5 players overlooked for the Indian cricket team

Generally, it is believed that players showing good performances in Ranji Trophy are selected for the national team. Even we have heard commentators commenting in IPL, “I have seen him in Ranji Trophy, he is an impressive player”. But is it true? Let’s take a look at the players who have performed well in the Ranji Trophy but never got a call for the national squad.

Amol Muzumdar

Amol Anil Muzumdar holds the record of the highest-ever score by a player on his first class debut, he also had the record for the most runs scored in Ranji Trophy, which was broken by Wasim Jaffer in this season of Ranji Trophy. Amol Muzumdar has scored 9105 runs at an average of 49.20 in his Ranji career, which is better than Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly. Despite such a wonderful batting performance, he was never selected for the national team. He started his career with Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly. At the time of his debut, he was a more deserving batsman than Dravid and Ganguly to represent India. But despite having such a wonderful Ranji back ground, he was never looked at by the Indian selectors.

Amarjit Kaypee

Amarjit Kaypee held the record for the most runs scored in Ranji Trophy before Amol Muzumdar broke that record. He began his first class career with Punjab. Since then, he scored 7894 runs at an average of 52.27 in his Ranji career, including 27 centuries. In the 1990-91 Ranji season, Amarjit scored 940 runs to guide Haryana to their first Ranji Trophy title. He was also named “Indian Cricket Cricketer of the year” in the same year. Despite being such a prolific cricketer, he was selected for the Duleep Trophy only two times. As a result, he was consistently overlooked by the Indian selectors and he ended his career in 2000.

Ranadeb Bose

Ranadeb Ranjit Bose holds the record of bowling 10,708 balls in first class and club games without over stepping. He has taken 317 wickets at an economy of 2.77 in Ranji trophy, which is one of the best among the top bowlers in the Ranji Trophy. In 2005, Bose was called for a conditional camp held by Greg Chappell in Bangalore. But since then, he has been forgotten. In 2007, he was named in ‘D’ categories of Indian cricketers, but never got a chance to play for the country. In the same year, he was awarded with Ceat Cricketer of the year. In the 2006-07 Ranji trophy final, Ranadeb Bose took 8 wickets to put Mumbai on the back foot. He took wickets with consistency but was never able to impress the Indian selectors.

Shitanshu Kotak

Shitanshu Kotak is a prolific run scorer playing for Saurashtra. He has scored 7796 runs at an average of 41.64 in his Ranji career. He also has a tendency to take wickets and keep batsmen quiet, but he is more famous for his left hand batting, and he is an attacking stroke maker. With his left arm orthodox spin, Shitanshu has taken 69 wickets. He has also played for Warwickshire as their overseas player. Shitanshu Kotak is one of the most solid batsmen ever produced by Saurashtra, who always performed, but missed the Indian selector’s eyes.

Shadab Jataki

A left arm orthodox bowler from Goa, Shadab Jataki has taken 163 wickets at an economy of 2.58. Jataki first came into picture when he got appreciable turn on the South African pitches. He is one of those bowlers who have the capability to change the length of the bowl at the last moment. He has scored 1899 runs in Ranji Trophy, including a century, which makes him one of the most prominent lower order batsmen. As he plays Ranji for Goa, he doesn’t get more chance to show case himself, but surely he has shown his ability in IPl. He was a key figure of Chennai Super King’s win in the 2009 IPL. He took 13 wickets in the tournament. Despite being a consistent performer, he is still waiting for an international call.

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