Top 10 Greatest All-Rounders of All Time in Test Cricket
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Quite an easy list to put together in terms of who goes on it...but the question is what is the correct order?? Let us know in the comments what you think.
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The fact that he showed ranveer singh instead of Kapil Dev in the name introduction is hilarious 🤣
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Sir jacques kallis, sir Ian botham, kapil paaji and imran khan were gem of a player. As most of the player in the list were a batting all rounder or bowling all rounder. But, these 4 were completely amazing with bowl as well as bat. 💎
Yes all 4 were dangerous with bat and ball
@@toosporty No buddy, not 4 because Richard hadlee was more of a bowling all rounder he was not so good with bat
I was referring to the ones you mentioned above, Kallis, Botham, Dev and Khan. Didn’t mention Hadlee
@@toosporty oh oh. I am sorry for that it was just a type illusion for my brain. When you said 4 then I thinked that you are talking about hadlee. Because they all played in the same time. I have not seen my comment I have mentioned kallis .
Perfect list though perhaps one could argue the case of having Imran Khan above Kallis and tbh Sobers and Kallis were both mainly batters who were very good playing supporting role as bowler but with Imran Khan from 1980 and ahead he played as top batter and bowler as his numbers in his last 50 tests also show
Nope. It's the overall stats that matter, not just 'the last 50 test matches'.
@@mtnstrand2819 even in that case Imran as a bowler was the main strike bowler of his team and had a career bowling average that is slightly better than even Wasim and Waqar. Infact, Imran was amongst the top bowlers of not just his time but all time and his bowling was far far superior to both Kallis and Sobers. Same can be said about Sobers and Kallis if we talk from batting point of view that they were and are amongst the best of all time and certainly ahead of Imran in that department. But the point that sets Imran apart from both Sobers and Kallis is that as an all rounder he was the best bowler of his team for long period and also amongst the top batter in his team for long who used to bat in the top 5 .
Very good points!
@@muzammilmohsin7259 in 2022, if tjese player s were playing who would you pick as your alrounder? I will pick Imran as captain but certainly Kallis as the alrounder
@@ephraimramkissoon7533 If you pick Imran as your captain, then your ship sinking in the docks. If you are picking a team and don't have Sobers as your all-rounder, then that team will be going nowhere fast.
Alan Davidson could have been considered as an Honourable Mention. His performance in the Tied Test, and at Old Trafford in 1961, with both bst and ball, will live long in my memory.
Fantastic player! Probably more of a bowling all rounder tho
I agree sir! It's interesting that Rhodes was mentioned here and not one of his contemporaries, George Giffen, considered the best ever all-rounder from South Australia.
@@toosporty So was Sir Richard Hadlee, Keith Miller, Shaun Pollock,Kapil Dev, Imran Khan. Also, Mike Procter too would have deserved an honorable mention
@Live Daemon though those players were bowlers first, their stats show that they were pure all-rounders as they played major parts in their batting line ups. Imran Khan used to bat no.4
@@toosporty Imran Khan batted at #4 in _some_ games, his typical batting slot was #6 or #7, that of an all rounder. That was around the slot Alan Davidson typically batted - 7,8. Davidson also hit 5 50s. Although w/ a batting average of 24.59, I can see why he was glossed over
Kallis vs Sobers
Botham vs Khan vs Dev
Who do you think wins these match ups??
