5 famous players who were dropped after World Cup failures

#3 Vinod Kambli

Kambli had an unfulfilled career

Vinod Kambli is the only player in this list who is more famous for his off-field antics than his on-field performances. However, the Mumbai lad had a marvelous start to his international career and he looked like one for the future. But unfortunately, he couldn't translate potential into performance and his career graph went downtown gradually.

His career hit an all-time low at the 1996 World Cup. India had a strong squad for the World Cup that was jointly hosted by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Indian team played outstanding cricket to get into the semis where they faced the in-form Sri Lankan side. Chasing a target of 252 runs for a place in the final, India suffered a major collapse and dramatically lost the match after crowd disruption.

The image of a crying Vinod Kambli leaving the field in disbelief is still irked in every Indian cricket fan's memory. Subsequently, he was dropped from the side owing to the mediocre performance in the World Cup.