India won their last two T20I series against Australia and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-vs-south-africa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africa</a> by a 2-1 margin at home to boost up their confidence before the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 which is scheduled to kick-off on October 16. But in the combined six T20Is against Australia and South Africa, Indian bowlers conceded 180-plus totals in four innings.

Indian bowlers' latest struggles are mostly due to the absence of star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup 2022 due to a back injury. But Ravindra Jadeja's absence was also felt during the same as primary spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is struggling for consistency.

Indian team have reached Australia without the injured duo of Jadeja and Bumrah and that is likely to hurt them in the World Cup.

Jadeja's injury came in an adventure activity during the Asia Cup 2022 in UAE, which made no sense at all. Reports also suggested that the adventure activity was not a part of India's training module and that the injury could have been avoided.&nbsp;

Jadeja is not the only cricketer to miss an entire World Cup or a World Cup game due to a wierd reason, there are certain other players who are a part of the same list. Let's look at them:

5. Devon Conway - Missed T20 World Cup 2021 Final after punching his bat

New Zealand's wicketkeeper batter was involved in one of the freakiest injury incidents in cricket history. During the T20 World Cup 2021 semi-final clash against England on November 10, Conway injured himself which eventually ruled him out of the final clash against Australia.

While chasing a 167-run target, the Kiwi batter was stumped by Jos Buttler off a Liam Livingstone delivery. Conway was batting on 46 runs off 37 balls and New Zealand still needed 72 runs to win the game. Conway was clearly frustrated with himself and punched his bat with his right fist. Despite having padded gloves, he fractured his pinky finger.

A scan after the game confirmed a fracture in his pinky finger and he was ruled out of the summit clash due to a self-inflicted injury. <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/social-tracker-cricket/nz-t20i-tri-series-devon-conways-exceptional-sliding-fielding-effort-saves-a-boundary-for-the-kiwis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conway</a> was having a decent World Cup with 129 runs in six innings but he missed the final against Australia due to a moment of frustration.

4. Jofra Archer - Missed World Cup due to a fish tank

England's star pacer is going through a tough period due to injuries and hasn't played international cricket since March 2021. Archer is currently struggling due to the recurrence of a stress fracture to his lower back. But before that he had to undergo two surgeries to repair his elbow.

But in an oddity of sorts, he injured a tendon in his right hand while cleaning a fish tank in January 2021. During the scans, England's medical team found a small glass fragment and it was later removed after performing a surgery.&nbsp;&nbsp;

After the surgery, Archer played in the County Championship in July. But the issue with his right elbow was not over as it eventually ruled him out of the T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE and the Ashes 2021-22. Archer has <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/jofra-archer-targets-early-2023-return-as-the-pacer-starts-bowling-in-the-nets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">returned to net practice recently</a> and is likely to make his comeback during England's ODI tour to South Africa in February-March 2023.

3. Jonny Bairstow - Missed World Cup due to Golf

The in-form English star is not a part of England's squad for the upcoming <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20-world-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20 World Cup 2022</a> due to a freak accident on a golf course that led to a broken left leg.

Bairstow was enjoying his time in international circuit this year with runs across formats. Just few days before the accident, he was named in England's squad for the T20 World Cup 2022 but was eventually ruled out due to his injury.

Bairstow put out a social media post regarding the same and revealed that he slipped while walking to a tee box and injured his lower leg on September 2.

"Except this time I tried to regain my balance, my left ankle turned right, dislocated and my weight went through my left lower leg. I heard it snap straight away. I took a couple of steps down then slipped. By the time I crumpled into a heap, I was three-quarters of the way down. It's all a blur, it happened so quickly," <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/jonny-bairstow-gives-update-on-his-recovery-will-return-to-cricket-in-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bairstow revealed in his Instagram post</a> on October 4.

England have plenty of backup options in the form of Alex Hales and Phil Salt but Bairtow's current form makes him an irreplaceable option for a tournament like the T20 World Cup.

Also Read: <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/most-wickets-in-t20-world-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Most Wickets T20 World Cup</a>

2. Shimron Hetmyer - Missed World Cup flight twice

The star West Indies batter was dropped from the World Cup squad after he missed his rescheduled flight to Australia on October 3, 2022. Hetmyer's original flight was postponed from Saturday (October 1) to Monday (October 3) as he requested for the same due to family reasons but the player also missed the second flight, which cost him a place in the T20 World Cup 2022 squad.

Jimmy Adams, the director of West Indies Cricket, revealed that the player was already warned that further delays will cost him a spot in the sqaud. "Whilst we changed Shimron’s flight from Saturday to Monday due to family reasons, it was made clear to him that if there were any further delays and issues with his travel to Australia then we would have no choice but to replace him in the squad," Adams said.

