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Before the GOAT Indian ODI teams of the 2000s/2010s there were some truly mediocre Indian players who somehow managed to regularly make it to the squad. Names like Srikkanth and Nayan Mongia come to mind. Who in your opinion was the worst?
 
Probably Robin Singh, Batting avg 25 and bowling avg 43.
 
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has played 95 Odi's, let him play 5 more and if his average stays in 38+ then it's definitely him. India should replace Bhuvneshwar with Ishant in ODI's
 
Venkatesh PRassad i would had said but man has given the imp win against PCT in 1999 and the massive shut up to Amir Sohail in 1996
 
JaDed said:
Nyan Mongia for me..
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Don't think it's fair to mention any wicket keeper. Their job back till the 90's was just to keep wickets, their batting was just a slight bonus for the team.
 
Hitman said:
Don't think it's fair to mention any wicket keeper. Their job back till the 90's was just to keep wickets, their batting was just a slight bonus for the team.
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Actually fair, plus his top notch ton against Aus was pretty remarkable as well.
 
I'd go with robin singh. He was an honest trier but he was old and didn't have the ability to do anything consistently at the international level.
 
jeetu said:
Probably Robin Singh, Batting avg 25 and bowling avg 43.
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He was one of the most popular members of the 90s ODI team. His main job was to score quick runs towards the end of the inning and play the role of 5th bowler to complete the 50 over quota. He did both the jobs decently and was our best fielder by far. He played all the matches on merit. It was an era when Indian cricket's talent pool wasn't as huge and quality as it is now.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
He was one of the most popular members of the 90s ODI team. His main job was to score quick runs towards the end of the inning and play the role of 5th bowler to complete the 50 over quota. He did both the jobs decently and was our best fielder by far. He played all the matches on merit. It was an era when Indian cricket's talent pool wasn't as huge and quality as it is now.
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Who do you think is the worst?
 
freelance_cricketer said:
He was one of the most popular members of the 90s ODI team. His main job was to score quick runs towards the end of the inning and play the role of 5th bowler to complete the 50 over quota. He did both the jobs decently and was our best fielder by far. He played all the matches on merit. It was an era when Indian cricket's talent pool wasn't as huge and quality as it is now.
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He was useful to Indian team but my options are pretty less considering 100 ODI criteria.
 
InziFans said:
I guess the 83' and 85' performances save his reputation but he was otherwise very ordinary
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That’s nonsense.

He was a popular ODI opener. The Sehwag of his era. One of the most aggressive batsmen going around in his time.
 
My Dad rates Robin Singh.

I beg to differ.

He was mediocre and someone who gets rated due to nostalgia imho.

Amazing fielder tho.

And very likeable.

Don't know if he was the worst Indian to play 100 ODIs tho.
 
He had an SR of 72 which was above average for his time but by no means extraordinary (unlike Sehwag's)
 
Rohit Sharma had avg of 28 when he played around 100 matches but he improved later.
 
I shudder at mention of those dark days for Indian cricket. Robin Singh used to be a hero, such was the paucity of talent in Indian cricket at that time.
 
Robin Singh for me

Though We didn't had much option back then

So if I have to pick a player who was worst w.r.t to options available in the era he played

Then it's Ravi Ashwin

Impactless Odi cricketer
Just 1 4-fer in 100+ Odis,which came against UAE
Hardly ran through sides,harldly match winning spells or event ame changing ones
Averaged 32-33 in an era where other teams had spinners averaging sub25
His economy rate was good but not exceptional
Hardly made any contribution with the bat,averaged 16
Slow fielder as well
Amit Mishra was unlucky to miss out on opportunities because of him
Mishra averaged 23,had 2 5-fers in his short career and was also the Man of the match series last time he played for India in Odis ,in that series he took 15+(18 IIRC) wickets in the series helping India beat NZ 3-2
Even our current spinners are already a better match winner than R.Ashwin in Odis

R.Ashwin did have his moments like in 2013 CT & also in 2015 WC,he was great in both the tournaments
But anyone who has played 100+ Odis will have some good moments in his career

