T20 cricket is slowly ruling the cricket world. Every country has domestic T20 leagues and this is because the shorter format is more thrilling and entertaining. Viewers get to see the thrill of a cricket match in just three and a half hours, which makes the shortest format even more attractive for fans.
The impact of T20 cricket is such that many players have retired from ODIs and Tests to focus on just the 20-over format. However, on the other hand, there are players who were able to play only a few T20 matches in their career. Today we will talk about such Indian players whose first T20 match was also their last match.
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Former Team India player Dinesh Mongia made his ODI debut for India in the year 2001. He played a total of 57 ODIs for India. In which he scored 1230 runs. Apart from this, Dinesh played only one T20 International match for the Indian team. In which he scored 38 runs.
However, Mongia was not selected for the 2007 T20 World Cup and he also did not have an IPL career. Due to this, his T20 international career ended after just one match.
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Former cricketer Subramaniam Badrinath's cricket career was very short for Team India. He played only 2 Tests and 7 ODIs for Team India. Apart from this, Badrinath also got a chance to play only one T20 match. In which he scored 43 runs. But he has played 95 matches in IPL.
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Former cricketer Murali Karthik made his Test debut for Team India in the year 2000 and ODI debut in the year 2002. This player played 8 Tests and 37 ODIs for India. Apart from this, Murali Karthik also got to play only one T20 International match for Team India.
India won that match, but Karthik could not return to the T20 team. Later he continued his career as a cricket expert and commentator. Murali Karthik also played for 4 IPL franchises during his career.
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Former captain and head coach of Team India, Rahul Dravid played Test and ODI cricket for Team India for a long time. Rahul played 164 Tests and 344 ODIs for India. Dravid scored more than 13 thousand runs in Tests and more than 10 thousand runs in ODIs. Apart from this, Rahul also played only one T20 International match for India. This was the farewell match of his international career.
Rahul Dravid scored 31 runs in this match and silenced his critics by hitting three consecutive sixes. Despite his innings played at a strike rate of 147.61, India lost the match. Dravid's T20 career ended after this one match.
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Sachin Tendulkar, known as the God of Cricket, also played only one T20 match in his career. He made his T20 debut against South Africa in 2006, where he scored 10 runs off 12 balls and also took a wicket.
Sachin decided not to play in the 2007 T20 World Cup team, so that young players could get a chance. For this reason, he did not get a chance to play in T20 International again. However, Sachin played for Mumbai Indians in the IPL and performed brilliantly there.
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