5 batsmen who struggled in formats they were expected to excel in

#3 Mark Ramprakash (England) – Tests

A county giant but a huge failure in Tests

A domestic hero, Mark Ramprakash was among the most gifted batsmen in the county circuit. At 21, he was selected for England but failed to make a mark. He continued to have a stop-start International career but never could show at least half of the success he had in County Cricket.

Ramprakash averaged above 100 in two successive seasons for Surrey Cricket Club and had an overall First-class average of 40+, scoring 13,273 runs. But in Tests, the numbers took a hit as he averaged just 27.32 in 52 Tests with just two hundreds as against 114 in First-class cricket.

Even the quality of County cricket came under scrutiny after Ramprakash's unceremonious Test career. But it wasn't as complex as many thought. Ramprakash, despite racking up tons of runs, never could kick on after getting starts in his Test career.

Only two of his fourteen scores above 50 were converted to hundreds and the lack of those big hundreds contributed to him lacking confidence in International Cricket.