Top Five Most Underrated Cricketers Ever.

[kyear2]

Mike Procter
Sylvester Clarke
Alan Davidson
Keith Miller
Stuart Macgill

Barry Richards I wouldn't say is underrated, I think most rate him very highly. Thought about Clive Rice but he never played a test but he was up there with the top 80s all rounders. Gilchrist I think is underrated as a keeper and botham I think gets a bit underrated because of his decline but they are still rated highly. Steve Waugh and Darren Lehmann I reckon are underrated as well. From current players Shakib is underrated but he still has a lot of time left and I reckon Herath is a top tier spinner.

Don't see how Keith Miller is underrated.

Actually think he may be a tad over rated on CW.

 

[Gowza]

Imo he's pretty on par with the 80s all rounders but they are spoken of a lot more when it comes to all time discussions.

 

[kyear2]

Difference is that he isn't an ATG batsman or bowler.

 

[Burgey]

Neither were Botham or Kapil tbf.

I think Miller's bowling was regarded as pretty destructive tbh. But certainly he wasn't in the Hadlee or Imran class as a pure bowler.

 

[Red]

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Difference is that he isn't an ATG batsman or bowler.

I disagree. I'd say he was both. More so than any other all rounder.

Would be chosen in nearly any test team as a bowler of batsman.

 

[Flem274*]

Shaun Pollock is one of the first names on the sheet for a 00 - 14 ATG side tbh. Third best fast bowler at best and is a brilliant bowling allrounder. He's closer to my all time ATG side than many would put him too because of the batting.

McGrath-Steyn-Pollock-Warne ftr is that post 2000 bowling line up. Jason Gillespie, another underrated gun, just misses out.

 

[viriya]

I do not understand your point, its not a matter of right/wrong.

If you think Sanga or Kallis is, say a top 3 bat of the last 20 years (purely just an example). Say you think they're on par or better than Ponting, Tendulkar and Lara. The majority of the cricketing world do not agree with that, but that same majority still rates Sanga or Kallis extremely highly.

You can still think Sanga or Kallis is underrated by the cricketing world, even if they are still rated extremely highly by most people.

I think with Kallis it's that he's considered to be behind Sobers as the GOAT all-rounder.. while Sobers has legendary status people don't consider that Kallis is really only slightly behind him as an all-rounder if at all.

With Sanga, people consider him an ATG, but imo he is on par with Sachin and Lara in Tests while most people consider him a notch lower for some reason.

So in that way both of them are underrated.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Difference is that he isn't an ATG batsman or bowler.

Well no, but that's because he's more of the mixed variety of all rounder. Don't think anyone had an impact with both bat and ball at the same time with as much regularity as him.

 

[viriya]

Don't see how Keith Miller is underrated.

Actually think he may be a tad over rated on CW.

Agreed Miller is overrated.. he's more about potential than anything.

 

[Red]

Agreed Miller is overrated.. he's more about potential than anything.

Bull****.
Hard to have potential when you're dead.

 

[Goughy]

Bull****.
Hard to have potential when you're dead.

Potential geothermal energy?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Agreed Miller is overrated.. he's more about potential than anything.

Lolwut

 

[viriya]

He's overrated for an all-rounder with his record because it wasn't so common back in his day.. the potential I'm talking about is if he played in the 70s say.. it's a little too dreamy.

 

[Pratters]

People talk of Wasim being an alltime great and people barely mention Pollock anymore. They have comparable bowling stats (av, wickets, SR etc). I rate Pollock higher but even somebody else doesnt the difference isnt great. Pollock is either massively underrated, Wasim massively overrated or a combination of both.

Pollock was a special bowler. 10 of his 16 fifers were 5 or more wickets for 50 or fewer runs. Wasim - to continue the comparison - has 8 out of 25. Pollock could destroy a lineup when he was hitting areas at good pace and giving nothing away. Pollock's legacy probably hurt in the same way Donald's has been by ordinary stats against Australia.

Disagreed. Wasim's home wickets were not as conducive to pace as Pollock's. That Wasim did have the stats he did still was incredible. Wasim>Pollock for me.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Average of 36 with the bat and 22 with the ball isn't common in any era. You're talking rubbish .

 

[viriya]

Average of 36 with the bat and 22 with the ball isn't common in any era. You're talking rubbish .

Shaun Pollock did 32 and 23 and no one cares for him as a great all-rounder. Or even Trevor Goddard who did ~35 and 26.. Aubrey Faulkner is barely mentioned with 41 and 26.

I'm not saying Miller wasn't an ATG all-rounder.. just that he is given legendary status as potentially the only threat to Sobers..

 

[Debris]

Disagreed. Wasim's home wickets were not as conducive to pace as Pollock's. That Wasim did have the stats he did still was incredible. Wasim>Pollock for me.

They were really conducive to reverse swing though.

 

[Coronis]

Pfft, Miller was a better bat than all the 80's quartet. Better bowler than Botham and Kapil too, stop talking out of your ass.

 

[viriya]

Pfft, Miller was a better bat than all the 80's quartet. Better bowler than Botham and Kapil too, stop talking out of your ass.

Not really.. after 55 tests (as much as Miller played), Botham averaged 37+ with the bat and 23 with the ball.. Miller was probably a better batsman than Kapil and Hadlee but there's no real clear indication to suggest anything more. He was also most probably a better bowler than Kapil but that's about it.

 

[Zinzan]

Shaun Pollock did 32 and 23 and no one cares for him as a great all-rounder. Or even Trevor Goddard who did ~35 and 26.. Aubrey Faulkner is barely mentioned with 41 and 26.

I'm not saying Miller wasn't an ATG all-rounder.. just that he is given legendary status as potentially the only threat to Sobers..

Not saying I necessarily subscribe to it, but there is a theory going around that Pollock's test batting average may be a little inflated due to him being part of such a strong batting side for most of his career. The theory being he often got easy runs when the side were already dominating & 39 not outs in 108 test is a hell of a lot.