Best XI Of Players Who Retired Without An ICC Trophy

Every player dreams to get their hands on the ICC trophy at least once in their career and some players have not been able to win the glorious title till their retirement. They have some excellent numbers and are considered to be legends of the game, but still have not been privileged enough to win an ICC trophy.

Every team has always kept their preparations clear and cut in terms of winning the ICC tournament and it does take a lot of effort as well. It is time to look at the best XI of players who retired without winning an ICC trophy.

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Best XI Of Players Who Retired Without An ICC Trophy:

Sourav Ganguly:

Sourav Ganguly is one of the best white-ball players India has ever had and he is also touted to be one of the best captains from the country. Ganguly scored more than 18,000 runs for India in the two formats he played and he started his test career with a century as well. He retired from international cricket in 2008 and was unlucky to have not won an ICC trophy. He captained India in the 2003 World cup in which India lost the finals.

Brendon Mccullum:

Brendon Mccullum was an aggressive New Zealand batsman who has played some scintillating knocks and was famous for taking on the bowlers. He scored almost 14,000 international runs but could never win an ICC trophy. He captained the New Zealand side to the finals of the 2015 World cup which lost to Australia.

Rahul Dravid:

Rahul Dravid was the player of the tournament in the 1999 World cup and he captained India in the 2007 Worldcup. The closest he came to winning an ICC trophy was in 2003 under Sourav Ganguly. He aggregated more than 24,000 international runs and packed his boots in 2012. He is one of the unluckiest cricketers and wasn’t part of the winning Indian squads in the 2007 T20 World cup and 2011 ODI World cup.

Mohammad Yousuf:

Mohammad Yousuf made his debut in 1998 and he had an impressive technique making him one of the toughest batsmen to dismiss. The Pakistan cricketer played in the 1999, 2003 and 2007 World Cup but could never win an ICC Champions trophy or the 50 over World cup. He aggregated more than 16,000 runs with the bat in his international career.

AB De Villiers:

Ab De Villiers was very unlucky to have not won an ICC tournament and the closest he came to winning ways in the 2007 World cup semi-finals and the 2015 World cup semi-finals. He was part of all the ICC T20 World cups until the 2016 edition but never had the chance of winning it. He averaged above 50 in ODI and test formats and is one of the greatest players of his generation.

Andrew Flintoff:

Andrew Flintoff was one of the greatest all-rounders of the game and he amassed in both the batting and bowling departments. Flintoff wasn’t part of the 2010 England team that won the T20 World cup and missed by a whisker in the finals of the 2004 Champions Trophy. He can be an excellent finisher down the order and was always a wicket-taking bowler.

Shaun Pollock:

Shaun Pollock was one of the premier swing bowlers of all time and he was more than a handy batsman down the order. He had a career economy rate of 3.67 in ODIs which states the amount of control he had despite the lack of pace and he was unfortunate to have not won an ICC tournament for South Africa. He wasn’t part of the 1998 Champions trophy squad that was won by the Proteas.

Daniel Vettori:

Daniel Vettori was another unlucky cricketer who served the country for a long time consistently without winning an ICC title. New Zealand won the champions trophy in 2000 of which the left-arm spinner wasn’t part of. He last played in the 2015 World cup final before retirement and New Zealand lost the game to Australia.

Waqar Younis:

Waqar Younis is one of the biggest names when it comes to fast bowling and he picked up heaps of wickets for Pakistan in both test and ODI formats. Waqar Younis missed out on the 1992 Pakistan squad that won the ICC 50 overs World Cup and until 2009, Pakistan never won an ICC tournament. Waqar Younis announced his retirement in 2003.

Dale Steyn:

Dale Steyn is considered to be one of the greatest bowlers and he had everything needed to be a fast bowler. He had a stunning record in the longer formats and was unlucky to have never won an ICC tournament for South Africa. He last played for the Proteas in 2020 and announced his retirement from all forms of cricket this year.

Saqlain Mushtaq:

Saqlain Mushtaq wasn’t part of the 1992 Pakistan World cup squad that went on to win the tournament and despite his huge success in ODIs, wasn’t able to win an ICC glory. He had a strike rate of 21.8 in ODIS and held the record for the fastest to 100 wickets for a long time.

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