World XI: Players who have been ignored for the 2015 World Cup

The Cricket World Cup, without a shadow of a doubt, is the biggest event in the cricketing calendar, and every budding cricketer aspires to represent his country at the marquee event at some stage or the other in his career. While the very best in the world expectedly manage to realise their ambition, there are a few who, unfortunately, miss out either due to injury or simply bad luck.Here is a playing XI made up of cricketers who, perhaps, deserved to be included by their respective teams for the 2015 World Cup but weren’t:  Disclaimer: The choices in this article are strictly of the author and not of Sportskeeda

#1 Robin Uthappa (WK)

In what must have been a close call, Ambati Rayudu made it to the Indian 15-man World Cup squad at the expense of Robin Uthappa for the backup wicketkeeper’s slot. Uthappa was definitely in with a chance after a strong showing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) last season but could not break into the defending champions’ squad. Uthappa was a member of India’s victorious World T20 squad in 2007 but hasn’t been able to establish himself as a permanent member of the Indian side since.

Uthappa makes it to this team quite easily, though. Here, he dons the wicketkeeping gloves and also lends solidarity at the top of the order.