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05-09-2020, 06:55 AM
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As on 2020 - TOP 100 Greatest Cricket All-Rounders of All Time
Cricket has no shortage of batsmen or bowlers. But a good all-rounder — a player who is good at batting and bowling — is a rare commodity. Generally, all-rounders come in two types: batting all-rounder and bowling all-rounder. The primary s**** of batting all-rounders is batting, but they can contribute with the ball, too. Bowling all-rounders excel at bowling. A great all-rounder is someone who is equally good at batting and bowling. These are the greatest all-rounders of all time.
# 25. Vinoo Mankad  Experience: 1946-59 Country: India Other major teams: Gujarat, Mumbai Career stats in Tests: 44 matches, 2109 runs, 31.47 batting average, 5 100s, 162 wickets , 32.32 bowling average Bottom line: Every cricketer dreams of getting his name in the Lord's Honours Boards. To achieve it, a player has to take five wickets or score a hundred. Vinoo Mankad did both in 1952 by picking up 5-196 in the first innings and scoring 184 in the second. Mankad also held the record of highest opening partnership for 52 years with Pankaj Roy (413 runs). Mankad scored 231 in that innings, which was an Indian record for the highest individual score, before Sunil Gavaskar broke the record 28 years later. Mankad was a slow left-arm bowler and took two 8-wicket-hauls during his career. The Indian all-rounder also is remembered for running out Bill Brown using Mankading. In fact, he did it for the first time in international cricket, and the term is named after him. 
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05-09-2020, 06:57 AM
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24. Richie Benaud
 Experience: 1952-64 Country: Australia Other major teams: New South Wales Career stats in Tests: 63 matches, 2201 runs, 24.45 batting average, 3 100s, 248 wickets , 27.03 bowling average Bottom line: Richie Benaud is arguably the best cricket commentator of all time. Before his commentary stint, he was a successful captain and all-rounder for Australia. Benaud accounted for 248 wickets in Tests at an average of 27.03, including 16 fifers. The leg-spinner had great success against India, who were great players of spin. He picked up 52 wickets in eight Tests in India at an excellent average of 18. As a batsman, he scored 11,719 runs and hit 23 hundreds in first-class cricket. In Tests, he hit 3 centuries and 9 fifties.
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05-09-2020, 06:57 AM
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23. Ravichandran Ashwin
 Experience: 2010-present Country: India Other major teams: Tamil Nadu, Chennai Super Kings Career stats in Tests: 70 matches, 2,385 runs, 28.73 batting average, 4 100s, 362 wickets , 25.36 bowling average Career stats in ODIs: 111 matches, 675 runs, 16.07 batting average, 0 100s, 150 wickets , 32.91 bowling average Bottom line: Ravichandran Ashwin is the fastest bowler to pick up 300 wickets in Tests. He has claimed 7 Man of the Series in the longest format of the game, an Indian record and fourth-best in the world. On Indian pitches, he is nearly unbeatable, and his 27 fifers in 70 Tests show his match-winning ability. His batting prowess helped India go with a 6-batsmen strategy for some time, by batting him at 6, and he responded with four Test hundreds. In ODIs, he was former Indian captain MS Dhoni’s go-to man in the middle-overs, cutting the run flow and picking up wickets in his heyday.
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05-09-2020, 06:58 AM
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22. Wasim Akram
 Experience: 1985-2003 Country: Pakistan Other major teams: Lancashire, Lahore Career stats in Tests: 104 matches, 2,898 runs, 22.64 batting average, 3 100s, 414 wickets , 23.62 bowling average Career stats in ODIs: 356 matches, 3,717 runs, 16.52 batting average, 0 100s, 502 wickets , 23.52 bowling average Bottom line: Wasim Akram is known as the "King of Swing" as he swung the ball in the air and off the pitch equally well. Along with Waqar Younis, he formed a deadly combo for Pakistan, and the duo was a nightmare for batsmen all around the world. The left-arm bowler is the second-highest wicket-taker (502) in ODIs and second-highest wicket-taker (916) as a pace bowler in international cricket. Akram was a good lower-order batsman, and his highest score in Tests, 257*, is better than the batting great Sachin Tendulkar’s highest score of 248*. Akram scored these runs after coming to bat at No. 8 and batted with a strike-rate over 70.
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05-09-2020, 06:59 AM
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21. Ravindra Jadeja
 Experience: 2009-present Country: India Other major teams: Saurashtra, Chennai Super Kings Career stats in Tests: 48 matches, 1,844 runs, 35.46 batting average, 1 100s, 211 wickets , 24.64 bowling average Career stats in ODIs: 159 matches, 2,188 runs, 31.25 batting average, 0 100s, 181 wickets , 36.19 bowling average Bottom line: Ravindra Jadeja is known for his accuracy with the ball and completing the over in the blink of an eye. He is the fastest left-armer to take 200 wickets in Tests. Jadeja has a great record as a batsman in first-class cricket, but his batting didn't always inspire confidence. Things took a turn in 2016, and he has been averaging 47.15 with the bat ever since. The Indian all-rounder is a terrific fielder, too, and can change the course of the game with his direct hits or breathtaking catches.
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