Here are the 5 most underrated international cricketers of all-time

1. Damien Martyn

Similar to India, Australia have honed plenty of talent but many of them have failed to get noticed for their impressive performances and earn the 'legendary' status. It is said that the strength of a team can be determined by how good the players on the bench are. Such was the scenario during the ‘Golden Age’ of Australian cricket during the late 90’s and early 2000’s, led by Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.

While the 'Kangaroos' were dominating with the likes of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Jason Gillespie, Adam Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds among the ranks, there was Damien Martyn who silently kept contributing to the team's growing dominance, without ever escalating to a pedestal as high as that occupied by the aforementioned cricketers.

The right-handed middle-order blossomed into a feathery artist who played elegant cricketing shots which left many players on the field awestruck. Despite having a shaky start to his early, Martyn rose to glory when he scored his maiden Test century in the first Ashes test at Edgbaston in 2001. 

His stint with the national team saw him aggregate 4406 runs in 67 Tests and 5346 runs in 208 ODIs, with a career best knock of 165 runs. He also played four T20Is for the Aussies, with a high score of 96 and strike-rate of over 162.

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