Top 5 "beards that are feared" in world cricket

2) Moeen Ali

Plagued by inconsistency, Moeen Ali was always under the firing line

The swashbuckling cricketer from Birmingham is one of the most dynamic batsmen English cricket ever has had. Somewhere down the line, his pugnacious potential couldn’t convert into consistent performances.

Graeme Swann’s sudden retirement served him with a place as an off-spinner, but soon he demonstrated tremendous potential with the willow too. He notched up the third fastest ton in ODIs from 72 balls by an English batsman in 2014 versus Sri Lanka.

India is known for flamboyance in playing spin bowling and Moeen Ali, in the 2014 series in England, wreaked havoc in their batting line-up with 19 wickets in 5 matches that included one five-wicket haul.

Though he sparked glimpses of sheer brilliance in the top order for England, erratic shows with the willow turned out to be a bone in the flesh in Moeen’s batting career. From being a top order smasher, he currently comes in at the lower middle order in the ODI circuit.