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The dream of every cricketer has to play the World Cup for his country, but it is not destined to everyone. There are 4 legendary cricketers of India who scored a lot of runs in ODIs and Tests, but they have ever taken wickets, but they ever …Read more

4 cricketers from India who never played in the World Cup.
Highlights
- These four Indian cricketers never got a chance to play in the World Cup
- VVS Laxman missed very close to coming to the World Cup team in 2003
- Ishant Sharma, Laxman and Pujara have played more than 100 Tests
New Delhi. Every cricketer dreams of playing in the World Cup for our country. Many of these are lucky who have got a chance to play in the World Cup many times, but many who have not been able to play in the World Cup even once. There are 4 cricketers from India who ruled the world cricket with their batting or bowling but they could not play in the World Cup for India. Among them, there is a veteran who was very close to playing in the 2003 World Cup, but he was dropped on one occasion. Which is one of the most controversial decisions in India’s World Cup history.
Team India veteran batsman VVS Laxman was one of the specialist batsmen of Test. Laxman played for India for 16 years. He played 134 Tests and 86 ODIs during this period. Laxman did not get much opportunities in ODIs. Later he was only fed more Test cricket. In 2003, he reached very close to playing in the World Cup, but he was not selected in the team. Dinesh Mongia was included in the team by excluding Laxman on the occasion. It is one of the most controversial decisions of India’s World Cup. However, later the then captain of Team India Sourav Ganguly also admitted that it was his big mistake not to choose Laxman in the team.
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Cheteshwar Pujara played 103 Tests
While Cheteshwar Pujara, who is called the wall of the Indian cricket team, played 103 matches in the Test, he got a chance to play in just 5 matches in ODIs. Pujara did not get much chance in ODIs because he came to be called Test batsman. Pujara scored 57 runs in ODIs with 27 runs. Pujara is currently out of Team India. He proved himself many times in domestic cricket but did not get a chance again in ODIs.
Ishant Sharma is out in World Cup team by choosing
Team India fast bowler Ishant Sharma (Isant Sharma) played more than 100 Tests for India. Ishant took 311 wickets in 105 Tests, while in ODI, he played 80 matches. He has 115 wickets in ODIs. Ishant, one of the longest fast bowlers of the Indian team, was also selected in the 2015 World Cup team but he was out before the tournament started due to injury. Ishant could not return to ODI format again after 2016.
Ambati Rayudu played 55 ODIs
Batsman Ambati Rayudu, who has played in the middle order, has also been a good cricketer Team India. Rayudu has scored 1694 runs in 55 ODIs. Rayudu has also played 6 T20 matches for India but did not get a chance to play in ODIs. Rayudu was scheduled to play in the 2019 ODI World Cup, but Vijay Shankar was selected for the fourth place on one occasion. After this, there was a lot of uproar. Ravidu also announced retirement in a hurry but later he returned to Team India by breaking his retirement. He was part of the World Cup team in 2015 but could not play a single match.