Alltime test X1 of most under-acheived cricketers?

[Harsh Thakor]

This is my all time XI of cricketers who were most underachieved.Selected amongst those who did least justice to ability.I have mentioned the figures I feel they should have attained had they done juristic to their talent.I have mainly chosen batsmen who averaged under 49.


1.Mohsin Khan
2.Majid Khan
3.Lawrence Rowe
4.Kim Hughes
5.Carl Hooper
6.Sandeep Patil
7.Mitchelle Johsnon
8.Wasim Bari
9.Abdul Qadir
10.Sarfraz Nawaz
11.Sylvester Clarke



Mohsins' double hundred at Lords in 1982 and centuries and back to back 149 at Adelaide and 152 at Melbourne in 1983-84 testify his great potential.On his day he was atleast in the Javed Miandad class.Instead of 39+ should have averaged above 45.At the Oval versus West Indies in 1983 semi-final on a very fast track scored a classic 70.Technically a master.



On his day Majid was the equal of a Viv Richards or Greg Chappell capable of destroying the best bowing attacks by the sword.The bets batsman of his day on bad wickets.There were few better exhibitions standing upto great pace in a crisis than Majid's match-saving 167 at Georgetown in 1977.In my view should have averaged close to 50 with atleast 15 centuries and 5000 runs.


Lawrence Rowe was technically arguably the best of all west Indies batsman who was the first ever to score a double century on test debut.His 302 v England is an all-time classic.Should have averaged over 50 with around 7000 runs.


Kim Hughes in 1981-82 at Melbourne played one of the greatest test innings ever against the best bowing attack ever when scoring an unbeaten century.At lords in 1977 Centenary test he took cricketing art to regions of the sublime when scoring 117 n.o and 84.Sadly declined after 1984/Also prolific on turning Indian pitches like in 1979 with record aggregate of 596 runs for an Australian there.Should have averaged around 47 with over 600 runs .





Carl Hooper at best gave blemishes of Lara and Viv and could master bad wickets.Played some classic knocks against England at Trinidad in 1998 and also mastered sub-continent tracks.Should have averaged close to 45 with atleast 20 centuries.Few negotiated Wasim Waqar duo better .


Sandeep Patil gave some of batting's most debonair exhibition sat Adelaide in 1980-81 and in England in 1982.Also in 2 innings tore Imran apart in 1982-83.Should have averaged around 45 and scored around 6000 runs.


Mitchelle Johsnon took pace bowling skill to a scale rarely exhibited when daunting the Englsih batsmen in the Ashes with his length and bounce.Should have averaged around 22023 with his extraordinary ability.At his best more lethal than even Dale Steyn.




Wasim Bari could bat out of his skin in a crisis and also take catches that turned games as few could.



Abdul Qadir was hared er to read than even Shane Warne with his great wizardry .Noone was a better exponent of the googly.Should have had close to 200 wicket and averaged around 26.Great batsmen found him harder to face than even Warne.


Sylvester Clarke displayed lightning speed and could be more hostile than even Marshall.A class act in Pakistan in 1980.Should have averaged around 25 with 200 scalps.I


Sarfraz Nawaz was the moral pioneer of reverse swing who taught Imran the art of moving a cricket ball.At his best the equal of Richard Hadlee like when taking 9-86 at Melbourne in 1978-79.Should have averaged around 25 with around 200 scalps.

Edited February 1, 2021 by Harsh Thakor

[Serpico]

9 minutes ago, Harsh Thakor said:

Abdul Qadir was hared er to read than even Shane Warne with his great wizardry .Noone was a better exponent of the googly.Should have had close to 200 wicket and averaged around 26.Great batsmen found him harder to face than even Warne.

But Abdul Qadir did take 200 wickets. He took 236 wickets in his career  

 

Btw he didn't take single 5fer in 16 matches he played against India and averaged 51. I doubt great batsmen of spin found him that difficult

[zen]

Voted for Kapil as in terms of potential he was like a 40+ test avg batsman. Also got the opportunity to play 130 odd tests but failed to capitalize on his batting potential. Bowling in Eng and NZ, where he could have utilized his swing more, was below par too 

[Majestic]

Vinod Kambli under- achieved massively.

[Harsh Thakor]

22 minutes ago, zen said:

Voted for Kapil as in terms of potential he was like a 40+ test avg batsman. Also got the opportunity to play 130 odd tests but failed to capitalize on his batting potential. Bowling in Eng and NZ, where he could have utilized his swing more, was below par too 

Do place your vote thanks for comment.What about Sehwag?Or Sandeep Patil?Remember Parul at his best?

[express bowling]

1. Gavaskar underacheived in terms of stroke-play. He could have been a brilliant stroke player while averaging high ... but chose to take a different path.

 

2. Ian Bishop ... a fearsome fast bowler who was intelligent too.  Could have been z great bowler if he could overcome injuries. 

