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I'd say Herath. 92 Tests, 430 wickets, doesn't even get the same plaudits as a Swann or Lyon, leaving aside the greats of the modern game.
 
It’s got to be Herath.

If he was part of any other team people would be calling him an ATG.
 
Herath is very highly rates but I acknowledge he isn't usually mentioned in the same breath as Ashwin probably because he comes from a smaller team in cricketing terms.

For me it is Neil Wagner. Always takes big scalps and breaks important partnerships. His ability to bounce to rough up batsmen makes him a real asset with the older ball.
 
j_kazmi said:
It’s got to be Herath.

If he was part of any other team people would be calling him an ATG.
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Good shout.

I will also throw Ross Taylor's name in the ring. The man has 36 international centuries and averages over 46 in both ODIs and tests.

If Taylor was from an Asian side, he would be far more popular a cricketer.
 
Has to be Herath, no question. It's astonishing how little coverage he gets. If he was English then the media would be calling him a potential ATG if not outright. I barely see Herath's name in any discussion, anywhere.
 
Ross Taylor and Rangana Herath are tremendous shouts. I personally would add Jason Holder, who is a surpising improved Bowling Allrounder. He's a capable batsman, can perform in pressure situations and a decent bowler who could open the bowling. So for me Jason Holder.
 
Herath.

He has done well and picked wickets everywhere . Very much underrated. A champion bowler.
 
Moeen Ali probably. Particularly in comparison to Ben Stokes. He has as good a batting record as stokes. 5 hundreds and 15 fifties(stokes has 6/14). And a better bowling record. 5 fifers compared to stokes 4 fifers. Also has a ten in the match which stokes doesn't. And has 10 times picked a creditable 3fer too. Also has 6 man of the match awards. Hardly gets the respect he deserves
 
Mute Witness said:
Moeen Ali probably. Particularly in comparison to Ben Stokes. He has as good a batting record as stokes. 5 hundreds and 15 fifties(stokes has 6/14). And a better bowling record. 5 fifers compared to stokes 4 fifers. Also has a ten in the match which stokes doesn't. And has 10 times picked a creditable 3fer too. Also has 6 man of the match awards. Hardly gets the respect he deserves
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Completely agree. He is a far better LOs cricketer than Stokes.
 
Yeah I agree Moeen is very underrated and for me at times quite underutilised as a batsman. He opened in the ODI and T20I set for a certain amount of time and I thought he was pretty good. Also got two 100's against India in India at No.4 is pretty impressive as well. Not to forget his pretty solid bowling record which he is forming. Still needs to improve his bowling outside of England.
 
Dean Elgar among opening batsmen, Ross Taylor among middle-order batsmen, Moeen Ali among all-rounders, Shannon Gabriel among fast bowlers, and Nathan Lyon among spinners.
 
Although he's been an asset at home for England but Moeen Ali deserves to be underrated when you look at his away record - Batting average: 26.62 and bowling average: 49.93. It seems the performance at Rose Bowl is too fresh in our minds and the Ashes series in the winter out of our memories as if it never happened :facepalm:
 
Mute Witness said:
Moeen Ali probably. Particularly in comparison to Ben Stokes. He has as good a batting record as stokes. 5 hundreds and 15 fifties(stokes has 6/14). And a better bowling record. 5 fifers compared to stokes 4 fifers. Also has a ten in the match which stokes doesn't. And has 10 times picked a creditable 3fer too. Also has 6 man of the match awards. Hardly gets the respect he deserves
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Rightly pointed out, everyone talks about stokes but i always feel sad for Moeen Ali, although i think he is better than stokes.
 
In Tests:

Dimuth Karunaratne (probably best asian opener right now)
Keshav Maharaj/Vernon Philander
Mohammed Shami (asian conditions)
Neil Wagner (probably better than boult and southee)
BJ Watling (avg of 38 as wk batsman)
Azhar Ali - I don't really follow pak cricket alot but many people dislike him idk why. From whatever i have seen of him, he looked very good batsman)

In Odis:

Rohit Sharma - Avg of almost 60 in last 5 years but is trolled and called overrated on social media.
Liam Plunkett - Comes as change bowler in odis/t20 and picks up crucial wickets many time for his team. Very underrated odi bowler.
Mitchell Starc - I know he is not underrated but this guy is averaging around 20.95 in today's world in odi cricket where having avg of 30 - 32 is considered good.
 
