The most boring/flairless batsman you have seen?

[adzzy786]

Anyone remember Asim Kamal. A good batsmen who wasn’t given much opportunity but he didn’t have any flair.

 

[zacattakk]

Anyone remember Asim Kamal. A good batsmen who wasn’t given much opportunity but he didn’t have any flair.

Yeah I thought of Asim Kamal, but Wajahatullah Wasti was truly flairless - plodding away at a strike rate under 50 in ODI cricket.

 

[Saj]

Chris Tavare.

England, Kent and Somerset batsman.

Watching him bat was like watching paint dry.

 

[shaz619]

Tim Ambrose, Misbah ul Haq and Virat Kohli

 

[Nado_]

For those saying Misbah Ul Haq, I get he would sometimes kill an odi game, but he has also played some really entertaining knocks and he’s 6 hitter.

 

[pratiktc]

Javed Omar Belim
End of discussion.

 

[MenInG]

Trott's name was mentioned here but

 

[PakPremi]

Chandepaul, ChrisTrave, Gatting, Dravid, Mudasser N, Azhar Ali, Pujara, Misbah

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Aakash Chopra

 

[gazza619]

I will not pay a penny to watch someone like Shoaib Mohammad or Chanderpaul

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Shiv Chanderpaul
Boeta Dippenaar
Shoaib Muhammmad
Andrew Jones
Thilan Samaraweera

 

[Firebat]

Azhar Ali

 

[Rana]

Very soon Mayank Agarwal

 

[JibranAnsari]

Wajahatullah wasti

 

[Ab Fan]

Aus - Katich
Ind - Pujara
Pak - Azhar
SA - Kallis, Smith
NZ - Macmillan
Eng - Trott
WI - Chanderpaul
SL - Samarweera

 

[Mamoon]

There is only one right answer and I don’t need to name the batsman. Everyone knows.

 

[moghul]

Historically Chris Tavare of England considered to be the most boring batsman ever to play the game . Among the Pakistan "greats" in this perspective has been many including Misbah, Azhar Ali and Mudassar Nazar, but trophy goes to Misbah .

 

[Moiz14]

Mohammad Rizwan

 

[jeetu]

Chris Tavare gets my vote too. He made Boycott look better.

 

[Salman4.]

Fakhar, Shadab.

 

[Third Man]

Fakhar, Shadab.

Thread is about batsmen.

 

[Colorblind Genius]

Misbah,his eyes, the way he speaks his aura just bore the hell out of me and some veteran morning show TV host also said interviewing him was the hardest ever because he wouldn't talk and add to conversation and she had to do it for 2 3 hours

His batting is also on another level of boring

Could've not said it any better.

And most fearless was obviously Viv who played without a helmet on those uncured wickets against some really aggressive bowling of Lilly, Thompson, Headly, Imran and a couple of others.

 

[Firebat]

There is only one right answer and I don’t need to name the batsman. Everyone knows.

Please enlighten us

 

[DeadlyVenom]

I actually enjoyed watching some of the players mentioned here such as Misbah, Dravid and Shiv.

Dravid had a great tour of England once and I remember watching him perform spectacularly and being mesmerised.

Misbah has some epic test knocks. Top class knocks actually.

Shiv's ability to play long innings against good bowling was commendable too.

For me the most boring players ive seen are

Mark Richardson
Ashwell Prince
Azhar Ali


All decent batsmen but they had a one dimensional style of play.

 

[Suleiman]

Chanderpaul obviously.

Misbah does not make this list, even though it may seem like it. He’s played enough rapid knocks to not make him a candidate. 2nd fastest test hundred and taking his team to the brink of t20 WC victory. I know flair is more than how fast you score, but that is still a factor.

Azhar Ali is a candidate for sure though. His CT 2017 final knock aside and the chase Vs SL as well, he really let his reputation down in the last few years with his overly defensive batting.

