10 most overrated players in the history of cricket 

#4 Srinivas Venkataraghavan

Srinivas Venkataraghavan (left) during his umpiring days

Sometimes, close association with greatness often bestows the epithet great on players who might not be deserving of that, and former Indian off-spinner Srinivas Venkataraghavan, is a fine example of that.

Make no mistake, he was an excellent spin bowler in his own right and enjoyed a remarkably long international career (1965-1983).

However, he was nowhere near the three bowlers who made up the rest of the famed Indian spin quartet.

The fact that Venkat had been included in that august company, made many believe that he was perhaps as good as them but he wasn’t, and a Test average of 36.11, is proof that he is not quite up there with the best (Chandra had an average of 29.74, Bedi clocked 28.71 and Prasanna averaged 30.38). A bit overrated.