5 legends who never won the World Cup

Rahul Dravid

Generally considered a Test match player because of his solid technique, Rahul Dravid carved his own niche in the ODI format. Coming in usually after the attacking opening partnership of Sachin-Sourav, Rahul Dravid showed us how to pace and build an ODI innings.

He certainly believed in the art of building a solid foundation and that became his trademark. He possessed a wide range of shots, like the cover drive, pull and cut shot. On a given day, Dravid could single-handedly win games with his bat in both ODIs and Tests.

Humble despite his achievements, and always willing to help youngsters grow and develop, Dravid's status as a legend has only solidified with his stint as the coach of the successful Indian U19 team.

He became India’s captain after a turbulent phase which saw a breakdown in the relationship between the coach and captain, Greg Chappell and Sourav Ganguly respectively. Dravid, being the thorough gentleman that he was, managed to handle the responsibility well.

But playing in his fourth World Cup in the year 2007, as the captain of the Indian team, he was at the receiving end of some really harsh criticism as the team crashed out in the league stage of the tournament. It is one blemish on his career and quality as a cricketer which would sadly never go away.

A cricketer with over 10,000 runs in 314 ODIs failed to win a World Cup. In the year 2011 India finally won the trophy, making Sachin Tendulkar the only Indian player from his generation to do so.