T20 World Cup is the grandest stage for any T20I cricketer to showcase his cricketing talent to the world. The International Cricket Council launched the mega event in 2007, with South Africa playing host to the tournament’s first edition.
The 2022 edition of the T20 World Cup is taking place right now in Australia. Over the last 15 years, the tournament has produced some big heroes like MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Chris Gayle, Carlos Brathwaite, David Warner, Lasith Malinga, Sunil Narine, TM Dilshan and several others. However, not all the heroes had a memorable career after their big moment at the T20 World Cup.
In this listicle now, we will look back at five such T20 WC stars whose careers in cricket hit rock bottom soon after the mega event.
1. India’s T20 World Cup 2007 hero Joginder Sharma
Medium pace-bowling all-rounder Joginder Sharma is best remembered for his last over in the first-ever T20 WC final. He helped India win the world title. However, it proved to be Joginder’s last international match for India as he was surprisingly never picked again.
2. Aftab Ahmed, Bangladesh
One of the main reasons why Bangladesh qualified for Super 8 in T20 WC 2007 was Aftab Ahmed’s consistent showing. Ahmed scored 162 runs in five matches of that competition, including an unbeaten 62* against West Indies. However, Ahmed got to play only three T20Is after that tournament.
3. Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2007 star Mohammad Asif
Many fans consider Mohammad Asif as one of the most talented Pakistani fast bowlers of all time. Asif bagged a four-wicket haul in Pakistan’s first T20 WC match against India and also won Man of the Match award. However, his involvement in a match-fixing scandal derailed his career.
4. Aaron Redmond, New Zealand
Aaron Redmond was a top performer for the Blackcaps in T20 WC 2009, scoring 101 runs in just three matches at a strike rate of close to 170. Surprisingly, Redmond played only four T20Is after the tournament.
5. Craig Kieswetter, England
Craig Kieswetter was the Man of the Match for England in the T20 WC 2010 Final against Australia. He was inconsistent after that match and was dropped after the 2012 T20 WC in Sri Lanka. Unfortunately, a brutal injury hurt his comeback and he never played for England T20I team again.
