5 Test Legends who had a less successful career in ODI Cricket

Micheal Atherton (England)

Atherton captained England in 54 Test matches.

Michael Atherton is one of the most naturally gifted cricketers in the history of English Cricket. As the perfect heir to Graham Gooch at the top of the order, Atherton was the poster boy of the English Cricket in the second half of the 90s who became synonymous with his fantastic batting as well as leadership skills.

Captaining England in a then-record 54 Test matches between 1994 and 1999, Atherton's Test career lasted for 13 years before he was forced to retire due to back injuries in 2013. In that period, however, he accumulated 7,728 runs in the 115 matches that he played and emerged as one of the most formidable batsmen in the whole world. He, however, was marred with the same disease as most other English batsmen - Failure in the shorter format.

Despite playing over 100 Test matches in his career, Atherton was never a permanent member of the ODI team and hence only played 54 ODI matches for the English team, out of which he played as a captain in 43 of them. A record of 1,791 runs at an average of 35 wasn't enough to warrant him a place in the team as he was dropped from the ODI team in 1998, 3 years before his retirement.