World Cup 2019: Underperforming XI of the tournament 

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Fans expected much more out of these players
Fans expected much more out of these players

Spinners - Rashid Khan, Kuldeep Yadav

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Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan

This surely wasn't a tournament for the spinners. Not even a single spinner made it to the list of the top 20 wicket-takers of the tournament. Among the spinners who botched up were Afghanistan's Rashid Khan and India's Kuldeep Yadav.

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Rashid Khan, having played a huge role in Afghanistan's meteoric rise in world cricket was expected to lead the way on the bowling front but the tweaker looked completely out of rhythm.

Rashid ended the tournament with 7 wickets in nine games at an average of 59.42. He also registered the worst bowling figures in World Cup history when he conceded 110 runs in 9 overs against England, making it one tournament Rashid would want to forget in a haste.

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Kuldeep Yadav
Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav was considered to be Virat Kohli's trump card in the World Cup. Kuldeep had deceived batsmen all over the world with his variations but he failed to make any major impact in this season.

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Apart from a magic delivery that dismissed Babar Azam in India's clash against Pakistan, the chinaman had a forgettable tournament. Kuldeep picked just 6 wickets in seven games and lost his place in the playing XI towards the fag-end of the tournament.

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