5 players from the last Indian Test squad that traveled to England nobody remembers now

Exactly four years ago on this very day, Ishant Sharma pulled off something historical at the Lord's Cricket Ground to give India a 1-0 lead in the 5 match Test series against England. The unbridled joy of Indians was short-lived as England made a strong comeback, but Sharma's 7/74 is still fresh in our memories.

Four years hence, India is preparing for another grueling Test series against the Three Lions. While many faces remain the same, some things have changed.

Rohit Sharma is not a part of the team, Ishant Sharma is India's most prized pace asset and a certain MS Dhoni, whose courageous captaincy was showered with praises four years ago, has put the whites into his wardrobe.

Let us have a look at 5 members of the last Indian Test team that toured England, whom you probably have forgotten about:

#5 Stuart Binny

Stuart Binny played three matches in the series

Stuart Binny was not only a part of the squad but played three matches as well. He scored a praiseworthy 78 in the first match which earned him some trust from the Indian fans.

However, he disappointed them in the second Test in which he scored only 9 runs and also couldn't manage to pick up a wicket. Subsequently, he was dropped for the next two Tests but was called up again for the last game.

Once again, the man from Bangalore disappointed with scores of 5 and 24* and a worthless bowling performance. He is 34 now, and it will be safe to say that the Indian Test jersey is not coming to him again unless a miracle happens.

#4 Varun Aaron

Varun Aaron recently competed in English county cricket

With his electrifying pace, Varun Aaron was once considered India's next big thing in terms of pace bowling. Then came the arrival of the likes of Bumrah and Siraj, as Aaron found himself glued to the history books. In the Investec Test series of 2014, he was called up as a backup to the pace trio of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, and Mohammed Shami.

With his leading pacers not delivering, Dhoni included Aaron in the team for the penultimate Test. Though he picked up three wickets including that of English skipper Alastair Cook, it wasn't enough to save the match. The Jharkhand lad then had a rather disappointing outing in the last match, where he picked up just a couple of wickets by conceding 153 runs.

Aaron could not find himself an IPL team as well and is tried his luck in English county cricket, but given the plethora of rising pacers, national team selection might as well be as good as over for him.

#3 Naman Ojha

Naman Ojha was India's backup wicket-keeper

In Virat Kohli's Indian Test team, Wriddhiman Saha is the undisputed number 1 choice for wicket-keeping. In his absence, Dinesh Karthik is expected to do the glovework while Rishabh Pant provides a lucrative alternative. However, things were much different in MS Dhoni's Indian Test team, which saw Naman Ojha as the backup wicket-keeper.

Though the lad from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh was selected in the Indian test squad, he unsurprisingly did not find himself in the team. A year later, he made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Colombo, where he scored 56 runs.

Things have then seen a negative slope for Ojha. He celebrated his 35th birthday yesterday (July 20), and is now more concentrated on domestic cricket as he was benched for the majority of the IPL season.

#2 Ishwar Pandey

With his impressive stint in the IPL, Pandey was selected in the team

Back in the day, a young and spectacularly built pacer from Rewa, Madhya Pradesh was making the headlines with his well-controlled line and length. After impressing in the Indian Premier League while playing for MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings, Ishwar Pandey found himself in the Indian Test team.

He played in the two practice games against Leicestershire and Derbyshire, but could not do much to impress the team management. His solitary wicket was Alex Hughes' in the match against Derbyshire, as he found himself sitting in the sidelines for the entire length of the Test series. Now, Pandey is finding it difficult to be a part of an IPL team, as his desperate quest for a comeback continues.

#1 Pankaj Singh

Pankaj Singh got two chances but could not utilize it

The Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh-born cricketer's story is probably the most saddening amongst the others in this list. While the previous four names have managed to keep themselves somehow hanging in the giant scheme of things, Pankaj Singh is a player we have completely forgotten about.

Yet, he played two matches in the 2014 Investec Test series. Like Pandey, Singh played the two warm-up games, picking up a wicket in each game. That earned him a place in the team for the Third test but he failed big time with zero wickets.

Despite that, Dhoni had faith in him and selected him for the fourth Test. Though he picked up Joe Root and Joss Buttler's wicket, he conceded 113 runs as India had to deal with an innings defeat. Singh was dropped from the team for the last match, and he was not seen in the Indian white shirt ever since.