Overrated cricketers

[MUFC1987]

The problem England players seem to have is that they're always being scrutinised. You look at Swann and Anderson in Tests and everyone always says they need to prove how good they are overseas. The problem is that you get Indians, Aussies, Pakistanis etc, all saying this for each individual tour and the moment they don't perform in one series, they're written off. Nobody is going to average 25 in every series they play, yet as soon as they have an average-bad series, they're labelled over-rated.

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I actually disagree on Warner. I think he's got a reputation as a good ball striker with potential to be a good Test player, which is exactly what he is.

I'd agree on McCullum being over-rated, although he's just not an opener in Tests, which doesn't help, as he looks out of his depth.

Also for over-rated, I'd go for Morne Morkel. Yeah, he's a decent bowler, but he's no where near Steyn's level. He just prays on batsmen who can't play bounce well, which will get him a hat full, just ask Steve Harmison, but he's not the world-beater that everyone seems to think he is.

 

[puddleduck]

McCullum seems to be one of the few names cropping up from different posters with no one defending him. Though I can see what you're saying MUFC, he has been perhaps too often asked to do more than he is capable of. Leave him to tee off and he'd probably still be exactly what he says he is on his tin.

In the vein of some posters on this forum.

I'd like to suggest Ishant Sharma. Because when he bowled in England in conditions that every seamer including Tim Bresnan profited from, he got spanked around the park and averaged almost 60.

Or... err, Sreesanth. You know, because, err, he's rubbish and it's embarrassing that he is considered an aggressive fast bowler

*whistles and steps away*

 

[MUFC1987]

You say that about McCullum, but it's himself that's causing the problems. If he agreed to keep, he'd probably bat at 6 or 7 and be pretty decent at it. But he obviously rates himself enough to refuse to keep, yet he isn't good enough to bat in the top order against decent new ball bowlers for me. He even over-rates himself, that's how bad it is.

 

[AngryPixel]

McCullum seems to be one of the few names cropping up from different posters with no one defending him. Though I can see what you're saying MUFC, he has been perhaps too often asked to do more than he is capable of. Leave him to tee off and he'd probably still be exactly what he says he is on his tin.

In the vein of some posters on this forum.

I'd like to suggest Ishant Sharma. Because when he bowled in England in conditions that every seamer including Tim Bresnan profited from, he got spanked around the park and averaged almost 60.

Or... err, Sreesanth. You know, because, err, he's rubbish and it's embarrassing that he is considered an aggressive fast bowler

*whistles and steps away*

I doubt that anyone would put up there hand to defend Sree

 

[Anil Dharani]

I apologise for breaking the chain but in the current cricketing world dominated by England, India, Australia, NZ, Srilanka and the West Indies, there's one small team some of us might remember as Pakistan :P where I feel Shahid Afridi is overrated too.

 

[Bevab]

I feel Tendulkar is overrated,

Because he did not get 201*

 

[puddleduck]

I apologise for breaking the chain but in the current cricketing world dominated by England, India, Australia, NZ, Srilanka and the West Indies, there's one small team some of us might remember as Pakistan :P where I feel Shahid Afridi is overrated too.

A couple of years ago I would have said Afridi every day of the week but people now actually seem to realise he is a bowling all rounder. Although, obviously, in Pakistan, he is still overrated as a a batsman by what is probably not a small percentage of the population! Strangely though, some people still seem to underrate his bowling. I would actually have said Salman Butt, as I always felt he struggled whenever the ball moved, however, that may have been an illusion

@ MUFC - Ha, too true. McCullum may well be the front runner for most overrated player so far

 

[Sedition]

Just a couple of names off the top of my head - McCullum, Ryder, Southee, Swann, Strauss, Bopara, Morgan, Anderson, de Villiers, Prince, Morkels, Boucher, Sehwag, Pathan, I. Sharma, Sreesanth, Raina, Farhat, Akmals, Malik, Razzaq, Riaz, Tharanga, Sammy, Samuels.

 

[Anil Dharani]

A couple of years ago I would have said Afridi every day of the week but people now actually seem to realise he is a bowling all rounder. Although, obviously, in Pakistan, he is still overrated as a a batsman by what is probably not a small percentage of the population! Strangely though, some people still seem to underrate his bowling. I would actually have said Salman Butt, as I always felt he struggled whenever the ball moved, however, that may have been an illusion

I agree. I think Shaid Afridi has not made much of the opportunities he had been given and is getting. I'd also say Umar Akmal is over-rated too. He has the potential but somehow I feel he just cant stick around. Too anxious but he's young so I expect him to do better.But at the moment, over-rated.

 

[barmyarmy]

Just a couple of names off the top of my head - McCullum, Ryder, Southee, Swann, Strauss, Bopara, Morgan, Anderson, de Villiers, Prince, Morkels, Boucher, Sehwag, Pathan, I. Sharma, Sreesanth, Raina, Farhat, Akmals, Malik, Razzaq, Riaz, Tharanga, Sammy, Samuels.

A lot of Australians on that list...

 

[BlitzBerg]

Just a couple of names off the top of my head - McCullum, Ryder, Southee, Swann, Strauss, Bopara, Morgan, Anderson, de Villiers, Prince, Morkels, Boucher, Sehwag, Pathan, I. Sharma, Sreesanth, Raina, Farhat, Akmals, Malik, Razzaq, Riaz, Tharanga, Sammy, Samuels.

Sehwag? O.o

 

[Ahad]

Most overrated player of all time is Andrew Flintoff

 

[barmyarmy]

I think over-hyped rather than over-rated in his case. He never fulfilled his potential be that due to injuries or other reasons.
I don't think people over-rated him though.

 

[aayush93]

A lot of Australians on that list...

nobody accepts that their own country cricketers are over-rated as they themselves have rated them.

Ponting was compared to Tendulkar 2-3 years back, but look where he is now and where is tendulkar. he averages 26 in India and tendulkar 58 in Aus.
for me Ponting was over-rated.

Dilshan is another guy who is over-rated, 99% of sri lankans thinks that he can match Sehwag.

Swann has played only few years of cricket and he has made his own reputation. Yes against India, he was not able to complete his 10 over spell or 4 spell in t20 match but many great spinner like warne, Murali have also found tough against India. The only two spinner in history of cricket given india tough time are Saqlain and Ajmal.
I rate ajmal as best spinner right now and then swann comes next. So i think swann is slightly over-rated but thats fine.

Morkel is another guy who i think is over-rated. he is lucky that steyn is not injured, otherwise his bowling will be exposed.

Pujara is another guy who i think he is highly rated for just one-innings which he played. He was compared to rahul and many were suggesting that he should replace dravid just after that innings. Pujara is talented player but he has to prove a lot. I know he has played only 3 test matches and was inujred for 6-8 months but let me tell all of you that dravid was never injured since he got his first test cap. (dravid was injured once in 2008-09)

Jayawardene, this guy is classy but apart from subcontinet he has not perform anywhere else. Few years back he was rated as best asia batsman.

Irfan Pathan is another one who is over-rated. He was never a quick bowler like Wasim. Nehra, Zaheer, Irfan played few matches together in 2004. During that time i always thought Nehra was more talented than other two but injuries ruined his career. Zaheer was hard-working cricketer and thats why his our best bowler.

Stuart broad is another one who i think is over-rated as bowler. yes he performs against india but only against india. He averages 28 in England, other places his avg is above 30. 80 in Australia, 65 in India, 95 SL, 46 Ban.
Although as a batsman he is highly under-rated.

 

[Varun]

Irfan Pathan is another one who is highly rated.

He was overrated, not is. In fact, he's just returned to the national team after a long, long time.