ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 cycle was quite entertaining. Fans witnessed some exciting Tests during this edition of the WTC. India and Australia emerged as the top two teams in the end. The finals of WTC 2021-23 are currently underway at The Oval in London.
India have played some top-quality cricket on the road to ICC World Test Championship Finals. They won away series against Bangladesh and drew an away series against England. The Indian team lost the away series against South Africa, but they won the home series against Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.
India’s core remained the same in a majority of the matches, but there were some players who were missing from the team after playing just one match. Here’s a list of three such players who played only one match in WTC cycle 2021-23.
1. Suryakumar Yadav played only one match in ICC World Test Championship
Suryakumar Yadav made his Test debut for India in the ongoing WTC cycle. He was picked for the first Test against Australia as Shreyas Iyer was unavailable. Yadav scored eight runs on debut and was dropped from the team for the second Test.
2. Kuldeep Yadav
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav also played just a solitary Test match for India in the 2021-23 WTC cycle. He played against Bangladesh in 2022, scoring 40 runs and also taking eight wickets. Yet, he did not receive another opportunity to play.
3. Jaydev Unadkat
Jaydev Unadkat made a return to Test cricket in the 2022 Test series against Bangladesh. The left-arm pacer played a Test after 12 years and bagged his maiden Test wicket. He was benched for all the Tests played after the Bangladesh series.
