I don't know why you are mentioning Badrinath or Pathan here. Neither of them were particularly good later on. Badrinath because he is incapable of slogging and Pathan because he has only strength but no ability. As much as I dislike symonds they were not even half the player he was.
I just mentioned to highlight how early a player can be judged. Badrinath was judged in fewer appearances, Yusuf in more and that was mainly down to their batting position. And I'm not saying any of those were as good as Symonds
