Top 15 Worst Cricketers in The World: Being an international cricketer is like being the best of the best. Representing your country takes a lot of talent, hard work, determination, and luck. If you perform well, you can quickly become famous in cricket. However, some players don’t do well on the international stage and don’t live up to their potential, gaining a certain level of negative reputation. This could be due to bad luck. In this article, we will look at some international cricketers with the most disappointing statistics.

15. Dion Ebrahim

Deon Ebrahim was a Zimbabwean batsman known for his excellent domestic cricket stats, which earned him a spot in the national team. However, he struggled to perform at the international level. In his brief career of 36 matches, he only scored 386 runs.

Matches: Tests/ODIs	0/36
Wickets: Tests/ODIs	0/286

14. Rod Marsh

Rod Marsh, a legend in first-class cricket, scored over 11,000 runs in 257 games. He became very good as a wicketkeeper. However, his batting didn’t meet expectations at the international level. He stayed in the Australian team longer than needed because there were no other wicketkeeper options.

Matches: Tests/ODIs	96/92
Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20s	3633/1225/0

13. Taijul Islam

Bangladeshi left-arm spinner Taijul Islam is the only player in international cricket to take both a hat-trick and an eight-wicket haul. He has impressive first-class stats, with 359 wickets in 84 matches. However, he struggled on the international stage, taking just 12 wickets in 9 One Day International (ODI) matches.

Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	35/9/2
Wickets: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	144/12/1

12. Rohan Gavaskar

Rohan Gavaskar is the son of famous Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar. In 117 first-class matches, Rohan scored 6,938 runs. However, his international career did not succeed. He was dropped from the Indian team after playing only 11 One Day Internationals (ODIs).

Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	0/11/0
Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	0/151/0

11. Shaun Udal

Due to his short career of just 11 ODIs, many people may not know this England spinner, who started in 1994. Shaun Udal did so well in domestic cricket that he was selected to play internationally. After bowling 612 balls, he took only 9 wickets for the England team.

His batting record is also not impressive. In his brief career of 7 innings, he scored just 35 runs.

Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	0/11/0
Wickets: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	0/9/0

10. Sajid Ali

Sajid Ali was a well-known name in domestic cricket and joined the Pakistan national cricket team in 1984. However, because of fitness problems and many injuries, he played only 13 ODIs in his career, scoring 130 runs in total.

Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	0/13/0
Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	0/130/0

9. Suruj Ragoonath

West Indian batsman Suruj Ragoonath made his debut for the team against Australia in 1999. In 66 first-class games, he scored 3,261 runs, which is a solid performance. However, he only played 2 Tests and scored 13 runs.

Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	2/0/0
Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	13/0/0

8. Mick Lewis

Australian bowler Mick Lewis made his international debut against New Zealand in 2005. He played 82 first-class matches and took 266 wickets. However, he had very few appearances at the international level, taking only 4 wickets in 2 ODIs and 7 wickets in 7 Tests.

Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	7/2/0
Wickets: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	7/4/0

7. Kieran Powell

Powell, known for his aggressive batting, initially impressed everyone but struggled to maintain consistent performance. He played in 44 Tests, 46 ODIs, and 1 T20I, with averages of 25.8, 22.8, and 12.0, respectively.

Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	44/46/1
Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	2113/1005/12

6. Chamara Kapugedera

Chamara Kapugedera is seen as one of the disappointments in Sri Lankan cricket. It could be due to bad luck or some other reason. However, his ODI records place him among the worst cricket players in the world.

Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	8/102/43
Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	418/1624/703

5. Hamish Rutherford

Rutherford played 16 Tests, 4 ODIs, and 8 T20s in his international career. In all three formats, his average score was under 25. The New Zealand opening batsman scored 7461 runs in 119 first-class matches, but his performances in international cricket were not very impressive.

Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	16/4/8
Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	755/15/151

4. Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra played his first Test match for India against New Zealand in 2003. He was known as a classic opening batsman who reached the top after great performances in domestic cricket. However, his international performances didn’t meet expectations. Chopra played 10 Test matches, averaging 23 runs. His weaknesses were soon exposed by bowlers. His short international career ended when the selectors dropped him due to his inconsistency.

Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	10/0/0
Wickets: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	437/0/0

3. James Franklin

James Franklin, a bowling all-rounder from New Zealand, played over 150 international matches, but he only averaged less than 20 runs with the bat in all formats. He did much better in domestic cricket, scoring 9,780 runs in 206 first-class games. However, he couldn’t make a big impact at the highest level, which is why he is considered one of the worst cricket players in the world.

Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	31/110/38
Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	808/1270/463

2. Nasir Jamshed

Nasir Jamshed, the opening batsman from Pakistan, was often talked about a lot. He is ranked second on our list of the worst cricketers in the world. His test average is under 15, and it’s below 32 in both ODIs and T20Is.

Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	2/48/18
Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	51/1418/363

1. Chamu Chibhabha

Chamu Chibhabha, an all-rounder from Zimbabwe, is often considered one of the worst cricketers in the world. He made his ODI debut in 2005 against New Zealand. His international cricket career is puzzling. Despite playing in almost 150 matches, he has only scored 3,209 runs.

Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	3/107/36
Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20Is	124/2418/667

Conclusion

The list above is open to discussion, and the factors may vary from person to person. However, we believe the cricketers did not perform as expected on the global stage. As a result, we have ranked them as some of the worst cricketers in the world.