These 3 young players could have given tough competition to Rohit-Kohli, but one got badly injured and one died

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|17-09-2024

Rohit Sharma: Team India's veteran players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are currently one of the legendary players of world cricket. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are the source of inspiration for the young players in world cricket at present.

In such a situation, today we are going to tell you about 3 such players who could have become bigger names than Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma at this time, but due to some injury or some death, they could not achieve that position in world cricket.

These 3 players could have given tough competition to Rohit-Kohli

Rohit Sharma

philip hughes

Australia's star young player Philip Hughes made his debut for his country in 2009. From his debut till his untimely death on the cricket field, he played 26 Tests and 25 ODIs for Australia.

Talking about the end of Philip Hughes, in 2014, Sean Abbott's bouncer hit his head in a match in Australia. After which he died.

Jesse Ryder

Jesse Ryder made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in 2008. From 2008 to 2014, Jesse Ryder played 18 Tests, 48 ​​ODIs and 22 T20 matches for New Zealand, but his alcohol addiction ruined his career, otherwise today Jesse Ryder would have been one of the legendary players of the New Zealand cricket team.

Craig Kieswetter

England cricket team's wicketkeeper batsman Craig Kieswetter played 46 ODIs and 25 T20 matches for his country.

Craig Kieswetter played many match-winning innings for England during this period. Craig Kieswetter played an important role in helping England win the 2010 T20 World Cup.

Craig Kieswetter's cricketing career ended due to his injury. In a domestic match, the ball hit his eye. After which Craig Kieswetter could never recover from his injury and thus Craig Kieswetter's cricketing career ended.

Craig Kieswetter played many match-winning innings for England during this period. Craig Kieswetter played an important role in helping England win the 2010 T20 World Cup.

Craig Kieswetter's cricketing career ended due to his injury. In a domestic match, the ball hit his eye. After which Craig Kieswetter could never recover from his injury and thus Craig Kieswetter's cricketing career ended.

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