Sobers > Kallis
Khan>Botham>Dev
@@jimmymann1496 Agreed
Botham and Khan are pretty head to head. Khan got better at batting later in his career while Botham was always a pure all-rounder
Sobers > Kallis
Imran Khan > Botham > Kapil
@@hamishjames1338 though you cannot ignore that there is day light difference in their overall stats with Khan far superior in all aspects even after considering Khans early mediocre test career. Not to forget Khans phenomenal record against the mighty Windies side and considering how awful was Botham against them
The name ofVinoo Mankad is a must as far as all rounder are concerned. Vinod Mankad, Keith Miller and Gary Sobers are only 3 overseas cricketers whose names are there on both the board at lords cricket ground. Mankad the hero of lords scored centuries against the greatest bowlers like Lindwal Miller Truman Bedsar and took wickets almost in every test. Infact he has been the best allrounder India produced
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I need to remind all Sobers debut as spin bowler
Yup! And even crazier he started off batting in the lower order
There are not many cricketers who could gain a place in most, if not any, Test Team of his day as a bowler or batsman. But Sir Gary could. Undoubtedly the greatest cricketer I ever saw. More than that he was a true gentleman.
Well said. Sobers was a once in a lifetime type of player
And Kallis could not? His bowling average was better, but Sobers' batting average was better. Small margins though - it is touch and go between these two.
@@battievandermerwe9121 If you had read my imput correctly you would have noticed I used the words, ‘Not many cricketers’ and did not mention Kallis or anyone else. I was speaking specifically of Sobers who besides being a brilliant batsman, could be a, ‘Quickie’ for short spells, a top medium pacer, an excellent spinner and top class fieldsman. I may be wrong but I don’t thing Kallis had that span of ability. Anyway, you pay your money and you take your choice.
@@johnlewis9745 i did read it correctly - you referred to his day and age, I presume Sobers' day and age - which certainly would exclude Kallis, however, it seems you discard Kallis' fielding abilities (arguably one of the best slip fielders ever)and the fact that he was a gentleman too. Very important is the awards as man of the match and man of the series awards - unrivalled! This shows the impact he had as a player.
@@battievandermerwe9121 Nowhere have I criticised Kallis’ cricketing ability or his moral standing, or anyone else’s other for that matter. What I will say
in comparing the two is this - in my opinion on a scale of 1/10, Sobers will get a higher total overall score than Kallis. You will undoubtedy disagree so
The top three IMO are Sobers, Imran and Miller.
All fantastic all rounders
Richie Benaud deserves a spot. But Sobers and Kallis.They were Great fielders as well.
Sir Richard Hadlee should be at number 6 i feel as also first bowler to 400 wickets which was amazing that a bowler got to that mark at that time.
Yeah you could argue him as #6. Hadlee is a legend 💎
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George Aubrey Faulkner from S.Africa seems to be left out of All-Rounder lists for some reason, yet he was probably the only one who could be selected strictly on the merits of his batting or bowling. V.Mankad was the fastest to 100 wickets + 1000 runs IIRC at the time until beaten by Botham.
Agreed
Faulkner only played 25 tests though and Mankad was a very good all rounder but I wouldnt quite rate him top 10
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Great video, pretty much spot on
Glad you enjoyed
Respect all all rounder best
Richard hadlee and Kapil dev are my top favourites
Imrans many wickets came thanks to tampering the ball and favourable umpiring in his home condition
Ik introduced Neutral Umpires and beat india in their home ground he just tampered the ball once in a first class match not like your tendulkar who tampered the ball in a international match Imran admit he did once but your sachin was not god of cricket he was god of cheating🤣🤣 tampered the ball infront of cameras still didn't admitted!!
Who wouldn't want a Sobers in their side? Head & shoulders above anyone else. A one-off. Only thing he hasn't done on a cricket field is be an umpire!!!. You wouldn't begrudge of that either!!!!
Klusener should be there instead of Kallis, followed by Kapil Dev.
Kallis has a much better bowling and batting record than Klusner
In odi.
Kallis can be chosen as a frontline fast bowler or frontline batsman, best slip fielder as well. Who can compare to all of this in 1 player? Greatest🎉
I think Vinoo Mankad slipped through your cracks. Excellent though keep it up.
Thank you!
Absolutely no argument with number 1. Garry Sobers is the greatest cricketer EVER.
