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Who in your opinion are the most underrated cricketers in the world today? For me:

Kyle Abbott- in a fantastic bowler. He would walk into most if not all sides in the world. He has played less than 10 tests and yet bowls like he has played 50. I hope he gets a lot of games for SA in the future.

Rangana Herath- Maybe not underrated as much as not talked about as he should be. He has won Sri Lanka so many games at home in particular. Great to watch.
 
Josh hazlewood
Faf in odis
Matt Henry
Dean Elgar
Angelo Mathews
Diniesh Chandimal
Darren Bravo (tests)
Kraigg Braithwaite
 
Hasan123 said:
Josh hazlewood
Faf in odis
Matt Henry
Dean Elgar
Angelo Mathews
Diniesh Chandimal
Darren Bravo (tests)
Kraigg Braithwaite
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really good list. Particularly good call on Hazlewood and Bravo. I don't know why i forgot them but they are quality. Braithwaite can be the next big thing.
 
In the current pakistan squads i see only some overrated names. Nobody is underrated.

Other teams underrated players that come to mind :
Mohamad Shami
Angelo Mathews
Darren Bravo (test)
Gabriel (test)
Chris Woakes
 
Vernon Philander - Hardly anyone talks when discussing pacers.
Ashwin - Many PPers simply think that he gets all wickets due to rank turners.
 
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KamranDestiny said:
In the current pakistan squads i see only some overrated names. Nobody is underrated.

Other teams underrated players that come to mind :
Mohamad Shami
Angelo Mathews
Darren Bravo (test)
Gabriel (test)
Chris Woakes
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Lol, I agree mostly with Pakistan, though I think Rahat Ali is a little under-rated.
 
Buffet said:
Vernon Philander - Hardly anyone talks when discussing pacers.
Ashwin - Many PPers simply think that he gets all wickets due to rank turners.
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Philander is a good call. I think part of the reason why he is underrated is because he got of to a fantastic start and then had a very sharp decline. Its only in the last couple of series that he looks like a world class bowler again. Plus, his batting is handy too. He is world class, no doubt.
 
Jadeja
After winning so many matches for India , there was a talk on pp because of his only failure in Rajkot that kuldeep should be picked ahead of him from 3rd test and 2nd should be his last chance.
Vernon philander , this guy is may be the biggest underrated cricket of last few generations, even south Africans don't rate him.
 
Rangana Herath

He has done better than both Ashwin and Yasir. Yet, he hardly gets any hype.
 
Buffet said:
Vernon Philander - Hardly anyone talks when discussing pacers.
Ashwin - Many PPers simply think that he gets all wickets due to rank turners.
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and that is true. If not convince compare his wickets in akhada pith vs bouncy/flat pitch.
 
Kyle Abbott
Imran Khan
Mahmudullah
Tom Latham
Mitchell Marsh (ODIs)
Mitchell Santner
Kusal Mendis
Dilruwan Perera
Adam Zampa
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Amit Mishra (ODIs)
Kedar Jadhav
Mohd Shahzad
Chris Woakes
Johny Bairstow
 
Midwinter13992 said:
Kyle Abbott
Imran Khan
Mahmudullah
Tom Latham
Mitchell Marsh (ODIs)
Mitchell Santner
Kusal Mendis
Dilruwan Perera
Adam Zampa
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Amit Mishra (ODIs)
Kedar Jadhav
Mohd Shahzad
Chris Woakes
Johny Bairstow
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Mahmudullah is not so underrated.
 
Moeen Ali and Jonny Bairstow. Moeen does an amazing job as being England's front line spinner seeing as he is only a part time spinner. Never fails to get a wicket or two in all 3 formats of the game and his recognition and achievements go un noticed.

Bairstow is turning into one of England's best batsman and can easily bat in the top order for then with his aggressive style putting plenty of attacks under pressure. I also feel Moeen's bating is under rated. He is probably the most pleasing on the eye with his high backlift, such a joy to watch.
 
George Bailey. Still surprised at the lack of opportunities he has gotten in the Test side. I also think BJ Watling doesn't get enough credit for his work behind the stumps. Best wicket-keeper in international cricket, in my opinion. And I think Johnny Bairstow is very underrated too.
 
Angelo Mathews. World class cricketer but hardly gets a mention.

He is unfortunate to play for a small nation like Sri Lanka and that too during such troubled times.
 
Mamoon said:
Angelo Mathews. World class cricketer but hardly gets a mention.

