name is trending on social media for all the switching reasons: Nitish Kumar.

Nitish Kumar is an Indian politician from Bihar. The veteran politician was the former Chief Minister of Bihar and is a highly popular name in Indian politics. Apart from his distinct political career, Nitish is known for his frequent switches between alliances.

In the recent Lok Sabha Election, Nitish Kumar was part of the INDIA alliance but midway through, he left the Indian National Congress and joined as a Bharatiya Janata Party ally with the NDA. In the last decade or so, this was Nitish's fifth switch from one lobby to another, which sometimes becomes a subject of memes and trolls among netizens.

In a humorous twist, a recent finding in the T20 World Cup 2024 has brought an interesting coincidence to light.

USA and West Indies are hosting the T20 World Cup this year, with the former as the first-time host of an ICC tournament. Among the players representing USA, one name has garnered significant interest on social media: Nitish Kumar.

Although Nitish Kumar is just a cricketer, one particular aspect has raised eyebrows among netizens. Nitish is currently playing for USA in this World Cup. However, this same player represented Canada in the ICC World Cup 2011, the 50-over tournament which India won on Indian soil.

Nitish, then only a teenager, played a few games in that World Cup. He scored 1 run against Zimbabwe and 2 runs in the next match against Pakistan. Later, he switched his allegiance to USA and is now representing America in this T20 World Cup.

Although Nitish Kumar, the cricketer, has no connection with his namesake politician, people have been buzzing about the USA cricketer stating that the name Nitish Kumar holds a switching tendency itself.