T20 World Cup 2026 was organized from 7 February to 8 March, in which a total of 55 matches were played between 20 teams. Many players made headlines with their brilliant performances throughout the tournament, while there were some big names who did not get a chance to play in even a single match. Despite joining the team, these players remained sitting on the bench throughout the tournament.
Johnson Charles (West Indies)
Johnson Charles is an experienced opener of West Indies and has been a part of the team that won the T20 World Cup in 2012 and 2016. This time too he was included in the team, but he did not get a place in the playing eleven in the entire tournament. The team management expressed confidence in other batsmen, due to which Charles did not get a chance.
Devon Conway (New Zealand)
Devon Conway is considered a reliable batsman for New Zealand, but he remained on the bench in this tournament. His form was not good in the series against India. Due to the excellent batting of Finn Allen and Tim Seifert, the team management did not give a chance to Conway.
Ben Duckett (England)
Ben Duckett is counted among the aggressive batsmen of England and his strike rate in T20 International is also very good. Despite this, he did not get a chance to play even a single match in this tournament. The England team reached the semi-finals, but due to team combination, Duckett had to remain out.
Ben Curran (Zimbabwe)
Ben Curran is Zimbabwe’s opening batsman and brother of England all-rounder Sam Curran. Zimbabwe performed brilliantly in this tournament, defeating strong teams like Australia and Sri Lanka and reached the Super-8. Despite this, Ben Curran did not get a chance to play in even a single match.
Steve Smith (Australia)
The name of an experienced player like Steve Smith is also included in this list. Smith was included in the team as a replacement player. However, due to team composition, he did not get a chance to take the field.
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