The Miss Out IX

There are a lot of new,young and fresh talents in this Champions Trophy but there are many proven talents who previously have succeeded in who missed the board for the Champions Trophy. This list excludes players who were not capable of playing due to injuries like Greame Smith, Jack Kallis, Kevin Peterson, Jesse Ryder, etc

1.Virendher Sehwag  

                         the captain of the miss out eleven. His record breaking 219 against Windes shook the history of ODI cricket but his poor form in the recent series against England in the 2012 series led India to loose a test series in their own home turf.Yet,he was given a second change to play in the first test of Border-Gavaskar trophy 2013 against Australia at Chennai as predicted,he dint make his best out of the given opportunity.He was dropped for the rest of the series and has not played a single match after that.He also made a lot of fielding and footwork bloopers on the field which was also one main reason for dropping him

2.Gautam Ghambir  

                         Another Delhi boy who failed to catch the flight like Sehwag. Ghambir also faced the same problem which Sehwag faced. lack of scoring ability and poor fielding efforts made the selectors to think about him. His poor form continued in IPL also. Managing a high socre of 54,he finished the tournament with a average of 17 not excluding his 2 half-centuries justified the reason for not picking him.

3.David Hussey

                          Totally supported by his elder brother Micheal Hussey,who had the consistency to maintain his form had the ability to play all kind of shorts and his excellent commitment in the feild but his brother unlike him performed occasionally with the bat even after being equally experienced like his brother.He lacked ability to play short balls and yorkers which was the main concern for the Australian team. He might have a First class average of 65 but it just did not satisfy the CA selection committee and soon lost his position in the Champions trophy side just after his brothers retirement

4. Younis Khan

                           Pakistan had a great problem in their batting order.Much can go right but a lot can go wrong.Younis used to be the saviour on those kind of tricky situations.One of the most experienced Pakistan batsman who,has also led the side as a Captain was dropped from the Champions trophy squad. The Veteran player who has played more than 253 ODI just lost his golden touch. a very poor average of 17 out of the last 18 ODI's talk a lot about his form

5. Shahid Afridi 

                           Boom Boom might have finally lost his Blazing sixability which he found at the age of 16. Only 15 wickets in his last 21 ODI's and a average of 19 made the selectors ditch completely about selecting Afridi in the Champions trophy squad.His mislead in his bowling justified that Pakistan cannot select him on trusting his occasional blitzes with the bat,Though a 48 ball 88 against South Africa showed how interesting he can be to watch

6. Yuvraj Singh

                          The Six Sixer fame Yuvraj was one of the main reasons why India won both the world cups but Yuvi was not able to carry his excellent form after his recovery from cancer which was one excuse for his poor form.He failed to succeed in IPL and managed a high score of 34 which was very poor for a batsmen of his kind.The selectors had no other choice but to corner Yuvraj and drop him

7. Andre Russel

                          Despite his match turning ability to blister the ball in any side of the ground,Stump-shattering yorkers and his reflexive fielding Andre Russel was dropped from the Champions trophy side as the Windes dressing room was already packed with a lot of all-rounders who left no space for him.An impressive average of 30 with the bat and 31 with the ball mention the bad luck with him.Though he can sometime on an unfortunate day can be erratic with the ball.

8. Veron Philiander 

                          This test specialist bowler has barely been involved in the RSA ODI side.He has so far played only 8 ODI's for his country.despite his average of 35, his variations in the ball and his ability to bowl the ball at the perfect length can turn him very dangerous especially in the English conditions and where 2 new balls are used he could have been a devestating weapon for RSA to pick up early breakthrough

9. James Pattison

                            He was dropped from Champions trophy sprcially to preserve his fragile body from getting injured as he is desperately required by Australia for the Ashes series against England. His lightning speed bowling,sudden slow balls and the most dangerous late out swingers could have increased the chances of Australia winning this Champions trophy

10. Akila Dhananjaya 

                             Another mystery spinner from Sri Lanka who can bowl a Carrom, a Googly and a Doosra and also can heavily confuse the batsman. He was elevated to the Sri Lankan World T20 side even before he has played a professional match. Trusting a 19-year old can be ridiculous but Akila can turn out to be a alluring plan B

11. Johan Botha

                             Johan Botha is an interesting case. He begun his carrier as a medium pacer but coach Mickey Arthur found something different in him and turned him into a offie.He has also successfully led RSA as a captain. His intelligence and his ability to bowl the Doosara and adapting to a condition at a quick time makes him one dangerous bowler to face in the Champions trophy. He was hammered in IPL which made the selectors forget about his heroics. He is also known to be a very explosive batsmen and has led his side to numerous victories in a lot of occasion