10 most overrated players in the history of cricket 

#6 Matthew Wade

Matthew Wade couldn't successfully replace Adam Gilchrist

Following the retirement of Adam Gilchrist (perhaps the greatest wicketkeeper-batsman of all time), Australian cricket seemed to be in a fix as they scrambled to find his replacement.

However, it proved futile and understandably so, in 2012, eventually, they unearthed Matthew Wade, who was a wicketkeeper and also batted left-handed.

He is a capable stroke-player, but, the comparisons with Gilchrist and the fact that he was going to be a solution for that gaping hole seemed way off the mark.

In the end, it proved to be a case of incredible overestimation of a player’s talent as Wade generally struggled in international with both the bat and the gloves.

An average of 28.58 in 22 Tests, 25.75 in 94 ODIs, and 19.91 in 26 T20Is, is ample proof that he is among the most overrated cricketers to have ever played the game.