 

[Suleiman]

^ I know I said Misbah before but tbh, dust has settled now, and a few more years away from his retirement, it’s easier to see his whole career from a broader perspective.

 

[jeetu]

Many older players stats regarding Strike Rate is incomplete. This list includes only the SR of players with complete record. Also only records were considered for player with min 1000 runs scored in batting position 1 to 8.

[table=class: grid, align: center]
[tr][td]Player [/td][td]Span [/td][td]Mat [/td][td]Runs [/td][td]Ave [/td][td]SR [/td][td]100 [/td][td]50 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JM Brearley (ENG) [/td][td]1976-1981 [/td][td]39 [/td][td]1442 [/td][td]22.88 [/td][td]29.79 [/td][td]0 [/td][td]9 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]CJ Tavare (ENG) [/td][td]1980-1989 [/td][td]31 [/td][td]1755 [/td][td]32.5 [/td][td]30.6 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]12 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]J Dyson (AUS) [/td][td]1977-1984 [/td][td]30 [/td][td]1359 [/td][td]26.64 [/td][td]33.17 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]5 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Khaled Mashud (BAN) [/td][td]2000-2007 [/td][td]44 [/td][td]1403 [/td][td]19.21 [/td][td]34.07 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]3 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]DP Sibley (ENG) [/td][td]2019-2021 [/td][td]22 [/td][td]1042 [/td][td]28.94 [/td][td]34.22 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]5 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JJ Crowe (NZ) [/td][td]1983-1990 [/td][td]39 [/td][td]1601 [/td][td]26.24 [/td][td]34.36 [/td][td]3 [/td][td]6 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]GW Flower (ZIM) [/td][td]1992-2004 [/td][td]67 [/td][td]3457 [/td][td]29.54 [/td][td]34.52 [/td][td]6 [/td][td]15 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]GR Marsh (AUS) [/td][td]1985-1992 [/td][td]50 [/td][td]2854 [/td][td]33.18 [/td][td]35.13 [/td][td]4 [/td][td]15 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]GJ Rennie (ZIM) [/td][td]1997-2002 [/td][td]23 [/td][td]1023 [/td][td]22.73 [/td][td]35.2 [/td][td]0 [/td][td]7 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]G Miller (ENG) [/td][td]1976-1984 [/td][td]34 [/td][td]1177 [/td][td]25.58 [/td][td]35.49 [/td][td]0 [/td][td]7 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]RC Russell (ENG) [/td][td]1988-1998 [/td][td]53 [/td][td]1837 [/td][td]28.26 [/td][td]35.63 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]6 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]UC Hathurusinghe (SL) [/td][td]1991-1999 [/td][td]26 [/td][td]1274 [/td][td]29.62 [/td][td]35.65 [/td][td]0 [/td][td]8 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]BW Luckhurst (ENG) [/td][td]1970-1974 [/td][td]21 [/td][td]1298 [/td][td]36.05 [/td][td]35.72 [/td][td]4 [/td][td]5 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Rajin Saleh (BAN) [/td][td]2003-2008 [/td][td]24 [/td][td]1141 [/td][td]25.93 [/td][td]35.85 [/td][td]0 [/td][td]7 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]BM Laird (AUS) [/td][td]1979-1982 [/td][td]21 [/td][td]1341 [/td][td]35.28 [/td][td]36.11 [/td][td]0 [/td][td]11 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MR Ramprakash (ENG) [/td][td]1991-2002 [/td][td]52 [/td][td]2350 [/td][td]27.32 [/td][td]36.18 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]12 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]HH Streak (ZIM) [/td][td]1993-2005 [/td][td]54 [/td][td]1592 [/td][td]21.8 [/td][td]37.1 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]9 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SV Carlisle (ZIM) [/td][td]1995-2005 [/td][td]37 [/td][td]1615 [/td][td]26.91 [/td][td]37.28 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]8 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JE Emburey (ENG) [/td][td]1980-1993 [/td][td]40 [/td][td]1253 [/td][td]27.23 [/td][td]37.29 [/td][td]0 [/td][td]9 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MA