The Indian cricketers have one dream in their life, and that is to win the ICC World Cup or ICC event for the nation. There are four major ICC events – World Test Championship, T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup and Champions Trophy.
The teams from all over the world participate in these events, and it receives the highest viewership. Axar Patel has been in the headlines because of his injury before the 2023 World Cup. He could miss the WC if not fit. Here’s a list of five other Indian cricketers who missed the golden chance of playing ICC mega events due to injuries.
1. One of the current Indian cricketers – Ishant Sharma
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma missed the opportunity to play in 2015 World Cup. He was in immense pain and yet played Test matches by taking injections. Ultimately, it made him miss the World Cup in Australia.
2. One of the former Indian cricketers – Praveen Kumar
Former Indian fast bowler Praveen Kumar was in the 2011 World Cup squad before Sreesanth replaced him. Kumar missed the mega event due to an elbow injury.
3. Rishabh Pant
Current Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant was likely to play in the 2023 World Cup. However, an accident on December 30, 2022, resulted in multiple injuries for him. Eventually, he missed the ticket to the WC.
4. Jasprit Bumrah
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and ICC World Test Championship Final 2023 due to back injury. He underwent surgery and came back recently.
5. Virender Sehwag
Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag was named in the T20 World Cup 2010 squad. However, Sehwag suffered a shoulder injury during IPL 2010, which led to Murali Vijay replacing him in the team.
