3 active cricketers who are unlikely to ever play in the World Cup

The World Cup 2019 is around the corner and every cricketer would be dreaming to represent his team in the prestigious tournament. However, there are many players who played for their country, performed well but could not make it to the world cup.

The best example is India's very own VVS Laxman, who is often remembered for his majestic 281 in the Kolkata Test in which India came from behind to win.

There are some players who are still playing for their respective international teams, but their hopes of making it to the World Cup squad are all but over.

Here, we take a look at three such players who now don't have the slightest of the chance of making it to the World Cup but are enjoying a good period as a regular member of the team.

#1 Chesteshwar Pujara (India)

Cheteshwar Pujara is a name with which everyone is familiar now. The new wall of the Indian team, Pujara is an excellent Test player but at the same time, it'd be pretty difficult for him to make a comeback into the limited overs format for Team India.

Pujara will remain a mainstay in the Indian Test team but his hopes of wearing the blue jersey at cricket's biggest even are almost non-existent.

#2 - Dean Elgar (South Africa)

Dean Elgar

Dean Elgar, just like Pujara is a match-winner in red ball cricket but in white ball cricket, he is not very effective. He last played a one-day match in Zimbabwe at the Mangaung Oval in 2018 and it's highly unlikely that South Africa would try him any time soon.

Another reason which hampers Elgar's chances of making it to the World Cup is his age. He will turn 32 in the coming June and it'd be really hard for him to stay in the team till 2023, by the time he would be 36.

#3 - Murali Vijay (India)

Murali Vijay last played in Australia

Unlike Cheteshwar Pujara and Dean Elgar, Murali Vijay is not only totally out of the one-day team but is finding it hard to make stay in the Test team as well.

Vijay last played for India in white ball cricket in 2015, against Zimbabwe. He became one of the key players for India when it came to Test cricket, but eventually lost his position due to his inconsistency.

Now, at this point of time, it seems that Vijay is fighting hard to make it to the Indian Test team. It's unlikely that the Indian team will shuffle their players anymore as the World Cup is approaching, and it is almost certain that Vijay is no more in the scheme of the things for the ODI team.