It is a big deal to debut in the Indian team in any format such as ODI, T20, and Test cricket. Because at this time there is so much competition in cricket in India that even players with amazing talent are not able to play a single match for India. We will have a look at those 5 players who made their debut in this one format for India. But they could play only 1 match.
5 Indians who have played only one ODI in their career
5. Bhagwat Chandrashekhar
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This former leg-spinner of India, Bhagwat Chandrashekhar, has earned a lot of fame while playing in Test cricket. Because he has taken a total of 242 wickets while playing 58 Test matches for India. But he did not get a chance to play much in ODI matches. He made his ODI debut for India against New Zealand in the year 1976. He took 3 wickets in this match. After this, he never got the opportunity to play in this format for the Indian team.
4. Pankaj Dharmani
This former Indian wicketkeeper batsman Pankaj Dharmani has also played only one ODI match for India. At that time he played a single match against South Africa in the year 1996. He scored only 8 runs in this match. He also became the 7th batsman to cover over 7000 runs in the Ranji Trophy.
3. Parvez Rasool
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Parvez Rasool is a cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir. He has also played only one ODI match for India. He played this only match in the year 2014 against Bangladesh in Mirpur. While playing in this match, he took 2 wickets. Apart from this, he has also played only 1 match in T20 for India.
2. Pankaj Singh
Former fast bowler of Indian cricket team Pankaj Singh also played only 2 Tests and 1 ODI for India. Playing in both these formats, he has only 2 wickets to his name. He has taken these two wickets only in Test matches. Whereas he does not have a single wicket in this format. This former fast bowler made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka in 2010.
1. Dodda Ganesh
Former fast bowler of Indian cricket team Dodda Ganesh has played only 4 Tests and one ODI match for India. He has only one wicket to his name while playing in this format. This former fast bowler made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in 1997. In that match, the Indian team had to face defeat.
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