Cricket: 5 world-class batsmen who were made to look ordinary in India

Batsmanship in cricket over the years has been evaluated by the performances overseas. Batsmen become true legends if they are able to play overseas as good as they do on their home conditions. Players from subcontinent find it hard to adjust on the fast pitches of countries like Australia, South Africa and England. Similarly players from those places face the spin tests in the subcontinent.There have been absolute legends of the game who have scored thousands of runs all over the world across all formats but had struggled to get going on the slow decks of India.Here are 5 such world-class batsmen who at times failed to make an impact in Indian conditions:

#1 Hashim Amla

Amla’s terrific record in India has been spoiled by a poor tour

In the ongoing South Africa’s tour of India, Amla has failed to repeat the heroics of the last tour. Last time he refused to get out at all, this time he has had a forgettable outing.

In the 3 test matches so far, he has averaged a mere 18. Though the pitches have been extremely difficult to bat on, Amla’s approach against the spinners has not been yielding him much runs. Perhaps more than the demons in the pitch, it has been the threat of the turning ball which has made him lose his wickets. He was even out leaving a straight ball off Ravindra Jadeja that went on to hit the middle stump.

In the ODIs, where South Africa had a fruitful time winning the series 3-2, Amla ended up with a meagre average of 17.8. His dry run though did not affect the team much because of other’s contributions, but a prolific run-getter like him has had a tour to forget.