South African pace bowler Wayne Parnell has converted to Islam due to personal reasons and will celebrate his 22nd birthday as a Muslim. Parnell also confirmed the same and said that he is looking forward to change his name to Waleed.
Parnell said, "While I still have to decide for Islamic name but I have considered the name Waleed, but for now my name remains Wayne Dillon Parnell. Currently I am playing cricket in Sussex and this is my only focus".
Wayne is the second Christian to convert into Islam after Pakistan's Yousuf Yohana (now Mohammad Yousuf) in 2006.
Parnell said, "While I still have to decide for Islamic name but I have considered the name Waleed, but for now my name remains Wayne Dillon Parnell. Currently I am playing cricket in Sussex and this is my only focus".
Wayne is the second Christian to convert into Islam after Pakistan's Yousuf Yohana (now Mohammad Yousuf) in 2006.