5 cricketers who disappointed in 2015
Because of the demanding nature of the sport and the packed schedule of matches these days, it is challenging even for the best cricketers to perform consistently at all times. Bad patches are quite common in sport but sometimes it is cruel enough to bring a reputed international career to its end.Players struggle for long periods only to bounce back later while others simply call it quits when they realise that time is not on their side.Let us look at 5 international cricketers of whom a lot was expected, but who ended up disappointing us this year.
#5 Michael Clarke
The passage of time is perhaps the only constant in life and it is sad to reflect on how even the greatest lose their power with time. With Clarke, the end was perhaps a bit premature but he had been bravely fighting a losing battle against his body.
Long injury layoffs and a poor run of form made life difficult for Clarke and his batting average nose-dived this year. He could manage only 219 runs at an average of 36.50 in ODIs this year. His highest for this year in ODIs was a valiant 74 against the Kiwis as he led his team to World Cup glory.
Everyone thought that Clarke would hang up his boots, but he chose to play on in Tests. He had a disastrous Ashes series in England, where he and his team looked clueless against the moving ball and he retired soon after. He finished with a batting average of 21.10 in Test matches for this year.