In any form cricket, an all-rounder is a delight to watch. A player with an ability to destroy the opposition with both bat and ball is surely an asset for every side in the world.
And, it will not be wrong to say that having quality all-rounders in a line-up is essential to be successful in the modern-day cricket.
Considering the importance of an all-rounder in today’s game, Bettor.com takes a glance at the top-5 all-round players in contemporary cricket.
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Without a shadow of doubt, Jacques Kallis is the best all-rounder in present-day cricket. The charismatic cricketer has led http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 to number of victories with both his batting and bowling. He has over 11000 runs to his credit in both Test and One Day
International (ODI) cricket, and is widely considered as the finest cricketer produced by the South African soil.
His skills as a right-arm medium pacer are also impressive. So far in his career, he has bagged 270 and 267 wickets in Tests and ODIs respectively. Although, the 36-year-old is at the twilight of his career, he still has a lot to offer to his country.
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Shane Watson is a benchmark for the all-round cricketers across the globe. The 30-year-old opens the innings for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in all three formats of the game, and is a handy medium pacer as well. He came into the side as lower-order batsman but gradually improved
his batting so much that he has now become a regular opening batsman for his country.
In 31 Tests so far in his career, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Watson-c96326 has scored 2047 runs and nabbed 55 scalps. His stats in the 50-over version are even more striking, as he has collected over-4000 runs and 138 wickets in 140 games.
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Despite the fact that Boom Boom Afridi is not a part of Test cricket anymore, nobody can ignore him when it comes to choose top all-rounders. His brilliant all-round performance in the fourth ODI at Sharjah helped Pakistan register a series win against Sri
Lanka on Sunday, November 20, 2011.
It can safely be stated that the sport never has and never will see another talented cricketer like him. He can do wonders with the bat while his fantastic piece of bowling has always been a treat to watch. His stats don’t justify his potential but still
he is http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s third highest wicket-taker in ODIs. Alongside his 327 scalps, the blazing all-rounder has 6814 one-day runs to his credit.
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Hafeez is another superb Pakistani all-rounder who is currently sitting at the number-three position on the ODI all-rounders’ rankings. He was not much consistent at the start of his career but the 31-year-old has earned a great reputation over the last
12 months.
He provides his team crucial breakthroughs with his dangerous off-spin bowling, and bats aggressively, yet sensibly at the opening position. His figures are improving slowly but surely with every passing day. So far in his 86-ODI-old career, he has gathered
2251 runs plus 70 wickets.
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It is hard to believe that a player from a weak side like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 is presently enjoying first place in the ODI all-rounders’ standings. Shakib has also been performing outstandingly in the longest version, and is sitting at the fifth position in the Test
rankings.
He is certainly the best player in the present Bengali line-up. His personal form was suffering due to captaincy, but he is all set to shine after quitting the job. An average of 35.15 in 119 ODIs shows how good a player he is. Moreover, he has 150 ODI scalps
to his name as well.
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