Watching Ashwin in odis was torturous to watch As an Indian fan
Still remember in 2013-14 season he played something like 9 Odis where he had just 2(or maybe 1) wickets
 
RyanRyan10 said:
Robin Singh for me

Though We didn't had much option back then

So if I have to pick a player who was worst w.r.t to options available in the era he played

Then it's Ravi Ashwin

Impactless Odi cricketer
Just 1 4-fer in 100+ Odis,which came against UAE
Hardly ran through sides,harldly match winning spells or event ame changing ones
Averaged 32-33 in an era where other teams had spinners averaging sub25
His economy rate was good but not exceptional
Hardly made any contribution with the bat,averaged 16
Slow fielder as well
Amit Mishra was unlucky to miss out on opportunities because of him
Mishra averaged 23,had 2 5-fers in his short career and was also the Man of the match series last time he played for India in Odis ,in that series he took 15+(18 IIRC) wickets in the series helping India beat NZ 3-2
Even our current spinners are already a better match winner than R.Ashwin in Odis

R.Ashwin did have his moments like in 2013 CT & also in 2015 WC,he was great in both the tournaments
But anyone who has played 100+ Odis will have some good moments in his career

Watching Ashwin in odis was torturous to watch As an Indian fan
Still remember in 2013-14 season he played something like 9 Odis where he had just 2(or maybe 1) wickets
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Ashwin was good in ODIs in the 2011-15 period, especially in clutch moments. His dismissals of Watson and Ponting in the Motera WC QF were ultimately the difference between Australia's 260 and 300 score. Stats won't show but Ashwin and Zaheer were superb in that match and deserve as much praise as Yuvraj-Raina. Similarly he was excellent in 2015 WC and also won us the CT 2013 final. He played a big part in all 3 major ICC tournaments in those 4-5 years, how can such a player be the WORST? I would rather have a player having those some good moments in WC stage rather than a meaningless ODI.

Amit Mishra has good stats on the back of minnow bashing Mugabe's Zimbabwe. A proper mental jelly if there were one, he would have embarrassed himself in big tournaments. Also the wickets we got against NZ in the 2016 home series were rank turners, any spinner worth his salt would do damage on such pitches. Ashwin never got to bowl on such home wickets in his ODI career, he had to ply his trade on tracks like that ridiculous India-Australia series where 360 was par.
 
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This is just an unfair discussion. All players who play for a considerable time for their nation have done on merit. They were among the best players available at the time. Even if statistically they are below everyone else they are still ahead of all those who could not make it. You can’t do that.

Bangladesh’s players of the 1990s and early 2000s don’t have great stats but they were the best talent they had at the time. Their contribution also matters. Respect that
 
Robin Singh was a pretty good player. Damn good player. Imagine a team which had no spine. He was one of the first players who had the fighting spirit, when everyone would give up, he would stand up till the end even if there would be wasim/shoaib/ donald on the other end.
Cant forget the ODI final in Bangladesh against Pakistan in which he scored very valuable runs . That was just about the beginning of a new era for Indian cricket, and he was instrumental.Also, cant forget the partnership between him and Jadeja in 99 WC against Australia,where he literally destroyed Warne.

People like Ravi Shastri/Prabhakar/mongia are the kinds who can be rated as the worst.
 
Considering India’s batting standards, I was surprised as to how Mohammad Kaif played for a considerable amount of time. But the argument is valid when people say that these guys were the best availble at the time.
 
Rana said:
Considering India’s batting standards, I was surprised as to how Mohammad Kaif played for a considerable amount of time. But the argument is valid when people say that these guys were the best availble at the time.
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During Kaif's time, there were more than one talented batsmen around.
 
Rana said:
Considering India’s batting standards, I was surprised as to how Mohammad Kaif played for a considerable amount of time. But the argument is valid when people say that these guys were the best availble at the time.
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Players like Kaif could play in ODI sides as specialist fielder. He came in at a time when we were not really known for our fielding. To his batting average, we can easily add 10-12 runs per match, that was the kind of impact he had.

His problem was his batting kept deteriorating as he played more.
 
