#3 Taruwar Kohli
There was another player with the surname Kohli in that squad. His name was Taruwar Kohli and he was thoroughly impressive in that tournament. The right-handed batsman scored 218 runs which included three consecutive half-centuries and led India through the initial stages of their successful World Cup campaign.
But sadly, he has failed to earn an India cap so far and his record in the domestic tournaments for his state Punjab is not that impressive either. His first class average is 34.39 and his last domestic outing was in the final of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2015 between Gujarat and Punjab at Bhubaneswar, which Punjab lost by 2 wickets. Taruwar played only 4 games in the IPL between 2008 and 2009.
#4 Shreevats Goswami
Taruwar’s opening partner Shreevats, who was also the wicket-keeper of the squad, recorded 12 dismissals in that World Cup and did a decent job with the bat as well. The diminutive young lad plays for Bengal in the domestic circuit and has also played in the IPL for Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore to go along with a stint with the Kolkata Knight Riders as well.
In the presence of MS Dhoni, India never needed a keeper-batsman and that proved to be detrimental for plenty of aspiring wicket-keeper batsmen in India including Shreevats. It was a sheer case of supply exceeding demand as players like Dinesh Karthik, Wriddhiman Saha, Parthiv Patel and Naman Ojha were in the fray as well.
Shreevats has a decent First Class record as a keeper-batsman but one feels that he still has a long way to go before reaching the next level.
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