5 most capped T20 players who haven’t played Test cricket

Make no mistake, Test Match is considered the highest standard in cricket. It is the ultimate test of a cricketer’s hard work, technique, character, persistence, and skill. It definitely separates the best from the rest and remains the ultimate form of the sport.

However, many of the modern-day cricketers do not share the same perspective. The advent of T20 cricket has changed cricketers priorities. Twenty20 is beginning to dominate the sport and offers various lucrative incentives to a cricketer.

Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Smith, Shoaib Malik, and Albie Morkel are the most capped T20 cricketers in the world right now. Though these players have played some Test Cricket in their career, there are five players in the world who have played more than 250 Twenty20 games but not a single Test Match.

Without much ado, let’s take a look at the five most capped T20 players who haven’t played a single Test match.

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#5 David Miller

Right from the start of his cricketing career, David Miller has been tagged a limited-overs expert. The 29-year-old is a naturally aggressive cricketer who has played some exceptional knocks for his country in the past.

Miller has played 105 One Day Internationals and 60 T20Is for South Africa so far. The South African has played 254 T20 games and scored 5652 runs. He has played for various franchises like Glamorgan, Kings XI Punjab, Chittagong Kings, St Lucia Zouks, and many more.

Despite 63 first-class games, Miller never played for South Africa in Test matches. He is only 29 and has every chance to play Test Match cricket for his country. With AB de Villiers out of the picture and Hashim Amla into his mid 30’s, Miller could soon get his much-awaited opportunity.

#4 David Hussey

David Hussey retired in 2017

David Hussey was one of the most talked about cricketers in the Australian domestic circuit during his late 20s and early 30s, but never made it big in Australia in international cricket. He has played only 69 ODIs and 39 T20Is for his country.

Hussey has played 267 Twenty20 games his career and scored more than 6000 runs. He has also picked up 68 wickets. A talented middle-order batsman who played 192 first-class games and scored 14280 runs, he was never selected for the Australian Test team.

He retired with the highest first-class batting average (52.50) of any Australian cricketer never to have played a Test Match. Really unlucky indeed.

#3 Luke Wright

Luke Wright played for Melbourne Stars in BBL

Though Like Wright has played more than 50 ODIs and T20Is for England, he has never played Test Match cricket in his career. He has played 141 first-class games so far, but the chance to represent his country in a Test match never arrived.

Wright has played 288 Twenty20 games and scored 6751 runs. He has also picked up 79 wickets. Wright has scored seven hundreds and 33 fifties in T20 format, with a career strike rate of 143.66.

The 33-year-old currently plays T20 cricket in the Vitality T20 blast and is one of the most successful opening batsmen in T20 cricket at the moment. He can single-handedly win games and is a phenomenal hitter of a cricket ball. He will feel really unlucky not to have played for England in Test matches.

#2 Ryan ten Doeschate

Ryan ten Doeschate has been superb for Sussex in T20 cricket

Ryan ten Doeschate is one of the most successful cricketers who has played for the associate nations. Born in South Africa, the 38-year-old has played international cricket for the Netherlands.

He is one short of 300 T20 games in his career. He has scored 5888 runs and picked up 109 wickets. He is a utility cricketer who can contribute with both bat and ball. He currently plays T20 cricket for the England county side, Sussex, in the Vitality T20 Blast.

Doeschate has played 33 One Day Internationals and 9 Twenty20 games for the Netherlands. Though he has played 168 first-class games, he has never played Test match cricket because the Netherlands are yet to get their Test status.

#1 Kieron Pollard

Kieron Pollard has played a stellar role for Mumbai Indians in IPL

The 31-year-old cricketer from Trinidad is the most capped Twenty20 player in the world at the moment. Kieron Pollard has played 422 T20 games in his career so far. He has scored more than 8000 runs and picked up 251 wickets.

He has played all around the globe in some of the major T20 leagues with franchises like Mumbai Indians Adelaide Strikers, Barbados Tridents, Melbourne Renegades, Somerset, and many more. He is one of the most destructive middle-order batsmen in the world and is more than useful with the ball.

Pollard has played 101 One Day Internationals and 56 T20 games for West Indies. However, he has never represented his country in Test Match cricket. He is already 31 and the prospect of playing a Test match for his country looks very slim.