Thot Robin Singh was a very decent all rounder, won us quite a few games, I have high regards for him as he was a genuine match winner with the bat. Mongia was the worst, not just because he didn't have much talent but also the fact that he was part of the trio whose main job was to loose matches for India for 💰
 
freelance_cricketer said:
This is just an unfair discussion. All players who play for a considerable time for their nation have done on merit. They were among the best players available at the time. Even if statistically they are below everyone else they are still ahead of all those who could not make it. You can’t do that.

Bangladesh’s players of the 1990s and early 2000s don’t have great stats but they were the best talent they had at the time. Their contribution also matters. Respect that
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Spot on. And selecting the worst from the best isn’t as easy as selecting the best from the worst.
 
Surprised to people mentioning Robin Singh. I remember him and Jadeja getting their hats out and resurrecting the innings in the middle-overs after a top-order wobble.

Or perhaps my memory is failing me and that only happened once in Sharjah when Wasim ran through the top-order.
 
Srikkanth was the batsman who gave the concept of hitting over the top in the first few overs in ODI. This concept was later taken to the next level by Greatbatch and Jayasurya. That way Srikkanth was a pioneer in ODI.
 
Robin Singh was the forerunner to Yuvraj Singh. If he is regarded as mediocre by those who have not seen him, then in future Yuvraj Singh could well be considered mediocre by next generation fans who would not have seen Yuvraj play.
 
freelance_cricketer said:
This is just an unfair discussion. All players who play for a considerable time for their nation have done on merit. They were among the best players available at the time. Even if statistically they are below everyone else they are still ahead of all those who could not make it. You can’t do that.

Bangladesh’s players of the 1990s and early 2000s don’t have great stats but they were the best talent they had at the time. Their contribution also matters. Respect that
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Bangladesh players of 90s and 00s were expected to be mediocre because we didn't have much domestic competitions. India had strong domestic competitions before the 80s and when ODIs became popular India already had experienced players and a good talent pool.

You could compare BD to Lanka and Ireland
 
Srikanth was 1983 WC final top scorer and in many people's eyes our MVP in 1985 B&H. Moreover he was a top ODI contributor for us in his playing days, also picked up a couple of 5fers. How can he even be in such a discussion?
 
Swashbuckler said:
Srikanth was 1983 WC final top scorer and in many people's eyes our MVP in 1985 B&H. Moreover he was a top ODI contributor for us in his playing days, also picked up a couple of 5fers. How can he even be in such a discussion?
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That is what happens when people just look at the statistics and form their judgement based on that.
 
Robin Singh is a spirited player .more of a patriotic soldier imo.had only limited range of shots .very valuable player those days even at 35-36 yrs
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
My Dad rates Robin Singh.

I beg to differ.

He was mediocre and someone who gets rated due to nostalgia imho.

Amazing fielder tho.

And very likeable.

Don't know if he was the worst Indian to play 100 ODIs tho.
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He was extremely mediocre, but Indian cricket was so short of talent and good players that he deserved a place in the team back then on merit. And yes, he was definitely the best fielder in our team during his time despite being well over 35.
 
Rightarmfast said:
Robin Singh was a pretty good player. Damn good player. Imagine a team which had no spine. He was one of the first players who had the fighting spirit, when everyone would give up, he would stand up till the end even if there would be wasim/shoaib/ donald on the other end.
Cant forget the ODI final in Bangladesh against Pakistan in which he scored very valuable runs . That was just about the beginning of a new era for Indian cricket, and he was instrumental.Also, cant forget the partnership between him and Jadeja in 99 WC against Australia,where he literally destroyed Warne.

People like Ravi Shastri/Prabhakar/mongia are the kinds who can be rated as the worst.
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He scored 88 in that match, very, very valuable runs.
 
hailian said:
Debashih Mohanty for me, not sure if he played 100 matches :)
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Not even the 'legendary' Venkatesh Prasad could give him a run for his money. Can't believe the type of bowlers we produced in the 90's. He took 4 wickets in the 1st innings of his debut Test against Sri lanka in 1997. And that made some fans believe that he could be a good term investment.
 