Ben Stokes? Headingly 2019. ODI World Cup 2019. England captain
Career isn’t over yet but he’ll be on it in time. The list is for tests, so the ODI World Cup doesn’t apply
I might be a bit biased but Miller missed 6 years ( in his prime) of test cricket because of the war. When he did play again he was a different person because of it, I'd have him at 3 Imran at 2 and there's only 1 sobers
Not a biased statement at all! You could argue Miller as #1 as per your statement. He simply destroyed teams with the bat and ball and was one of the most complete players to ever play
He was the real deal who played cricket in a true sporting manner. Unlike several of his latter day countrymen.
Then why not consider Mike Proctor, who would probably have had a great record had South Africa not missed all those years of test cricket?
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I think most of that South African side of the early 70s would be in the top 10, even lower in bowling and batting. Unbelievable side, would of rivalled Australia and West Indies of the era
@Live Daemon if the list was just greatest all rounders ever, then yes Proctor would be only , but unfortunately because it’s top TEST all rounders, then it’s too hard to include a player who only played 7 tests. Not his fault or anything, just unlucky due to what his country was going through
Kallis
Pollock
Botham
Stokes
Flintoff
Kapil
Ashwin
Jadeja
Imran
Hadlee
Cairns
Once again a brilliant video!
Thank you so much! 🙏
Headlee ahead of Kapil and others..averaged 15 as a bowler 2nd half career and his batting runs often in a crisis..adrian
Fair point, but we do have to consider their career as a whole, otherwise Imran Khan might be ahead of Kallis under that logic since his batting average was much higher in the later stage of his career
Thnx for including Shakib. He has always been underated.
Love your videos
You should make greatest all rounder of ODI as well
Thanks so much man 🙏. Shakib is an outstanding player, very much deserves to be in the top 10. Yeah top 10 ODI all rounders is definitely on the list. Appreciate the support 🙏
Sobers was outstanding and he played with the 3W's.
The best to ever walk on the filed 100%
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sad you couldn't find a real Kapil Dev picture. what's here is a movie pic
Yep that was embarrassing, will make sure I use his actual ones in the upcoming videos
Sanath jayasuriya
Can have an allrounders list without the great Mike Procter
Ben Stokes not even mentioned. As good or better than half of these listed.
Even the connoisseurs of the game, discuss and give points only to bowling and batting. Fielding needs to be factored for making a cricketer an all-rounder.
Kapil Dev was the most outstanding fielder, kallis too remarkable.
I'm south African. I never liked Kallis then. But he was another level as a slip fielder
@@sudika108 Kallis is an all-time great batsman and his batting records are greater than Sachin and Lara. He also took nearly 300: test wickets and he was an outstanding slip catcher like Dravid, Mark Waugh, Jayawardene, Fleming and ponting. Perhaps the greatest cricketer ever after sobers
So far the best
Ian Botham should two place up
You think Botham was more superior than Dev and Khan?
Kallis no 1 always
It’s always going to be a debate between him and Sobers
The allrounders named are fine but the order isn’t. Any list has to start with Sobers, Botham, Kapil, Kallis, Imran and Hadlee, then the rest IMO.
Interesting to have Kallis below Botham and Dev as well as Imran below them too. And you think Hadlee is greater than Miller and Pollock?
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An allrounder should be assessed on all round ability. Kallis is a great batsman but an average bowler. Imran is a great bowler but an adequate batsman. Hadlee is an adequate batsman but arguably the best bowler of the lot. Sobers, Botham and Kapil have balanced abilities who could change matches with both bat and ball. It’s the reason for my order.
