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India's Unluckiest Cricketers Who Played Only 1 ODI Match
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News18•14-10-2026, 09:08
India's Unluckiest Cricketers Who Played Only 1 ODI Match
- •Pankaj Dharmani's international career ended after playing just 8 balls against South Africa in 1996.
- •Doda Ganesh and Pankaj Singh both played a single ODI match for India before being dropped permanently.
- •Parvez Rasool took 2 wickets on his debut against Bangladesh but never got another chance.
- •Legendary spinner Bhagwat Chandrasekhar took 3 wickets in his only ODI appearance in 1976.
- •Faiz Fazal scored an unbeaten 55 runs on his debut against Zimbabwe in 2016 but was never picked again.
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Players such as Pankaj Dharmani, Faiz Fazal, Parvez Rasool, Doda Ganesh, Pankaj Singh, and Bhagwat Chandrasekhar played only one ODI match for India.
Faiz Fazal scored an unbeaten 55 runs off 61 balls against Zimbabwe in 2016 and helped India win, but his name was missing from the team on the very next tour due to heavy competition from established openers like Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan.
Pankaj Dharmani made his debut against South Africa in 1996, facing fierce bowling from Allan Donald and Fanie de Villiers, and scored only 8 runs from 8 balls before being dismissed. Team India lost the match, and Dharmani never wore the blue jersey again.
