Indian cricket in recent times has seen a lot of young cricketers make name for themselves. Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur and T Natarajan are names that come to mind instantly who made it big in the side when given a chance to play for the country. However, there have been cricketers in the past, who despite having the talent never got a chance to play for the country. In this article, we pick 5 cricketers who despite being in the squad, never played for Team India.
The team in recent times have banked on their youngsters to help them win matches. On the other hand, proven matchwinners like Kuldeep Yadav are warming the benches despite being in the squad. The chinaman has not played for 14 Test matches for India, despite being a part of the squad since playing his last Test in Sydney in 2019. For over two years now, Kuldeep Yadav has not played international cricket for Team India.
5 Cricketers Who Never Played For India Despite Being In The Squad
Dheeraj Jadhav
One of the most unheard names in Indian cricket makes it to our list of 5 cricketers who have not played for India despite being in the squad. Jadhav, who now ages 41, was one of the most highly-rated players in the domestic season of 2003/04. However with Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman all in their prime at that stage, Jadhav remained under the radar.
His amazing form just before the series against Australia at home in 2004 even earned him a callup to the squad for the 4th test match, but he couldn’t break into the playing XI as it was Gautam Gambhir who was handed a debut.
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