Australia vs India 2018-19: 9 players who are missing from India's previous one-day tour of Australia

#8 Gurkeerat Singh Mann

Gurkeerat Singh Mann

One of the consistent performers in the Indian domestic arena, Punjab all-rounder Gurkeerat Singh Mann, was rewarded with a national call-up during India's last limited over series to Australia in 2016.

Just like Rishi Dhawan, Gurkeerat made his ODI debut in the third game of the five-match series at Melbourne, by replacing an out-of-form Ravichandran Ashwin. But, Gurkeerat failed to impress the selectors with both bat and ball, and was therefore discarded.

Unfortunately, that particular series against Australia in 2016 turned out to be the last time Gurkeerat ever donned the national colors.

Now, with the likes of Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar etc. having overtaken him as back-up spin bowling all-rounders in the shorter formats of the game, it is safe to assume that Gurkeerat Singh Mann might find it difficult to play for the Indian team again.

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#7 Axar Patel

Axar Patel

Gujarat left-arm spinner, Axar Patel, is the only player in this list and also the only player in that particular 16-man Indian squad who did not get a chance to play even a single game.

For a long time, Axar was considered as the one player who could take over the mantle of Indian spin bowling from Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja in future. However, due to inconsistent performances, Axar lost his place in the Indian team and his last appearance for Indian team was in February 2018 in a T20 game against South Africa.

Just 25 years of age, Axar Patel's international career is not yet finished. But, his chances of making it to Indian squad for the World Cup 2019 in England look bleak at the moment, as Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are guaranteed to be the first choice spinners.