As on 2020 - TOP 100 Greatest Cricket All-Rounders of All Time

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15. Ben Stokes


Experience: 2011-present
Country: England
Other major teams: Durham, Rajasthan Royals
Career stats in Tests: 60 matches, 3,787 runs, 35.72 batting average, 8 100s, 139 wickets, 33.13 bowling average
Career stats in ODIs: 95 matches, 2,682 runs, 40.63 batting average, 3 100s, 70 wickets, 41.71 bowling average


Bottom line: England won the ICC World Cup for the first time in 2019, and Ben Stokes was the player of the match in the final. He scored an unbeaten 84 off 98 balls while chasing 242.
The World Cup knock was unbelievable, and Stokes' 2019 heroics didn’t end there. Chasing 359 for the win in the third Ashes Test, England was tottering at 286-9, and he stitched an unbroken 86-run partnership with Jack Leach, who made only 1 run. He smashed an unbeaten 135, including eight sixes and 11 fours.
He is a useful medium-pace bowler as well. He has picked up 207 international wickets already.

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14. Shane Watson


Experience: 2002-15
Country: Australia
Other major teams: New South Wales, Chennai Super Kings
Career stats in Tests: 59 matches, 3,731 runs, 35.19 batting average, 4 100s, 75 wickets, 33.68 bowling average
Career stats in ODIs: 190 matches, 5,757 runs, 40.54 batting average, 9 100s, 168 wickets, 31.79 bowling average


Bottom line: Shane Watson was a terrific striker of the cricket ball. He was severe against spinners and clobbered some monstrous sixes.
His best outing with the bat came against Bangladesh in 2011, when he scored 185 off just 96 balls, including 15 sixes and as many fours. By his heroics, Australia won the match with 144 balls left.
He was a useful medium-pace bowler and took 291 international wickets. He used reverse-swing to good effect and contained batsmen from scoring quickly.

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13. Shahid Afridi


Experience: 1996-2015
Country: Pakistan
Other major teams: Karachi, Hampshire
Career stats in Tests: 27 matches, 1,716 runs, 36.51 batting average, 5 100s, 48 wickets, 35.60 bowling average
Career stats in ODIs: 398 matches, 8,064 runs, 23.57 batting average, 6 100s, 395 wickets, 34.51 bowling average


Bottom line: Shahid Afridi burst into the international scene by scoring 37-ball hundred in an ODI against Sri Lanka in his debut innings in 1996 — a world record that lasted for 17 years.
He continued his insane hitting ability and had an ODI a strike rate of 117. His 476 sixes in international cricket are second only to Chris Gayle in the list of most sixes.
However, the Pakistani all-rounder lacked consistency. Later in his career, he was merely a slogger, smashing each ball coming his way with limited success.
Afridi entertained the crowd with his bowling, too. He ended his ODI career with 395 wickets, the fifth-highest tally of all time.

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12. Andrew Flintoff


Experience: 1998-2009
Country: England
Other major teams: Lancashire, Chennai Super Kings
Career stats in Tests: 79 matches, 3,485 runs, 31.77 batting average, 5 100s, 226 wickets, 32.78 bowling average
Career stats in ODIs: 141 matches, 3,394 runs, 32.01 batting average, 3 100s, 169 wickets, 24.38 bowling average


Bottom line: England won the Ashes in 2005 after 19 years against a mighty Australia, and the chief architect of the series win was Andrew Flintoff.
Flintoff excelled with both bat and ball by scoring 402 runs at an average 40.20 and picking up 24 wickets at an average 27.29.
He was a hard-hitting batsman and could clear the ropes at will. His bowling was a treat to watch as even the best batsmen had no answers for his swinging Yorkers.
More than his numbers, the energy he brought to the team was fantastic. He was a showman, who lifted his team on his shoulders.

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11. Shaun Pollock


Experience: 1995-2008
Country: South Africa
Other major teams: Dolphins, Durham
Career stats in Tests: 108 matches, 3,781 runs, 32.31 batting average, 2 100s, 421 wickets, 23.11 bowling average
Career stats in ODIs: 303 matches, 3,519 runs, 26.45 batting average, 1 100s, 393 wickets, 24.50 bowling average


Bottom line: Shaun Pollock began his career under the shadow of Allan Donald, the best South African bowler of that time.
However, when Pollock retired, he held the record of most wickets by a South African in Tests (421) and ODIs (393). In Tests, Dale Steyn overtook his wicket tally, but in ODIs, he is 115 ahead of the next best Donald.
Pollock's strength lay in his line and length. His ODI economy rate, 3.67, shows he was a tough customer for every batsman.
He was a decent batsman himself and scored 7,386 runs in international cricket. He holds the record of most number of centuries, 2, at No. 9 in Tests. He could clear the ropes at will and hit 93 sixes in ODIs and Tests combined.