5 most overrated Test cricketers since 2000

#4 Imran Tahir

Imran Tahir has not been able to replicate his limited-overs success in Test cricket

Apart from Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal, no other spinner has been able to make as much of a sustained impact as Imran Tahir in ODIs and T20Is played in this decade. However, the same skills that have made him a lethal weapon in white-ball cricket have prevented him from achieving success in the Test arena. In an era where spin playing capacity is not much to speak of, his flatter trajectory and stump-to-stump line have enabled opposition batsmen to milk him without taking risks in red-ball cricket.

After impressing in the 50-over format, South Africa did not wait too long to hand him his maiden Test cap. A lot was expected of him as the Proteas looked towards the leg-spinner to solve their slow bowling woes. Notwithstanding the flash-in-the-pan match-winning spell against Pakistan in Dubai, the Lahore-born cricketer has not been able to suit his game to the demands of Test cricket. From 20 matches thus far, he has picked 57 scalps at an average of 40.24 and economy-rate of 3.50.