Mike proctor, Imran, Keith Miller, Clive Rice, Aubray Falknar, Pollock, Hadlee, Botham, Jadeja, Ashwin, these are real alrounders, rest of the all rounders are either great batsman and ordinary bowlers like Kallis, Sobers or the are mediocre bowlers and mediocre batsman with bowling and batting averages around 30 like Flintoff, Kapil,
Barring Flintoff, who became a better bowler towards the end of his career, the criteria was to be a complete all rounder, players needed to have a batting average higher than 30 and bowling average lower than 30. Proctor would probably in the top 3 if SA didnt get banned from test cricket
You dont have any idea about impact of the players on team and world cricket. Stats will not give you all the information.This is one of the unbiased ratings. Do you think Ashwin is better than Kapil, then you dont know anything about cricket.
For Kapil Dev,you posted Ranveer Singh Photo from 83 Film.
Damn he looks exactly like him 😂
Sakib means all rounder
What the hell..you put disgusting actor instead of great Kapil paaji.. it's not fair...
Dude he was a better player then kapil it's a fact not some emotions
Except Sobers and Kallis Shakib has way better statistics then every single player in this list
Still why did you put him at 9? He deserves to be at 3
He can't match Kallis
@@HirenNaidoo-ot1xr in batting Kallis is way better than shakib
But in bowling Shakib is way better than kallis
But as batsman are often considered more important than a bowler may seem like kallis > shakib which I don't have a problem with. Kallis is a legend. Shakib is not far behind
Where is Sanath Jayasuriya ?
More of a batting all rounder in test cricket
Good list, but Beefy should be ahead of Kapil
I can see it both ways, Beefy was a hell of a player. It’s a tight debate
Frank Woolley! Why the neglect of this giant?
If we were to include First-Class record then you'd have an argument to have him in there, but this is international only
Richard Hadlee vs Imran Khan who is better as a BOWLER
I say Hadlee as you can see on my top 10 bowlers list, but both were fantastic
Shakib and Flintoff don't figure in the top 10! Kapil's pic is not Kapil's pic!
Hadlee is more of a bowler!
Vinoo Mankad must be in the list!
Yeah I stuffed up with Kapil’s pic. How are Shakib and Flintoff not top 10 worthy?? Hadlee was a well known all rounder who played a major part in NZs lower order. Mankad didn’t quite make it
My ratings ( all formats combined)
1. Jaques Kallis ( brilliant stats & longevity in both formats)
2. Gary Sobers ( though only played 1 format, would rate him highly based on how a lot of experts rate him)
3. Shaun Pollock ( widely under rated, great stats in both formats, was an ATG bowler in both formats)
4. Kapil Dev( his stats need to be evaluated based on the adversities he had to cope with)
5. Ian Botham
6. Imran Khan( was once a 29.5 averaging bowler mid way. But soon he started to average in digits due to ball tampering)
( other wise would have placed him at 3)
7.Richard Hadlee
8. Shakib
9. Chris Cairns
10. Keith Miller
I like your list but I think the Imran Khan ball tampering theory is a bit harsh. The dude was an absolute magician with the ball and though there are allegations, you can’t really say that he tampered with the ball for every single game that he falls below Dev and Botham. Cos under that theory, that would mean Wasim also can’t be in the top 5 greatest bowlers of all time
@@jimmymann1496 yeah.. just as you pointed , I don't rate any PAK bowler in the levels that I once used to rate them. There has to be stability in thoughts .isn't it? Imran was accused by many cricket analysts including his own country men of the same thing. When atleast 15 or 16 people who know me and vice versa accuse me of some thing , then there has to be lots of credibility in that .Isn't it?
MIKE PROCTOR. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE TOP 3 IF IT WASN'T FOR APARTHEID. WHAT A SHAME!!!😔
100% he showed what could’ve been in county cricket
Whare is Wasim Akram
Batting wasn’t quite on par to make the top 10. He’s more of a bowling all-rounder
@@toosporty 257* centuries fifties you know win matches withbatting too in 1992 miandad was captain 148 was difficult to chase only Wasim Akram manage to chase it .a lot of matches along this.remember that your information is short about cricket .thanks
ben stokes
Not yet
Not mentioning jadeja based on ipl performances.
