Cricket World Cup is the most prestigious tournament in the ODI format. The International Cricket Council organizes the mega event once in every four years, and every team aims to become world champion in this format of the game. Australia are the most successful team in the tournament, whereas India is the only team to have won it in 60 overs and 50 overs format.
Speaking of India’s performance in Cricket World Cup, the Men in Blue are two-time champions of the mega event, having won the tournament in 1983 and 2011. The World Cup offers a chance to the players to perform well and immortalize themselves. However, not many fans would remember that the following five players also represented India at the grand stage.
1. Stuart Binny was in India’s 2015 Cricket World Cup squad
Pace-bowling all-rounder Stuart Binny was a member of the Indian squad in the 2015 WC. He played in the warm-up round but did not get an opportunity to play in the mega event.
2. Ambati Rayudu was in India’s 2015 Cricket World Cup squad
Ambati Rayudu was not selected for the mega event in 2019, but he was a part of the squad that played in Australia and New Zealand in 2015. However, like Binny, Rayudu did not get a game.
3. Dhawal Kulkarni
Fast bowler Dhawal Kulkarni was also a member of that squad. However, since the Indian fast-bowling attack performed so well and there were no injuries, Kulkarni did not get a game.
4. Robin Uthappa
A majority of the cricket universe would know that Robin Uthappa played in T20 World Cup 2007. Uthappa also played in the CWC earlier that year, when he was just 21 years old.
5. Parthiv Patel
Former Indian wicket-keeper batter Parthiv Patel was a member of the squad that participated in the 2003 edition of the mega event. Patel was just 17 years old when he got selected.
