Sachin Saga: 5 most overrated players in Sachin Tendulkar's latest game

Morne Morkel - a ranking too high?
Morne Morkel - a ranking too high?

The cricket crazy fans across the world will have a lot to cheer about as a latest game has hit the market, featuring one of India's biggest cricketing champions, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.

The little master launched the 'Sachin Saga Cricket Champions', the latest cricket game a couple of days ago which can be downloaded in Android phones through the Play Store and IOS as well.

While the game showcases decent graphics, the structure of the game is similar to that of FIFA where the user achieves a set of goals to go up on levels and unlock players in the game. Yesteryear greats such as Viv Richards, Brian Lara, Glenn McGrath can be unlocked with certain tasks while modern-day cricketers such as Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and all-time Indian greats Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, Kapil Dev etc are also a part of the game.

As the levels increase, better players can be unlocked but what has come to surprise a lot of players is the surprisingly high rating of some players, who have been given quite a high rating over others. Here's the list of five such over-rated players in the game.


#5 Morne Morkel - 175 (Bowling)

The South African speedster has been a vital cog in South Africa's bowling attack for a long time but injuries have often consumed a majority of his career which raises the question - Is he worth 175 rating points which are 11 more than Dale Steyn?

Morkel has done well for his 276 wickets from 79 test matches and 186 wickets from 112 ODIs and was the leading wicket-taker for South Africa in the 2015 World Cup but since then, his depleting form has not gone unnoticed.

What's more, he's only five points below Australian pacer Mitchell Starc, who has had a phenomenal run but has only 180 points to his name which raises eyebrows on his high rating.

#4 Kapil Dev - 192 (bowling)

Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev

India's World Cup-winning captain in 1983, Kapil Dev is placed on top as per Indian bowler's rankings as part of the game. Next to him is Anil Kumble, who has 158 rating points to his name.

Australian spin legend Shane Warne is placed second on the bowler's list headed by Pakistan's all-time great Wasim Akram, who leads the list with 200 points.

What is interesting to note is that Kapil Dev is placed above the likes of Glenn Mcgrath (188) and Imran Khan (155) and although the ex-Indian all-rounder was an instrumental part of India's bowling attack, his high rating has been a major talking point.

#3 Trent Boult - 177 (Bowling)

Boult is one of the premier left-arm pacers in the world
Boult is one of the premier left-arm pacers in the world

Left-arm New Zealand pace sensation Trent Boult, who has been a consistent performer for the Black Caps is placed eighth on the bowler's charts which has turned out to be a tough one to swallow.

Undoubtedly one of the biggest exponents of swing with the new ball in hand, Boult has been a gigantic part of New Zealand's success off-late and was a lethal weapon but the real probe, in this case, would be - Is he more valuable than Imran Khan or Anil Kumble, who is India's leading wicket-taker in test matches?

He is also just a couple of points ahead of the South African pace duo of Steyn (164), Morkel (175) which further questions the rating assigned to the pacer.

#2 Chris Gayle - 165 (Batting)

Gayle has been a massive figure in T20 cricket
Gayle has been a massive figure in T20 cricket

The West Indian marauder, who holds the record for the highest score in the BPL, CPL and the IPL has been an absolute threat in the smallest format of the game and has gone on to represent 15+ franchise across the globe, outlining his importance and destructiveness in T20 cricket at the top of the order.

However, his international career has been struck by a string of controversies that have seen him lose out on a lot of time in West Indies colours. His return to international cricket has not been the rosiest either that focuses on the morale behind his high rating.

Moreover, Adam Gilchrist (140), Sanath Jayasuriya (105), Rahul Dravid (155) amongst others all enjoyed a fabulous career that could have well placed them above the big Jamaican.

#1 Imran Tahir -171 (Bowling)

Tahir in action for South Africa
Tahir in action for South Africa

The wily wrist spinner has made a huge mark in international cricket with his bowling but his rating on the 'Sachin Saga' game has come under the scanner.

Rated higher than Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh (152) and Ravichandran Ashwin (161) and Ravi Jadeja (69), Tahir has made it to the third highest-ranked spinner behind Shane Warne and Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan.

While a lot of Tahir's success can be attributed to the T20 format, 57 wickets from 36 matches at an economy of 6.80 do paint a pretty picture but his dip in form off-late stripped him from his top rank in the T20 bowlers' rankings and is now placed fifth on the charts.