Cricket’s governing body continuously updates the player rankings for bowlers, batsmen and all-rounders in all three formats. But at the same time, it also has all-time rankings for all the three disciplines in each format.
In those rankings, the ICC lists who according to their criteria are the greatest batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders to have ever played the game.
According to the ICC all-rounder rankings, the five greatest Test and ODI all-rounders are as follows:
Examination: 1. Gary Sobers (West Indies), 2. Ian Botham (England), 3. Jacques Kallis (South Africa), 4. Keith Miller (Australia), 5. Richie Benaud (Australia)
ODI: 1. Kapil Dev (India), 2. Greg Chappell (Australia), 3. Andrew Flintoff (England), 4. Viv Richards (West Indies), 5. Lance Klusener (South Africa)
How does Shakib fare in comparison to these legendary all-rounders? Let’s see.