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Who is the greatest allrounder of the game?

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24 Feb 2016 11:03 #293561 by TRINIDADDY
My ranking:

Sobers - the "great allrouder" prototype
Kallis - boring as hell but quietly wins games; responsible for taking SA to the top
I Khan - big match winner, revolutionised Pakistani cricket. Drives the ladies wild.
Kapil Dev - hilariously, has about 3 of the fastest test hundreds. Arguably India's first great bowler
I Botham - never really watched him; I only know of his exploits secondhand. Laziest commentator I've ever seen though.
A. Gilchrist - underrated. Looks like a friendly rodent. Was a T20 player before T20s.
Andy Flower - Hugely underrated. Averaged 50+. More a keeper/batsman all rounder though. Could also bowl.
Shaun Pollock - underrated. Donald overshadowed him as a bowler. Batted well vs big teams. Ginger.
Flintoff - for about 2 years, he was a beast. A huge game changer.
Angelo Mathews - Sri Lanka's new Mr Reliable. Too early to rate him.
Jomel Warrican - lol, this guy averages 65. He is currently West Indies' best batsman, and he's playing as a spin bowler.

Ben Stokes - too early to tell. Also ginger.

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24 Feb 2016 11:06 #293563 by ketchim
                     

Kapil Dev  : does not get enuff respeck  ;)

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24 Feb 2016 11:07 #293565 by ketchim

bonafide  Red  :)
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24 Feb 2016 11:11 #293568 by TRINIDADDY
People like Tendulkar, Kane Williamson and Joe Root would get classified as great all rounders if they bowled a bit more. Great batsmen are cunning part-time spin bowlers. Tendulkar in particular used to come on, bowl one or two overs, and effortlessly knock over big batsmen. Even Gayle and Marlon Samuels have a similar knack.

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24 Feb 2016 11:14 #293570 by pwarbi
Another vote here for Botham aswell, but as an Englishman that has banged Ian Botham's drum on every cricket forum going for a number of years now, that won't come as a shock to anybody.

For me, when you use the term all-rounder, Botham epitomizes exactly what an all-founder actually is and I think he often gets overlooked when people are talking about who's the best at this or that.

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24 Feb 2016 11:15 #293571 by Googley


where is HOOPER??!!  8)

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24 Feb 2016 11:25 #293574 by ketchim
Hooper is Guyanese : don't count !

Jamaicans ahead  :P

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24 Feb 2016 11:40 #293582 by TRINIDADDY

I prefer Hooper to Gayle and Samuels.

I wouldn't call either of them "great", though.

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24 Feb 2016 11:47 #293585 by ketchim
Samuels copied Hooper : posing for the Camera after a Stroke.

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24 Feb 2016 11:52 #293586 by TRINIDADDY
Samuels is always posing. The guy walks about like a fashion mannequin. Hooper used to smile once in a while at least.

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