10 Famous cricketers who never played in World Cup
VVS Laxman came close to making the World Cup squad in 2003 until Dinesh Mongia found a place.
5. Stuart Macgill
Stuart Macgill probably was born in the wrong era and he lived in the shadows of the legendary Shane Warne who was the best leg spinner at the time around the world. The leg spinner made his international debut in 1998 and went on to play till 2008 for Australia. He was called up whenever Warne had suffered an injury and was never the first-choice spinner unless Australia wanted two spinners in the playing XI.
Macgill played 44 Tests picking up 208 wickets at an average of 29 and he picked up 12 five-wicket hauls in the process. He had the best figures of 8 for 108 and was a workhorse who could bowl a lot of overs. However, despite being highly talented, Macgill got to play just three ODIs in the year 2000.
Macgill never played a World Cup game in his international career and was one of the most unlucky cricketers to have missed out. The leggie had a unique action and was a tough bowler to play.
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