5 players you might not know once represented India in World Cups

The most prominent competition in the ODI format is the Cricket World Cup. Every team competes in this format of the game, which is organized by the International Cricket Council once every four years. India is the only side to have won the tournament in both the 50 and 60 over formats, although Australia has had the greatest success overall. The fans all around the globe eagerly wait for the marquee tournament which is scheduled to take place within a span of every four years.

The current edition of the World Cup 2023 is set to take place in India in the month of October. The top ten teams will be competing against each other to put their hands on the monumental title. Regarding India’s achievements at the Cricket World Cup, the Men in Blue have won the mega-competition twice, in 1983 and 2011. The World Cup gives the athletes a chance to shine and make a name for themselves.

Here are five players who also represented India in the World Cup but seem to have gone unnoticed by fans;

Dhawal Kulkarni – 2015 World Cup

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Dhawal Kulkarni can be said as a combination of precision with new-ball swing, Kulkarni has distinguished himself as one of the top seam bowlers in the nation, taking over 200 first-class wickets.

In the Ranji arena, he has proved his mettle with crucial contributions coming in at essential matches like Finals and Semi-Finals. Kulkarni was selected as a fast bowler and was also on that team. Kulkarni was not given a game, though, since the Indian fast-bowling attack played so effectively and there were no injuries.

Robin Uthappa- 2007 World Cup

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One of the few batters who made batting look super easy with his elegant stroke-making and superb batting technique. As a hitter, Robin Uthappa was captivating to watch, hard-hitting, well-versed in all available strokes, and unafraid to hit the ball in the air – perhaps to the point where controlling his stroke play proved difficult and kept him off the Indian squad for extended periods of time.

Uthappa was assigned the responsibility for opening the batting in the World Cup 2007. As a hitter, Robin Uthappa was captivating to watch, hard-hitting, well-versed in all available strokes, and unafraid to hit the ball in the air – perhaps to the point where controlling his stroke play proved difficult and kept him off the Indian squad for extended periods of time.

Ambati Rayudu- 2015 World Cup

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Unlike Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu was not that eye-pleasing to watch but he was very effective when it came to scoring runs in tough conditions or batting when the team is struggling both for his national side as well as the domestic side. Rayudu let announced their retirement from franchise cricket and he also played an essential part in the Chennai Super King‘s victory for the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League.

Ambati Rayudu was a member of the team that competed in Australia and New Zealand in 2015, but he was not chosen for the major tournament in 2019. But eventually was not given a game as the Indian batting lineup was in fine form.

Stuart Binny- 2015 World Cup

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Stuart Binny came to reckoning with his swing balling and his effectiveness with the ball. In the lower middle order, Stuart Binny is a powerful hitter who also bowls with medium-paced swing and seam and a characteristic leap into a side-on delivery stride, much like his father Roger.

Pace-bowling all-rounder Stuart Binny was a member of the Indian squad in the 2015 WC. He played in the warm-up round but unlike Rayudu, Binny also did not get a game to represent India on the biggest stage of all.

Parthiv Patel- 2003 World Cup

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Parthiv Patel, a diminutive attacking wicket-keeper-batsman, made his international debut at Trent Bridge in 2002, making him the youngest wicketkeeper in Test cricket at the age of 17 years and 153 days. But Patel was a player who was handy with the bat and could bat either in the top order or even in the middle order.

 But soon was asked to represent the Indian side in the World Cup 2003. Patel was an Indian wicket-keeper batter and was a member of the team that competed in the big event in 2003. Patel had only turned 17 when he was chosen and one can argue that he was given the chance to represent very early.