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The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 ended recently. India created history by defeating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final. This time a total of 20 teams took part in the tournament, but among those teams there were some star players who were included in the squad but did not get a chance to play in even a single match.
The final match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 was played between India and New Zealand. In the final, Team India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs and won the title for the record third time. The players of Team India played brilliantly in this entire tournament. However, there were some players in other teams who were selected in the squad but did not make it to the playing eleven. In such a situation, let us know about five such players.
In the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, the Australian cricket team was out of the league stage itself. In this Australian team, veteran Steve Smith also got a place in the squad, but he did not get a chance to play in even a single match. The Australian team management had given priority to power hitters instead of Smith, but this strategy failed. In this way, despite being in the team, Smith remained sitting on the bench.
The second name in this list is that of Devon Conway of New Zealand. Conway is considered one of the most reliable batsmen of the Kiwi team, but due to team combination he had to sit out. Because, in the top order, New Zealand showed confidence in players like Finn Allen and Rachin Ravindra, due to which Conway did not get a chance. The New Zealand team also had a strong performance in the T20 World Cup, but had to face defeat against India in the final.
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West Indies’ explosive batsman Johnson Charles is also in the list of players who, despite being in the squad, could not play a single match in the T20 World Cup 2026. The West Indies team also reached the Super-8 of the tournament, but after losing to India in the virtual quarter-finals, it was out of the race for the semi-finals.
England’s Ben Duckett was also selected in the squad for T20 World Cup 2026. The England team also reached the semi-finals, but Ben Duckett did not get a chance to play in a single match, despite the fact that Jos Buttler and Phil Salt were failing miserably in the opening.
There is also a name in this list of Ben Karan of Zimbabwe. Ben Curran was included in the team in place of Brendan Taylor in the middle of the tournament, but he did not get a chance to play in the last-11. Ben Curran is the brother of England all-rounder Sam Curran.