14 Cricketers, pros of a format and amateur of other - The one format wonders

14 Cricketers, pros of a format and amateur of other – The one format wonders: Cricket is a diversified sport where the different formats of game requires diversified set of skills and dynamics without which adaptation to any given format becomes improbable. For example in Test cricket there is a severe test of technique and temperament of a batsman where bowlers can set him up as they have the license to bowl longer spells. If a batsman seems vulnerable against bouncers in Tests then the bowler can expose him in Tests but in ODIs, there are limited chances of doing so.

Over the years, there have been players who couldn’t replicate their magic of one format into another and got type casted either as limited overs specialists or vice-versa.

CricTracker prepares an exclusive list of 14 Cricketers, pros of a format and amateur of other – The one format wonders:

1. Justin Langer (Australia):

Langer might be short but his mighty achievements in Test cricket stands tall. The 106 Test match veteran plundered 7696 runs with 23 tons at a staggering average of 45. But, Justin couldn’t leave his mark in limited overs cricket as in 8 ODIs, he could only manage 160 runs. The experts believed that his game was tailor-made for Tests and it couldn’t keep up to the pace of ODI cricket.

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