10 Indian players who were part of the T20I squad against England in 2014 but not in 2018

In just over a week's time, India will begin their long England tour comprising three T20Is, three ODIs and five Test matches, with the coloured clothing series kicking things off. The shortest format of the game will be played first up with the first of the matches starting off at Old Trafford on the 3rd of July.

India's squad, however, has seen a 360-degree change from the one that toured the Old Blighty in 2014 under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with as many as 10 players not featuring this time around. There are big players who have played key roles in India's success this time around as well as those who fell out of the radar due to the inconsistency in their performances.

How those players who are travelling to England for the first time stand up and perform now remains to be seen as India start their long overseas list of assignments next week.

Here are the 10 players who were there in 2014, but are not part of the 2018 limited-overs squad.

Stuart Binny

The all-rounder made his Test debut in the early part of the summer and made an immediate impact with the bat, scoring 78 runs in the second innings to help India save the Test match at Trent Bridge.

Binny featured in the next game at Lord's, but was subsequently left out to include Rohit Sharma but once again found himself in the side in the last Test at The Oval.

He was part of the limited-overs squad that succeeded the Tests but did not get to play a single game. He was persisted with by the team management for a couple more years but after a horrendous outing in a T20I against the West Indies in August 2016, he was dropped and hasn't been picked again with the management putting their faith in Hardik Pandya to perform the bowling all-rounder's role in the side.

Ambati Rayudu

Rayudu's comeback to the side was halted by the Yo-Yo test

The right-hander, who was initially picked in the 50-over squad but was withdrawn later on after failing the Yo-Yo test, had an impressive outing in the limited-overs series in 2014 when he made 117 runs in the three opportunities that he got.

However, Rayudu was in the heat of the battle during the lone T20I that followed when MS Dhoni refused to give him strike in the final over, choosing to take up the responsibility upon himself to win India the game but eventually falling just short of the mark.

He would have hoped to have got another crack on English soil, but the yo-yo test prevented him from getting that chance.

Sanju Samson

Samson was part of the squad but did not play the T20I

India rarely picked a specialist wicket-keeper batsman in limited-overs cricket back then because Dhoni did not get injured too often. But on this trip, Sanju Samson was selected as a back-up to Dhoni, thanks to his impressive showings in the IPL for the Rajasthan Royals.

He, however, did not get to play a single game on the tour.

Mohit Sharma

Sharma was impressive in the short time with the team

After some fine performances in the IPL for the Chennai Super Kings, Mohit Sharma got the nod in the squad as the back-up seamer and impressed in the ODIs and took a solitary wicket in the lone T20I.

A few months later, he found himself in the World Cup squad after Ishant Sharma was ruled out due to injury but inconsistent performances meant that he soon lost his place in the side and has found it hard to get it back since then.

Ajinkya Rahane

Rahane was not preferred in the limited-overs series this time around

After Rohit Sharma got injured in the first ODI and was ruled out of the rest of the tour, Ajinkya Rahane was pushed to open the batting with Shikhar Dhawan and he did a splendid job of it, scoring his maiden ODI ton and then laying the foundation with the bat during the chase in the lone T20I.

The right-hander's fortunes, however, went through several crests and troughs after that tour and eventually he was not selected for the limited-overs leg of the tour this time around.

Mohammed Shami

Shami was good in the last tour of England

The fast bowler was part of the side and looked good in the ODIs, but failed to show the same spark in the T20I. Injuries have played a major role ever since then in Shami's career as he has failed to represent India with the consistency that he would have liked.

He will hope to make a return to coloured clothing soon.

Karn Sharma

Sharma played in the lone T20I in 2014

The leg-spinner made his debut in the lone T20I and was impressive in his maiden outing going for just 28 runs in his four overs. Sharma featured in a few more series that year but fell out of favour soon.

In his place, India will bank on the wrist spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal who have been spectacular as a pairing in 2018.

Dhawal Kulkarni

Kulkarni did not play in the lone T20I

The seam bowler made his international debut on that tour and went for 35 runs in his single opportunity that he got in the ODI series. Like Karn and a few others on this list, Kulkarni remained in the scheme of things for a few more months, staying back in Australia as a back-up for Bhuvneshwar Kumar during the World Cup, but has gone out of favour now.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ashwin has not played an ODI or T20I for India in close to a year

Back in 2014, R Ashwin was one of the key components in the bowling arsenal as India looked to give him more opportunities, As the days and years passed by, he began to become better as a bowler in Test cricket, but his stocks in the limited-overs format began to decline steadily.

In the Champions Trophy last year, Ashwin played in the last three games for India, but it was in the final where he went for 70 runs in his 10 overs without taking a wicket which proved to be the death knell for him in coloured clothing.

He has found himself out of favour in white-ball cricket in the last 12 months and it remains to be seen when he would get another opportunity to represent India in those formats.

Ravindra Jadeja

Jadeja has not played for India in close to 12 months in white-ball cricket

The other half of the pairing with Ashwin, Jadeja, too, will not feature in the limited-overs series this time around as India bank upon Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal to perform the spin bowling duties.

Jadeja will hope that post the tour of England, he does get another chance to deliver in white-ball cricket for India.