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

#1 Michael Hendrick (England, 1979 World Cup)

Michael Hendrick was the highest wicket-taker during the 1979 Cricket World Cup

The most striking feature about the English bowler was his average of 19.45 in the 22 ODIs he played. But Michael Hendrick hardly got any recognition unlike his teammates Ian Botham and Chris Old.

The main highlight of his career was the 1979 Cricket World Cup, where he was the highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 10 scalps to his name.

The former Derbyshire player took 4 wickets against Pakistan and also 3 against New Zealand in the semi-finals, and helped the Three Lions qualify for the final of the World Cup on home soil.

The defending champions West Indies put up yet another spirited performance. Hendricks dismissed Alvin Kallicharran and Andy Roberts, but that didn't stop the lethal Viv Richards from scoring a century and setting up a total of 286 from the stipulated 60 overs.

In reply, Mike Brearley and Geoffrey Boycott were cruising along with each scoring half centuries. But they were sent back to the pavilion the English line-up collapsed like a house of cards, falling short of the total by 92 runs.

Hendrick played only a handful of matches following that, featuring in his last match a couple of years later in 1981.