Robin Uthappa
The combative right-hander was one of the shining lights for India in the series, stroking his way to 142 runs in his 10 matches.
Like Yuvraj, though, the numbers do not reveal the entire story. Uthappa's fifty against Australia in a group stage game kept India in the contest almost until the end, while chasing a stiff score.
Later on in the competition, he opened with Tendulkar in the finals to help the side get off to solid starts.
However, later that year, Uthappa suffered a dip in form and was ousted from the side. He has since then found it hard to regain his spot in the team.
Dinesh Karthik
With Dhoni playing and captaining the side, Karthik did not get an opportunity to play right throughout the competition.
The right-hander seems to have found a new lease of life, having made a comeback in the Champions Trophy and is now considered a potential second wicket-keeper to Dhoni.
Suresh Raina
Like Karthik, Raina, too, remained as the back-up middle-order batsman and did not play a single game in the entire competition.
Raina went on to become one of the pillars of the side for the next few years, but his fortunes changed and he was removed from the ODI setup in 2015. He, recently, made a comeback in the T20I side.
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