Atherton (ENG) [/td][td]1989-2001 [/td][td]115 [/td][td]7728 [/td][td]37.69 [/td][td]37.49 [/td][td]16 [/td][td]46 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JC Adams (WI) [/td][td]1992-2001 [/td][td]54 [/td][td]3012 [/td][td]41.26 [/td][td]37.57 [/td][td]6 [/td][td]14 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MH Richardson (NZ) [/td][td]2000-2004 [/td][td]38 [/td][td]2776 [/td][td]44.77 [/td][td]37.66 [/td][td]4 [/td][td]19 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]BC Broad (ENG) [/td][td]1984-1989 [/td][td]25 [/td][td]1661 [/td][td]39.54 [/td][td]37.86 [/td][td]6 [/td][td]6 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]NR Mongia (IND) [/td][td]1994-2001 [/td][td]44 [/td][td]1423 [/td][td]23.71 [/td][td]38.12 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]6 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Javed Omar (BAN) [/td][td]2001-2007 [/td][td]40 [/td][td]1720 [/td][td]22.05 [/td][td]38.14 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]8 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SV Manjrekar (IND) [/td][td]1987-1996 [/td][td]37 [/td][td]2043 [/td][td]37.14 [/td][td]38.67 [/td][td]4 [/td][td]9 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]RA Woolmer (ENG) [/td][td]1975-1981 [/td][td]19 [/td][td]1059 [/td][td]33.09 [/td][td]38.73 [/td][td]3 [/td][td]2 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AC Parore (NZ) [/td][td]1990-2002 [/td][td]77 [/td][td]2692 [/td][td]25.63 [/td][td]38.86 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]14 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]G Fowler (ENG) [/td][td]1982-1985 [/td][td]21 [/td][td]1307 [/td][td]35.32 [/td][td]38.87 [/td][td]3 [/td][td]8 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]D Ganga (WI) [/td][td]1998-2008 [/td][td]47 [/td][td]2160 [/td][td]25.71 [/td][td]38.87 [/td][td]3 [/td][td]9 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SS Das (IND) [/td][td]2000-2002 [/td][td]23 [/td][td]1326 [/td][td]34.89 [/td][td]38.91 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]9 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]BA Young (NZ) [/td][td]1993-1999 [/td][td]35 [/td][td]2034 [/td][td]31.78 [/td][td]38.95 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]12 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]A Kumble (IND) [/td][td]1993-2008 [/td][td]76 [/td][td]1658 [/td][td]19.5 [/td][td]39.07 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]2 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AC Hudson (SA) [/td][td]1992-1998 [/td][td]35 [/td][td]2007 [/td][td]33.45 [/td][td]39.13 [/td][td]4 [/td][td]13 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JP Crawley (ENG) [/td][td]1994-2003 [/td][td]37 [/td][td]1800 [/td][td]34.61 [/td][td]39.22 [/td][td]4 [/td][td]9 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]AH Jones (NZ) [/td][td]1987-1995 [/td][td]39 [/td][td]2922 [/td][td]44.27 [/td][td]39.25 [/td][td]7 [/td][td]11 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]DD Ebrahim (ZIM) [/td][td]2001-2005 [/td][td]29 [/td][td]1225 [/td][td]22.68 [/td][td]39.31 [/td][td]0 [/td][td]10 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]HDRL Thirimanne (SL) [/td][td]2011-2022 [/td][td]44 [/td][td]2088 [/td][td]26.43 [/td][td]39.44 [/td][td]3 [/td][td]10 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]DR Flynn (NZ) [/td][td]2008-2013 [/td][td]24 [/td][td]1038 [/td][td]25.95 [/td][td]40.23 [/td][td]0 [/td][td]6 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SL Campbell (WI) [/td][td]1995-2002 [/td][td]52 [/td][td]2882 [/td][td]32.38 [/td][td]40.25 [/td][td]4 [/td][td]18 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]JK Silva (SL) [/td][td]2011-2018 [/td][td]39 [/td][td]2099 [/td][td]28.36 [/td][td]40.27 [/td][td]3 [/td][td]12 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]N Hussain (ENG) [/td][td]1990-2004 [/td][td]96 [/td][td]5764 [/td][td]37.18 [/td][td]40.38 [/td][td]14 [/td][td]33 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]KLT