Name an overrated and an underrated cricketer

[Jono]

great username fella. i like it

 

[SkyBlue]

Overrated : Rohit Sharma(vastly overrated)

Underrated : Kane Williamson(barring this forum ofcourse)

 

[Hurricane]

Underrated: Brendon's batting in T20s
Overrated: Brendon's captaincy.

 

[Zinzan]

Current NZ players: Fairly Obvious...

Overrated - Tim - 'he always bowls without luck'-Southee

Underrated - Neil Wagner

 

[Kirkut]

Underrated : Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Bloke's played 164 tests, made nearly 12000 runs at an average of 51.37 and is treated like a ghost in fandom arena.

So essentially right up there with Sachin stats wise(my choice for overrated, which you abstained from) yet you would not find one person who'd wouldn't laugh at you if you suggested Chanderpaul was on Sachin's level, despite both having faced the tough '90s attacks(though I guess he avoided Ambrose and Walsh)

Stats may not be the only parameter to judge a player, but you cannot ignore it completely either. Sure Chanderpaul was not a genius but he was definitely top quality. Most who know Chanderpaul, remember him for his weird batting stance (which is not a bad reason to be remembered for) but you will rarely hear anyone say "I'm a Chanderpaul fan".

 

[cnerd123]

Can you read? Did it look like I was questioning India's woeful record?

- I'd like to meet these people you keep company with.

Where are these people who claim that India win a lot outside India?

Hook, line and sinker

 

[kiwiviktor81]

This thread is almost as good as my "Which countries have overrated players?" thread.

Overrated: Steve Smith
Underrated: Hashim Amla

 

[doesitmatter]

Overrated : Barry Richards (4 tests come on) , Dennis Lillee (Placid pitches can he?), ABDV(but in Test he looks normal) , Warne (great against English and SA so what), Grace(for what?),
Underrated : Dravid, Hadlee , Saqlain, Damien Martyn, Border, Saeed Anwar

 

[Black_Warrior]

TLDR:

Overrated: Other country's players
Underrated: My country's players

Nadeem Ahmed and Munir Dar are grossly underrated.

 

[Black_Warrior]

Underrated: Brendon's batting in T20s
Overrated: Brendon's captaincy.

This. Absolutely 100% ****ing yes.

 

[Aaron510]

overrated Steven Smith
Underrated Umar Gul

 

[Black_Warrior]

If anything, Gul who used to be a gun T20 bowler ended up overrating Gul the Test bowler who was quite ordinary. People saw his T20 or ODI credentials and started rating him highly overall.

 

[Jono]

Shiv is three rungs below sachin

 

[Dan]

Underrated: Chaminda Vaas

 

[Shady Slim]

vernon philander is overrated by his stats

i feel the overrating by his stats though means people underrate him and swing too far the other way

 

[Dawood Ahmad]

vernon philander is overrated by his stats

i feel the overrating by his stats though means people underrate him and swing too far the other way

Not Really. His starts are a reflection of his performance.

 

[Shady Slim]

Not Really. His starts are a reflection of his performance.

don't get me wrong because he's one of my favourite cricketers

but if you look at his career you'll see a scenario where average isn't the right measure considering he's gone through some exceedingly mediocre spells and others in which he was the best bowler in the world

 

[91Jmay]

Shiv is three rungs below sachin

2.5 rungs actually SIR

 

[Kirkut]

Like to add one. Underrated : Mike Hussey. Complete sportsman at heart, a champion.

 

[Biryani Pillow]

overrated: Dennis Lillee
underrated: Glenn McGrath

If anything I'd turn that around.

For me:

Overrated: Darren Gough - some good spells but a brainless, totally ineffective one was more likely

Underrated: Richard Hadlee - best fast medium bowler I have seen