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Leicester star Ben Chilwell admits he could have been pro cricketer instead of footballer

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England’s Ben Chilwell might be one of the hottest properties in football, but he could have been lost to the game for good.

Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham are expected to head a £50m chase for the ­Leicester defender’s signature in the summer.

But the sports-mad 23-year-old could easily have ended up trying to carve out a career as a ­professional cricketer. As a teenager, he showed such promise with the bat that he was taken on as an academy player with Northants.

And Chilwell, who has 11 ­England caps, admits cricket came more naturally to him. “Maybe I could have done ­better at cricket,” he said. “I had a lot more natural talent – I didn’t have to work as hard.

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