Team India Cricketers: Every cricketer in India has a dream to play cricket for his country once and also captain Team India. Apart from this, he earned a lot of name by winning matches worldwide as the captain of India. But there are 5 great cricketers who have been so unfortunate that they have never become a full time captain of India. Let’s take a look at 5 such great cricketers:

1. Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh had all the qualities of becoming captain, but despite this he could never become the captain of India. Yuvraj Singh won the 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup on his own. Yuvraj Singh is one of the star batsmen of India. In the 2007 T20 World Cup, Yuvraj Singh hit 6 sixes off 6 balls of England bowler Stuard Broad.

2. Ravichandran Ashwin

India’s legendary off -spinner Ravichandran Ashwin used to have experience of captaincy in the IPL, but he could never become the captain of Team India. Ravichandran has taken 765 wickets in Ashwin International Cricket. Ravichandran Ashwin used to be the captain of Team India, but he was never given this opportunity.

3. Harbhajan Singh

India’s legendary off -spinner Harbhajan Singh has never been the captain of Team India. Harbhajan Singh has taken 711 wickets in international cricket. Harbhajan Singh has also captained a big team like Mumbai Indians in IPL. Under the captaincy of Harbhajan Singh, the team of Mumbai Indians has also won the title of Champions League T20.

4. VVS Laxman

Former India batsman VVS Laxman has never become the captain of Team India. VVS Laxman has scored 11,119 runs in International Cricket. VVS Laxman is one of the most stylish batsmen in the history of the game. VVS Laxman played 134 Tests for India in 16 years, where he played a lot of marathon innings. Laxman was fantastic in the Test, but his ODI career never progressed. VVS Laxman had a good chance to join the 2003 World Cup team, but he was ignored.

5. Zaheer Khan

India’s veteran fast bowler Zaheer Khan has never become the captain of Team India. Zaheer Khan has taken 610 wickets in international cricket. Zaheer Khan took retirement from international cricket on 15 October 2015. Zaheer Khan had a 14 -year -long international cricket career. Zaheer Khan has played 92 Test matches and 200 ODIs for India. Apart from this, Zaheer Khan has played 17 T20 International matches and 100 IPL matches. Zaheer Khan has taken 311 wickets in 92 Tests and 282 wickets in 200 ODI matches. Zaheer Khan has taken 17 wickets in 17 T20 international matches and 102 wickets in 100 IPL matches.