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Hahaaaa
I am a westindian but I don't agree with Vivian Richard in the top ten , they are more, better than than ,no shree Lankan bat men ? what happened to sangakara ,India kapil dev, Kumble dravid Zahir Abass from Pakistan masjid Khan, , Vivian Richard is good bats man but nor in the top ten
Viv Richards is most definitely one of the greatest, the bloke could walk out in any situation and put the likes of Lillee, Dev or Khan over the fence without hesitation. His stats are outstanding, especially in an era with smaller bats and massive boundaries
Some people compare kalis with Sachin as greatest batsman ....I believe that kalis is one of the greatest all rounder but so far from God of cricket.
Both are legends in their own right, but I agree with you, Sachin is the most complete batsman to ever play
Where is Abdul Razaq? Real match winner
Yeah but a batting average of 28 and a bowling average of 36 doesn’t quite shout top 10 worthy
In the trash heap of wannabe all-rounders.
Verify the centuries of Kapil Dev
I think he swapped Kapil's 50/100s
My mistake! Should be the other way around
No Wasim Akram, wow. Man you need a Dr.
Dude as much as I love Wasim and agree that he was a very good all rounder, he didn’t make the list because he averaged 22 with the bat
Not even an honourable mention? Also, how strange it is that the other day, you mentioned that stats aren't everything, and now you consider stats. Man, stay to one course?
Still consider stats, they play a part but yes they don’t always tell the full story
I hope you have played the game yourself, cause from here onwards, it's hard for me to explain but man, You are skipping Wasim from even an honourable mention. If that isn't self explanatory, I don't know what is.
Yes I played the game at a pretty high level. Do note that no other sources that made top 10 all rounder list mentioned Wasim
I guess kalis is number one all of time.
It’s a debate between him and Sobers. Some may argue Khan too
As far as a complete all rounder is concerned, someone who opened the bowling attack as the main strike bowler and someone who would also play as a front line batsman in the top 5 Imran Khan is the only name. Add to that his phenomenal record against arguably the greatest Test team of all time the West Indies and his credentials as a captain as a leader of his young team. He never lost a series against them as a captain and not just that but was the top performer in the tightly fought and highly competitive away drawn series against them in 1988. Also was the top performer in the 1982 and 87-88 test series against the English and his series returns against Arch rivals India in the 1982-83 series are stuff that ppl can only dream of. If it wasn't for his mediocre early career of 30+ tests he would have been Unarguably the best all rounder of all time. I still rate him as the most complete all rounder and certainly above Kallis.
Honestly I kind of have to agree with you. The fact he averaged 50 with the bat in his last 51 tests as well as being on of the greatest bowlers ever just shows he was the real kind of a complete all rounder. I know he’s not #1 on this list, but tbh, he would be in my all time XI
Imran bowled no balls in Pakistan that were never called and he benefitted from dubious umpiring! An over rated player!
Imran couldn't even qualify to carry Sobers' jock strap.
@@rajbalrampersad3092 Imran is an overrated cricketer, not even a pale shadow of Garfield St Auburn Sobers!
@@rbimohan Totally agree.
Jac Kalis is No.1
If we go by stats Kallis is the best by far.
You can argue either Sobers or Kallis as the greatest, it all just comes down to everyone’s own perspective. They’re both legends of the game
Imran khan was after kapil dev
Khan, Botham and Dev you can argue in any order
Despite all great alrlorunnders,
Kapil Dev is the greatest of all🙏🙏
Doesn't matter how you perform,rather,when you perform!
Everyone will have their own opinion
Where is your head at man. Cricket is not played only in India you know.
Gary Sobers played a few seasons of Shield cricket in Australia and achieved something no one else did up to that point (not even the greats Miller). He scored over 1000 runs and took 50 wkts in a season twice. This is known as the all rounders double. He almost did it thrice but narrowly missed out. Also, Sir Gary could field anywhere, bowl any style and scored 100s from 1 to 7 in the batting lineup. Best all round player ever!!!
