Every cricketer dreams of playing in the World Cup for his country. Many of them are lucky and have had the opportunity to play in the World Cup many times but many could not play in the World Cup even once. 4 cricketers from India ruled world cricket with their batting or bowling but they could not play in the World Cup for India. Among them, there is a legend who was very close to playing in the 2003 World Cup but he was dropped at the last moment. Which is counted among the most controversial decisions in India's World Cup history.

Team India's legendary batsman VVS Laxman was among the specialist batsmen of the Test. Laxman played for India for 16 years. He played 134 Tests and 86 ODIs during this period. Laxman did not get many opportunities in ODIs. Later he started being played more in Test cricket. In the year 2003, he came very close to playing in the World Cup. But he was not selected for the team. At the last moment, Laxman was dropped and Dinesh Mongia was included in the team. This is one of the most controversial decisions of India in the World Cup. However, later the then-captain of Team India, Sourav Ganguly, also admitted that not selecting Laxman for the team was a big mistake.

Cheteshwar Pujara played 103 Tests.

Cheteshwar Pujara, who is called the wall of the Indian cricket team, played 103 matches in Tests, while he got a chance to play only 5 matches in ODIs. Pujara did not get much chance in ODIs because he started being called a Test batsman. Pujara scored 57 runs in ODIs of which 27 runs was his best score. Pujara is currently out of Team India. He proved himself many times in domestic cricket but did not get a chance again in ODIs.

Ishant Sharma was selected for the World Cup team but was left out.

Team India's fast bowler Ishant Sharma played more than 100 Tests for India. Ishant took 311 wickets in 105 Tests while he played 80 matches in ODIs. He has 115 wickets in his name in ODIs. Ishant, one of the tallest fast bowlers of the Indian team, was also selected in the 2015 World Cup team but he was out before the tournament started due to injury. Ishant could not return to the ODI format after 2016.

Ambati Rayudu played 55 ODIs

Ambati Rayudu, a batsman who has played in the middle order, has also been a good cricketer for Team India. Rayudu has scored 1694 runs in 55 ODIs. Rayudu has also played 6 T20 matches for India but he did not get a chance to play in ODIs. Rayudu was sure to play in the 2019 ODI World Cup but at the last moment Vijay Shankar was selected in his place for the number four position. After this there was a lot of uproar. Rayudu also announced his retirement in a hurry but later he broke his retirement and returned to Team India. He was a part of the World Cup team in 2015 but could not play a single match.

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