Top 5 England cricketers who never played the Cricket World Cup

#1 Alastair Cook

It's a pity that England's greatest Test batsman never played the World Cup despite having a more than decent ODI record

All the players which have been discussed in this slider so far, have either made sporadic ODI appearances or haven’t played a single ODI. However, Alastair Cook has played quite a number of ODIs and is England 14th highest ODI run-scorer with 3204 runs.

Cook made his ODI debut in 2006 and played only two ODIs which was hardly enough for him to find a place in the 2007 World Cup squad. The left-handed batsman produced some brilliant performances in 2007 and 2008 but did not return to the ODI team until 2010. He played just three ODI matches in 2010 but averaged 52, scoring two fifties. However, due to skipper Andrew Strauss coming back to the ODI team, Cook was dropped from the ODI team and was not called for the 2011 World Cup.

Cook produced some brilliant performances from 2011-2013, many of them coming as England captain. However, following the 2013 Champions Trophy, Cook’s performances deteriorated. He was named in the squad for the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as England’s captain before being axed from the team due to his poor performances in Sri Lanka.