He is the most complete cricket player the world will ever see. He was also an excellent fielder, real safe hands and a rocket arm
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Kallis best ever❤
Right I picked 10 allrounders then looked at their first class (not test) records to compare. I broke them down into 5 categories.
Batting average Number of Centuries Bowling average Number of wickets Catches
I then gave the highest in each category a 10 and lowest a 1. Once done I added up their scores and the final list came out as indicated.
Batting average
Wally Hammond 56.10 10
Gary Sobers 54.81 9
Jacque Kallis 54.10 8
Keith Miller 48.90 7
Imran Khan 36.79 6
Mike Procter 36,01 5
Ian Botham 33.97 4
Shaun Pollock 33.00 3
Kapil Dev 32.91 2
Richard Hadlee 31.71 1
Number of centuries
Wally Hammond 167 10
Gary Sobers 86 9
Jacque Kallis 62 8
Mike Procter 48 7
Keith Miller 41 6
Ian Botham 38 5
Imran Khan 30 4
Kapel Dev 18 3
Richard Hadlee 14 2
Shaun Pollok 6 1
Bowling average
Richard Hadlee 18.11 10
Mike Procter 19.53 9
Keith Miller 22.30 8
Imran Khan 22.32 7
Shaun Pollock 23.25 6
Kapel dev 27.09 5
Ian Botham 27.22 4
Gary Sobers 27.72 3
Wally Hammond 30.58 2
Jacque Kallis 31.60 1
Number of wickets
Richard Hadlee 1490 10
Mike Procter 1417 9
Imran Khan 1286 8
Ian Botham 1172 7
Gary Sobers 1043 6
Keith Miller 835 5
Wally Hammond 732 4
Shaun Pollock 667 3
Keith Miller 487 2
Jacque Kallis 427 1
Number of catches
Wally Hammond 820 10
Gary Sobers 407 9
Ian Botham 354 8
Mike Procter 325 7
Jacque Kallis 264 6
Kapel dev 192 5
Richard Hadlee 188 4
Shaun Pollock 153 3
Keith Miller 136 2
Imran Khan 117 1
Points added together from the 5 groups to give final ranking.
Mike Procter 37
Gary Sobers 36
Wally Hammond 36
Ian Botham 29
Richard Hadlee 28
Keith Miller 24
Imran Khan 24
Jacque Kallis 24
Kapel Dev 21
Shaun Pollock 14
There are as of now (7/7/2024) two real ALL ROUNDERS of the GAME and they THE GREAT GARFIELD SOBERS and JACQUES KALLIS and the rest of them in the list are also Ran category
Shaun Pollock may not fit in this list. Mankad shud have figured. Of course Sir Garfield Sobers undoubtedly was, is and will b the greatest cricketer ever born or played.
Tottaley cricket format shakkib al hasan best all-rounder right or no right
Hes one of the top modern day all rounders for sure
Sir Garfield sobers is king
Ravindra Jadeja:
Match: 59
Runs: 2396
Batting Avg: 35.76
HS: 175
50/100: 17/2
Wkt: 242
Eco: 2.43
Bowling Avg: 24.44
5w/10w: 10/1
Ravichandran Ashwin:
Match: 86
Runs: 2931
Batting Avg: 26.89
HS: 124
50/100: 12/5
Wkt: 442
Eco: 2.77
Bowling Avg: 24.13
5w/10w: 30/7
Yeah Jadeja is a more complete all-rounder
Ashwin just missed out, needed more for his batting
Faulkner A. Talented, tragic.
Shakib is 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
Good list. I agree with all 10. Without Apartheid Mike Procter would have been very high on this list.
