Bad cricketers who played too long

[subshakerz]

Who are the poor players that stayed in teams much longer than could be justified?

 

[ataraxia]

Dennis Lillee.

 

[Starfighter]

Well usually they weren't bad to start off with, which is why they were initially selected.

But England's sporadic recalls of Brian Close might fit the bill. Had a rather mediocre FC record for someone who played so long too.

 

[Silver Silva]

Well the one that immediately sticks out is Rubel Hossain ..

How do you justify 27 tests with a bowling average of 76 ?

 

[Socerer 01]

Well the one that immediately sticks out is Rubel Hossain ..

How do you justify 27 tests with a bowling average of 76 ?

when the rest are even worse

 

[Silver Silva]

when the rest are even worse

They waited a while to debut Ebadot , he was better, Al Amin was better , ..they could have debuted Saifuddin atleast he can bat etc

 

[Coronis]

Ramprakash, Hick, Crawley

 

[Starfighter]

They waited a while to debut Ebadot , he was better, Al Amin was better , ..they could have debuted Saifuddin atleast he can bat etc

Playing another spinner was also a generally a better option for them, even in unfavourable conditions.

 

[Starfighter]

Mike Gatting's last five years were generally execrable and he probably should have been discarded earlier.

 

[Adders]

Ramprakash, Hick, Crawley

You know your obsession with all things English really should be a concern for you......get some therapy you bore.

 

[Silver Silva]

Martin Guptill for NZ .

Fantastic white ball player but never got going in Test cricket despite playing 47 test matches..

Its really bizarre how he never tried to adopt a more attacking strategy in Tests when he was around the likes of Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum , his Test SR was only 46 ...

Had he accepted that he was a dasher maybe he would have had more success in Test cricket like Ben Duckett did when he was reintroduced to Tests in a Bazball set up.

 

[subshakerz]

Mohd Sami for Pakistan. Great debut and nothing much afterwards.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ramprakash and Hick had great FC records so they were worth persisting with even if it didn't work out, although in Ramprakash's case many of his big FC seasons came after he was dropped for good IIRC

 

[Coronis]

You know your obsession with all things English really should be a concern for you......get some therapy you bore.

Just being honest mate. tbf, because English play the most, they’re the most likely to have players in this category.

Rahane is a recent player who comes to mind

 

[BazBall21]

Mike Gatting's last five years were generally execrable and he probably should have been discarded earlier.

Being prolific in FC helped his cause. Good medium pace and wrist spin basher. Weaker v high pace.

 

[Ali TT]

Just being honest mate. tbf, because English play the most, they’re the most likely to have players in this category.

Rahane is a recent player who comes to mind

A bit tough to call Rahana bad.

If you're picking on England players, I'd probably go for some of those "new Bothams" from the 90s.

 

[Coronis]

A bit tough to call Rahana bad.

If you're picking on England players, I'd probably go for some of those "new Bothams" from the 90s.

In terms of selection and his team’s talent, there is no way Rahane should have played 86 tests. Maybe he’s not “bad” but with the calibre of cricketers India is currently producing he should never have played as much as he did.

 

[Ali TT]

In terms of selection and his team’s talent, there is no way Rahane should have played 86 tests. Maybe he’s not “bad” but with the calibre of cricketers India is currently producing he should never have played as much as he did.

Yeah, I suspect he was kept on because unlike some of the younger players over recent years he had a reputation at least of making important contributions overseas.

 

[capt_Luffy]

In terms of selection and his team’s talent, there is no way Rahane should have played 86 tests. Maybe he’s not “bad” but with the calibre of cricketers India is currently producing he should never have played as much as he did.

I mean, for a good chunk of his career he was productive especially away. But yeah, agree he should had been benched atleast 2 years before he was.

 

[Silver Silva]

Imran Farhat and Shan Masood