5 cricketers who faded away after successful ODI or T20 World Cup campaigns

#2 Gary Gilmour (Australia, 1975 World Cup)

Gary Gilmour in action during the 1975 Cricket World Cup

Gary Gilmour was a crafty left-arm swing bowler who bloomed in the mid-70s and also had clinical hard-hitting abilities with the willow. Though his international career was short, he managed to register some memorable performances.

The southpaw from New South Wales played just 5 ODIs, out of which two were during the inaugural Cricket World Cup in 1975.

Gilmour was shown faith by the Australian team management in the semi-final against hosts England, and he delivered with style, taking 6 wickets for just 14 runs and guiding his team to the finals. He became an obvious choice for the final at the iconic Lord’s against the mighty West Indies.

It was due to his brilliant bowling display that they managed to restrict the opponents to a challenging 291; Gilmour dismissed their skipper Clive Llyod for 102, who was looking dangerous. But his five-for could not save the Aussies, as they fell short by 17 runs.

Following his heroics in the World Cup, Gilmour played a lone ODI later that year. The former cricketer passed away in 2014.