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Which all-rounder from the past really missed out on today's T20 sweepstakes?

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The way T20 leagues have popped up around the world, offering millions in contracts to players for a month of cricket, couldn't have been imagined some years back. Some of the players that are earning millions in T20 leagues today may not have even been selected for ODIs and Test matches in their country. This is a best time to be an all rounder in cricket today. Just imagine if guys like Andrew Flintoff, Lance Klusener, Wasim Akram and even Heath Streak were still at the prime of their careers? It is safe to say they would be earning millions more than they did while playing.

Which all-rounder do you think really think missed out on today's T20 sweepstakes?
 
Viv Richards, jayasuria, if Afridi was 10 years younger he'd be a crazy rich in T20 cricket.
 
badsha001 said:
Wasim Akram and Imran khan would have done well
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Wasim Akram actually played the very first T20 match representing the Hampshire Hawks against the Southampton Sharks on June 23rd, 2003.

His team batted first and he came in at #3 making 10 (8) and came back with figures of 4-0-22-2 to win the match for his team by 5 runs.

He himself stated that he never focused too much on his batting as he was instructed not to do so by Imran Khan early on in his career.

If anything going by his...

1) 123 & 53 in Adelaide to save the Test (and put Pakistan in the drivers’ seat).

2) 257 against Zimbabwe to save Pakistan from humiliation 237-7 (in response to ZIM’s 375) to 550-8.

3) 100 of 89 balls in SL.

Showcase his extraordinary batting talent for a Number 8 Test Batsman.
 
This has Kapil written all over it. By far the greatest ODI AR in his era and would have been way more dangerous in T20s
 
aloo paratha said:
Viv Richards, jayasuria, if Afridi was 10 years younger he'd be a crazy rich in T20 cricket.
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Afridi has been playing T20 cricket for 14 years. You can hardly say he missed out on it lol

He still made a lot of money but yes you can argue he missed out on IPL money
 
Kapil would have been really amazing and so would Imran Khan.

In 1990s and 2000s, Chris Cairns is someone who stands out

And obvisouly Lance Klusener
 
Slog said:
Afridi has been playing T20 cricket for 14 years. You can hardly say he missed out on it lol

He still made a lot of money but yes you can argue he missed out on IPL money
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Imagine he debuted in like 2007 instead of 1996, and was still playing today, and would play 10-12 more years. His game was best suited for T20s, he was born 10 years too early.
 
aloo paratha said:
Imagine he debuted in like 2007 instead of 1996, and was still playing today, and would play 10-12 more years. His game was best suited for T20s, he was born 10 years too early.
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this is moot point

The thread is about players who 'really missed out' on T20 sweepstakes. Playing 14 years is hardly missing out
 
Lance Klusener, Chris Cairns, Kapil Dev, Wasim Akram, Neil Johnson, Michael Bevan

Andy Blignaut might not be considered as a guy to have missed out, but if only he had been born in England, Australia or NZ, he would have been an instant money maker.
 
ManFan said:
2) 257 against Zimbabwe to save Pakistan from humiliation 237-7 (in response to ZIM’s 375) to 550-8.
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Wow! I never knew this!

A lot of people disregard this innings because it was against Zimbabwe (which is ignorant since Zimbabwe were a good team then) but I never knew the context of that innings!
 
Imran nazir

10 years younger Chris Gayle

Viv richards

Murali in prime

Prettt much Ann winides pacers back in the golden era
 
Robin Singh, Guy Whittall, Azhar Mahmood, Ian Harvey, Shane Lee, Chris Cairns, Neil Johnson, Khaled Mahmud, Lance Klusener, Mark Ealham
 
Not quite an all rounder but one name I'm sure Indian fans from 90s will agree, Ijaz Ahmad would have been a boss T20 player. He was a moody batsman, but some days he would come out with his bat like an axe looking to annihilate that cricket ball.
 
Majid Khan said:
Not quite an all rounder but one name I'm sure Indian fans from 90s will agree, Ijaz Ahmad would have been a boss T20 player. He was a moody batsman, but some days he would come out with his bat like an axe looking to annihilate that cricket ball.
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Yes. I remember that guy. Always wanted to see him sitting in the pavilion lol.
 
Slog said:
Kapil would have been really amazing and so would Imran Khan.

In 1990s and 2000s, Chris Cairns is someone who stands out

And obvisouly Lance Klusener
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Agree completely with Chris cairns. Would have been a monster T20 player.
 
The old Zimbabwe team players would have done well too - Neil Johnson, blignaut, ervine as all-rounders especially.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
The old Zimbabwe team players would have done well too - Neil Johnson, blignaut, ervine as all-rounders especially.
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Came here to type Andy Blignaut.

Glad there are others who remember him.

He was Tall, Stronger , Fast Paced and Very Good striker of the Ball.
 
Sir Viv Richards would have smashed these T20 trundlers everywhere in the world that too without wearing helmet
 
I am surprised no one mentioned Ian Botham.
 
Kapil Dev and Abdul Razzaq from Subcontinent.
I still vaguely remember Razzaq's blistering 84(?) against NZ where he torn apart their bowling attack when the Kiwis toured Pakistan in the late 2003.
Probably the same series where Sami debuted with figures of 6/10 iirc.
 
