Indian cricket is surely gaining new heights with each passing day. Be it in the longer-version or shorter-formats of game, the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/new-zealand-vs-india-3rd-t20i-preview-visitors-eye-history-against-the-black-caps/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Men in Blue</a> are climbing the ladder with an astonishing pace. New faces are making their way while older ones are providing the much-required experience and direction.

Lately, the current set of players are setting new records and trying to fill all the empty blocks that existed earlier. Most importantly, the Asian cricket giants are no more weak bowling sides as they have been doing equally well at the receiving end in recent times.

Moreover, there has been a shift in the general perception that India don&#8217;t play well in overseas conditions. With the series win in Australia and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/new-zealand-vs-india-3rd-t20i-dream11-fantasy-cricket-tips-playing-xi-pitch-report-injury-update/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Zealand</a> recently, the status is set to get reversed. Meanwhile, amid all the international happenings, some domestic stars have been unlucky to get very less or no chances at all to perform at the highest level.

In this piece, we look at three such players:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-295052" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Karun-Nair-Test.jpg" alt="Karun Nair Test" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-295052" class="wp-caption-text">Karun Nair Test. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Karun Nair is probably one of the most underrated Indian cricketers right now. The right-handed batsman, despite churning out brilliant domestic and international numbers, hasn&#8217;t been given enough chances to feature for Team India in either of the formats. The Bangalore born cricketer has appeared in six Tests and scored 374 runs including an unbeaten triple-century against <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-a-vs-england-lions-1st-unofficial-test-day-3-review-priyank-panchal-shines-with-a-double-century-while-srikar-bharat-smashes-a-ton/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">England</a>.

The 27-year-old has even better domestic figures. He averages 49 in first-class cricket while 34 in List-A cricket and is one of those players who can both stick around and press the accelerator when required. He was a part of the Indian squad for England Tests last year though wasn&#8217;t given any match in the series and later dropped for the Australia assignment as well. Skipper, Kohli was even questioned by some former cricketers over dropping Karun.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-281515" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shahbaz-Nadeem.jpg" alt="Shahbaz Nadeem" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-281515" class="wp-caption-text">Shahbaz Nadeem. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Eat, sleep, take wickets and repeat- this has been the scenario with Shahbaz Nadeem, the par excellence Jharkhand spinner. The 29-year-old has been the best in the business in the domestic cricket for the last few seasons, however, been luckless to have not played international cricket yet. He was last year picked in India&#8217;s T20 series against the Windies and was unlucky to not appear in any match.

With 24 wickets in nine matches including a historical 8/10 spell, Shahbaz finished the 50-overs tourney, Vijay Hazare Trophy as the highest wicket-getter. The left-arm orthodox spinner has also been regular amongst the wickets for India A in all the formats. Meanwhile, with the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav and now <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/fans-accuse-rohit-sharma-of-mumbai-indians-bias-after-india-play-krunal-pandya-in-2nd-t20i/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Krunal Pandya</a> having sealed a spot in the team, Nadeem&#8217;s chances look slim as of now.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-294858" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Jalaj-Saxena-1.jpg" alt="Jalaj Saxena" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-294858" class="wp-caption-text">Jalaj Saxena. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Jalaj Saxena is also one of those Indian cricketers who are yet to get a chance at the highest level despite owning scintillating domestic stats. Hailing from Indore, Saxena has been a consistent performer for Kerala over the years. Of course, he was the main force behind Kerala&#8217;s dream run in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ranji-trophy-2018-19-vidarbhas-hows-the-josh-celebration-after-winning-the-tournament/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ranji Trophy</a> this season as the South Indian side made it to the semi-finals of the mega tournament.

The right-handed batsman, who bowls off-spin, didn&#8217;t let his team down and scored on a consistent basis for his state to help them produce positive results. However, having scored nearly 6000 First-class runs and scalped 291 wickets, Saxena is unluckily still waiting for his maiden India call-up, which for now looks far away.

