Top 10 players who disappeared after playing ICC T20 World Cup

The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is arriving sooner than ever and will be starting on June 2. While the West Indies and the USA will be hosting the event, this is the first time an international tournament will be held in American countries. The players will be extremely enthusiastic to play on US soil for the very first time as there will be drop-in pitches, specially made for the tournament. The tournament will start on June 2 and will end on June 9, in West Indies. 

This time the tournament capacity has increased from just 10 teams to 20 teams. There are four groups with five teams each which will play one game against each other in the group. After that, the top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super 8 which will be played as a knockout round. However, in the eight editions of the ICC T20 World Cup, there are several players who have played the World Cup but have disappeared from international cricket. 

Let's discuss the top 10 players who disappeared after playing T20 World Cup:

10. Jehan Mubarak

Sri Lanka's Jehan Mubarak has played in two T20 World Cups, 2007 and 2009. In 12 matches, he had scored 161 runs at an average of 23.00. He hasn't had a great international career as in all the formats of the game, his average is below 30. Together in the three formats, he has played around 70 games and hasn't even scored a century. Hence, after playing in the T20 World Cups, he vanished from cricket. 

9. Cameron White

Australia's Cameron White was one of the best players in the team who mysteriously disappeared from the sport after a certain time. There was a time when he led the Aussies team, and has played three World Cups but hasn't reached the 300-mark yet. In 15 matches in the WC, he has scored 258 runs at an average of 36.85. After playing in the 2011 World Cup, he vanished but kept on making small appearances in the squad. 

8. Farhaan Behardien

South Africa's Farhaan Behardien was a part of the World Cup in three seasons and played eight matches where he scored just 67 runs and took two wickets. He was also named the South African T20 Player of the Year at the 2012 awards. However, after 2016, he played one or two series and then disappeared from international cricket. He was only a part of the white-ball cricket and hasn't played a single red-ball cricket for South Africa.

7. Dimitri Mascarenhas

Dimitri Mascarenhas has played in two World Cups in 2007 and 2009. He has played eight matches and scored 61 runs and claimed six wickets. He was the best kind of bowler England had as he was the first England player to join the Indian Premier League, in 2009, and later that year he captained Hampshire to a Friends Provident Trophy triumph at Lord's. However, after the 2010 season due to injuries, he vanished from cricket and couldn't make a comeback. 

6. Sulieman Benn 

West Indies bowler, Sulieman Benn had a great career until 2016 as he was a part of quite a number of World Cups but then didn't play international cricket. In 16 matches of the World Cup, he scored 28 runs and took just 7 wickets. Due to a drop in performance, he was excluded from the team and hence, couldn't make a comeback. 

5. Salman Butt

Salman Butt was a part of Pakistan's World Cup squad in three seasons, 2007, 2009, and 2010, and played 14 matches where he scored 343 runs. However, due to match-fixing allegations, he couldn't continue playing for the team and then vanished from international cricket. 

4. Imran Nazir

Imran Nazir was also part of the World Cup squad for four editions, 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2012, and played around 13 matches and scored 300 runs. Nevertheless, after the 2012 World Cup, his international appearance went down drastically. 

3. Ryan Sidebottom

England's pacer Ryan Sidebottom was a part of the England squad during the World Cups where he played 10 matches and took 13 wickets. Due to a drop in his performance, he was sidelined by the English team and hence, couldn't make a comeback in the team after the World Cup season. 

2. Joginder Sharma

India's Joginder Sharma was a part of the Indian squad in the year 2007 when the team won the finals against Pakistan. He played in four matches and took four wickets. However, he wasn't seen playing any match for India after that year. 

1. Carlos Brathwaite

Carlos Brathwaite was a part of the World Cup-winning West Indies team in 2016. He was the one who smashed four sixes in the last over of the Finals and helped the team lift the trophy. The way he batted with confidence was quite commendable. However, after 2016, he has rarely made any occurrence in the West Indies squad.