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Is Afridi the worst player to play over 100 Odi's

masterblaster

International Captain
The man's got a lot of talent no doubt about that. I've always rated him as a bowler and when on song his batting can be brilliant. It's too bad that he always bats without a brain and that he hasn't lived up to his full batting potential. A batting average of around 23 in Limited Overs cricket is terrible for a man of his talent. He always saves his best for India though, in tests and ODI's.
 

Xuhaib

International Coach
Was having a discussion with one of my mates and he certainly thinks so, I on the other hand eventhough being deeply dissapointed by his batting exploits certainly thinks he merits a place in the team based on him bowling alone.

Just want to see a general consensus on Afritard.
 

Precambrian

Banned
Apart from some Bangladeshi players, I think Yes. Definitely the best example of one being in the team for past exploits than present form.
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Is Afridi the worst player to play over 100 Odi's?
Not quite - Ricardo Powell was even worse, as he can't bowl.

But Afridi is certainly easily 2nd-worse.

Presuming, of course, we're counting for ODI-standard sides only.
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Hmm, seems he only played 78, how strange.

Must've been worst to play 75 ODIs that I had him down as then - certainly had him down as "worst to play <___> ODIs" at some point.
 

four_or_six

Cricketer Of The Year
Hmm... was looking up Vaughan because I thought their stats must be similar, but Vaughan only played 86.
 

Precambrian

Banned
Hmm... was looking up Vaughan because I thought their stats must be similar, but Vaughan only played 86.
List of all ODI players who have played more than 100 matches, with the worst Bat averages. The top 15 or 20 are occuppied by bowlers. But there are some who deserve a mention

Azhar Mahmood - 18.10
Rashid Latif - 19.20
D Richardson - 19.72
N Mongia - 20.19 (Thats a suprise ; thought Mongia was a useful bat)
H Bashar - 21.68 - Probably worst average for a specialist batsman.
 

Precambrian

Banned
List of bowlers with worst average (Min qualification : 100 matches and 75 wickets)

Again,

Azhar Mahmood - 123 wickets @ 39. So I think he qualifies as the worst player to play 100 matches, given his poor batting record as well.
 

Xuhaib

International Coach
List of bowlers with worst average (Min qualification : 100 matches and 75 wickets)

Again,

Azhar Mahmood - 123 wickets @ 39. So I think he qualifies as the worst player to play 100 matches, given his poor batting record as well.
Yup. I knew he was useless this just confirms it.
 

thierry henry

International Coach
List of bowlers with worst average (Min qualification : 100 matches and 75 wickets)

Again,

Azhar Mahmood - 123 wickets @ 39. So I think he qualifies as the worst player to play 100 matches, given his poor batting record as well.
I think Vincent, a non-bowler averaging 27, shades him- especially since Vincent's average includes a century v Canada and a MASSIVE century against Zimbabwe
 

Richard

Cricket Web Staff Member
Pramodya Wickramasinghe?

A specialist bowler who took 109 wickets in 134 matches, at an average of 40.
Meh, Wickremasinghe was an OK bowler IMO. Nothing remotely special or anything, not even as good as Nuwan Zoysa, but a decent third seamer to back-up Vaas and Zoysa and should've played a bit more than he did.

Vaas-Zoysa-Wickremasinghe-Dharmasena-Murali was a potentially pretty good attack that virtually never played together.
 

NZTailender

I can't believe I ate the whole thing
I think Vincent, a non-bowler averaging 27, shades him- especially since Vincent's average includes a century v Canada and a MASSIVE century against Zimbabwe
Wouldn't start your car without checking for bombs underneath it if I were you...
 

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