He is unfortunate to play for a small nation like Sri Lanka and that too during such troubled times.
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His awful captaincy is also a reason
 
Vernon Philander
Kyle Abbott
Rahane (outside Asia)
Herath
Angelo Mathews is under-rated too but he has not been performing well off late
 
Josh hazlewood
Faf Du Plessis
Tamim Iqbal in tests
Angelo Mathews
Rubel Hossein in ODIs
Kraigg Braithwaite
 
Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He is so underrated and overlooked, he gets missed out in a underrated cricketers thread.

Tests Bowling Ave - 28 with economy below 3.00 and SR a shade under 60. Add to that a batting average of nearly 24.

T20s also he is pretty great with Bowling Ave of 23.

What kills him is that he gets most of his chances in ODIs and he pretty much sucks there. But in formats where no one is attacking him all out i.e. - Tests, he does amazingly well. Even if he doesn't get wickets, he will hold one end up on and on and on. Eventually, due to his accuracy he will get you out too.

Nobody rates him, not even the Indian team management.
 
Wahab Riaz. You have to watch him bowl to know what he brings to the table.
 
hk031992 said:
really good list. Particularly good call on Hazlewood and Bravo. I don't know why i forgot them but they are quality. Braithwaite can be the next big thing.
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Hazelwood has outperformed starc in tests recently also in odis he has bowled really well. Bravo record outside of the west indies goes under the radar.

Yes Braithwaite is a brilliant young batsmen but no one mentions him when they talk about the young batters such as Sami,Hamed,Latham, etc.
 
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[tr][td]6[/td][td]Tamim Iqbal (BDESH) [/td][td]2015-2016 [/td][td]7 [/td][td]606 [/td][td]55.09 [/td][td]58.55 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]2 [/td][/tr]
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[tr][td]3[/td][td]N Wagner (NZ) [/td][td]2014-2016 [/td][td]12 [/td][td]53 [/td][td]23.26 [/td][td]47.6 [/td][td]3 [/td][/tr]
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Bilal7 said:
Wahab Riaz. You have to watch him bowl to know what he brings to the table.
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You seem to rate bowlers based on their potential. Bar a spell against Australia, two test five-fers and an OD five-fer over the course of five years he hasn't done anything.

His statistics do justice to his performances and talent.
 
Ellipsism said:
You seem to rate bowlers based on their potential. Bar a spell against Australia, two test five-fers and an OD five-fer over the course of five years he hasn't done anything.

His statistics do justice to his performances and talent.
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It's telling that you haven't mentioned his series-turning spell against England in the UAE. This is precisely what I am talking about. Thanks, bud!
 
Umesh Yadav. Had the catches been taken, he would be averaging 20 this year. :amir
 
Bilal7 said:
It's telling that you haven't mentioned his series-turning spell against England in the UAE. This is precisely what I am talking about. Thanks, bud!
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He's been playing international cricket for 5+ years. If we include his "match winning" spells along with his five-fers he only turns up once every 20 games (all formats).

He's useless if there is no reverse on offer...
 
Ellipsism said:
He's been playing international cricket for 5+ years. If we include his "match winning" spells along with his five-fers he only turns up once every 20 games (all formats).

He's useless if there is no reverse on offer...
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No, he turns up much more consistently than you are suggesting and has improved a lot over the past 12-15 months.
 
Bilal7 said:
No, he turns up much more consistently than you are suggesting and has improved a lot over the past 12-15 months.
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Wahab altogether has played 119 international games and has 3 five-fers (all formats included) and because of your demand I will likewise incorporate "match winning", spells which are:

Wahab versus Watson

Wahab versus England- UAE

Wahab versus England- England

I will likewise include his five international 4-fers.(all formats)

119/(11 being the measure of remarkable exhibitions; five-fers and four-fers and "match winning" spells)

Despite everything he turns up once every 11 games, which is a far cry from being consistent.
 
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Ellipsism said:
Wahab altogether has played 119 international games and has 3 five-fers (all formats included) and because of your demand I will likewise incorporate "match winning", spells which are:

Wahab versus Watson

Wahab versus England- UAE

Wahab versus England- England

I will likewise include his five international 4-fers.(all formats)

119/(11 being the measure of remarkable exhibitions; five-fers and four-fers and "match winning" spells)

Despite everything he turns up once every 11 games, which is a far cry from being consistent.
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You might be right. Thank you for a good post. Let's see how he does in Australia.
 
