T20 World Cup 2024: Top 5 Players who have been underutilized by their teams so far

The first round of the T20 World Cup is about to conclude, and it has surely been a great start to the 20-team tournament. There have been many thrillers so far in the competition held in the United States of America and the Caribbean, and fans can’t wait for the Super Eights to begin.

In the group stages, some surprising decisions were certainly made by the team management of many participating nations, as they chose to leave out some of the best players of this generation on the bench. These are players who should have been in the starting XI for all the games but have been warming the bench on most occasions.

Here are the top 5 players who were underutilized by their teams in the T20 World Cup 2024 league stage:

5. Tabraiz Shamsi

Over the past few years, Tabraiz Shamsi has become the premium spinner for South Africa across the white-ball formats and was starting ahead of teammate Keshav Maharaj. His performances prior to the tournament were also splendid, which sparks the discussion on why the leg-spinner is yet to start a game for the nation in the tournament. He might be useful during the Super 8s as most of the pitches might be supporting spinners rather than fast bowlers.

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