To succeed professionally in sports, one must put in a particular amount of effort. The situation is very different for an Indian cricket player. In this nation of 1.3 billion people, the majority of them are cricket fans. Being selected as one of the eleven athletes to represent your nation on the field is a significant accomplishment in and of itself. Let us look at the Indian cricketers who got lucky.
1. Kedar Jadhav
Due to the lack of notable losses, his career may not be recognized. However, he played for a sizable amount of time. Some of his detractors might have believed that he participated in more games because of his ability to bowl a few overs and bat in the lower order. It's interesting to note that, during his playing years, India didn't have anyone else in the top 6 who might perhaps serve as a sixth bowler.
2. Shivam Dube
He only briefly represented India in cricket because of his action, which some cricket experts could refer to as "seam-bowling," and because he could bat a little bit better than others. Dube also participated in the Indian team due to Hardik Pandya's injury. Pandya had been a seam-bowling all-rounder who typically bowled the complete 10 overs while batting at no. 7. The team management only needed someone who could perform the same tasks once Hardik became injured.
3. Vijay Shankar
What a circus of squad selection there was leading up to the 2019 World Cup is demonstrated by the fact that Shankar was categorized as a 10-overs bowler in some of the matches that India played before moving on to become India's no. 4 in the subsequent series. He was India's number four, a supporter of Hardik Pandya, an excellent fielder, and the 3D player that India was seeking. All of that was before the World Cup. He competed in three games. had a few runs scored. defeated Pakistan with two wickets taken.
4. Stuart Binny
Between 2012 and 2015, Stuart Binny's father, Roger Binny, served on the BCCI national selection committee. In addition to his final T20I in 2016, Stuart also played his final ODI, Test, and ODI in 2015. But there's no way that these two things are connected. However, Stuart wasn't a terrible cricketer. He was fortunate that he did something uncommon in his country, that the national captain thought highly of him, and that Hardik Pandya and Vijay Shankar were not yet discovered by the Ambanis at the time.
5. Varun Aaron
Around the same time that Umesh Yadav became well-known, Aaron also did. Both bowlers at the time were quicker than any other domestic bowler. When a pacer who can bowl at 145 kmph comes from India—which doesn't often—the Indian squad quickly accepts him. Some people go on to have professions more akin to Ishant Sharma, while others end up more like Aaron.
6. S Sreesanth
For a few years, S Sreesanth was arguably India's most aggressive pacer. Boy, was he good! But he also got lucky a little bit. S Sreesanth was in the test team before the 2011 World Cup. of ODI team, though not always. He played two One Day Internationals (ODI) against New Zealand in November and December 2010 and maintained his position by taking seven wickets. His lack of economy and regularity had long been a concern.
7. Piyush Chawla
He was able to secure a spot in the Indian side that competed in the 2007 T20 World Cup in South Africa thanks to a series. In India's opening T20I encounter against Scotland, he was slated to make his T20I debut. Unfortunately, the game was abandoned owing to weather before a ball had even been thrown. Although he didn't participate in any of the following six games, he will always wear a T20 World Cup medal around his neck.
8. Ravindra Jadeja
Jadeja was extremely successful in the Test format, but he was a game-changer in ODIs. When it came to the white-ball setup, the Indian side changed spin culture thanks to Virat Kohli, who preferred having two leg-spinners, which cost Jadeja his berth. But everything changed during the 2018 Asia Cup. The competition was interrupted by an injury to Hardik Pandya. India had the option of switching out a seam-bowling all-rounder for his spin counterpart because the competition was being held in the United Arab Emirates. Jadeja took 4 for 29 in 10 overs in his first game back, which helped India defeat Bangladesh.
9. Kl Rahul
He had scored a lot of runs in the IPL, but the ODI team had not given him a proper spot. Additionally, he lost his berth on the ODI side after being dropped from the Test team in late 2018. He was able to secure a position in the World Cup roster thanks to a great showing at the IPL 2019. He batted fourth. He was guaranteed a spot at No. 4 in India's starting XI after scoring a century against Bangladesh in a warm-up game. If Shikhar Dhawan hadn't been hurt, though, his fortunes would have been similar to those of all the other No. 4s on the Indian team.
10. Rishi Dhawan
India was looking to add an all-around seam bowler to the ODI squad. The only requirement was that the person at position seven is capable of providing roughly 10 overs and having a useful role to perform as a batter. He played three ODIs in Australia, a country that wasn't a good fit for his bowling style. He played two innings but did not contribute with the bat.
