The history of Indian cricket is full of talent and star players. In the 93 -year cricket journey, India gave many great players to the world, due to which the country won the ODI Cup twice, twice the T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy twice, but in the midst of this success, there were many players who could not find a place in Team India despite having a lot of talent. There were some cricketers who played only one international match and never got a chance to wear a blue jersey again. Let’s know about three such players
Pawan Negi – only one chance in Asia Cup
All -rounder Pawan Negi made his debut against UAE in the Asia Cup on 3 March 2016. In this match played at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, he took 1 wicket for only 16 runs in 3 overs. During this time, he did not get a chance to bat because India’s top order won the match. However, this proved to be his first and last international match.
Despite taking 16 wickets in IPL 2017, Negi did not get a place again in the Indian team. At that time, the team management expressed more confidence in Amit Mishra, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Shute Banerjee – Age snatched a chance
In 1949, Shute Banerjee got a chance to debut a Test debut against the West Indies at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. He took 1 wickets in the first innings and 4 wickets in the second innings. His record in first class cricket was very excellent, 385 wickets and 3715 runs in 138 matches, including 5 centuries and 11 half -centuries.
Despite this, he was not given the opportunity to play further due to his age. His international career was reduced to just one match.
Faiz Fazal – unbeaten in debut, still out
Faiz Fazal made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in 2016 and won the team by scoring an unbeaten 55 in the first match. Despite a great start, he was never given a second chance in the team.
Fazal’s career was very successful in domestic cricket. He played 9184 runs in 138 first class matches, an average of 41 and many memorable innings. He was a part of Rajasthan Royals in the IPL too, but due to lack of age and support, his international journey was limited to only one match.
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