CWC 2019: Seven players whose debut World Cup might be their last World Cup 

Cricket World Cup is one of the biggest tournaments in World cricket. Representing their country in a World Cup is the dream of every cricketer. While some players are lucky enough to get this opportunity early in their career, some have to wait for this opportunity for a long time.

Players who make their debuts in their late 20s aren't seen as long term prospects. They are rather considered to be a stop gap arrangement and are kept in the side only till the team finds a younger option. Thus, despite good performances, the careers of these players come to a premature end.

There are a lot of players playing in this edition of the World Cup, who are playing their debut World Cup but might not feature in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Here are seven such players whose debut World Cup might end up being their last World Cup.

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#7 Usman Khawaja

Usman Khawaja

Usman Khawaja made it to the Australian World Cup squad because of some good performances in the series preceding the World Cup, against India and Pakistan.

However, Australia has a good breed of young batsmen rising the ranks and thus it is highly improbable that Khawaja will be persisted after the World Cup. The thing that might go against Khawaja might be his poor fitness standards.

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#6 Colin de Grandhomme

Colin de Grandhomme

Colin de Grandhomme has emerged as a finisher for New Zealand. Grandhomme, who represented Zimbabwe in the Under-19 World Cup before moving to New Zealand, has played some explosive innings for the Kiwis.

De Grandhomme boasts a strike-rate of 110.47 in ODIs and is also a more than useful bowler. But de Grandhomme hasn't been consistent enough and being 32, his career might not last too long.

#5 Nathan Lyon

Nathan Lyon

Nathan Lyon has made it to the Australian ODI side more for his experience than his skills. After the ban on Steve Smith and David Warner, there was some serious leadership crisis in Australian cricket.

At the same time, Lyon was performing exceedingly well in Tests and thus he was picked in the ODI side. The off-spinner is a smart bowler and can be a useful part of Australia's World Cup campaign. However, Lyon might not be a long term prospect and might be preferred more in Tests.

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#4 Colin Munro

Colin Munro

Colin Munro has been a late bloomer in New Zealand cricket. The hard-hitting all-rounder took a long time to cement his place in the national side but now that he has done that, Munro has earned a reputation of being a destructive opening batsman.

Munro has an ODI strike-rate of 105.52 but his poor average of 24.91 might prove detrimental for his ODI career. New Zealand might not continue with Munro for too long after the World Cup.

#3 Shaun Marsh

Shaun Marsh

Despite being one of the most talented Australian batsmen in the past decade, Shaun Marsh's career has been marred with injuries and inconsistent form. Marsh has made numerous comebacks for Australia but failed to do justice to his talent.

But the bans on Steve Smith and David Warner gave a new lease of life to Marsh's ODI career. Australian batting side needed experience in the middle order and Marsh stepped up. This might be the swansong of the 35-year-old's seesaw career.

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#2 Chris Morris

Chris Morris

Since making his debut way back in 2013, Chris Morris has played just 34 ODIs in six years. Morris has struggled to maintain fitness and has been in and out of the South African side.

Interestingly, Morris wasn't selected in South Africa's World Cup squad and it was only Anrich Nortje's injury that paved way for Morris' selection. Even though Morris has the ability to create a huge impact, his poor fitness might not let him prolong his career.

#1 Kedar Jadhav

Kedar Jadhav

Kedar Jadhav has earned a name for himself more for his bowling than his batting. Jadhav has been highly effective with his slow bowling that is bowled at lower trajectory. He has been a man with a golden arm for team India in ODIs and provided crucial breakthroughs to the team.

Jadhav has been contributing with the bat too and has played some match-winning innings for India in the lower order. In the last couple of years, Jadhav has become an important member of the Indian ODI side as he can perform the dual role of a finisher and that of the sixth bowler.

But unfortunately, Jadhav made it to the Indian team when he was 29. Even though his international career is still young, Jadhav is already 34 and with a barrage of youngsters knocking the door for a place in the Indian team, Jadhav's debut World Cup can turn out to be his last.