In his response to the World Cup snub, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/social-tracker-cricket/theres-always-another-side-to-every-story-told-shimron-hetmyers-girlfriend-opens-up-on-the-flight-miss-incident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hetmyer reposted</a> his partners' cryptic post, "There's another side to ever story told.... #whatsinthedarkmustcometolight." Hetmyer finished the Caribbean Premier League 2022 season as the leading run-scorer for Guyana Amazon Warriors with 281 runs in 11 matches at a striker rate of 124.33 and has been replaced by Shamarh Brooks in the World Cup squad.

1. Ravindra Jadeja - Missed World Cup due to adventure activity

The star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will be one of the biggest names missing from the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022. He suffered an ankle injury during an adventure activity in the Asia Cup 2022 tournament in UAE last month. Jadeja played in the first two group stage matches and was impressive in India's win against Pakistan.&nbsp;

After qualifying for the Super 4 round, Jadeja participated in an adventure activity at the team's hotel in Dubai. He was instructed to improve his balance with a ski board, where he slipped and twisted his ankle. Jadeja quickly flew to Mumbai and underwent surgery.

BCCI sources revealed that the officials are not happy with Jadeja'a injury and cited that it could have been avoided. Fans were also fuming at the management and questioned whether such an adventure activity was necessary during an event like the Asia Cup and ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022.

India won their last two T20I series against Australia and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-vs-south-africa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africa</a> by a 2-1 margin at home to boost up their confidence before the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 which is scheduled to kick-off on October 16. But in the combined six T20Is against Australia and South Africa, Indian bowlers conceded 180-plus totals in four innings.
Indian bowlers' latest struggles are mostly due to the absence of star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup 2022 due to a back injury. But Ravindra Jadeja's absence was also felt during the same as primary spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is struggling for consistency.
Indian team have reached Australia without the injured duo of Jadeja and Bumrah and that is likely to hurt them in the World Cup.
Jadeja's injury came in an adventure activity during the Asia Cup 2022 in UAE, which made no sense at all. Reports also suggested that the adventure activity was not a part of India's training module and that the injury could have been avoided.&nbsp;
Jadeja is not the only cricketer to miss an entire World Cup or a World Cup game due to a wierd reason, there are certain other players who are a part of the same list. Let's look at them:
<h3>5. Devon Conway - Missed T20 World Cup 2021 Final after punching his bat</h3>
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New Zealand's wicketkeeper batter was involved in one of the freakiest injury incidents in cricket history. During the T20 World Cup 2021 semi-final clash against England on November 10, Conway injured himself which eventually ruled him out of the final clash against Australia.
While chasing a 167-run target, the Kiwi batter was stumped by Jos Buttler off a Liam Livingstone delivery. Conway was batting on 46 runs off 37 balls and New Zealand still needed 72 runs to win the game. Conway was clearly frustrated with himself and punched his bat with his right fist. Despite having padded gloves, he fractured his pinky finger.
A scan after the game confirmed a fracture in his pinky finger and he was ruled out of the summit clash due to a self-inflicted injury. <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/social-tracker-cricket/nz-t20i-tri-series-devon-conways-exceptional-sliding-fielding-effort-saves-a-boundary-for-the-kiwis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conway</a> was having a decent World Cup with 129 runs in six innings but he missed the final against Australia due to a moment of frustration.

<h3>4. Jofra Archer - Missed World Cup due to a fish tank</h3>
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England's star pacer is going through a tough period due to injuries and hasn't played international cricket since March 2021. Archer is currently struggling due to the recurrence of a stress fracture to his lower back. But before that he had to undergo two surgeries to repair his elbow.
But in an oddity of sorts, he injured a tendon in his right hand while cleaning a fish tank in January 2021. During the scans, England's medical team found a small glass fragment and it was later removed after performing a surgery.&nbsp;&nbsp;
After the surgery, Archer played in the County Championship in July. But the issue with his right elbow was not over as it eventually ruled him out of the T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE and the Ashes 2021-22. Archer has <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/jofra-archer-targets-early-2023-return-as-the-pacer-starts-bowling-in-the-nets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">returned to net practice recently</a> and is likely to make his comeback during England's ODI tour to South Africa in February-March 2023.

