In this article, we will look at the teams, who used the most number of players in a single series. Mostly cricket teams will have a few substitute players and few players to practice in the nets. But these teams have more than 25 players just to have participated in a series. Those players include the main 11, substitute players, and players to practice in the nets. It is so unusual to see many players in a single team for a series. Most people wondered, what they are going to do. And how are they going to manage this many players to practice performing in games let's look at those top 10 teams who are used more players than needed!

1. United Arab Emirates

At no.1 is team UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. This was in the ICC World cricket league championship from 2015 and 2017/18. They used a total of 27 players in these series. This is the highest no. of players any team used in the past. They had matches with a total of 3 opponents and then 27 players for that.

2. Canada

At no.2 is team CANADA. They are the second team to use more no. of players in an ICC world cricket league series. They used a total of 26 players in these series. Including substitutes and net players, they used many players. They played 9 matches in this series and they faced 5 teams as opposition.

3. India 

At no.3 is INDIA. They are a team with the highest no. of players and sometimes they divide the ODI teams as team A and team B. this was during the Coca-Cola Triangular series with Bangladesh and Kenya in 1998. This was the only series, where India used most players. They used 23 players and opposed 2 reams with 5 matches.

4. Scotland 

At no.4 is team SCOTLAND in the series 2011-2014. They were playing with this many players in the 2011 series and 2013/14 series of ICC world cricket. They used a total of 23 players in this series including, substitutes and net players. In this series, they played 9 matches by facing 5 opponent teams.

5. Kenya

At no.5 is team KENYA. They were not a strong team when it comes to cricket. So they had to use more no. of player in case of emergency or if some players performed very low. They used a total of 23 players in the 2011 and 2013/13 series of ICC world cricket series. They played a total of 10 matches by facing 5 teams.

6. Netherlands 

At no.6 is team NETHERLANDS. They were not popular in cricket and did not have many players who performed very well. So they had to bring in any number of players, to see who perform well. They used a total of 22 players in the 2011 and 2013/14 series of ICC world cricket leagues. They played 10 matches facing 5 teams.

7. Pakistan 

At no.7 is team PAKISTAN in the 2007/2008 series. Though Pakistan was a string team during this period. They were experimenting with a lot of newcomers to the team. They used a total of 21 players including, substitutes and net players in the 2007/08 series of ICC world cricket league.

8. India 

At no.8 is team INDIA in the 1987/88 series. India was a well-growing team during the late 80s. They were taking more no. of players to the series. They used a total of 21 players including substitutes and net players in a series against WEST INDIES in 1987/88. They played a total of 7 matches in this series.

9. Australia 

At no.9 is the team AUSTRALIA in the 1979/80 series. This was during the Benson & hedges world series cup which is played by Australia, England, and West Indies on Australian grounds. They used a total of21 players in this series including substitutes and net players. They played a total of 8 matches with 2 opponents.

10. Afghanistan

At no.10 is team AFGHANISTAN in the 2011-2013/14 series. Afghanistan used a total of 21 players in these series from 2011 and 2013/14 ICC world cricket championships. 21 players which include substitutes and net players. They played a total of 9 matches against 5 teams in this series.