T20 World Cup 2024: Team wise most overrated batters of the league stage

The group stage of the T20 World Cup 2024 is nearing its end with almost all the teams having completed four matches each. The first and second-placed teams from each of the four groups will now compete in the Super Eight stage starting from June 19.

India and United States from Group A, Australia and England from Group B, Afghanistan and West Indies from Group C, and Bangladesh will probably join South Africa to represent Group D. With some associate nations putting up a serious fight, big names like New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka failed to qualify for the next round.

Unlike regular T20 games, the tournament has so far witnessed low-scoring encounters, with the batters facing some serious challenges in finding runs due to the tricky nature of the pitches. Many big guns who were expected to light up the mega event with their scintillating batting displays have disappointed in the league stage and had a significant impact on their team's performance.

Here are the most overrated batters of the top 10 teams in the league stage of the T20 World Cup 2024:

10. Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan)

Afghanistan's bowling has been excellent as usual, but with their batting starting to fire, they look to be one of the top contenders this time around. However, it is important to note that most of their batting credit goes to opening batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran. Azmatullah Omarzai has failed to showcase his all-round ability as he scored just 40 runs in three matches.

9. Litton Das (Bangladesh)

Litton Das is one of the most experienced campaigners in the Bangladesh team who has played over 80 T20I matches so far. However, the keeper-batter failed to bring his expertise to bear in the ongoing World Cup. Das was dismissed for single-digit scores in two of the three matches. His highest score was 36 in the first match against Sri Lanka, but that came at a concerning strike rate of 94.74.   

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