Cricketweb's most overhyped players.

[DingDong]

RICKY PONTING - cant make a run to save his life against spin but still considered a god by many aussies in here. give me ross taylor any day.

 

[Flem274*]

awta

 

[Jono]

Bradman. WAC.

 

[irottev]

Bradman is a bit overrated considering no one here ever actually saw him bat...I agree with most of the named players.

 

[Spark]

Bradman is a bit overrated considering no one here ever actually saw him bat...I agree with most of the named players.

JBMAC has.

 

[Flem274*]

Bradman never had to face bowlers like Chris Martin, Hamish Bennett and Jeetan Patel.

 

[tooextracool]

He's deffo good, but it's like he's the best all-rounder ever by some people.

But yeah, they're only really over-rated by English fans, like I said in my past post.

Personally, I think Flintoff is more overhyped by the players who batted and bowled against him than the people on this forum.

Especially you aussies.

 

[irottev]

Bradman never had to face bowlers like Hamish Bennett.

He's lucky. His poles woulda been smoked out of the ground.

 

[Flem274*]

He's lucky. His poles woulda been smoked out of the ground.

awta

 

[GotSpin]

lol at bradman being overrated. Hope its not serious

 

[irottev]

lol at bradman being overrated. Hope its not serious

It's hard to know whether he's comparable with the batsman of this generation. Batsmen back then seemed to have better records.

 

[Andre]

Personally, I think Flintoff is more overhyped by the players who batted and bowled against him than the people on this forum.

Especially you aussies.

Reckon those who have faced him/bowled to him would be a better judge of how good he is rather than us armchair critics, tbh. Would have to take their word for it.

 

[irottev]

Flintoff was only ever a poor man's Cairns to be honest. Cairns was a lot more consistent through his career too.

 

[GotSpin]

Have you seen him bat?

Regardless. Do you discount the feats of everyone that you haven't seen personally, be it cricket or other?

 

[smash84]

Any reason why? I don't think Swann gets enough credit from neutral fans. His performances are extraordinary considering he bowls a pure orthodox off-spin style.

Swann isn't over-rated IMO. He is a very good bowler and deserves the praise that he gets. Andrew Flintoff is another story though. He was a very good player for 3-4 years. That's it. And was quite pathetic at other times. I don't know why some people bring up his name so much.

Sachin Tendulkar

His fans raise him to the status of a god and this probably irks off some people so they go to the opposite extreme. The reality is somewhere in the middle I guess. Although his die-hard fans easily outnumber his detractors so it seems that he is being over-rated.

 

[irottev]

He was a very good player for 3-4 years. That's it. And was quite pathetic at other times. I don't know why some people bring up his name so much.

That's generous. I reckon it was only for 1-2 in test cricket. He was always a good ODI bowler but aside from the Ashes and a bit around that he was just a good all-rounder in tests. Some people call him one of the best ever which is absurd.

 

[GotSpin]

It's hard to know whether he's comparable with the batsman of this generation. Batsmen back then seemed to have better records.

Nice of you to change your post

Umm no they didn't. if anything, far more batsmen average 50+ today.

 

[Spark]

Swann isn't over-rated IMO. He is a very good bowler and deserves the praise that he gets. Andrew Flintoff is another story though. He was a very good player for 3-4 years. That's it. And was quite pathetic at other times. I don't know why some people bring up his name so much.



His fans raise him to the status of a god and this probably irks off some people so they go to the opposite extreme. The reality is somewhere in the middle I guess. Although his die-hard fans easily outnumber his detractors so it seems that he is being over-rated.

There is also the fact that according to some, if a bad decision happens to a normal player, that's cricket. If it happens to Tendulkar it's a travesty of the highest order.

 

[Athlai]

Gareth Hopkins

 

[Flem274*]

Gareth Hopkins

Isn't terrible.