In December 2014, KL Rahul received his maiden Test cap. Eight years later, he is the vice-captain of the Indian team in all the three formats of the game. He is one of the most successful players in the IPL and has also played many match-winning knocks for India.
Rahul made his Test debut in 2014, while his ODI and T20I debuts came in the year 2016. In this listicle now, we will look at seven such Indian players who made their debuts in the same year as Rahul but faded away.
1. Stuart Binny made his Test debut in same year as KL Rahul
Former Indian all-rounder Stuart Binny made his Test debut in 2014. He played six Tests for the country. Binny has now retired and plays in other T20 leagues.
2. Pankaj Singh made his Test debut in same year as KL Rahul
Pankaj Singh is another retired cricketer to feature on the list. He made his Test debut against England in 2014 a few months before Rahul’s debut Test.
3. Karn Sharma made his Test debut in same year as KL Rahul
Leg-spinner Karn Sharma made his Test debut on the same tour of Australia. However, his debut Test has proved to be his only Test for India so far.
4. Pawan Negi made his T20I debut in same year as KL Rahul
All-rounder Pawan Negi made his T20I debut in Asia Cup 2016. Like Karn Sharma, it has proved to be his only game in that format so far.
5. Mandeep Singh
Mandeep Singh played with Rahul in his white-ball debut series against Zimbabwe. Singh has been out of the Indian team since that tour of 2016.
6. Faiz Fazal
Left-handed batter Faiz Fazal made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in 2016 and scored a fifty as well. For some reason though, he is yet to play another game for India.
7. Dhawal Kulkarni
Pace bowler Dhawal Kulkarni made his T20I debut versus Zimbabwe in 2016. He played two games on that tour and then never donned the Indian T20I jersey.