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Moeen is still underrated (although he is increasingly getting the praise he deserves). Can't believe England have him batting at 8.
 
Hasan123 said:
Elgar,Pujara,Woakes,Hazelwood,Wagner,and Chandimal.
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Chandimal is underrated for a reason - only 2 hundreds away from home with one of them being against 2014 Bangladesh which wasn't the side it is today.
 
Tests : Jadeja, Pujara
ODI : Dhawan

Overall : Pandya
 
Difficult to single out one, but I am massively impressed with this guy Mahraj. His stats, so far in 10.5 Test is exceptional - 44 wickets at 27, with economy of 3 in this era, 2 5fors, 1 4fors in 18 innings of bowling and that guy is averaging 16 with bat from No. 10. Massively under-rated cricketer.
 
Pakistan: Sarfraz, Hasan, Azhar
India: Pujara, Vijay
SA: Maharaj
Australia: Hazlewood
SL: Mendis, Matthews
Eng: Bairstow, Buttler
NZ: Kane
WI: Sammy, Chase
BD: Shakib, Soumya
Zimbawe: Ervine, Williams
 
Don't know why people are saying Kane Williamson is under rated. Pretty much everyone rates him; he is part of the fab four: Kohli, Root, Smith, Williamson

West Indies: Chase is under rated, solid batsman (for tests)
England: Jonny Bairstow, extremely consistent
Australia: Josh Hazlewood, would say Matt Renshaw but he is too new - no one is rated that early in their career
South Africa: Maharaj
Pakistan: Azhar Ali - his record is nearly as good as some of the biggest names in test cricket
India: Cheteshwar Pujara - he goes under the radar , maybe because he is not the most interesting character in the Indian team, compared to the rest of Indian team who are well known for vibrant personalities as well as cricket skills
Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis - gun player, so young, wasn't even picked on FC record, selectors saw something in him
 
Phillander, Rahul, Pujara

Also, add Azhar Ali to the list.
 
Theirs already a thread on Overrated cricketers but no thread for underrated and under appreciated cricketers hence I wanted to make one for cricketers who frequently go under the radar.

1) Beau Webster

Solid player in County and a gun no 6. Made extremely important contributions in BGT and WTC. IIt's a shame his career started late. His stats in FC and International dont really respect the solid match cameos that he typically play and contributes towards.

2) Ben Duckett

Honestly this is a shocker to me, but various posts all across social media under estimate him especially in the test and t20 format. Theirs this weird perception about him that he's a poor t20 player and an avg player of spin.

I disagree, he's clearly England's best all format player atm. I think hes inderrated cause hes constantly comapres to Roy, Hales or KP in the primes. But he's a solid player and a great future prospect.

3) Josh Inglis and Alex Carey

Credit to @Rana As he supported inglis in 2023 back when I thought he was medicore and average as a player. Solid whiteball and test(carey) keepers.

Consistently good at playing match saving knocks for their country.

4) Axar Patel

Putting him out here cause for some reason Pakistani fans dont want to admit he's a good bowler. He's troubled top tier IPL batsmen on road pitches before but people underestimate him due to Imad wasim.

Maybe it's not Imad, and more so to do with the fact that Axar Patel is actually a good allrounder for India who outplayed Imad and goes under the radar due to the dominance of Ashwin and Jadeja?

5) Travis Head

No words needed. Those who underestinate him will be reminded of the horrors of 2023 wtc and WC.

6) Pretty Much 90% of NZ players in history
 
I would like to mention Joe Root as well, since I believe indian posters underrate him although Pakistani posters overrate him.

For me, Root is currently just a tad bit below Ponting and Dravid. He has a stellar record in every country but their a few things holding him back.

1) A pretty poor conversion rate, majority of the time, 50-70 is his ceiling. Can't consistently convert starts into 100's.

2) An ordinary record in Australia which is shameful as England and Australian players are expected to have stellar records kn these 2 dens given that they have historically played more tests in these 2 venues then any other nation.

3) An Avg barely hovering at 50.

However India + Ashes series can easily allow him to surpass Ponting and Reach Sachin + Steve Smith tier.

That's 10 test matches to improve your avg, fix your record in Australia and improve your conversion rate by scoring a few more centuries and possibly reach 14K runs if he has a golden run.

Its extremely difficult and won't be easy, I dont expect him to achieve it. But if he does then theirs nothing stopping him really.
 
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