3 Indian fast bowlers no one remembers now

India has never been known as the country that produces great fast bowlers. The likes of Kapil Dev, Zaheer Khan and their ilk are labelled as all-time greats but barring them, there is hardly anyone who has made big enough impact to be called the greatest of their generation.

In the mid-2000s, India had a crop of young and promising pacers who seemed to have in them what it took to succeed at the international level. Sadly, the careers of these seamers saw a premature end and some of them did not play test cricket for India after the age of 30.

In some cases, the domestic performances too were overlooked and these men found themselves out of the scheme of things and never came back again. Let us take a look at 3 Indian fast bowlers who you perhaps don't remember now.

#3 Sudeep Tyagi

Sudeep Tyagi was an Indian fast bowler who played 4 ODIs for India in the 2009-10 season and a lone T20I. The Indian pacer picked only three wickets in his international career and was never picked again for India.

When he arrived on to the international scene, Tyagi was seen as a bright prospect who could lead the pace attack of India in the years to come. Being quite young at 22 back then, he had age on his side as well. Unfortunately, he could not exploit his talent to the fullest and found himself out of the scheme of things soon.

Surprisingly, the team management too did not give him a long rope when India was in dire need of an exciting fast bowling talent. In domestic cricket, Tyagi has represented Saurashtra and Uttar Pradesh and has played for the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.

#2 Vikram Singh

The tall Punjab pacer was a part of talented Indian pace-bowling contingent of Rahul Dravid's era which comprised of himself, RP Singh, Sreesanth, Munaf Patel and others. However, VRV Singh did not go far in his international career and soon faded away showing no signs of a comeback.

In his international career, Vikram has played 5 Tests, picking 8 wickets at an expensive average of 53. Surprisingly, he went wicketless both the times when he has played ODI cricket for India.

The fast bowler played few IPL games for the Kings XI Punjab in the early years of the league but that was it for his cricketing career. His last appearance for India came in May 2007 in the Test series in Bangladesh.

#1 Manpreet Gony

Manpreet Gony was another talented pacer who earned a place in the national side on the back of some good IPL performances but failed to replicate the same in international cricket. Gony was picked into the Indian team for Asia Cup 2008 in Pakistan where he played 2 ODIs for India.

In the 2 ODIs, he picked 2 wickets at a relatively expensive economy rate of 5.8 and did not impress much. He was shown the exit doors after that tournament and was never considered again for national selection.

Gony was a part of the IPL for many years playing for the Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chargers, Kings XI Punjab and Gujarat Lions giving tidy but not spectacular performances on occasions. At 34, Gony does not have many chances of making an international comeback.