10 Cricketers who were unfairly treated by the Indian selectors

A cricketer's dream is to represent their country at the highest level. Every cricket player's ultimate ambition is to represent their country, especially in a country as passionate about the game as India, where young people aspire to play at the top level and don that India jersey 

But it's not always that easy to achieve that dream as out of lakhs of cricketers, only a few of them manage to realize their dreams. One needs to first perform well in different age groups to get into domestic cricket.

And then to impress the selectors, a player needs to play regularly and have a strong domestic record. There has been the boon of the Indian Premier League, which has fast-tracked some players into wearing the blue jersey.  

But still, there have been many unfortunate Indian cricketers who were never allowed to represent their country or given a long run with the India team. Excessive competition and failure to handle pressure on the big stage might be some reasons, but the biggest reason proved to be the luck factor. 

Here is the list of 10 cricketers who were unfairly treated by the Indian selectors:

1. Anustup Majumdar  

Bengal’s Anustup Majumdar served the national side for a long time. Having made his debut in 2004, Majumdar has played 81 FC matches and 87 List-A games for Bengal scoring 4831 and 2457 runs respectively. He also made 526 runs in 37 T20 matches.

He made his presence felt in the IPL as well, featuring for Pune Warriors. From 2014-15 to 2015-16, Majumdar had to play for Railways because he had a job to keep. He still managed to churn out runs. But his lack of flair and absence of impact innings proved to be costly as he was never given a chance to represent India at the highest level.