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Who Are The Most Underrated Cricketers of ALL Time?!
Ep. 24
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Welcome back to Beard Before Wicket with Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Nubaid Haroon.
In this episode the boys discuss the MOST underrated cricketers ever and attempt to build the perfect XI. Some greats like Amla, Smith, Dravid all get a mention!
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00:00 - Introduction to the Underrated XI Concept
00:30 - Discussion on Graeme Smith's Career and Impact
01:40 - Highlighting Sanath Jayasuriya's Influence and Stats
03:14 - Saeed Anwar and Elegance in Batting
04:02 - Herschelle Gibbs and South Africa's Underrated Players
04:48 - Damien Martyn and Batting Technique Appreciation
05:44 - Hashim Amla's Consistent Excellence
06:24 - Marcus Trescothick's Unique Batting Style
07:31 - Other Notable Underrated Players
08:10 - Discussing Younis Khan
09:10 - Chaminda Vaas and His Underrated Bowling
09:49 - Are Rahul Dravid and Tillakaratne Dilshan underrated?
10:30 - Andy Flower's Batting and Coaching Legacy
11:43 - Other Notable Underrated Players
12:38 - Shaun Pollock's Bowling
13:27 - Carl Hooper's Batting and Bowling Contributions
14:32 - Ross Taylor and English Players' Underrated Status
15:26 - Building the Underrated XI Batting Lineup
18:15 - Selecting the Underrated XI Bowlers
25:54 - Finalizing the Underrated XI Bowling and All-Rounders
28:15 - Final Underrated XI
31:01 - What's happening on the NEXT Episode
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