Top 10 Benched players in the World T20 2016

Assembling a team is all about picking the best combinations and not always the best players. If not previously, the recently concluded World T20 in India has shown us that it is, in fact, true. However, in certain cases, when required, the players were surprisingly not called-up for the battle on the biggest stage of them all for one or more reasons. That said, we take a look at ten benched players who could have made an impact for their country in the World T20.

1. John Hastings (Australia):

John Hastings aka ‘The Duke’ was surprisingly left out of the Australian side despite being in fine form. The absence of Mitchell Starc and the now retired Mitchell Johnson saw the likes of Hastings selected on the side. His T20 prowess is excellent and his death bowling abilities are one of a kind especially the way he varies his pace. However, he was kept out of the side courtesy of people like James Faulkner, Josh Hazelwood, and Nathan Coulter-Nile. Perhaps he could have been the game-changer should the Aussies have gone through.

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