#4 Michael Bevan (Australia)- Tests
Hailed as the greatest finisher of his times in One Day Internationals, Australian lower middle order batsman, Michael Bevan had an inauspicious Test career. Possessing a shrewd cricketing brain, Bevan could manipulate the field at will and had the technique to survive in Test cricket.
However, contrary to expectations, Bevan could never replicate his One Day heroics in the longest format of the game. A disappointing average of 29.07 after 18 Tests saw him being dumped from the Test team. This was in spite of averaging a whopping 57 in First Class cricket.
Bevan's inability to transform his First-class and One Day form to Tests was considered an unknown mystery.
But it really was a technical glitch that prevented him from succeeding. His issues with the short pitch delivery halted his Test career. International bowlers could exploit his weakness to perfection in Tests. In ODIs, where only one short ball per over was allowed at the time, he continued to flourish.
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