Irfan Pathan reveals who was the most under-rated cricketer in the world

Irfan Pathan has come forward and said that Rahul Dravid is most under-rated cricketer. Dravid is one of few batsmen to have scored over 10,000 runs in both Test and One Day International Cricket. 

'Most under-rated cricketer': Irfan Pathan

“Most, most, most underrated cricketer in world. Dravid was 100 percent a great captain. He was very clear on whatever he wanted from team", said Irfan during an Instagram live video chat show ‘Beyond Field'.

“Every captain has ir way. re are captains who think differently, and Rahul Dravid was also one captain who thought differently, but he was very clear in his communication. He would tell ‘this is your role and you have to work accordingly", veteran all-rounder ded.

Sourav Ganguly's captaincy ended in 2005 after his fallout with former Australian cricketer/captain-turned coach Greg Chappell. Dravid who was Ganguly's deputy till that point in time succeeded him in 2005 and captained national team till 2007. Under his tenure, Team India beat Pakistan 4-1 in away ODI series in early 2006, registered ir first-ever Test series win against West Indies on Caribbean soil after a long wait of 35 years, won a Test series in England following year and registered 17 consecutive wins while chasing in One-Day International cricket.

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lowest point in his captaincy career happened when Men In Blue h suffered a humiliating group-st exit in World Cup 2007 after losing ir opening match against n minws Banglesh and a must-win encounter against eventual runners-up Sri Lanka. He relinquished captaincy after a bilateral series against England later that year. Mahendra Singh Dhoni succeeded him as Indian limited-overs captain while spin legend Anil Kumble was appointed as Test skipper till his retirement in late 2008. 

champion batsman anunced his retirement from international cricket in March 2012 and continued playing franchise cricket for ar year before calling it a day in October 2013.

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