<h3>3. Jonny Bairstow - Missed World Cup due to Golf</h3>
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The in-form English star is not a part of England's squad for the upcoming <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20-world-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20 World Cup 2022</a> due to a freak accident on a golf course that led to a broken left leg.
Bairstow was enjoying his time in international circuit this year with runs across formats. Just few days before the accident, he was named in England's squad for the T20 World Cup 2022 but was eventually ruled out due to his injury.
Bairstow put out a social media post regarding the same and revealed that he slipped while walking to a tee box and injured his lower leg on September 2.
"Except this time I tried to regain my balance, my left ankle turned right, dislocated and my weight went through my left lower leg. I heard it snap straight away. I took a couple of steps down then slipped. By the time I crumpled into a heap, I was three-quarters of the way down. It's all a blur, it happened so quickly," <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/jonny-bairstow-gives-update-on-his-recovery-will-return-to-cricket-in-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bairstow revealed in his Instagram post</a> on October 4.
England have plenty of backup options in the form of Alex Hales and Phil Salt but Bairtow's current form makes him an irreplaceable option for a tournament like the T20 World Cup.
Also Read: <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/most-wickets-in-t20-world-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Most Wickets T20 World Cup</a>

<h3>2. Shimron Hetmyer - Missed World Cup flight twice</h3>
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The star West Indies batter was dropped from the World Cup squad after he missed his rescheduled flight to Australia on October 3, 2022. Hetmyer's original flight was postponed from Saturday (October 1) to Monday (October 3) as he requested for the same due to family reasons but the player also missed the second flight, which cost him a place in the T20 World Cup 2022 squad.
Jimmy Adams, the director of West Indies Cricket, revealed that the player was already warned that further delays will cost him a spot in the sqaud. "Whilst we changed Shimron’s flight from Saturday to Monday due to family reasons, it was made clear to him that if there were any further delays and issues with his travel to Australia then we would have no choice but to replace him in the squad," Adams said.
In his response to the World Cup snub, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/social-tracker-cricket/theres-always-another-side-to-every-story-told-shimron-hetmyers-girlfriend-opens-up-on-the-flight-miss-incident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hetmyer reposted</a> his partners' cryptic post, "There's another side to ever story told.... #whatsinthedarkmustcometolight." Hetmyer finished the Caribbean Premier League 2022 season as the leading run-scorer for Guyana Amazon Warriors with 281 runs in 11 matches at a striker rate of 124.33 and has been replaced by Shamarh Brooks in the World Cup squad.

<h3>1. Ravindra Jadeja - Missed World Cup due to adventure activity</h3>
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The star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will be one of the biggest names missing from the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022. He suffered an ankle injury during an adventure activity in the Asia Cup 2022 tournament in UAE last month. Jadeja played in the first two group stage matches and was impressive in India's win against Pakistan.&nbsp;
After qualifying for the Super 4 round, Jadeja participated in an adventure activity at the team's hotel in Dubai. He was instructed to improve his balance with a ski board, where he slipped and twisted his ankle. Jadeja quickly flew to Mumbai and underwent surgery.
BCCI sources revealed that the officials are not happy with Jadeja'a injury and cited that it could have been avoided. Fans were also fuming at the management and questioned whether such an adventure activity was necessary during an event like the Asia Cup and ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022.

India won their last two T20I series against Australia and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-vs-south-africa/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africa</a> by a 2-1 margin at home to boost up their confidence before the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 which is scheduled to kick-off on October 16. But in the combined six T20Is against Australia and South Africa, Indian bowlers conceded 180-plus totals in four innings.
Indian bowlers' latest struggles are mostly due to the absence of star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup 2022 due to a back injury. But Ravindra Jadeja's absence was also felt during the same as primary spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is struggling for consistency.
Indian team have reached Australia without the injured duo of Jadeja and Bumrah and that is likely to hurt them in the World Cup.
Jadeja's injury came in an adventure activity during the Asia Cup 2022 in UAE, which made no sense at all. Reports also suggested that the adventure activity was not a part of India's training module and that the injury could have been avoided.&nbsp;
Jadeja is not the only cricketer to miss an entire World Cup or a World Cup game due to a wierd reason, there are certain other players who are a part of the same list. Let's look at them:
<h3>5. Devon Conway - Missed T20 World Cup 2021 Final after punching his bat</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/Devon-Conway-2.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
New Zealand's wicketkeeper batter was involved in one of the freakiest injury incidents in cricket history. During the T20 World Cup 2021 semi-final clash against England on November 10, Conway injured himself which eventually ruled him out of the final clash against Australia.
While chasing a 167-run target, the Kiwi batter was stumped by Jos Buttler off a Liam Livingstone delivery. Conway was batting on 46 runs off 37 balls and New Zealand still needed 72 runs to win the game. Conway was clearly frustrated with himself and punched his bat with his right fist. Despite having padded gloves, he fractured his pinky finger.
A scan after the game confirmed a fracture in his pinky finger and he was ruled out of the summit clash due to a self-inflicted injury. <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/social-tracker-cricket/nz-t20i-tri-series-devon-conways-exceptional-sliding-fielding-effort-saves-a-boundary-for-the-kiwis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conway</a> was having a decent World Cup with 129 runs in six innings but he missed the final against Australia due to a moment of frustration.