Arthurton (WI) [/td][td]1988-1995 [/td][td]33 [/td][td]1382 [/td][td]30.71 [/td][td]40.69 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]8 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]KC Brathwaite (WI) [/td][td]2011-2023 [/td][td]85 [/td][td]5349 [/td][td]34.96 [/td][td]40.72 [/td][td]12 [/td][td]28 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MJ Horne (NZ) [/td][td]1997-2003 [/td][td]35 [/td][td]1788 [/td][td]28.38 [/td][td]40.78 [/td][td]4 [/td][td]5 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]RW Chakabva (ZIM) [/td][td]2011-2021 [/td][td]22 [/td][td]1050 [/td][td]27.63 [/td][td]40.79 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]5 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MJ Greatbatch (NZ) [/td][td]1988-1996 [/td][td]41 [/td][td]2021 [/td][td]30.62 [/td][td]40.86 [/td][td]3 [/td][td]10 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]GJ Whittall (ZIM) [/td][td]1993-2002 [/td][td]46 [/td][td]2180 [/td][td]29.45 [/td][td]40.89 [/td][td]4 [/td][td]10 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]DJ Malan (ENG) [/td][td]2017-2022 [/td][td]22 [/td][td]1074 [/td][td]27.53 [/td][td]40.96 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]9 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]DC Boon (AUS) [/td][td]1984-1996 [/td][td]107 [/td][td]7422 [/td][td]43.65 [/td][td]40.96 [/td][td]21 [/td][td]32 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]DJ Richardson (SA) [/td][td]1992-1998 [/td][td]39 [/td][td]1146 [/td][td]23.38 [/td][td]40.97 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]7 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Abdul Razzaq (PAK) [/td][td]1999-2006 [/td][td]46 [/td][td]1943 [/td][td]29 [/td][td]41.13 [/td][td]3 [/td][td]7 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]GS Blewett (AUS) [/td][td]1995-2000 [/td][td]46 [/td][td]2552 [/td][td]34.02 [/td][td]41.26 [/td][td]4 [/td][td]15 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]EJM Cowan (AUS) [/td][td]2011-2013 [/td][td]18 [/td][td]1001 [/td][td]31.28 [/td][td]41.27 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]6 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]T Taibu (ZIM) [/td][td]2001-2012 [/td][td]26 [/td][td]1498 [/td][td]33.28 [/td][td]41.41 [/td][td]1 [/td][td]12 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]MA Taylor (AUS) [/td][td]1989-1999 [/td][td]104 [/td][td]7525 [/td][td]43.49 [/td][td]41.48 [/td][td]19 [/td][td]40 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]HH Dippenaar (SA) [/td][td]1999-2007 [/td][td]38 [/td][td]1718 [/td][td]30.14 [/td][td]41.61 [/td][td]3 [/td][td]7 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]RT Robinson (ENG) [/td][td]1984-1989 [/td][td]29 [/td][td]1601 [/td][td]36.38 [/td][td]41.62 [/td][td]4 [/td][td]6 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]ADR Campbell (ZIM) [/td][td]1992-2002 [/td][td]60 [/td][td]2858 [/td][td]27.21 [/td][td]41.76 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]18 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]SD Hope (WI) [/td][td]2015-2021 [/td][td]38 [/td][td]1726 [/td][td]25.01 [/td][td]41.85 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]5 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]DN Patel (NZ) [/td][td]1987-1997 [/td][td]32 [/td][td]1026 [/td][td]20.93 [/td][td]41.87 [/td][td]0 [/td][td]4 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]NT Paranavitana (SL) [/td][td]2009-2012 [/td][td]32 [/td][td]1792 [/td][td]32.58 [/td][td]41.92 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]11 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Azhar Ali (PAK) [/td][td]2010-2022 [/td][td]97 [/td][td]7142 [/td][td]42.26 [/td][td]41.93 [/td][td]19 [/td][td]35 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]ND McKenzie (SA) [/td][td]2000-2009 [/td][td]58 [/td][td]3253 [/td][td]37.39 [/td][td]42 [/td][td]5 [/td][td]16 [/td][/tr]
[tr][td]P Willey (ENG) [/td][td]1976-1986 [/td][td]26 [/td][td]1184 [/td][td]26.9 [/td][td]42.37 [/td][td]2 [/td][td]5 [/td][/tr]
[/table]

