Name an overrated and an underrated cricketer

[The Battlers Prince]

Overrated: Malcolm Matshall (I seem to get the feeling he's talked of as a separate entity from the amazing bowling unit they had) Where he was on average probably the best, he was not so far better than the whole IMO
Underrated: Clive Lloyd's batting

Overrated: Sachin
Underrated: Dravid

Overrated: People I've seen play
Underrated: People I haven't seen play

 

[GIMH]

Overrated: Matt Hayden
Underrated: Nick Knight

 

[doesitmatter]

Overrated : Michael Slater
Underrated : Michael Trescothick

 

[Black_Warrior]

Trescothick - yes absolutely.

 

[smash84]

Overrated: Malcolm Matshall (I seem to get the feeling he's talked of as a separate entity from the amazing bowling unit they had) Where he was on average probably the best, he was not so far better than the whole IMO
Underrated: Clive Lloyd's batting

Overrated: Sachin
Underrated: Dravid

Overrated: People I've seen play
Underrated: People I haven't seen play

Quite agree

 

[duffer]

Overrated - Ajinkya Rahane
Underrated - Ravi Bopara.

 

[Chrish]

Overrated: Sachin, Bradman, Viv, Marshall and Imran.. I find all of them to be overrated by their hardcore fanbase.

Underrated: Kallis and Sanga

 

[smash84]

Overrated: Sachin, Bradman, Viv, Marshall and Imran.. I find all of them to be overrated by their hardcore fanbase.

Underrated: Kallis and Sanga

tbf hardcore fanbase of most players would overrate them

 

[Gob]

Overrated : Michael Slater
Underrated : Michael Trescothick

Is he related to England opening batsman Marcus Trescothick

 

[watson]

Overrated - Dravid
Underrated - Laxman

 

[Chrish]

tbf hardcore fanbase of most players would overrate them

For these players hardcore fans seem to make up majority

 

[smash84]

For these players hardcore fans seem to make up majority

how is Bradman overrated?

 

[Chrish]

how is Bradman overrated?

When people consider ponting equivalent of McCabe implying Bradman was twice the batsman ponting was, I consider it to be pretty overrated

When someone comes up with hogwash like viv is closer to chrish Martin than Bradman that's also pretty overrated

 

[the big bambino]

Nah that's just a statistical fact.

 

[smash84]

When people consider ponting equivalent of McCabe implying Bradman was twice the batsman ponting was, I consider it to be pretty overrated

When someone comes up with hogwash like viv is closer to chrish Martin than Bradman that's also pretty overrated

I am not aware of any batsman named Chrish Martin

But the difference in average is there as a statistical fact you can confirm between averages of chris martin and viv and viv and bradman.

I think our esteemed member Fredfertang put it quite nicely. While Bradman may not be twice as good as Viv, but he was twice as effective

 

[doesitmatter]

Is he related to England opening batsman Marcus Trescothick

oops..

Overrated : Steve Harmison..
Underrated : Andrew Flintoff's bowling..what a bowler when on song..

 

[Chrish]

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[Chrish]

I am not aware of any batsman named Chrish Martin

But the difference in average is there as a statistical fact you can confirm between averages of chris martin and viv and viv and bradman.

I think our esteemed member Fredfertang put it quite nicely. While Bradman may not be twice as good as Viv, but he was twice as effective

I can agree with twice effective part in determining the end result for his team.. But I can't agree he was twice as good or anywhere near it for that matter

 

[the big bambino]

It really is meaningless though when there is a correlation btwn stats and quality. The averages are what they say and you can determine how superior one player is to another by dividing their average by the other. It's not a contradiction to say that a player of an inferior ave can't out dazzle their statistical superior in individual innings as McCabe did Bradman or VVS did SRT. Career stats even out the anomalies and give the fairer comparison.

 

[Chrish]

You can def divide average to determine superiority as long as you are talking about contemporaries..

Bradman = 2* McCabe is a fair assessment..

But by some obscure logic if you come up with theory like McCabe = Ponting then I find it little tough to digest.. Classic case of rose tinted specs