<h3>4. Jofra Archer - Missed World Cup due to a fish tank</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1662295715734_Jofra-Archer.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
England's star pacer is going through a tough period due to injuries and hasn't played international cricket since March 2021. Archer is currently struggling due to the recurrence of a stress fracture to his lower back. But before that he had to undergo two surgeries to repair his elbow.
But in an oddity of sorts, he injured a tendon in his right hand while cleaning a fish tank in January 2021. During the scans, England's medical team found a small glass fragment and it was later removed after performing a surgery.&nbsp;&nbsp;
After the surgery, Archer played in the County Championship in July. But the issue with his right elbow was not over as it eventually ruled him out of the T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE and the Ashes 2021-22. Archer has <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/jofra-archer-targets-early-2023-return-as-the-pacer-starts-bowling-in-the-nets/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">returned to net practice recently</a> and is likely to make his comeback during England's ODI tour to South Africa in February-March 2023.

<h3>3. Jonny Bairstow - Missed World Cup due to Golf</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/CT_353413.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
The in-form English star is not a part of England's squad for the upcoming <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20-world-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">T20 World Cup 2022</a> due to a freak accident on a golf course that led to a broken left leg.
Bairstow was enjoying his time in international circuit this year with runs across formats. Just few days before the accident, he was named in England's squad for the T20 World Cup 2022 but was eventually ruled out due to his injury.
Bairstow put out a social media post regarding the same and revealed that he slipped while walking to a tee box and injured his lower leg on September 2.
"Except this time I tried to regain my balance, my left ankle turned right, dislocated and my weight went through my left lower leg. I heard it snap straight away. I took a couple of steps down then slipped. By the time I crumpled into a heap, I was three-quarters of the way down. It's all a blur, it happened so quickly," <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-news/jonny-bairstow-gives-update-on-his-recovery-will-return-to-cricket-in-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bairstow revealed in his Instagram post</a> on October 4.
England have plenty of backup options in the form of Alex Hales and Phil Salt but Bairtow's current form makes him an irreplaceable option for a tournament like the T20 World Cup.
Also Read: <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/most-wickets-in-t20-world-cup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Most Wickets T20 World Cup</a>

<h3>2. Shimron Hetmyer - Missed World Cup flight twice</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/CT_361232.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
The star West Indies batter was dropped from the World Cup squad after he missed his rescheduled flight to Australia on October 3, 2022. Hetmyer's original flight was postponed from Saturday (October 1) to Monday (October 3) as he requested for the same due to family reasons but the player also missed the second flight, which cost him a place in the T20 World Cup 2022 squad.
Jimmy Adams, the director of West Indies Cricket, revealed that the player was already warned that further delays will cost him a spot in the sqaud. "Whilst we changed Shimron’s flight from Saturday to Monday due to family reasons, it was made clear to him that if there were any further delays and issues with his travel to Australia then we would have no choice but to replace him in the squad," Adams said.
In his response to the World Cup snub, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/social-tracker-cricket/theres-always-another-side-to-every-story-told-shimron-hetmyers-girlfriend-opens-up-on-the-flight-miss-incident/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hetmyer reposted</a> his partners' cryptic post, "There's another side to ever story told.... #whatsinthedarkmustcometolight." Hetmyer finished the Caribbean Premier League 2022 season as the leading run-scorer for Guyana Amazon Warriors with 281 runs in 11 matches at a striker rate of 124.33 and has been replaced by Shamarh Brooks in the World Cup squad.

<h3>1. Ravindra Jadeja - Missed World Cup due to adventure activity</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1662286659948_Ravindra-Jadeja.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
The star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will be one of the biggest names missing from the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022. He suffered an ankle injury during an adventure activity in the Asia Cup 2022 tournament in UAE last month. Jadeja played in the first two group stage matches and was impressive in India's win against Pakistan.&nbsp;
After qualifying for the Super 4 round, Jadeja participated in an adventure activity at the team's hotel in Dubai. He was instructed to improve his balance with a ski board, where he slipped and twisted his ankle. Jadeja quickly flew to Mumbai and underwent surgery.
BCCI sources revealed that the officials are not happy with Jadeja'a injury and cited that it could have been avoided. Fans were also fuming at the management and questioned whether such an adventure activity was necessary during an event like the Asia Cup and ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022.

India won their last two T20I series against Australia and South Africa by a 2-1 margin at home to boost up their confidence before the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 which is scheduled to kick-off on Oc

5 Players who missed World Cup matches due to weird reasons

Most recently, West Indian star batter Shimron Hetmyer missed his flight for the T20 World Cup 2022 and was removed from the squad.

India's bowling unit for the T20 World Cup 2022 is looking comparatively weak in the absence of the injured duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja.