3 Players In Road Safety World Series Who Could've Still Played For Team India
Published - 21 Sep 2022, 05:21 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 07:00 AM
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Road Safety World Series 2022 is an undergoing tournament that is attracting a lot of viewership. There are a total of 8 teams in the tournament namely- Sri Lanka Legends, West Indies Legends, India Legends, South Africa Legends, New Zealand Legends, Australia Legends, England Legends, and Bangladesh Legends.
Many former players are part of the tournament. India Legends is the defending champions of the tournament who won the previous edition. Sachin Tendulkar leads India Legends in Road Safety World Series 2022 and there are many former Indian players who are part of the team.
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Some of those players could have still played for Team India as they still have a lot of ability. Here we talk about 3 players in Road Safety World Series who could have still played for Team India.
3 Players In Road Safety World Series Who Could’ve Still Played For Team India
1. Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina is the first player on this list. Raina retired from international cricket in 2020. The left-handed batsman had a long career with the national team. During his career, he played 18 Tests, 226 ODIs, and 78 T20Is. At an average of 35.31, he slammed 5615 runs in ODI.
In T20Is, he scored 164 runs at an average of 29.16. He also smacked 5 centuries and 36 fifties in ODIs and 1 century and 5 half-centuries in T20Is. He is currently just 35 years old and could have been a part of the national team if fortunes were on his side. However, fitness issues and others grabbing opportunities did not allow Raina to play for India after 2018.
2. Yusuf Pathan
Yusuf Pathan is another player on this list. Yusuf Pathan is among the top hard-hitting batsmen who have played for Team India. In inRoad Safety World Series 2022 too, he has smacked quickfire knocks in this season as well as the last season. Pathan was also part of the 2011 ODI World Cup winning squad.
In 57 ODIs, the right-handed batsman slammed 810 runs at an average of 27.0 and strike rate of 133+. In T20I, he smacked 236 runs in 22 games at a strike rate of 146+. He still owes the strength to smash big hits and if he had got the chance, he could have been a good lower-order batter for Team India at present.
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3. Stuart Binny
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Stuart Binny is another player on this list. In the opening game of Road Safety World Series 2022 against South Africa Legends, Binny slammed spectacular 82 runs off 42 balls. He also won the man of the match award for his astonishing knock. He could only play 14 ODIs and 3 T20Is for the national team. In ODIs, he scored 230 runs in 11 innings and picked 20 wickets. In T20Is, he scored 35 runs in 2 innings and picked 1 wicket.
Binny once picked 6 wickets for 4 runs in an ODI match against Bangladesh, and it is still the best bowling show by an Indian player in ODIs. Indian team today has a shortage of medium-pace all-rounders and Stuart Binny could have donned the role for the team if he had got more opportunities in his favour.
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India Legends India National Cricket Team Road Safety World Series Road Safety World Series 2022 Sachin Tendulkar South Africa Legends Stuart Binny Suresh Raina Yusuf Pathan