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#5 Naman Ojha
There are unlucky players, there are very unlucky players, and then comes this player from Madhya Pradesh, Naman Ojha. Once considered for selection way back in 2004, the fluent stroke-player got a chance to play in Indian colours in ODIs in 2010. That's was all, his ODI dream could last just for a day.
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Ojha always showed the promise to succeed through his domestic performances through the years. He even proved his attacking game by playing some good knocks in the IPL during his hay days.
His best time with the bat probably came in the 2013-14 season where he scored runs with great consistency and had a successful tour of Australia with the India A unit. This earned him a spot in the Test side in 2015 when Saha was injured against Sri Lanka. However, his Test career lasted for just a solitary match too.
Having made his domestic debut in 2000-01, he was another one of those players who was sidelined due to Dhoni. Now with Ojha at 35 and with Dinesh Karthik doing well in limited overs and Rishabh Pant ready to pad-up after Dhoni and Saha's Test exit, Ojha's international career is all but done and dusted.
These stats will reflect how he struggled in the Dhoni-era for a place in the Indian side:
ODI Record: Debut: 2010 vs Sri Lanka || Career Matches: 01 || Career Runs: 01. //
T20I Record: Debut: 2010 vs Zimbabwe || Career Matches: 02 || Career Runs: 12. //
Test Record: Debut: 2015 vs SL || Career Matches: 01 || Career Runs: 56.
IPL Record: Matches:113 || Runs: 1554 || Highest: 94. (Teams: RR, DD, and SRH)
Interesting fact: Naman Ojha, while playing his 100th First-Class match, against Australia A for India A in Brisbane in 2014, scored 219* in the first innings and 122 in the second innings.
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