10 Indian cricketers who played just one game and faded away
These players were unlucky not to get more chances to play for India.
7. Pankaj Dharmani
From the early to mid-1990s, Pankaj Dharmani had emerged himself as a heavy scorer in the Punjab domestic team that also then brought his India call-up in the Titan Cup of 1996. In the tri-series tournament which also included Australia and South Africa, Dharmani did make his only appearance against the South Africans at Jaipur.
While chasing a hefty target of 250 runs, the wicket-keeper batter just managed to score 8 runs eventually failing to make a big mark. However, with the team also grappling to secure a proper wicket-keeper batsman who could heavily bat, someone like a Dharmani could have been given a lot more opportunities.
Overall, while the selectors did ignore him after his debut, the cricketer in the 1999-2000 first-class season produced a truckload of 1194 runs from his 13 games. Perhaps at the very fag end of his overall cricketing career, Pankaj Dharmani was also part of the KXIP team in the inaugural edition of the IPL.
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