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In ODIs, Kedar Jadhav.

He is a gun ODI batter who hardly gets chances to bat, but still has managed an average and strike rate combo that is best (top 3 in the world). Bowls and picks up wickets too. Still gets pushed down the order beyond tuk-tuk Dhoni and the likes of Rayudu.
 
There's a whole number of players that are underrated, in particular maybe due to playing for the team or lack of teams he plays against and that is Tamim Iqbal. He solid attacking opener who has done wonders for his career for Bangladesh, a solid reliable opener who has improved vastly in his career.
 
nextover666666 said:
I find world cricket doesn't give haris Sohail much credit
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He is massively overrated by people here. Terrible fitness and always finds a way to throw his wicket away after making a flashy 50 in ODIs. Some people are even calling him the best batsman against swing and seam bowling :facepalm:
 
Kedar Jadhav, dude averages 45 striking at 108, can chase, hits big, clean up the mess during Pandya's off days, gets crucial wickets. Better bat than Dhoni on current form and better bowler than Jaddu in limited overs. Overall a very valuable member of our team yet never gets the credit he deserves.
 
I am going to mention a very random name here. I always felt Vikram Solanki was very underrated. He had a wonderful flair about him. Unfortunately he wasn't backed enough by the England set up.
 
jaf348 said:
He is massively overrated by people here. Terrible fitness and always finds a way to throw his wicket away after making a flashy 50 in ODIs. Some people are even calling him the best batsman against swing and seam bowling :facepalm:
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True he doesn't have good fitness and he isn't the best batsman in Pakistan that's babar Azam how ever he is a talented batsman no one can say haris Sohail isn't and he get praise by Pakistanis fans I was saying world cricket underestimates him
 
Imam ul Haq - gets 100s even against top teams but still gets more criticism than anyone
 
Mushfiqur Rahim.

Easily one of the best middle order batters in the world right now. He's slightly behind Kohli and Rohit, but overall he's one of the top 5 batters across all format.

Clutch player.
 
RainMan_ said:
Mushfiqur Rahim.

Easily one of the best middle order batters in the world right now. He's slightly behind Kohli and Rohit, but overall he's one of the top 5 batters across all format.

Clutch player.
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Top batter but clutch he ain't. He's infact a prime choker. 2 runs in 3 balls???
 
RainMan_ said:
Mushfiqur Rahim.

Easily one of the best middle order batters in the world right now. He's slightly behind Kohli and Rohit, but overall he's one of the top 5 batters across all format.

Clutch player.
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Very good player. Infact i rate him as Bangladesh's best player ever but i have seen him choking against us many times. I don't think he is underrated though many people who follow cricket closely will say he is very good player.
 
Banter said:
In ODIs, Kedar Jadhav.

He is a gun ODI batter who hardly gets chances to bat, but still has managed an average and strike rate combo that is best (top 3 in the world). Bowls and picks up wickets too. Still gets pushed down the order beyond tuk-tuk Dhoni and the likes of Rayudu.
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He can't run between wickets quickly & injury prone (major minus in modern day cricket) He would have done wonders 20 years or 30 years before!
 
RamLakhan said:
He can't run between wickets quickly & injury prone (major minus in modern day cricket) He would have done wonders 20 years or 30 years before!
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He has a few flaws, but can be very effective in the 30-50 over timeframe for India. His batting is under-used and under-rated.
 
RainMan_ said:
Mushfiqur Rahim.

Easily one of the best middle order batters in the world right now. He's slightly behind Kohli and Rohit, but overall he's one of the top 5 batters across all format.

Clutch player.
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Right, an excellent batsman and very reliable too. Amazing how much he improved over the years. Average with gloves though.
 
