5 unluckiest Indian cricketers in the last decade

#4 Manoj Tiwary

Tiwary scored a century against West Indies but didn't play the next 14 ODIs

Manoj Tiwary scored a fighting century in an ODI against West Indies in 2011, winning the Man of the Match award as well. But the middle-order batsman didn't even feature in the playing XI for India's next 14 ODIs.

Although he made a comeback in 2012 and even picked up 4 wickets with the ball in hand, Tiwary hasn't played for India since 2015. The 34-year-old has even been overlooked in Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions, despite his consistent (albeit underrated) performances for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Rising Pune Supergiant.

Tiwary is well past his prime and it is safe to say that he won't be appearing in the Indian colours anytime soon. However, a deserved IPL contract could make himself known to the cricketing fraternity once again.

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#3 Robin Uthappa

Uthappa has been on the fringes of the Indian team for years now

After making his debut in the Indian team led by the controversial Greg Chappell, Uthappa played in the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2007 ODI World Cup. Since then, however, he hasn't been a regular for the country despite his immense potential and consistent domestic performances.

After some technical issues were ironed out by his coach Pravin Amre, Uthappa blew the IPL away, with mountains of runs for KKR in their title-winning campaigns. With the IPL often considered to be a benchmark for Indian selection, the case of the classy right-handed batsman is definitely an outlier.

Uthappa is now 34 years old, and has shifted home from Karnataka to Saurashtra and now Kerala in the Indian domestic circuit. He can take heart from Ashish Nehra's T20I comeback after spectacular IPL performances, and look to return to the national side after excelling in the world's premier T20 tournament.