The Flop XI of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

The Flop XI of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be remembered as a real feast for all the batsmen, it saw not one but two players score Double hundreds in the tournament. It also recorded the most number of 300+ totals posted in a single world cup. Along with the batsmen, some of the bowlers outplayed quite a few batters and dominated the proceedings of play with their balls. World Cup 2015 was full with ravishing performances but amidst some sumptuous performances there were players who could not perform to their expectation and their 2015 World Cup will be termed as a failure. Here is the flop XI of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. 1. Nasir Jamshed Pakistan brought in Nasir Jamshed to replace Younis Khan as their opener along with Ahmed Shehzad. (Photo Source:AFP) Nasir Jamshed came in the Pakistan team as a replacement of Mohammad Hafeez and this move proved to be disaster for the team as he could not put bat to ball in the three matches that he played. Nasir scored just five runs in total three games at a terrible average of 1.66 runs per innings. 2. Dwayne Smith Chris Gayle’s opening partner Dwayne Smith looked totally out of sorts in the group stage. (Photo Source:AFP) West Indies had lot of hopes on Dwayne Smith to provide support to Chris Gayle and make a formidable pair in the opening slot. But the attacking opener from the Caribbean could not leave his mark in the tournament as he only managed to score 93 runs in the six matches he played in the tournament. 3. Quinton De Kock (Wicket Keeper) Quinton de Kock has made just 145 runs from 8 in this World cup opening with Hashim Amla. (Photo Source: AFP) South African opener Quinton De Kock was one of the brightest young talents coming into the World Cup 2015 but could not show even a glimpse of his prowess in the entire World Cup as he only scored 145 runs in the eight matches he played in the tournament. Barring the half century (78) that De Kock scored against Sri Lanka in the quarter finals he failed to get going in any of the contests. 4. Ross Taylor Ross Taylor was the one of the most experienced batsman in the talented Kiwi line-up. (Photo Source: AFP) Ross Taylor was the one of the most experienced batsman in the talented Kiwi line-up but his experience did not prove any good for his side as he scored just 221 runs at a sluggish strike rate of 61. In the night of the final it was a great opportunity for him to not only revive himself but the struggling team, but after getting a good start (40) he got out and made things worse for New Zealand. 5. Eoin Morgan (Captain) Being the captain of the England team there was a huge responsibility on the shoulders of Eoin Morgan. (Getty Images) Being the captain of the England team there was a huge responsibility on the shoulders of Eoin Morgan. He failed miserably and so did his team. This World Cup 2015 proved to be a nightmare for the England skipper and his stats vindicate it. All Morgan could manage to score was 90 runs in the six matches that he played. 6. Umar Akmal Umar Akmal scored only 164 runs in the seven matches in world cup 2015. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The talented Umar Akmal was a vital player for Pakistan down the order but as it is often said in the cricket talent alone does not fetch you runs; it is the temperament that separates good players from average players and temperament is the thing where Umar Akmal lacks as he always threw his wicket away after a decent start. He scored only 164 runs in the seven matches in world cup 2015. 7. Ravindra Jadeja Ravindra Jadeja was filling in the huge role that Yuvraj Singh played in the last World Cup for India. (Photo Source: BCCI) Ravindra Jadeja was filling in the huge role that Yuvraj Singh played in the last World Cup for India. So expectations were huge from Jadeja and it seemed he crumbled under the burden of expectations. A shoulder injury prior to the tournament also might be the reasons for his poor show. The Saurashtra lad managed to score just 57 runs in the tournament and picked up just 9 wickets with the ball. 8. Dale Steyn At least 7 out of 10 cricket expert would have put their money on Dale Steyn. (© Getty Images) At least 7 out of 10 cricket expert would have put their money on Dale Steyn for being the best fast bowler coming into the World Cup but his performance did not justify that tag at all. Steyn failed at the crucial juncture when his team wanted him to stand up. He picked up just 11 wickets in the 8 matches at an ordinary average of 31.45. 9. James Anderson Five wickets in six matches for a world class bowler like James Anderson shows what a poor tournament this SWING MAESTRO from England had. (Photo Source : Getty Images) Five wickets in six matches for a world class bowler like James Anderson shows what a poor tournament this SWING MAESTRO from England had. He could not give England the vital breakthrough with the new ball which his team expected him to give. One of the prime reasons’ why the English men could not even make it to the top 8 was the ease at which batsmen dominate their bowling. 10. Stuart Broad Stuart Broad was far off from his best in the tournament and England faced repercussion of this as they were knocked out from the first round. (© Getty Images) Stuart Broad was far off from his best in the tournament and England faced repercussion of this as they were knocked out from the first round. He merely managed to pick 4 wickets in the six matches that his team at an ordinary bowling average of 63.50. 11. Nuwan Kulasekara Nuwan Kulasekara’s role was to provide the Sri Lankans with vital breakthroughs which he couldn’t do throughout the tournament. (© Getty Images) Nuwan Kulasekara’s role was to provide the Sri Lankans with vital breakthroughs, early in the innings with a swinging new ball but he could not perform to the expectations and was even dropped from the Sri lankan team in the World Cup. Kulasekara picked up only 4 wickets in the tournament.

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