5 Indian players who might never play international cricket again

Cricket, the game of great uncertainties, although first appeared in England but went on to grow in India where people take it no short of a religion. The second most populated country in the world has one of the biggest domestic cricket set-ups, owing to which India produces a huge number of quality cricketers on a consistent basis. Each year, new faces come forward and the emergence of Indian Premier League (IPL) has made it a bit easy. Players get much-needed exposure and later they settle down easily in the international cricket. This gives rise to a tough competition amongst cricketers for making it to the national team. Pertinently, it gets even more challenging to be a regular part of the team, with plenty in the queue, waiting for a chance. Over the years, some star players who were once irremovable part of the team are not in the scene in present times and might never appear in Indian colours again. Considering the form and the team’s requirement, in this slide, we bring five players who are unlikely to play international cricket for India for one more time. 5. Manoj Tiwary Manoj Tiwary. (Photo Source: Twitter) Bengal cricketer, Manoj Tiwary is one of those Indian players who started off well but faded away quickly. The right-handed batsman played 12 ODI and three T20I matches before losing his place in the team. He even scored an unbeaten ton against West Indies while playing just his sixth ODI. However, due to a downfall in his form, Tiwary failed to make a comeback and with an enlarging competition in Indian batting set-up, the 33-year-old could never be able to do so. 4. Suresh Raina Suresh Raina. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Just some years back, who could have thought of seeing Team India without Suresh Raina, mostly in limited-overs cricket? Well, having just played four ODIs since October 25, 2015, the journey is almost over for the former Indian skipper. He though made a national comeback earlier this year against England but failed to make a big impact, facing the axe again. The southpaw hasn’t been able to score much in the domestic arena either. With just one fifty in four matches of the ongoing Ranji Trophy, Raina’s national comeback seems unlikely as of now. If he continues his drought with the runs, he might never play for India again. 3. Amit Mishra Amit Mishra. (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/IANS) After making his international debut way back in 2003, the leggie, Amit Mishra, last played for India in 2017. In the long career, the 36-year-old has often been out and in of the team. He owns a total of 76 Test and 64 ODI wickets, however, might not get any more chances of adding more to the tally. Owing to the emergence of new spinners and Mishra’s age and fitness, he could never play for the national side again. Meanwhile, the Haryana based cricketer isn’t enjoying much in domestic cricket either. 2. Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images) One of the all-time Indian spin greats, Harbhajan Singh, is among the fewest cricketers who debuted in late 90’s while is yet to retire. The off-spinner has played over 100 Tests and 236 One-day Internationals for India, taking 417 and 269 wickets, respectively. India’s 2011 World Cup winning member though hasn’t played for the national side since 2016 and it’s almost end of his career now. It looks more likely that the 38-year-old will soon announce his retirement like Gautam Gambhir did recently. 1. Yuvraj Singh Yuvraj Singh. (Photo Source: Twitter) The only Indian to hit 6 sixes in T20Is, Player of the tournament in 2011 World Cup, the Arjuna and Padma Shri award winner, Yuvraj Singh is no less than a brand in itself in Indian cricket. The southpaw has achieved plenty of feats in his entire career but has lately been out of the national scene. The Punjab born cricketer was dropped from all forms of the game in 2013 and later, he made a comeback in 2017 but failed to live up the hype of his stardom. Now, with youngsters making their way in the team, Yuvraj might never get the opportunity to play for India again.

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5 Indian players who might never play international cricket again

Over the years, some star players who were once irremovable part of the team are not in the scene in present times and might never appear in Indian colours again.

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