World Cup 2019: 7 players who were under-utilized in the tournament

#3 Shaheen Afridi - Pakistan

Afridi used the slope at Lord's effectively

Many eyebrows were raised when Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz were left out of Pakistan's provisional squad for the World Cup. Shaheen Afridi was the only certainty as the others were either out of form or inexperienced. But when Pakistan played the first game, Hasan Ali was picked ahead of Afridi.

Ali proved to be an expensive choice as he could pick just two wickets in the four games that he played. Afridi was brought in for the game against Australia but was dropped in the subsequent game against India.

The southpaw was recalled in the next game and he proved to be the match-winner as he provided crucial breakthroughs.

His spell against New Zealand rattled the top-order to have them reeling at 46-4. He continued his form against Afghanistan and Bangladesh, as the 19-year-old snapped up 16 wickets in five games.

His selection changed the complexion of the team as his predecessor Ali was conceding runs at 7.76, which was the worst among bowlers who bowled a minimum of 20 overs.