Indian cricketers have made a name for their themselves with their top-quality performances in all formats of the game over the last few years. Test format is the one, where the Indian team has shown a lot of improvement. Ever since Virat Kohli became the team’s captain, there was a new energy in the Indian Test team.
Although India have won some big series in the last few years, the disappointing thing is they also lost two ICC World Test Championship Finals. Hence, the selectors may soon axe some of the senior players and give opportunities to the younger players. Here’s a list of five Indian cricketers who may never play a Test match again.
1. One of the experienced Indian cricketers – Cheteshwar Pujara
Reports surfaced online claiming that Cheteshwar Pujara might have played his last Test in WTC Final 2023. Now that the selectors have dropped him for the West Indies tour, it is quite evident that he may never play for India again.
2. One of the experienced Indian cricketers – Mohammed Shami
Another big name who has been dropped for the West Indies series is Mohammed Shami. Navdeep Saini and Mukesh Kumar are the right-arm pacers who have taken his place. Shami may only play white-ball cricket going forward.
3. Hardik Pandya
Many fans want Hardik Pandya to make a return to Test cricket. Even Sourav Ganguly asked him to do so. However, Pandya’s fitness issues may not allow him to don the whites for India again.
4. Umesh Yadav
Another right-arm pacer whom the selectors dropped for the West Indies tour is Umesh Yadav. It is a clear sign of transition of Indian team, which is why Yadav may not be back soon.
5. Shahbaz Nadeem
Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem played two Tests for India from 2019 to 2021. The left-arm spinner has been performing well in domestic cricket, but it seems unlikely that the Indian selectors will give him another chance.
