good thread, but I think it's a bit unfair on mohammad yousuf who is probably the under-rated batsman of the 00s. course, he's not current, soooo...
over-rated
Gayle - flat track slogger, average in tests, gets treated like he's one of the elite openers.
hughes - is not the messiah
pietersen - neither is he
clarke, maybe. - not overall, but skill at playing spin is exagerated
chanderpaul - is very good, but not as good as made out, is not one of the best batsmen in the world, is also going downhill.
guptil (sorry) - is just another poor NZ batsman.
prasanna jayawardene - is not as good a wicketkeeper as he's made out to be, i sometimes thing people think, 'oh, he's ████ with the bat, he must be getting picked because he's awesome with the gloves.'
Broad - is awful, gets treated like he's next mcgrath
fidel edwards - is just fast, no real accuracy, is worse than tait in truth.
brett lee - i know this is totally unpopular to say, and he may have finished his test career, but he's am average test bowler that had one good summer when mcgrath and warne retired and seemed to just assume their reputation
spinner?
no spinners are over-rated, they're all horribley expected to be the next murali or warne when that's impossible. Even mendis' stock fell when he couldn't maintain the expectations from his first series.
under-rated
Cook - consistently sees off the new ball even when his scores are poorish, gets way too much criticism for slow scoring
Dowlin - gritty and determined, unlike any WI player, yet most windies fans would soon see the back of him so they can get in a 20 year old.
jayawardene - should be considered one of the best players, is considered a FTB
Collingwood - how many tests must he save to be considered one of englands best players?
ashwell prince - should not have been dropped for duminy, it's scandelous.
Nash - one of the windies best batsmen
North - seems to make scored when it matters, yet has place under threat.
Prior - could play for several teams on the strength of his batting and is better with gloves now
Morkel - a brilliant bruiser of a bowler, massive potential, gets left in steyns shadow
Mohammad Sami - should be in pakistans team instead of Gul, test average of 50 shouldn't matter if you improve and comeback better.
Onions - should have been playing in place of Broad for over a year
Mishra - gorgeous action, should be ahead of harbhajan in the indian team, best legspinner in the world
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