OverratedSanity
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I said they're being stubborn. Not that they're wrong. Subtle difference. I'm stubborn too.
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Shakib Al Hasan vs The Great All Rounders
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flibbertyjibber
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morgieb
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He pretty much has been for at least the last five years tbf.
Athlai
Not Terrible
He was made the king of adjectives when his father, the previous king of adjectives died in the great "BIGLY" wars of 2017. It's so insensitive of you to bring it up.
CricAddict
Cricketer Of The Year
He has crossed that stage long back. As of now, he is at the level of being the only ATG from Bangladesh. ATG or not is disputable.
harsh.ag
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Adverbs are crap.
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Actually it's a proper noun - name of our neighbour's cat
AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
From the top of my head, he almost single handedly won us against WI (2nd string side) and then contributed against Zimbabwe and England wins. Now this against SL. Not trying to nitpick but its not going to place him among the top ranks of ARs. Harsh but I think he has more abilities and more to give to Bangladesh. Maybe I expect more from him.
indiaholic
International Captain
And you should tbh.. Definitely under performed as a batsman
AndyZaltzHair
Hall of Fame Member
Without a doubt. His average touch above 40 also inflated by some not outs and flat pitches. Threw away his wicket countless times.
thierry henry
International Coach
I'm struggling to understand why averaging 40 with the bat isn't enough for Shakib to be recognised as a great all-rounder when it is a significantly higher batting average than almost any other great all-rounder who was also a front-line bowler. I guess Dev, Botham and Hadlee were all rock-solid batsmen who consistently delivered on their potential.
Probably all a bit academic now as Shakib does seem to be transitioning into a batting all-rounder, but for most of his career his batting has been more than good enough to justify calling him an elite all-rounder, when you consider his bowling (and vice-versa.....which is exactly the point, he plays such a unique role in his side).
Probably all a bit academic now as Shakib does seem to be transitioning into a batting all-rounder, but for most of his career his batting has been more than good enough to justify calling him an elite all-rounder, when you consider his bowling (and vice-versa.....which is exactly the point, he plays such a unique role in his side).
Athlai
Not Terrible
Averages 26 against India and England and has never played against Australia. Goes along way on CW not rating someone IMO. Unless people are catching his performances against NZ/Pakistan/SL/WI hes not done a thing.
mr_mister
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also his bowling average being however many standard deviations worse than Hadlee and Imran means we expect a lot more with the bat. But yeah only slighty worse than Botham and Dev
and to think Imran is closest to him in the batting stakes really makes you realise how OP Imran was
and to think Imran is closest to him in the batting stakes really makes you realise how OP Imran was
viriya
International Captain
Shakib has been the most genuine of all-rounders throughout his career. All the other greats were mainly good at one thing.
