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Shakib Al Hasan vs Ian Botham / Burgey vs *****
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That's only for the last 25 years tho. Botham comes up for the all-rounder discussion in an ATXI but is usually beaten by Sobers, Khan, and Miller for the spot
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What is Khan doing contending for batsman (if MIller can be called that) who bowls a a few over withthe new ball (also in Millers case) or takes forever to take a wicket (in Sober's case); if Khan wasn't the best guy to take a new ball or know which end to bat with, then PakPassion needs this debate now.
The only thing I learnt from Miller was to only bowl when the ball was new, pre-reverse swing era.
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You'd have him bat at 8 as a frontline reverse swing specialist bowler if you're sensible but he is considered when talking of great all-rounders. Cricinfo's second XI has him at #6, BTW.
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Automatic #8 in my first team.
Hadlee #9
I like Marshall at 10 with Murali and Warne in a duel.
And Tamil's fight guerilla style.
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When did Scotland face Khan, Hadlee, Marsh and Warne /Murali - stop smoking crack.
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But they did play the greatest exponents of it and trumped them...
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Only individually. Not ever cumulatively.
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It's getting a bit unfair on Shakib at this stage to keep getting compared to Botham every time this thread pops up. It must be demoralising given how clearly inferior he is. We should change it to Shakib v Mark Ealham, or Shakib v Dmitri Mascarenhas to make it more fair.
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Blame the food over at the Caribbean personally.
Must be so good he can't wait to get back in and have doubles. As compared to the fare served in New Zealand, rather stay out there against Boult Southee and Wagner and score a 200 than have to go back in and see what's being served for tea.
No doubt he'd go very well in England and Australia too. Just can't have him out there batting in places that have good food. We all know what a foodie he is.
Meanwhile Botham's greatest career moment came when his opposition bet on themselves to lose. Can't really take that seriously can we.
Must be so good he can't wait to get back in and have doubles. As compared to the fare served in New Zealand, rather stay out there against Boult Southee and Wagner and score a 200 than have to go back in and see what's being served for tea.
No doubt he'd go very well in England and Australia too. Just can't have him out there batting in places that have good food. We all know what a foodie he is.
Meanwhile Botham's greatest career moment came when his opposition bet on themselves to lose. Can't really take that seriously can we.