Robin Singh, Vinod Kambli, and Mohammad Kaif are my top 3. Dinesh Karthik could possibly join that list if India persist with picking him as a specialist batsman for some unfathomable reason.
 
Mamoon said:
Surprised to people mentioning Robin Singh. I remember him and Jadeja getting their hats out and resurrecting the innings in the middle-overs after a top-order wobble.

Or perhaps my memory is failing me and that only happened once in Sharjah when Wasim ran through the top-order.
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You are talking about 99WC match against Australia. And if my memory serves me right, Robin Singh and Saba Karim were the players who werent scared of facing Shoaib, Wasim, Waqar around 98-99
 
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Tough to pick any specialist and bowler from above list. Among A/R Shastri achieved more than Robin Singh.
 
the badness of shastri exceeds that of cricketing field - he has so scarily close career like kohli, although not as successful, flings with stars, almost marriage with amrita singh etc.

This is one of the reasons why I do not want shastri to be around kohli - he is absolutely a bad thing to happen to Indian cricket.
 
Mamoon said:
Surprised to people mentioning Robin Singh. I remember him and Jadeja getting their hats out and resurrecting the innings in the middle-overs after a top-order wobble.

Or perhaps my memory is failing me and that only happened once in Sharjah when Wasim ran through the top-order.
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They did it a few times. Most famous being the rescue effort in the 1999 World Cup when the two gave some hopes of a win. They took Warne apart like India famously did in the 90s.

As surprised as you at people singling Robin singh out. He was one of the most whole hearted and popular ODI cricketers of our infamous and corrupt 90s team.
 
jeetu said:
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Ravi Shastri opened the innings 49 times out of the 128 ODI's matches he played. Thats a very high percentage of batting in top order, that too as an opener. He played majority of his innings batting as an opener, no 2 and no 3 batsman! And hence his average, which is 4 more than Robin Singh.

Robin Singh played his entire career batting at no 6, or even lower than that. And still he managed to have an average of 25 odd. He used to mostly come around the 45th over or 40th over, thereabouts.

Robin Singh batted at No 3 in 3 innings. He scored 1 century, 1 half century and his strike rate was 81 odd! He was, what they call on PP, an impact player. No way can you compare him with Ravi Shastri.
Robins bowling was more of a breather to the other bowlers.
 
People who got to play 100 ODIs were the best available players at that time. One cannot compare them with players who came later and who achieved better records. For instance, it is not Venkatesh Prasad's fault if he was the best available new ball bowler during his time.
 
MP2011 said:
I shudder at mention of those dark days for Indian cricket. Robin Singh used to be a hero, such was the paucity of talent in Indian cricket at that time.
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It wasn't paucity of talent, but nepotism of the BCCI run by the horrible Raj Singh Dungarpur. There was a reason Mohinder Amarnath was dropped repeatedly dropped from the team, and a match fixer Azharuddin was made captain.
 
latecut said:
People who got to play 100 ODIs were the best available players at that time. One cannot compare them with players who came later and who achieved better records. For instance, it is not Venkatesh Prasad's fault if he was the best available new ball bowler during his time.
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I agree with this point. You dont play 100 ODIs and that too for a top side like India if you aint good enough.
 
Swashbuckler said:
Srikanth was 1983 WC final top scorer and in many people's eyes our MVP in 1985 B&H. Moreover he was a top ODI contributor for us in his playing days, also picked up a couple of 5fers. How can he even be in such a discussion?
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I remember Srikanth was the batsman the Indian fans would most look forward to. He had an extraordinary S/R for those times. You are right, he certainly doesn't belong in this conversation.
 
I used to be a fan of Mohammad Kaif boy now when I look back I always wonder how he managed to play so many ODIs and this is despite him being one of the great fielders.

His average is low but that is fine because he came #5, #6 or sometimes #7. But whats criminal is that his strike rate is 72!!!! This is an era where #6 onwards would regularly have strike rates of 85+.

How did he manage to play 125 freaking ODIs for a country with batting stocks which India had at the time?
 