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Indian cricket is surely gaining new heights with each passing day. Be it in the longer-version or shorter-formats of game, the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/new-zealand-vs-india-3rd-t20i-preview-visitors-eye-history-against-the-black-caps/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Men in Blue</a> are climbing the ladder with an astonishing pace. New faces are making their way while older ones are providing the much-required experience and direction.
Lately, the current set of players are setting new records and trying to fill all the empty blocks that existed earlier. Most importantly, the Asian cricket giants are no more weak bowling sides as they have been doing equally well at the receiving end in recent times.
Moreover, there has been a shift in the general perception that India don’t play well in overseas conditions. With the series win in Australia and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/new-zealand-vs-india-3rd-t20i-dream11-fantasy-cricket-tips-playing-xi-pitch-report-injury-update/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Zealand</a> recently, the status is set to get reversed. Meanwhile, amid all the international happenings, some domestic stars have been unlucky to get very less or no chances at all to perform at the highest level.
In this piece, we look at three such players:
<h3>Karun Nair</h3>
<figure id="attachment_295052" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-295052" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-295052" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Karun-Nair-Test.jpg" alt="Karun Nair Test" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-295052" class="wp-caption-text">Karun Nair Test. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Karun Nair is probably one of the most underrated Indian cricketers right now. The right-handed batsman, despite churning out brilliant domestic and international numbers, hasn’t been given enough chances to feature for Team India in either of the formats. The Bangalore born cricketer has appeared in six Tests and scored 374 runs including an unbeaten triple-century against <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-a-vs-england-lions-1st-unofficial-test-day-3-review-priyank-panchal-shines-with-a-double-century-while-srikar-bharat-smashes-a-ton/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">England</a>.
The 27-year-old has even better domestic figures. He averages 49 in first-class cricket while 34 in List-A cricket and is one of those players who can both stick around and press the accelerator when required. He was a part of the Indian squad for England Tests last year though wasn’t given any match in the series and later dropped for the Australia assignment as well. Skipper, Kohli was even questioned by some former cricketers over dropping Karun.

<h3>Shahbaz Nadeem</h3>
<figure id="attachment_281515" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-281515" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-281515" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shahbaz-Nadeem.jpg" alt="Shahbaz Nadeem" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-281515" class="wp-caption-text">Shahbaz Nadeem. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Eat, sleep, take wickets and repeat- this has been the scenario with Shahbaz Nadeem, the par excellence Jharkhand spinner. The 29-year-old has been the best in the business in the domestic cricket for the last few seasons, however, been luckless to have not played international cricket yet. He was last year picked in India’s T20 series against the Windies and was unlucky to not appear in any match.
With 24 wickets in nine matches including a historical 8/10 spell, Shahbaz finished the 50-overs tourney, Vijay Hazare Trophy as the highest wicket-getter. The left-arm orthodox spinner has also been regular amongst the wickets for India A in all the formats. Meanwhile, with the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav and now <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/fans-accuse-rohit-sharma-of-mumbai-indians-bias-after-india-play-krunal-pandya-in-2nd-t20i/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Krunal Pandya</a> having sealed a spot in the team, Nadeem’s chances look slim as of now.