Banter said:
He has a few flaws, but can be very effective in the 30-50 over timeframe for India. His batting is under-used and under-rated.
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He is under-used/utilized for the same reason! If he bats for longer or fields in an important position then he will be injured and will be unavailable to get utilized! He should have worked out his fitness-regime long back (not at this age now!) That's why he is sparingly used in a match! (He is still in our scheme of things because probably we don't have better alternatives! OR we have not tried many due to slow processing! If not for IPL we would have been even worse at identifying talents quickly!)

As I said he would have done amazing job like Arjuna Ranatunga in those times where fielders and runners had an understanding between each other about consuming energy :)) (it is slightly present still in Tests though which someone like Ashwin relishes!) If you watched TV those days, you had that top-right corner small window which showed how lazily the batsmen used to run in harmony to the slow movement of the fielder and the bowler just walking back to his run-up watching like a spectator while someone comes to the stumps slowly & waits till eternity for the ball to arrive (he would have finished a chat with umpire or co-fielder by that time)! Today there is no such thing, the fielder picks up the ball in no time as the camera focuses at him & the ball while the batsmen have already finished their running!
 
Ravindra Jadeja. A player of that quality should be playing more international matches.
 
India: Shami and Kedhar
WI: Holder (Now he's getting a lot of attention but he's been a gun player for some time now)
NZ: Williamson generally doesn't get as many highlights as he deserves
 
Usman Shinwari. No one says much about him but on his day he's a match winner.
 
RamLakhan said:
He is under-used/utilized for the same reason! If he bats for longer or fields in an important position then he will be injured and will be unavailable to get utilized! He should have worked out his fitness-regime long back (not at this age now!) That's why he is sparingly used in a match! (He is still in our scheme of things because probably we don't have better alternatives! OR we have not tried many due to slow processing! If not for IPL we would have been even worse at identifying talents quickly!)

As I said he would have done amazing job like Arjuna Ranatunga in those times where fielders and runners had an understanding between each other about consuming energy :)) (it is slightly present still in Tests though which someone like Ashwin relishes!) If you watched TV those days, you had that top-right corner small window which showed how lazily the batsmen used to run in harmony to the slow movement of the fielder and the bowler just walking back to his run-up watching like a spectator while someone comes to the stumps slowly & waits till eternity for the ball to arrive (he would have finished a chat with umpire or co-fielder by that time)! Today there is no such thing, the fielder picks up the ball in no time as the camera focuses at him & the ball while the batsmen have already finished their running!
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He's older and fitness isn't ideal, but you are way over-exaggerating it.

Its fine, some are not able to contain their bias and mistake it for "analysis".
 
Most underrated fielder- Soumya Sarkar
Most overrated Fielder- Virat Kohli
Most underrated Pacer- Josh Hazlewood
Most overrated pacer- Kagiso Rabada
Most underrated spinner- Adam Zampa & Mujeeb
Most overrated spinner- Rashid Khan
Most Underrated Wk batsman- M.Rahim
Most overrated Wk batsman- Rishab Pant
Most underrated Batsman-
Most overrated Batsman- Marnus L
 
Van der Dussen and Markram are severely underrated.
Kemar Roach possibly the most underrated pacer.

I have always had a soft spot for Zimbabwean players and I think Sean Williams and Graeme Cremer(along with Brendan Taylor) in their prime could walk into any international team.
 
sweep_shot said:
I think most underrated active player in world cricket is James Neesham.
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Hes bowled surprisingly well this t20 but his bowling is not good enough for an all rounder.
He is a much better batsman than most people realize though- not just a big hitter.
He genuinely should aim to become a specialist middle order batsman in all formats.
He can easily bat at 5.
 
Usergame said:
Hes bowled surprisingly well this t20 but his bowling is not good enough for an all rounder.
He is a much better batsman than most people realize though- not just a big hitter.
He genuinely should aim to become a specialist middle order batsman in all formats.
He can easily bat at 5.
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I rate him higher than Ben Stokes when it comes to LOI formats.
 
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