Domestic Players with 50+ batting average who never got a chance to play Tests

[Texan]

Some of them that I see are:

 

Rinku Singh - Avg: 54

Dhruv Shorey - Avg: 50

Ankit Bawne - Avg: 51

 

Why did Shorey never get a chance or wasn't even talked about?

 

I am sure there are many others. Do name them.

[Texan]

Current active players

[Texan]

Shorey's 100 in Ranji Final few years ago:

 

 

[singhvivek141]

Baba Indrajith : 52

Better player than his sibling who got more limelight despite being poor.

Akshay Wadkar : 50

Ayush Badoni : 54

 

 

[Gollum]

Guys like Indrajith, Badoni, Easwaran, Rinku have been piling on runs for so many seasons now. But nowhere close to getting a cap. Some of those guys don't even play IPL. Injustice that Rohit, Kohli have jobs for life despite zero returns. 

 

Even Dravid handed out test debuts to SKY, Patidar based on their IPL numbers.....both mediocre in FC. 

[bowl_out]

11 hours ago, Gollum said:

Guys like Indrajith, Badoni, Easwaran, Rinku have been piling on runs for so many seasons now. But nowhere close to getting a cap. Some of those guys don't even play IPL. Injustice that Rohit, Kohli have jobs for life despite zero returns. 

 

Even Dravid handed out test debuts to SKY, Patidar based on their IPL numbers.....both mediocre in FC. 

SKY getting a Test debut was travesty. Scored a grand total of 8 runs 

[Gollum]

1 hour ago, bowl_out said:

SKY getting a Test debut was travesty. Scored a grand total of 8 runs 

Looked so so bad, Lyon and Murphy made him look like a clown. Unforgivable, debut before Sarfaraz, Jurel 

[BacktoCricaddict]

I look for both averages and SR. Yes, SR is not necessarily important in red-ball cricket, but it serves as a measure of dominance in domestics. If someone in tuk-tuking their way to a 50 avg against mostly sub-par attacks on easy pitches, it says nothing. But if someone is thoroughly dominating - scoring a lot of runs at a high SR - then they are likely to be successful against international attacks. This is where I would rate the likes of Rinku, Jaiswal, Jurel and Sarfaraz above guys like Bawne.

 

Not a perfect rule, of course.

 

 

[Strangering]

Their PR teams weren't good enough. Thats the right answer

[Strangering]

MRF ZLX isn't paying off Gambhir and Agarkar for these players. That is another right answer. 

[Teengunalagaan]

2 minutes ago, Strangering said:

Their PR teams weren't good enough. Thats the right answer

Seem coaches are being replaced by PRs.

 

Advice to parents don't get a good coach for your child, invest in PR 

[Strangering]

21 minutes ago, Teengunalagaan said:

Seem coaches are being replaced by PRs.

 

Advice to parents don't get a good coach for your child, invest in PR 

This has been a fact for at least 10 years. It was a phenomena successfully used by Dhoni first. Kohli took it to new heights. 

 

Before, top players had management agencies to handle advertisements and sponsors. Players still had to work hard and execute. 

 

Edited January 17, 2025 by Strangering

[Lord]

4 hours ago, bowl_out said:

SKY getting a Test debut was travesty. Scored a grand total of 8 runs 

 

[vvvslaxman]

They lack exposure

 

[Ultimate_Game]

Rinku deserves a shot in Tests and ODIs based on his stellar domestic record. But he doesn't play for the "right" region/team, nor does he have bigshots supporting him.

 

Likes of Patidar, SKY, KS Bharath made their debuts despite not being anywhere close to Rinku's domestic record. Alas he may never get a chance 

[Manucrick]

Rinku deserves a test cap easwaran to or they end up like ankit bawne

[jf1gp_1]

There was this kid Uday Saharan in U19 team. Skill was okay but what temperament, Dhoni like and at such a young age. I see he is yet to even play FC. 

[Lord]

On 1/17/2025 at 10:35 AM, Gollum said:

Guys like Indrajith, Badoni, Easwaran, Rinku have been piling on runs for so many seasons now. But nowhere close to getting a cap. Some of those guys don't even play IPL. Injustice that Rohit, Kohli have jobs for life despite zero returns. 

 

Even Dravid handed out test debuts to SKY, Patidar based on their IPL numbers.....both mediocre in FC. 

 

Both got in due to being close to the superstars in  and

 

Even Paddikal magically got picked once he was part of

 

 

 

 

[Sean Bradley]

Very nice thread OP

 

The loses to NZ and australia and snub from Test Championship has opened a can of worms. I am glad that so many loop holes in the system have been exposed and talked about by our fellow ICFers. Keep it going guys! 

Edited January 18, 2025 by Sean Bradley

[Ultimate_Game]

8 hours ago, Lord said:

 

Both got in due to being close to the superstars in  and

 

Even Paddikal magically got picked once he was part of

 

 

 

 

 

Yup, you gotta play for the right IPL franchise to get in. MI, RCB and CSK players are the ones who get fast tracked. Or you need to have enough political support from your region such as Sanju Samson.