The top five worst cricketers are often criticized for poor performance, lack of skill, low averages, and inability to adapt, making them infamous in the cricketing community for their struggles.
List of Worst International cricketers of all time.
5. Hamish Rutherford
Rutherford had an international career of 16 Tests, 4 ODIs, and 8 T20s. In all three formats, he had a scoring average below 25. The New Zealand opening batsman scored 7461 runs after playing 119 FC games, but his international cricket performances weren’t up to the mark.
| Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is | 16/4/8 |
| Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20Is | 755/15/151 |
4. Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra made his debut for India in a Test match against New Zealand in 2003. He was regarded as a traditional opener who rose to the top tier after giving outstanding first-class performances.
His international performances, however, fell short of expectations. Chopra participated in 10 tests, scoring 23 on average. His flaws were quickly made clear to the bowlers. His extremely brief international tenure ended when the selectors ignored him due to his inconsistent performances.
| 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 who played above 150 international games, averaging less than 20 runs with the bat across all formats. He performed much better at the domestic level, scoring 9780 runs in 206 FC games. However, at the game’s highest level, he could not make an impact. The reason why he is among the worst cricket player in the world.
| Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is | 31/110/38 |
| Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20Is | 808/1270/463 |
2. Nasir Jamshed
The Pakistani opening batsman Nasir Jamshed was always the subject of considerable hype. He takes the second position on our list of the worst cricketer in the world. His test average is under 15, and below 32 in ODIs and T20Is.
| Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is | 2/48/18 |
| Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20Is | 51/1418/363 |
1. Chamu Chibhabha
An all-round batsman for Zimbabwe, Chamu Chibhabha comes at number one on the list of the worst cricketer in the world. He made his ODI debut in 2005 versus New Zealand. His statistics in international cricket are confusing. Chamu participated in nearly 150 international games but has scored only 3,209 runs.
| Matches: Tests/ODIs/T20Is | 3/107/36 |
| Runs: Tests/ODIs/T20Is | 124/2418/667 |