5 Indian players whose careers were shortened after showing displeasure towards selectors
These players made controversial comments on selectors and found it tough to make a comeback.
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5. Wasim Jaffer
Wasim Jaffer is one of the most unfortunate cricketers India has ever produced. Despite being an all-time great in the domestic circuit, the 41-year old was never able to cement his place in the International team and make a name on the biggest stage. He made his international Test debut for India in 2000 but could never fix a permanent spot in the team. The veteran cricketer was always dropped from the team at regular intervals and this continued until 2006 when he hit his maiden Test century against England in Nagpur.
Since then, the Mumbai cricketer got to play a string of 24 consecutive Test games, which also witnessed two double centuries against the West Indies and Pakistan. What followed these glorious times were two bad series against Australia and South Africa respectively, which eventually made him axed forever. Jaffer, who was overshadowed by someone else on most of the occasions, scored a total of 1994 runs in the 35 Tests he played.
Another possible reason behind this unusual career of an extremely talented batsman was the fact that he had once questioned the Indian selectors for his place in the team. “Really, I don’t know how to impress the selectors. I have scored over 13,000 runs in first-class cricket and 1,260 runs in last Ranji season. I don’t think they (selectors) have taken note of it. That’s all what I can do and will continue to do to make them realise I am still good to play for India,” The Maharashtra-born had told to the media after getting dropped from the team in 2009.
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