10 stars who have faded away from Test cricket

England v India: 1st npower Test - Day Four
Abhinav Mukund never really managed to get going.

#3 Steve O'Keefe

Australia v Pakistan - 3rd Test: Day 3
Steve O'Keefe

Steve O'Keefe's spell of 12/70 against India was undoubtedly one of the best spells ever bowled in the history of cricket. O'Keefe single-handedly won the match for the Aussies against India in 2017 as he took these magical match spell of 12/70 which handed India a massive 333 run defeat.

After attaining this record, he was considered to be the perfect partner for Nathan Lyon in Tests. Australia after the Shane Warne-era hadn't had the ideal combination of spinners. However, Steve O'Keefe was regarded to fill the voids left by Australian spinners.

Yet, Australian selector, Trevor Horns preferred Ashton Agar for the succeeding tours leaving out Steve O'Keefe as O'Keefe couldn't maintain his consistency throughout the series. He earned a lifeline after he was named as the replacement for the injured Hazlewood against Bangladesh. O'Keefe couldn't make much of an impact and has fallen out of favour with the selectors since then.

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