5 most underrated Indian cricketers
Some Indian cricketers achieved great success but were overshadowed by the popularity of their teammates.
2. Murali Vijay
Another domestic stalwart in the list, Murali Vijay managed to get decent opportunities and put in his best efforts to justify with numbers. But the recently retired top-order batter never got the recognition he deserved.
With 3982 runs from 61 Tests at an average of almost 40, Vijay was involved in many impactful innings throughout his career. His biggest impact came against the mighty Australian team and that too in red-ball cricket. He scored 1324 runs at an average of 47.28 from 15 Tests against Australia, including to back-to-back 150s.
All his 12 Test centuries came while playing as opener, and he is only behind Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag in the list of openers with most centuries for India. But very few appreciated his contribution and fewer thanked the player for his service when he announced retirement in January 2023.
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