<h3>Jalaj Saxena</h3>
<figure id="attachment_294858" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-294858" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-294858" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Jalaj-Saxena-1.jpg" alt="Jalaj Saxena" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-294858" class="wp-caption-text">Jalaj Saxena. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Jalaj Saxena is also one of those Indian cricketers who are yet to get a chance at the highest level despite owning scintillating domestic stats. Hailing from Indore, Saxena has been a consistent performer for Kerala over the years. Of course, he was the main force behind Kerala’s dream run in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ranji-trophy-2018-19-vidarbhas-hows-the-josh-celebration-after-winning-the-tournament/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ranji Trophy</a> this season as the South Indian side made it to the semi-finals of the mega tournament.
The right-handed batsman, who bowls off-spin, didn’t let his team down and scored on a consistent basis for his state to help them produce positive results. However, having scored nearly 6000 First-class runs and scalped 291 wickets, Saxena is unluckily still waiting for his maiden India call-up, which for now looks far away.
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Indian cricket is surely gaining new heights with each passing day. Be it in the longer-version or shorter-formats of game, the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/new-zealand-vs-india-3rd-t20i-preview-visitors-eye-history-against-the-black-caps/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Men in Blue</a> are climbing the ladder with an astonishing pace. New faces are making their way while older ones are providing the much-required experience and direction.
Lately, the current set of players are setting new records and trying to fill all the empty blocks that existed earlier. Most importantly, the Asian cricket giants are no more weak bowling sides as they have been doing equally well at the receiving end in recent times.
Moreover, there has been a shift in the general perception that India don&#8217;t play well in overseas conditions. With the series win in Australia and <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/new-zealand-vs-india-3rd-t20i-dream11-fantasy-cricket-tips-playing-xi-pitch-report-injury-update/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Zealand</a> recently, the status is set to get reversed. Meanwhile, amid all the international happenings, some domestic stars have been unlucky to get very less or no chances at all to perform at the highest level.
In this piece, we look at three such players:
<h3>Karun Nair</h3>
<figure id="attachment_295052" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-295052" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-295052" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Karun-Nair-Test.jpg" alt="Karun Nair Test" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-295052" class="wp-caption-text">Karun Nair Test. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Karun Nair is probably one of the most underrated Indian cricketers right now. The right-handed batsman, despite churning out brilliant domestic and international numbers, hasn&#8217;t been given enough chances to feature for Team India in either of the formats. The Bangalore born cricketer has appeared in six Tests and scored 374 runs including an unbeaten triple-century against <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/india-a-vs-england-lions-1st-unofficial-test-day-3-review-priyank-panchal-shines-with-a-double-century-while-srikar-bharat-smashes-a-ton/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">England</a>.
The 27-year-old has even better domestic figures. He averages 49 in first-class cricket while 34 in List-A cricket and is one of those players who can both stick around and press the accelerator when required. He was a part of the Indian squad for England Tests last year though wasn&#8217;t given any match in the series and later dropped for the Australia assignment as well. Skipper, Kohli was even questioned by some former cricketers over dropping Karun.

<h3>Shahbaz Nadeem</h3>
<figure id="attachment_281515" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-281515" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-281515" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shahbaz-Nadeem.jpg" alt="Shahbaz Nadeem" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-281515" class="wp-caption-text">Shahbaz Nadeem. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Eat, sleep, take wickets and repeat- this has been the scenario with Shahbaz Nadeem, the par excellence Jharkhand spinner. The 29-year-old has been the best in the business in the domestic cricket for the last few seasons, however, been luckless to have not played international cricket yet. He was last year picked in India&#8217;s T20 series against the Windies and was unlucky to not appear in any match.
With 24 wickets in nine matches including a historical 8/10 spell, Shahbaz finished the 50-overs tourney, Vijay Hazare Trophy as the highest wicket-getter. The left-arm orthodox spinner has also been regular amongst the wickets for India A in all the formats. Meanwhile, with the likes of Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav and now <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/fans-accuse-rohit-sharma-of-mumbai-indians-bias-after-india-play-krunal-pandya-in-2nd-t20i/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Krunal Pandya</a> having sealed a spot in the team, Nadeem&#8217;s chances look slim as of now.

<h3>Jalaj Saxena</h3>
<figure id="attachment_294858" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-294858" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-294858" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Jalaj-Saxena-1.jpg" alt="Jalaj Saxena" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-294858" class="wp-caption-text">Jalaj Saxena. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Jalaj Saxena is also one of those Indian cricketers who are yet to get a chance at the highest level despite owning scintillating domestic stats. Hailing from Indore, Saxena has been a consistent performer for Kerala over the years. Of course, he was the main force behind Kerala&#8217;s dream run in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/ranji-trophy-2018-19-vidarbhas-hows-the-josh-celebration-after-winning-the-tournament/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ranji Trophy</a> this season as the South Indian side made it to the semi-finals of the mega tournament.
The right-handed batsman, who bowls off-spin, didn&#8217;t let his team down and scored on a consistent basis for his state to help them produce positive results. However, having scored nearly 6000 First-class runs and scalped 291 wickets, Saxena is unluckily still waiting for his maiden India call-up, which for now looks far away.
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Amid all the international happenings, some domestic stars have been unlucky to get very less or no chances.

3 Indian players who didn't get chances despite performing well

Indian cricket is surely gaining new heights with each passing day. Be it in the longer-version or shorter-formats of game, the Men