In the world of cricket, every player dreams of performing brilliantly in the debut match. If a player scores a half-century in his very first ODI match, he feels that his career will progress, but there are many such examples where players performed brilliantly in their debut match, but they never got a chance to play another match. Despite one of his best innings, he was not included in the team again, and he got lost in the world of anonymity. Let us know about 5 such unfortunate batsmen, who scored a fifty in their ODI debut, but after that their international career came to a halt.

5 batsmen who scored fifty in ODI debut

1. Kim Barnett – 84 runs

England batsman Kim Barnett holds the record for playing the biggest innings among batsmen playing an ODI match. Barnett played a brilliant inning of 84 runs against Sri Lanka in 1988. He did not hit a single boundary in this innings. He also became the player of the match in this match. However, he never played ODI cricket again.

2. Ben Fox – 61 runs

The name of England wicketkeeper batsman Ben Fox is also included in this list. Although Fox has played 25 Test matches for England, his ODI career was limited to only one match. Fox played an unbeaten inning of 61 runs in his only ODI match against Ireland in 2019.

3. Zubair Hamza – 56 runs

South African batsman Zubair Hamza is also the only player to play ODI match. In the year 2021, Hamza played an excellent inning of 56 runs in his debut ODI match. Hamza had failed the doping test in 2021, after which he was banned. But he has now returned to cricket. After his return, he also played a test match for South Africa.

4. Faiz Fazal- 55 runs

Indian batsman Faiz Fazal has also played only one ODI match. Fazal made his debut against Zimbabwe in 2016, in which he played an unbeaten inning of 55 runs. This proved to be the last match of Faiz’s career and he has now retired from cricket.

5. Ashley Woodcock- 53 runs

Australian batsman Ashley Woodcock’s name is also included in this list. Woodcock played his first and last ODI match against New Zealand in Christchurch in 1974, in which he scored an inning of 53 runs.

The history of Indian cricket is full of talent and star players. In the 93 -year cricket journey, India gave many great players to the world, due to which the country won the ODI Cup twice, twice the T20 World Cup and the Champions Trophy twice, but in the midst of this success, there were many players who could not find a place in Team India despite having a lot of talent. There were some cricketers who played only one international match and never got a chance to wear a blue jersey again. Let’s know about three such players

Pawan Negi – only one chance in Asia Cup

All -rounder Pawan Negi made his debut against UAE in the Asia Cup on 3 March 2016. In this match played at Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, he took 1 wicket for only 16 runs in 3 overs. During this time, he did not get a chance to bat because India’s top order won the match. However, this proved to be his first and last international match.

Despite taking 16 wickets in IPL 2017, Negi did not get a place again in the Indian team. At that time, the team management expressed more confidence in Amit Mishra, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.

Shute Banerjee – Age snatched a chance

In 1949, Shute Banerjee got a chance to debut a Test debut against the West Indies at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. He took 1 wickets in the first innings and 4 wickets in the second innings. His record in first class cricket was very excellent, 385 wickets and 3715 runs in 138 matches, including 5 centuries and 11 half -centuries.
Despite this, he was not given the opportunity to play further due to his age. His international career was reduced to just one match.

Faiz Fazal – unbeaten in debut, still out

Faiz Fazal made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in 2016 and won the team by scoring an unbeaten 55 in the first match. Despite a great start, he was never given a second chance in the team.

Fazal’s career was very successful in domestic cricket. He played 9184 runs in 138 first class matches, an average of 41 and many memorable innings. He was a part of Rajasthan Royals in the IPL too, but due to lack of age and support, his international journey was limited to only one match.