Shahid Afridi (ODI legend) ?

[Pratters]

I wouldn't call him a legend, no. He was useful but legend is reserved for few..

 

[CodeOfWisden]

Haha.
This guy has single handedly destroyed pakistan's batting culture, everyone wants to whack it like afridi nowadays.
If there is a metric to calculate (match winning/match losing)knocks this guy would appear ath the bottom of the sheet.
If you get decieved by his bowling average then just remove minnows, you would see that his average will come close to someone like yuvraj who was basically a part timer most of his career.

 

[srbhkshk]

Still probably a legend in terms of entertainment factor though and it's not like he couldn't eat up balls when he wanted to.

 

[honestbharani]

His 100 in Chennai in that 99 test is under rated.

 

[Line and Length]

"ODI Legend" is an oxymoron. I wouldn't call any ODI cricketers "legends". That is a title that should be reserved for the top players in the highest echelon of cricket - Test cricket.

 

[Daemon]

ok champ

 

[TheJediBrah]

pure edge from Line and Length

 

[srbhkshk]

The highest echelon of cricket is ipl, as is proved by the highest wages provided to players in the league.

 

[the big bambino]

Still probably a legend in terms of entertainment factor though and it's not like he couldn't eat up balls when he wanted to.

This post still waiting to be appreciated.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I didn't even get it the first time tbh

 

[Line and Length]

The highest echelon of cricket is ipl, as is proved by the highest wages provided to players in the league.

Money doesn't buy you class.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Money doesn't buy you class.

No but it does show what is more valuable.

 

[duffer]

Still probably a legend in terms of entertainment factor though and it's not like he couldn't eat up balls when he wanted to.

He did the hokey pokey and twirled around to alter the condition of a pitch too. That was funny

 

[TheJediBrah]

No but it does show what is more valuable.

"Valuable" is loaded term. By a similar metric Kylie Jenner is the most important person in the world.

 

[srbhkshk]

Money doesn't buy you class.

Clearly untrue as is evidenced by AB de Villiers playing in the league.

 

[honestbharani]

AB is what class wishes it were, tbh. Best T20 knock I have seen in a long while the other day for RCB.

 

[Line and Length]

No but it does show what is more valuable.

Valuable? Valued by the masses who are after short-term entertainment rather than appreciating the intricacies of the classic form of the game as it should be played. Sadly the game has been prostituted by the likes of the IPL.

 

[harsh.ag]

Clearly untrue as is evidenced by AB de Villiers playing in the league.

Evidence of money rents you class. For a while, superficially.

 

[srbhkshk]

Evidence of money rents you class. For a while, superficially.

He's been playing for 13 years though.

 

[harsh.ag]

He's been playing for 13 years though.

For 2 months a year. While the owner had to flee jurisdiction