Slog said:
I used to be a fan of Mohammad Kaif boy now when I look back I always wonder how he managed to play so many ODIs and this is despite him being one of the great fielders.

His average is low but that is fine because he came #5, #6 or sometimes #7. But whats criminal is that his strike rate is 72!!!! This is an era where #6 onwards would regularly have strike rates of 85+.

How did he manage to play 125 freaking ODIs for a country with batting stocks which India had at the time?
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Hope you like that autograph of his. :91:
 
Varun said:
Hope you like that autograph of his. :91:
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oh damn id forgotten that.

i lost it few years ago when we moved houses it seems. cant find it! :-(

had a small bat with autographs of kaif, ganguly and sehwag and also most of pak team from 2004 series.
 
Mamoon said:
Surprised to people mentioning Robin Singh. I remember him and Jadeja getting their hats out and resurrecting the innings in the middle-overs after a top-order wobble.

Or perhaps my memory is failing me and that only happened once in Sharjah when Wasim ran through the top-order.
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Naw it happened often, once Robin scored a ton against Lanka and the Dhakafinal against Pak as well, it's just that the 90s watchers appreciate him more and probably they are comparing him to Suffer Aussie or even Pakistani all rounders.
 
I think Kaif had a brief stint at number three and did well. Not to forget he was electric in the field. A decent player but was completely surplus to requirements once the likes of Dhoni and Raina came to the scene in the mid 2000’s.
 
If I had to choose I will go for Jadeja. Homeboy plays as an allrounder yet bats like a #11. Took him years to get his bowling figured out aswell. Came into the side with only his fielding, batting and bowling left alot to be desired.
 
Btw Robin Singh was far better skilled than hardik pandya. It's just that he wasn't given any special treatment and was basically sent to clean the mess most times. And he was a completely selfless player, would get out hitting in the final overs of first inning. I would take Robin Singh of 90s in the team today instead of Pandya.
 
light said:
If I had to choose I will go for Jadeja. Homeboy plays as an allrounder yet bats like a #11. Took him years to get his bowling figured out aswell. Came into the side with only his fielding, batting and bowling left alot to be desired.
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Fair point, hard to disagree. Him being called an all rounder is a joke.
 
How did KAIF play over 100 ODI's lol. And how did he miss 2007 wc despite being regular 2002-2006. Back in 07 wc I remember thinking they are missing someone, who is that guy. It was Md Kaif!
 
Hasan2K8 said:
How did KAIF play over 100 ODI's lol. And how did he miss 2007 wc despite being regular 2002-2006. Back in 07 wc I remember thinking they are missing someone, who is that guy. It was Md Kaif!
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His fielding was good , and at that time Indian management were looking to improve ground fielding.
 
Dinesh Mongia, member of the Indian team that made the ICC World Cup 2003 final, has announced retirement from all forms of cricket on Tuesday. The batting allrounder played 57 ODIs and one T20I during his international career that lasted six years.

Mongia, 42, who played domestic cricket for Punjab, had been banned by the BCCI for signing with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and remains the sole cricketer to have not being granted amnesty by the board despite it doing so for majority of those who participated in the aforementioned league.

Having made his India debut in 2001, Mongia went on to score 1230 runs at 27.95 alongside one century and four fifties. He was a left-arm spinner and took 14 wickets while performing the duties of a part-timer.

He broke into the national reckoning with some consistent performances in the domestic circuit. In 121 firs-class matches, he accumulated 8028 runs at 48.95 with 27 centuries and 28 half-centuries. In 198 List A matches, he struck 5535 runs at 35.25 including 10 hundreds and 26 half-centuries.

Apart from world cup appearance, Mongia's career-highlight remains 159 not out off 147 deliveries he hammered against Zimbabwe in the series-deciding fifth ODI in 2002 at Nehru Stadium in Guwahati. His 17 fours and a six powered India to 333/6 which proved decisive. He was awarded player of the match and also picked up the player of the series award as well.

https://www.cricketcountry.com/news...rom-all-forms-of-cricket-892739/amp/?p=892739
 
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