Most Overrated Cricketer

[Master Khan]

I think it's Yuvraj Singh..because since his 6 sixes in over he become a big star but he haven't played too many good matchs

 

[PhilD123]

Murlidharan - Sri Lanka

on't agree with you about Anderson, Broad and Lee either, but this just shocked me. The man has got over 700 test wickets, how is he overrated? He deserves all the praise he gets.

 

[Dr. Pepper]

I dont think hes answer to Flintoff. Too much hype can make him into Irfan.

he's been praised heaps and he's shown he can handle it.

 

[smssia0112]

Bret Lee - Australia

Here we go again... :

Lee is one of the best fast bowlers in the world, his results since McGrath and Warne retired have proved that.

Shaun Marsh is overrated by everyone except, it seems, for Australians. Maybe it's because our standards are higher. I suppose that in England, he'd be a sure starter, and in India he'd be a very promising youth player, but in Australia he has a long way to go.

Most Indian players are overrated by their fans, and Mitchell Johnson isn't overrated at all because no one rates him except the Aussie selectors!

 

[pavanbharadwaj]

Dhoni is the most overrated player for sure.

 

[TruSachFan]

hussey :P


jaffer
bhajji (captain) aus and saf give him too much credit
gibbs
YK (only scores against india)
jayawardane
raina
tanvir (not 20/20)
prolly ishant sharma i guess- not his fault though. Some indian fans are just too fickle.

 

[Skater]

gibbs
YK (only scores against india)
jayawardane

Gibbs is one of the most adaptable batsmen there has ever been. I don't like to use statistics, but he averages 41.95 in Tests and 36.53 in ODIs. That is an extremely good return, South Africa will miss him if he retires. 34 international hundreds is not what you get from an overrated player.

Younus doesn't only score against India, that's rubbish. I remember his mountain of runs against England in 2006. He averages 49.14 in Tests, an exceptional figure. Once again, he can't be overrated with an average like that.

The same can be said for Jayawardene, that is, if you mean Mahela.

I'm not sure where you got these ideas from.

 

[WestIndian]

Kartick, Ojha, Irfan - India
Kaneria, Butt - Pakistan
Murlidharan - Sri Lanka
Bret Lee - Australia
Anderson, Broad, Mascrenhas - England

Is this thread serious or guys just having fun?? You cannot seriously mean Muttiah Muralitharan.

 

[afridi118]

hashim amla most overrated player according to me but now he is changing a bit
he averages abt 37 in tests.

 

[angryangy]

My most overrated player... erm... Mohammad Ashraful. Not as good as people say.

Depends on the yardstick. Nowhere near 'good', but within Bangladesh, it is definitely arguable that he is their best ever. Can score hundreds; if he could score more than one a year he'd be getting into the realm of a legitimate batsman.

 

[Cricketman]

Kartick, Ojha, Irfan - India

Dinesh Karthik or Murali Kartik?

 

[angryangy]

I also think Shuan Marsh is overrated, look at his FC record, people here talk him up like he is the next Hayden.

That would partly be because it seems that he has been lined up to replace Hayden in the team. Michael Clarke averaged no better when he was called into the ODI squad, a call that has proved to be quite good judgement. In truth, the selectors have probably been dying to call Marsh up since he was a teenager, but he hasn't really converted ability into form until recently.

 

[tech.007]

for me its
irfan pathan,malinga, and ravi bopara

 

[angryangy]

Gibbs is one of the most adaptable batsmen there has ever been. I don't like to use statistics, but he averages 41.95 in Tests and 36.53 in ODIs. That is an extremely good return, South Africa will miss him if he retires. 34 international hundreds is not what you get from an overrated player.

Younus doesn't only score against India, that's rubbish. I remember his mountain of runs against England in 2006. He averages 49.14 in Tests, an exceptional figure. Once again, he can't be overrated with an average like that.

The same can be said for Jayawardene, that is, if you mean Mahela.

I'm not sure where you got these ideas from.

I think in this case, over-rated is synonymous with inconsistent. Gibbs certainly personifies a flawed brilliance, at his best he can hit six sixes in a row, at his worst, he could get bowled six times in a row (poetic license). Mahela Jayawardene wins a lot of matches off his own bat, but he has been known to drop his wicket for less than he should.

Younus Khan... geez, if you don't like Younus Khan, you must only watch ODIs. Even then, he's always improving and in the last 3 years has done the bulk of his best work.

 

[Dr. Pepper]

for me its
irfan pathan,malinga, and ravi bopara

what are some people on?
Ravi Bopara is a really promosing player. It's a shame he probably won't be what he can be. He needs to bat higher up the order for England but there's no room for him so he's wasted in the A team.