India vs Australia 2017: 5 players who were unlucky to miss out

#4 Shardul Thakur

Deserved a longer rope

The Maharashtra seamer garnered eyeballs more for his jersey number than his performances on the field. However, away from the frenzy, he did have quite a promising debut against Sri Lanka in the fourth match.

He slipped away in the subsequent match, but surely he deserved a longer rope as he has all the credentials to be a good bowler in helpful conditions and with the next World Cup slated to be held in England, the Indian selectors could have persisted with him for a longer time which would have only given him the confidence to express himself much better on the field.