 

 

[Harsh Thakor]

3 hours ago, express bowling said:

1. Gavaskar underacheived in terms of stroke-play. He could have been a brilliant stroke player while averaging high ... but chose to take a different path.

 

2. Ian Bishop ... a fearsome fast bowler who was intelligent too.  Could have been z great bowler if he could overcome injuries. 

 

 

Great choices 

[Harsh Thakor]

4 hours ago, Majestic said:

Vinod Kambli under- achieved massively.

All but made list appreciate choice

[Soldier]

Would say Ryan Harris

Shane bond

[mancalledsting]

Imran Nazir 

KL Rahul 

Ravi Bopara

Rohit Sharma

Marlon Samuels 

Vinod Kamble

Dinesh Karthik (wk) 

J Pattinson

Wahab Riaz

Shoaib Akhtar 

Sreesanth

All of these guys could have been amazing players but were all too inconsistent. 

[Rightarmfast]

Javagal Srinath. Fastest bowler in the world for about 2-3 yrs, hugely talented. Should have gone down in history alongside Donald and Waqar.

[Tattieboy]

On 01/02/2021 at 10:31 AM, Harsh Thakor said:

This is my all time XI of cricketers who were most underachieved.Selected amongst those who did least justice to ability.I have mentioned the figures I feel they should have attained had they done juristic to their talent.I have mainly chosen batsmen who averaged under 49.


1.Mohsin Khan
2.Majid Khan
3.Lawrence Rowe
4.Kim Hughes
5.Carl Hooper
6.Sandeep Patil
7.Mitchelle Johsnon
8.Wasim Bari
9.Abdul Qadir
10.Sarfraz Nawaz
11.Sylvester Clarke



Mohsins' double hundred at Lords in 1982 and centuries and back to back 149 at Adelaide and 152 at Melbourne in 1983-84 testify his great potential.On his day he was atleast in the Javed Miandad class.Instead of 39+ should have averaged above 45.At the Oval versus West Indies in 1983 semi-final on a very fast track scored a classic 70.Technically a master.



On his day Majid was the equal of a Viv Richards or Greg Chappell capable of destroying the best bowing attacks by the sword.The bets batsman of his day on bad wickets.There were few better exhibitions standing upto great pace in a crisis than Majid's match-saving 167 at Georgetown in 1977.In my view should have averaged close to 50 with atleast 15 centuries and 5000 runs.


Lawrence Rowe was technically arguably the best of all west Indies batsman who was the first ever to score a double century on test debut.His 302 v England is an all-time classic.Should have averaged over 50 with around 7000 runs.


Kim Hughes in 1981-82 at Melbourne played one of the greatest test innings ever against the best bowing attack ever when scoring an unbeaten century.At lords in 1977 Centenary test he took cricketing art to regions of the sublime when scoring 117 n.o and 84.Sadly declined after 1984/Also prolific on turning Indian pitches like in 1979 with record aggregate of 596 runs for an Australian there.Should have averaged around 47 with over 600 runs .





Carl Hooper at best gave blemishes of Lara and Viv and could master bad wickets.Played some classic knocks against England at Trinidad in 1998 and also mastered sub-continent tracks.Should have averaged close to 45 with atleast 20 centuries.Few negotiated Wasim Waqar duo better .


Sandeep Patil gave some of batting's most debonair exhibition sat Adelaide in 1980-81 and in England in 1982.Also in 2 innings tore Imran apart in 1982-83.Should have averaged around 45 and scored around 6000 runs.


Mitchelle Johsnon took pace bowling skill to a scale rarely exhibited when daunting the Englsih batsmen in the Ashes with his length and bounce.Should have averaged around 22023 with his extraordinary ability.At his best more lethal than even Dale Steyn.




Wasim Bari could bat out of his skin in a crisis and also take catches that turned games as few could.



Abdul Qadir was hared er to read than even Shane Warne with his great wizardry .Noone was a better exponent of the googly.Should have had close to 200 wicket and averaged around 26.Great batsmen found him harder to face than even Warne.


Sylvester Clarke displayed lightning speed and could be more hostile than even Marshall.A class act in Pakistan in 1980.Should have averaged around 25 with 200 scalps.I


Sarfraz Nawaz was the moral pioneer of reverse swing who taught Imran the art of moving a cricket ball.At his best the equal of Richard Hadlee like when taking 9-86 at Melbourne in 1978-79.Should have averaged around 25 with around 200 scalps.

For me Kim Hughes easily,  always have thought it and always will think it .. some of it his fault and some of it others . 

[Majestic]

17 hours ago, Rightarmfast said:

Javagal Srinath. Fastest bowler in the world for about 2-3 yrs, hugely talented. Should have gone down in history alongside Donald and Waqar.

Didn't know what and how to bowl overseas. Bowled short and went for plenty overseas for most part of his career. Averages 35 away.

[Majestic]

On 2/2/2021 at 3:35 AM, Soldier said:

Would say Ryan Harris

Shane bond

KL Rahul is heading to that list among Indian players. He is more talented than Kohli and Gill.