Highly agree, Proctor was outstanding with bat and ball. Really unfortunate his international career was cut short by corruption. It held back a lot of other potential all time great SA players too
Completely agree, if there was a list to be made that included first class records, he’d be in it for sure
@@toosporty 36 with the bat 48 centuries and under 20 with the ball, great slip fielder to go with it. If he was playing T20 now he would be the highest paid player going
Very close between Kallis and Sobers, Kallis edges it for me. If you're going to give an honourable mention to Jadeja, you have to mention Stokes and Wally Hammond also.
At least you make a really good un biased list
Thanks man 🙏
I would have Keith Miller higher up the list
Very fair point, he was called the ‘golden boy’ for a reason!
It's hard to argue with the list. Placings can be debated but all the main players are listed.
Ben Stokes will surely slot in there somewhere once his career is done. Superb batter, decent bowler, fantastic fielder and a truly inspirational leader and ultimate team man.
Ben Stokes has grown as England captain and will be sure of a place amongst the greatest all rounders once his time is done.
Where is Yuvraj singh
Yuvraj took 10 test wickets
Definitely not a great test player. But definitely a white ball all-rounder
So where is Paul Collingwood, Ben Stokes, Abdur Razzaq, Shane Watson and Chris Green. These were the well established genuine all rounders. Not Pollock and co.
Collingwood - Only took 17 test wickets at an average of 59.88
Stokes - He'll be on this list in time, his career is still going
Razzaq - Decent test all-rounder, but not a top 10 one. Definitely an ODI top 10 contender (video coming for this)
Watson - Only took 75 test wickets at an average of 33.68
Green - Are you referring to the Aussie off-spin bowler who hasn't played a test match? (just t20)
Why does Pollock not belong on the list?
I can’t forget: Mike Procter : Eddie Barlow and Clive Rice who’s careers were ruined by apartheid. All awesome cricketers
Would’ve been amazing to see that South African team in the 70’s!
Hard to argue with that list although before my time I've always said Sobers is the best cricketer ever, Kallis due to longevity and as you said maintained his impact almost caught him. Dev, Imran and Botham all played at approximately the same time and you could rank them in any order and be correct. Only minor criticism no Ray Lindwall in the honourable mentions. And maybe R Ashwin is a bit miffed you rated Jadaja ahead of him
I disagree Imran had a superior batting and bowling average than the other two that combined with the fact that he was a great captain puts him well ahead
Lindwall was considered but his batting average was only 21. I feel to be a great all rounder you should have a batting average higher than 30 and a bowling average lower than 30. Jadeja’s batting just edged Ashwin
@@amjadfarooq8063 I don't put too much emphasis on stat's in a discussion like this I look for players who win games for you (or save them). From watching Botham probably gets the nod he was not as consistent as the other two but when he turned it on England won. But on their day any of the three could and did win games for there countries. Imran's batting improved dramatically at the back end of his career, so much that he would have been selected as a batsman only, so I am not disputing your call, but I think you might be discounting the match winning ability of the other two. If I had to place them in order it would be Imran, Botham, Kapil, but to be honest I would be happy with any one of them in my team
Well said
@@toddmillar4041 Todd I don't disagree with your assessment, on their day they were all match winners, and Beefy winning that test against the Aussies against all odds and I know you know which one I mean, was indeed his finest hour
Two more could have been their 1.if sachin bowled throughout his career 2.if W. Akram focused a little more on his batting
True! Sachin did take 150 ODI wickets but just stopped bowling once India had too many good spinners. Akram definitely had the potential to be a better batsman, but probably needed more opportunities up the order. It just goes to show how difficult it is to be a great all rounder
Kapildev is the rare most with 4 doubles. That is more than 400 wickets and more than 4000 ( infact more than 5000) Test runs. Scored Century against all top class Test playing nation of his era like West Indies, England, Australia, Pakistan and South Africa too that too with more than 90 strike rate.Never missed a Test for injury.Led India with World Cup Win ( Imran only matched).
Dev was outstanding- a true gem to watch!
