Harsh Thakor
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This is my selection in order of merit of the 12 best batsman amongst the genuine allrounders.
1.Gary Sobers
2.Jacques Kallis
3.Asif Iqbal
4.Tony Greig
5.Vinoo Mankad
6.Mushtaq Muhammad
7.Keith Miller
8.Ian Botham
9.Ben Stokes
10.Andrew Flintoff
11.Kapil Dev
12.Imran Khan
Sobers staggering record and ability to pulverize attacks speaks for itself.Few batsman were er as complete.In terms of statistics Kallis was close to the best of all time and was the ultimate to bat for your life.Asif Iqbal is amongst the top 3-4 batsman ever at no 6 ,who played outstanding knocks against the great Australian and West Indies bowling attacks.In a crisis he was a champion.Vinoo Mankad conquered the likes of Lindwall and Miller with 2 centuries on Australian soil in 1947-48..He also scored a classical 184 at Lords and a double century against New Zealand at home.Tony Greig bated in cavalier style facing the lies of Thomson and Lillee and and was also prolific in the Carribean.Mushtaq Muhammad battled like a soldier against top Australian and West Indies bowling ,championing winning causes.Keith Miller was an entertainer supreme and was prolific in West Indies and Ashes series.Ian Botham at his best was close to an all-time great like when scoring an unbeaten 149 at Leeds in 1981 or 208 v India at the Oval in 1982.Ben Stokes was virtually a re-incarnated Ian Botham with as much prowess when the chips were down.Andrew Flintoff on his day could take a game away from the oposition.Kapil Dev was the hardest hitter.If he applied himself more would have been close to Sobers,considering his nascent talent.Imran Khan at his best,was a world-class batsman who may have made an test xi on the merits of his batting alone.
Asif may have averaged under 40 but if you asess the quality and si situation in which he scored his best innings,one would rate him morally a true great.Imran became a great batsman late in his career.Stokes faced lesser attacks than Botham,so rated below.
1.Gary Sobers
2.Jacques Kallis
3.Asif Iqbal
4.Tony Greig
5.Vinoo Mankad
6.Mushtaq Muhammad
7.Keith Miller
8.Ian Botham
9.Ben Stokes
10.Andrew Flintoff
11.Kapil Dev
12.Imran Khan
Sobers staggering record and ability to pulverize attacks speaks for itself.Few batsman were er as complete.In terms of statistics Kallis was close to the best of all time and was the ultimate to bat for your life.Asif Iqbal is amongst the top 3-4 batsman ever at no 6 ,who played outstanding knocks against the great Australian and West Indies bowling attacks.In a crisis he was a champion.Vinoo Mankad conquered the likes of Lindwall and Miller with 2 centuries on Australian soil in 1947-48..He also scored a classical 184 at Lords and a double century against New Zealand at home.Tony Greig bated in cavalier style facing the lies of Thomson and Lillee and and was also prolific in the Carribean.Mushtaq Muhammad battled like a soldier against top Australian and West Indies bowling ,championing winning causes.Keith Miller was an entertainer supreme and was prolific in West Indies and Ashes series.Ian Botham at his best was close to an all-time great like when scoring an unbeaten 149 at Leeds in 1981 or 208 v India at the Oval in 1982.Ben Stokes was virtually a re-incarnated Ian Botham with as much prowess when the chips were down.Andrew Flintoff on his day could take a game away from the oposition.Kapil Dev was the hardest hitter.If he applied himself more would have been close to Sobers,considering his nascent talent.Imran Khan at his best,was a world-class batsman who may have made an test xi on the merits of his batting alone.
Asif may have averaged under 40 but if you asess the quality and si situation in which he scored his best innings,one would rate him morally a true great.Imran became a great batsman late in his career.Stokes faced lesser attacks than Botham,so rated below.
