Do you think mitchell johnson is an overrated bowler?

Question

I know he was good in the early phase of his career when he used to get the ball to nip back sometimes. But now all that he's doing is angling the ball across the right hander and is not very effective in tests when batsmen get a good sighter of him. Yes, he can knock over tailenders with his pace but that doesn't make him a good bowler. In the india vs australia test series in australia he was not at all good and he even struggle against the west indies in test. The question is valid as the auustralians rate him very highly and dennis lillee even once said that he is once in a millianium bowler

Answer 1

yes he is a good bowler , but not supermen like Akram ,Mcrgath Akthar or Lee

Answer 2

He is good when the track is assisting the bowlers and on batting wickets he is a run bank 4 batsmen to cash in.

Answer 3

No, but Tait is

Answer 4

He did OK in the Carribbean, & as he is young he has a ways to go, but I don't think he's overrated, I haven't heard anyone praising him extravagantly, just admiring the wkts he did get.

Answer 5

How can a kid who has just started out in International Cricket be refered to as over-rated?...

Mitchell has had a great start to his career...

He has played in 9 test matches and has taken 34 wickets with an average of 32.88..Best is 4/41 which he got on a recent tour of West Indies...

By no means can you call him over rated.As Ghost of many users said Shaun Tait is the over rated one...

Mitchell Johnson is a young kid with a huge cricket career in front of him...