Most ODIs in career without playing in World Cup

[King_Kohli]

Pakistan players who played 50+ ODIs in career and didn't play a World Cup match:

78 - Salman Butt
76 - Junaid Khan
66 - Asif Mujtaba
62 - Sohail Tanvir
58 - Arshad Khan
58 - Imran Farhat
56 - Yasir Hameed
53 - Azhar Ali
50 - Basit Ali

 

[King_Kohli]

Most ODIs in career without appearing in a World Cup match among Indians (50+ matches in career):

120 - Irfan Pathan
86 - VVS Laxman
80 - Ishant Sharma
69 - Sunil Joshi
68 - Praveen Kumar
58 - RP Singh
55 - Ambati Rayudu

 

[King_Kohli]

England players who played 50+ ODIs in career and didn't play a World Cup match:

92 - Alastair Cook
71 - Owais Shah
58 - Steve Harmison
51 - Vikram Solanki

 

[King_Kohli]

Australia players who played 50+ ODIs in career and didn't play a World Cup match:

94 - Matthew Wade
84 - James Hopes
65 - Terry Alderman
59 - Greg Matthews
59 - Clint McKay
58 - Nathan Hauritz
52 - Carl Rackermann

 

[King_Kohli]

South Africa players who played 50+ ODIs in career and didn't play a World Cup match:

64 - Neil McKenzie
56 - Albie Morkel
54 - Ryan McLaren

 

[King_Kohli]

West Indies players who played 50+ ODIs in career and didn't play a World Cup match:

65 - Sunil Narine
56 - Runako Morton
55 - Junior Murray
50 - Fidel Edwards

 

[King_Kohli]

New Zealand players who played 50+ ODIs in career and didn't play a World Cup match:

74 - Bryan Young
64 - Chris Pringle

 

[King_Kohli]

Most ODIs in career without playing in World Cup (top-8 teams):

120 - IrfanPathan
95 - Nuwan Zoysa
94 - Matthew Wade
92 - Alastair Cook
86 - VVSLaxman281

 

[NishanKonar]

Most ODIs in career without appearing in a World Cup match among Indians (50+ matches in career):

120 - Irfan Pathan
86 - VVS Laxman
80 - Ishant Sharma
69 - Sunil Joshi
68 - Praveen Kumar
58 - RP Singh
55 - Ambati Rayudu

Irfan Pathan is surprising part - givrm he became a T20 specialist post 2008 but never made it to ODI WC

 

[NishanKonar]

Most ODIs in career without playing in World Cup (top-8 teams):

120 - IrfanPathan
95 - Nuwan Zoysa
94 - Matthew Wade
92 - Alastair Cook
86 - VVSLaxman281

VVS got replaced at last minute for 2003 WC by Dinesh Mongia bcoz of his supposedly better fielding & part time spin - but ultimateky Mongia could barely get the ball of the square in that WC on faster South African pitches. He was virtually a passenger in that WC. One of the worst players for India

Laxman scored 3 ODI tons in successive matches in Australia just 1 year later !!!

 

[therealAB]

Most matches in ODI cricket without not choking in a WC final. Tendulkar, 463




quiet, quiet I'm joking

 

[HappyWarsFan]

Poor Junaid Khan, he barely missed out for 3 world cups - 11,15 and 19. In 2011 he was selected but didn't play. 2015 he was injured right before the wc else he was a sure starter. 2019 he was initially selected but stopped at the last moment.

 

[last_knight]

Most ODIs in career without playing in World Cup (top-8 teams):

120 - IrfanPathan
95 - Nuwan Zoysa
94 - Matthew Wade
92 - Alastair Cook
86 - VVSLaxman281

Has anyone played more than 120 ODIs before eventually making his WC debut ?

 

[Ab Fan]

Has anyone played more than 120 ODIs before eventually making his WC debut ?

Waqar Younis?

 

[King_Kohli]

Most matches in ODI cricket without not choking in a WC final. Tendulkar, 463

463?

 

[Hasan123]

Interesting list.

Alistair Cook should not have even played 50 ODIs as he was clearly a test specialist.

If Salman Butt had not got involved with the spot fixing, he would have played the 2011 and 2015 WC as he was the test captain and vice captain for the ODI time. If I'm honest if he hadn't fixed , he would have had a long run as captain and probably done a decent job. It is a shame he threw it away for a few bucks. A lot of people would have dreamed to be in his position at the start of England test series.

 

[Slog]

Ishant is surprising