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5 batsmen who were bad runners between the wicket

There is fame to be gained for your batting prowess. There is also infamy to be earned when the batting prowess is in inversely related to one's inability to run between the wickets.There have been solid batsmen who flourished at the crease only to flounder like a fish out of water between the creases. Some batsmen charge ahead with dogged determination, heedless that what they are considering to be a blazing speed is actually coming across as a peaceful crawl.These ground-bound leviathans could hold their own at the crease, but problems arose when they had to cease holding and commence moving away from the crease. This has time and time again led to hilarious dismissals. It has also attracted controversy arising from calling a runner, along with the world taking shots at the fitness of the batsman.In wake of another dismissal between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli while running, here are five batsmen who were not very adept at running between the wickets. 

#1 Inzamam-ul-haq

Inzamam-ul-haq did not have the best luck running between the wickets

Inzamam-ul-Haq had a number of unfortunate experiences running between the wickets. One would be remiss if one attempted to pick one. Inzamam was an adept batsman who has amassed a respectable tally of runs over his career. But he also gained notoriety for his dismissals while running out, or when his partner was run out owing to some confusion.

Commentators even began prefacing an announcement of his run out with “And yet again Inzamam is run out.” or “To no one's surprise Inzamam is run out once again.” His mishaps at running became a running joke. He was run out 40 times over the 350 ODI innings he played.

One should take into accout the fact that Inzamam has scored 11739 runs in his ODI career. That is nothing to sneeze at. Having said that however, he does hold the distinction of faring rather poorly between the wickets. Somthing which affected the batsman on the other end of the crease more than a few times.

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