Laziest cricket XI of all time

The explosive opener was best known to 'stand and deliver.' However, when it came to running between the wickets or behind the ball to field, the Nawab of Najafgarh didn't have an easy time. After the 2011 World Cup, Sehwag was always under Dhoni's scanner for his less-than-extraordinary fielding.

If you have ever seen Chris Gayle take a single or a two, it would almost seem like strolling between the wickets rather than running. However, the West Indian southpaw's big-hitting prowess makes up for all the slow running and the sluggish fielding.

Rohit Sharma has been infamous for running Virat Kohli out quite often in ODIs. Many have blamed Rohit's laziness in the face of Kohli's agility between the wickets. Interestingly, out of 5 times Rohit has ran Kohli out the opener went on to score tons on four occasions. Two turned out to be double-centuries. But many would point out that Rohit's effortless shots, specially his sixes seem so effortless that it could be mistaken for lazy elegance at its best.

Another great who showcased the same elegance and the effortlessness while batting was the former Pakistani captain. No matter however fast the ball came, Inzy had all the time in the world when it came to playing shots. His running between the wickets have often been a subject of ridicule or even frowned upon on.

If there existed a yo-yo test in the yesteryears, the former cricketer would possibly have never led his side or even got a place in the playing XI. However, Ranatunga's cricketing brains and his bat took care of his shortcomings in the field or running between the wickets.

The Pakistan skipper was heavily trolled for yawning during the teams World Cup encounter with India. The trolls and especially the Pakistani fans were relentless in their criticisms after Sarfaraz's side lost to their arch-rivals. Pictures of the captain shopping for burgers days before the match went viral.

The off-spinner batsman had lashed out at his critics and defended him of being fat by saying, "I've never thought that being fat was a negative point. Why can't people realise that my extra strength is because of that? If I lose weight, I don't know what will happen." In the same interview to Espn Cricinfo, Powar said that since he had a a wife and family to take care of, he didn't have extra time to work on his fitness. He felt that at international levels, one should be only judged by cricketing abilities alone.

Samit Patel's then captain Kevin Pietersen had claimed that despite his talent, the all-rounder was not interested in working on his fitness. Pietersen had called him "unfit, fat and lazy." Eventually, a string of lacklustre performances after a promising start to his career and his fitness issues led him permanently out of the English side.

Nehra's injuries often came between him and his career. Having undergone 12 surgeries in his 18-year-long international career, Nehra always managed to stay in relevance. Many of his critics felt that some of his injuries were a direct outcome of his unimpressive fitness levels. How was Nehra as a fielder? "To be honest, fielding was a weak area of my game," Nehra had said to the Times of India back in 2008.

Ordinary fielding had become the order of the day for this lanky pacer. Letting the ball pass through him on numerous occasions didn't go well with either management of the fans. Patel's pace considerably declined and his tryst with injuries didn't bode well for his career.

Yuvraj Singh once joked that when it comes to being lazy on the field, it is none other than Zaheer. Former India's bowling coach Bruce Reid had called Zaheer 'mentally lazy' as he often 'slipped into a comfort zone'.