 

[cricketkashmir]

Pujara - He somehow manages to hang in. Even his scoring shots are nothing special in terms of catching the eye. No doubt he delivers the goods for the team but not eye catching at all.
Dravid is class! Even his defence was masterclass, atleast for me. Looked elegant almost always.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Dravid is a fantastic player to watch when he plays shots. Him not showing intent won't make him "flairless". Those are two different things. Mark Richardson boring batsman

 

[JibranAnsari]

There is only one right answer and I don’t need to name the batsman. Everyone knows.

younis?

 

[umarf76]

Brathwaite

Some from the older days are:
1. Mudassar Nazar
2. Shoaib Mohammed
3. Manjrekar
4. Younus Ahmed (Does anyone know him - has to be number 1)
5. Rizwanuz Zaman
6. Atherton

Recent years
Azhar Ali
Brathwaite

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Some from the older days are:
1. Mudassar Nazar
2. Shoaib Mohammed
3. Manjrekar
4. Younus Ahmed (Does anyone know him - has to be number 1)
5. Rizwanuz Zaman
6. Atherton

Recent years
Azhar Ali
Brathwaite

Manjrekar was both a boring batsman and a crybaby. Not sure how did he get into Indian team whereas someone like Amol Muzumdar didn't even play a single match for India.

 

[Jazx]

Both Dravid and Kallis were class, can't fall under this category. Even Misbah was not flairless but his mindset became like that after 2007 T20 WC.
Most flairless batsman were like Jimmy Adams, Azhar Ali, Wasti, Manjrekar, Chanderpaul and many more.

 

[Rana]

Both Dravid and Kallis were class, can't fall under this category. Even Misbah was not flairless but his mindset became like that after 2007 T20 WC.
Most flairless batsman were like Jimmy Adams, Azhar Ali, Wasti, Manjrekar, Chanderpaul and many more.

Azhar Ali’s innings in the CT final was pretty good. That day he came good

 

[gazza619]

Lets just all agree on Chanderpaul and close this thread.

Chanderpaul could potentially have the ugliest technique across all sports ever

 

[Jazx]

Azhar Ali’s innings in the CT final was pretty good. That day he came good

Yeah 2 of them are exceptions including this one and the fourth innings chase against Sri lanka.
But overall he was flairless and lacks the timing and strokes. Even in that CT final if you pull out Fakahar's knock, Azhar's inning will look pretty average. The way Fakhar played that day, it pretty much eased the things for Azhar.

 

[Kroll]

Azhar Ali, one player in the Pak side you always knew was going to bat slow, not hit many shots, play one dimensionally and put you to sleep.

That said, can't fault the man for his impeccable service to the side.

 

[muqarrab]

Imam ul Haq

 

[shamaan]

Chanderpaul

 

[Colorblind Genius]

Lets just all agree on Chanderpaul and close this thread.

Chanderpaul could potentially have the ugliest technique across all sports ever

I think Fawad Alam had the ugliest technique and stance.
Next are Gautam Gambhir and Graeme Smith with Chanderpaul.