1. Amol Muzumdar

Amol Muzumdar is the first name that comes to mind when posed with the title of a stellar Ranji Trophy campaigner who couldn't cut the international side. He is a great batter who has constantly put in the work but has never received his fair rewards, if only because of the quality ahead of him.

In a career spanning over 20 years, Muzumdar scored over 11,000 first-class runs at an average of 48, including 30 centuries. He leads all hitters who have never played for India in terms of runs; as excellent as he was, he struggled throughout his career to break into a middle order that had made the Indian red-ball squad a hitting juggernaut, which is still bewildering for many fanatics regarding his exclusion from the Indian side.

3. Mithun Manhas

Mithun Manhas is regarded as a legend in Delhi cricket. He even won the Ranji trophy for his state in 2008. The former Delhi captain has scored over 8000 runs in 150+ Ranji Trophy appearances, with an impressive average of 45.

Like most of these situations, he was unfortunate to be born in the same generation as Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid. He has also competed in the IPL for teams such as the Pune Warriors India and the Chennai Super Kings. If not for the intense competition, he would have played for India and scored many runs. Unfortunately, he could not do so and currently holds positions in the coaching department of cricket teams. 

2. Rajinder Goel

Late Rajinder Goel, the prolific left-arm Indian spinner, currently helms the Ranji Trophy record for most wickets scalped across the whole first-class tournament, with 637 wickets in total. Sunil Gavaskar said he dreaded playing the bowler who had taken over 700 wickets in his first-class career, signifying his noteworthy calibre.

Goel was one of the unluckiest Indian cricketers since he was born during the reign of India's spin quartet and used to collect wickets for pleasure on the local circuit. He epitomises the "born in the wrong era" quote. If he had been born at another age, he would undoubtedly have played several international matches for India. It was terrible that he never had the opportunity to represent the nation. 

4. Yere Goud

Yere Goud made his first-class debut for Karnataka and thereafter joined the Railways. He was known for his patience, rigidity, and consistency with the willow for obtaining pivotal runs. He won the Ranji championship with the Railways squad in 2001-02 and 2004-05, winning three Irani trophies, one Duleep Trophy, and a Ranji one-day trophy.

He returned to Karnataka as captain in 2006 and was one of less than 20 players to collect 100 Ranji caps in 2008. Goud, who hails from Raichur, a tiny village in Karnataka, scored 7650 runs at an average of 45.53, including 16 hundreds. Despite the figures, he is another athlete who scored heavily but failed to put down the Indian jersey in the international cricket segment.

5. Padmakar Shivalkar

Padmakar Shivalkar, another example of being born at the wrong timeline of the Indian Cricket Team, was possibly the finest slow left-arm orthodox who did not represent India. Padmakarhivalkar was unquestionably better than many Indian cricketers, taking 589 wickets at an astonishing average of 19.69 in only 120+ matches. 

He could pitch the ball at a particular length for extended periods, making him a captain's fantasy. As a typical finger spinner, he spun it prodigiously anytime he gave it a proper tweak. However, just like Rajinder Goel, Shivalkar was fighting against the likes of Bedi, Venkataraghavan, Prasanna, and Chandrasekhar, so, unsurprisingly, he didn't have much of an opportunity to wear the Blue cap.