5 players who debuted with Cheteshwar Pujara but couldn't live up to their potential

Cheteshwar Pujara.
Cheteshwar Pujara.

#5 Jaydev Unadkat

Jaydev Unadkat played only one Test match for India.
Jaydev Unadkat played only one Test match for India.

Jaydev Unadkat rose to prominence after his stellar performance in 2010 Under-19 World cup.

Due to an injury to Zaheer Khan, he was soon inducted into the team and made his debut at Centurion. He bowled close to 26 overs, failing to pick up a wicket. There was a talk going on at that time that he was too raw for international cricket and he was required to gain experience in the domestic circuit.

As his career progressed, Unadkat lost his abilities to become a Test match bowler. He went down on pace and started developing lot variations which were suited only to white ball cricket. Though he performed well for India – A, he could not get into the Test team.

Unadkat's international and domestic record.
Unadkat's international and domestic record.

He is putting in all the effort and hard work and also captained brilliantly to take Saurashtra into the Ranji Trophy finals.

At 27, it seems highly unlikely that he would earn another call-up into the team.

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