Captaincy of MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli: Captains like Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have given historical moments to the Indian cricket team. When Dhoni and Kohli took over the command of the Indian cricket team, both of them had many challenges. Like giving opportunities to the youth and building a team for the future. But do you know that during this time Virat and Dhoni always ignored some players, due to which their career took an unexpected turn. So let's take a look at these 4 unlucky cricketers…
1. Ambati Rayudu
India's best middle order batsman Ambati Rayudu was a strong contender to bat at number 4 in Team India. In the 2019 World Cup, this player was suddenly dropped from the team by the selectors. After this, Ambati Rayudu protested against this decision and announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. Chief selector MSK Prasad said that Vijay Shankar will provide the team with 3D options (batting, bowling and fielding) in place of Ambati Rayudu during the ICC World Cup 2019. After this statement, Ambati Rayudu took a dig at the selectors and tweeted, “I have ordered a pair of 3D glasses to watch the World Cup. After this, despite Vijay Shankar and Shikhar Dhawan being injured, Rayudu did not get a chance in the team. Virat Kohli also ignored Ambati Rayudu.
2. Amit Mishra
There was a time when Amit Mishra's name was very much in the news in the Indian cricket team. The leg spinner was bowling very strongly, but the then captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not give Amit Mishra the chance he deserved. Amit Mishra bowled in all three formats of the Indian cricket team. Amit made his Test debut against Australia. Amit Mishra took 76 wickets in 22 Test matches. When he made his ODI debut against South Africa in 2003. He took 64 wickets in 36 ODIs at an economy of 4.73. Took 16 wickets in 10 T20 International matches, but the matter ended here that this player was among those unlucky players who were not given enough opportunities by the captain. You will be surprised to know that this player won the Man of the Series title in the last ODI series. Now you can guess from this that when he was in form, the captain dropped him from the team and till date he has not been selected.
3. Manoj Tiwari
On hearing the name Manoj Tiwari, the image of a Bhojpuri star may emerge in your mind, but a player with this name also performed well in the Indian cricket team. After an excellent performance in first class cricket, star player Manoj Tiwari made his debut in Team India. Manoj Tiwari made his ODI debut against Australia in 2008. After that Manoj Tiwari could not perform anything special. Manoj Tiwari managed to score only 287 runs at an average of 26.09 while bowling in 12 ODIs, in which his highest score was 104 runs. Similarly, Manoj Tiwari also made his T20 International debut in the year 2011 but got out in only three matches.
4 Varun Aaron
Indian cricket team bowler Varun Aaron's international cricket career also ended very soon. Varun bowled in 66 matches in first class cricket and took 173 wickets. The selectors gave Varun an entry in the Indian cricket team but captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not give him enough opportunities. He made his Test debut against West Indies in 2011. He has taken 18 wickets in 9 Test matches. He made his ODI debut against England in 2011. He has taken 11 wickets in 9 ODI matches. In 2015, he was dropped from the Indian cricket team and this player never got a chance again.