10 players who were not appreciated enough

#2 Gautam Gambhir

Gambhir helped India win in two World Cups

The Delhi captain lost his place in the side after a combination of poor form and injuries, compounded by the success of Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay. With more than 10,000 international runs in total, Gambhir was especially in prolific form from 2007 to 2011, helping India win two World Cups in the process.

Not in the selectors’ current scheme of things, he used to be the anchor of the batting, a role he reprised after the departure of Dravid. His innings of 97 in 2011 World Cup final was overshadowed by a quickfire 91 from Dhoni.

He also played a stellar part in India’s T20 triumph of 2007, scoring 75 runs in the final. Yet, most of his efforts did not get their required due.