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Sir jadeja will be crown as the greatest all rounder soon
He’s definitely pushing his way up
Steve Waugh can be included ??
He was a handy bowler, but I think calling him a top 10 greatest all-rounder of all time is a bit of a stretch
where is shakib?
Watch the start of the video
Shane Watson
Only took 75 test wickets
Rechie benaud of Australia
Not quite there with his batting, more of a bowling all-rounder
Miss,Vinu Manked great lndian allrounder.
Didnt quite make the cut
my grandfather said that vinoo mankad was a magician with bat and ball, he could take wickets and score runs 🙂
Without a doubt he was a fantastic player
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Yes, Sobers is the greatest cricketer ever, however, Botham should be above Dev. Beefy practically won the 1981 Ashes single handily and was more effective than Dev as a bowler and batter
Honestly it’s a tight debate, both were match winners 🤷🏽♂️
Beffy was great but dev did help win the world cup for the Indians with that amazing innings
@@amjadfarooq8063 Yes true, but this is top 10 TEST all-rounders, the world cup is ODI
@@flyingsaffa2028 Ah yes well said I stand corrected
Flintoff, Shakib don't figure in the top 10! Instead of Kapil the picture is that of an actor who played Kapil, hilarious !
I Think Kallis Is No 1
You could argue either
Jadeja ???!!! And no ashwin ... Kapil dev bowled in India conditions. He is #1. Oh he won a world cup for india.
This is Test all rounders, World Cup is ODI
Poor Ben Stokes! No mention of him, even in the honourables.
At the end of his career, he will most likely be included in this list
@@toosporty wasim akram should have had a honourable mention. I would put him ahead of Shaun Pollock certainly his record speaks for itself not forgetting the important knocks he played with the bat to help win matches.
As an Australian I believe that Kallis is the best all rounder that cricket has seen to date. However that is subjective as I watched his career through modern media yet never saw Sobers or his impact on the game played at that time.
This list is subjective to our own nationalities, age, opinions and perspective however I can not fault it and trying to select the final ten would be incredibly challenging.
Kudos to you Too Sporty
Very well said! Some will say Kallis is the greatest, some will say Sobers, some will say Khan, and some will say Botham and so on. It’s the beauty of having you’re own perspective. Thank you 🙏
Kallis didn't play in the golden era when the Windies were unbeatable in the 80s...batting against Marshall,Roberts,Holding,Garner,Ambrose to mention just a few....
No he didn’t and watched those players however his skill and talent would have meant that he still would be a great all rounder.
It’s not like there wasn’t decent bowlers and bowling attacks during the time he played his career, yet he performed well against them.
@@ml4018 ,I thought his bowling was pretty average....if you played 166 tests I'm sure you would have got 200 plus wickets too !
I think you undersell the man.
292 test wickets at an average of around 32.5 and a batting average of over 50 in test matches. So as an all rounder his strength was as a batsman whilst still being an effective bowler, not necessarily the best bowler but someone who’d tie an end up whilst as a captain you could rotate and rest your strike bowlers.
That is an unfortunate reality for many all rounders that they either are used as break for the main bowlers or from a batting perspective try to hold the tail together and score as many useful runs as possible.
Kallis made plenty of runs at an average most top line batsmen would be happy with yet still produced the goods as a bowler, plus was a very good fielder with 200 test catches.
I think Ian Botham should stand at no 1, he was a game changer for his side
Everyone will have their own perspective, but based on my research, it’s pretty hard to not give #1 to Sobers
I've got very high standards. Average over 35 with bat, and under 25 with ball.
Most here are bowler, that can bat a bit. Exception Sobers and Kallis, batsmen that can bowl a bit.
I think Imran the only true all-rounder.
Very good argument
You are a real nut job yes.
Keith Miller??
@@sliferxxxx yes, quite right. Imran and Miller.
Good morning bowl a bit with 285 wickets from 93 tests you probably just don't like Sobers.