10 Indian pacers who faded into obscurity

#7 Ashok Dinda

With a headband like Dennis Lillee and a leap bigger than Zaheer Khan, Dinda for some time looked like just the bowler India wanted. Consistent performances in Ranji for Bengal and an impressive debut season in the IPL for KKR got him noticed by the selectors. He got a call for the Indian ODI side a year later in 2010 against Zimbabwe.

With inconsistent performances at the international level, he remained on the fringes of the national side for 3 years. Chances were few and far between. Without much of an impact and rising economy levels, he soon fell out of favor with the selectors.

He played his last ODI against England in 2013.

Ashok Dinda, now 33 years old, is still the spearhead of Bengal's Ranji team. He played the last IPL season for Rising Pune Supergiants, although without impressive returns. He has played for Delhi Daredevils, RCB and Pune Warriors before.

Career stats of Ashok Dinda

#6 R Vinay Kumar

Primarily a swing and seam bowler and handy with the bat, R Vinay Kumar made his India debut in 2010 against Zimbabwe. He had been a consistent performer for Karnataka in Ranji and in the IPL, displaying a handful of variations and accuracy in his bowling. He was among the regular bowlers in Indian squad for the 2012-13 season.

Vinay Kumar made his Test debut for India at Perth during the Australia tour of 2012, when MS Dhoni preferred 4 regular fast bowlers on a green pitch. He was largely ineffective and returned with the solitary wicket of Mike Hussey.

As ODI cricket changed rapidly with the game becoming more and more favorable towards batsmen, Vinay Kumar couldn't adapt to the demands of the one-day game and soon found himself on the fringes of the national side. He was hammered for more than 100 runs in an ODI against Australia which turned out to be his last match in India colors.

Vinay Kumar enjoyed his best time in domestic cricket when he led Karnataka to triple titles of Ranji Trophy, Irani Cup and Vijay Hazare Trophy for two successive seasons between 2013-15.

Career stats of R Vinay Kumar