TM Riddle said:
Kapil Dev and Abdul Razzaq from Subcontinent.
I still vaguely remember Razzaq's blistering 84(?) against NZ where he torn apart their bowling attack when the Kiwis toured Pakistan in the late 2003.
Probably the same series where Sami debuted with figures of 6/10 iirc.
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A. Razzaq I feel did get enough of a chance to leave a mark, but after 32 T20s with 116 S/R - highest score of 46 with 20 wickets is nothing to write home about
 
Wasim Akram as a bowler would have been amazing in the format as he has by far been the best death bowler in the odi format.
 
There was another good Zimbabwe all rounder Andy Blignaut along with Neil Johnson. Kapil Dev obviously, Chris Cairns, Robin Singh. Klusner, Heath Streak and few more whom I don't remember on top of my head.
 
BunnyRabbit said:
Lance Klusener, Chris Cairns, Kapil Dev, Wasim Akram, Neil Johnson, Michael Bevan

Andy Blignaut might not be considered as a guy to have missed out, but if only he had been born in England, Australia or NZ, he would have been an instant money maker.
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I am huge admirer of Bevan the ODI player, but I think he would have been found out in T20 cricket.
 
superfan said:
A. Razzaq I feel did get enough of a chance to leave a mark, but after 32 T20s with 116 S/R - highest score of 46 with 20 wickets is nothing to write home about
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Razzaq had a depressing decline. He was finished as a bowler by 2004, and was done as a batsman by 2007. Although he played his greatest ever knock in 2010.

A 1999-2003 Razzaq would have been a monstrous T20 cricketer.
 
I think Imran at his pomp, when his bowling was genuinely fast and though his batting wasn't as refined and obdurate as it would later become, he was able to bludgeon all the bowlers, no matter what their pace or style, would've done tremendously well in T20s.

In my eyes, he could have been a more consistent version of the 2009 WT20 Shahid Afridi - being able to play match winning 50s with the ability to up the tempo if need be and also bowl the best batsmen in the opposition out consistently at an economical rate. In other words, possibly one of the greatest in T20s too.
 
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Mamoon said:
Razzaq had a depressing decline. He was finished as a bowler by 2004, and was done as a batsman by 2007. Although he played his greatest ever knock in 2010.

A 1999-2003 Razzaq would have been a monstrous T20 cricketer.
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Well-put!
 
ChuckLee said:
Imran nazir

10 years younger Chris Gayle

Viv richards

Murali in prime

Prettt much Ann winides pacers back in the golden era
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Gayle has made plenty of money from IPL/CPL/BPL/ETC. This guy didn't really miss out lol. Not to mention, this guy is still bringing in the cash flow from T20 cricket. Lance Klusner would have been a big hit in T20 for sure. Kallis too only got to play T20 at the end of his carreer.
 
Adam Hollioake was the original t20 master, shame this was towards the end of his career, would have made millions travelling around the world.
 
Slog said:
Wow! I never knew this!

A lot of people disregard this innings because it was against Zimbabwe (which is ignorant since Zimbabwe were a good team then) but I never knew the context of that innings!
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It was an innings played in Zimbabwe. It wasnt on a subcontinent wicket. Plus, the Zimbabwe team of then had bowlers like Heath Streak, Strang brothers and all. Not sure if they played this match, however the Zimbabwe team of that time was no minnow by any stretch of imagination.
 
giri26 said:
There was another good Zimbabwe all rounder Andy Blignaut along with Neil Johnson. Kapil Dev obviously, Chris Cairns, Robin Singh. Klusner, Heath Streak and few more whom I don't remember on top of my head.
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Andy Blignaut was an express bowler who could bowl in excess of 90mph. He was damn good, however the financial issues with the Zimbabwean board then had a lot of doing for the underdevelopment of their players.
 
Chris Harris.

He was a great fielder (as good as Jonty), very economical bowler and useful batsman.

In his short T20 career he had a batting average of 70 (helped by a lot of not outs) and economy rate of 6.25 with the ball.
 
tbh a heck of a lot of them...Can think of atleast 10 who would be top draws - kapil dev, cairns, chris harris, botham, wasim akram, klusener, brian mcmillan, hansie cronje, robin singh, shaun pollock, azhar mahmood, abdul razzaq, imran khan etc etc
 
A few spring to mind - Viv Richards, Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Kapil Dev, Richard Hadlee, Ian Botham, Steve Waugh.
 
Guys, guys!! How could all of you miss the main man, Gary freaking Sobers! Smashed 6 sixes in an over in an era when entire test matches would finish without a six being hit. And he could have bowled in all conditions. Would have been the biggest T20 superstar of them all.
 
Of the more recent variety, Andrew Flintoff could have had a glorious T20 career. Fine all-rounder, and clutch performer.

And how about Steve and Mark Waugh. They would have been handy.

Sri Lanka used to have a lot of batsmen who could bowl well back in the 90s. Excluding Sanath who's been mentioned already, Arvinda would certainly be valuable.

Further back, maybe someone like Mushtaq Muhammad. Wasim Raja would have been a fine T20 player but i don't think he bowled. Miandad was a handy bowler.
 
Mute Witness said:
Of the more recent variety, Andrew Flintoff could have had a glorious T20 career. Fine all-rounder, and clutch performer.

And how about Steve and Mark Waugh. They would have been handy.

Sri Lanka used to have a lot of batsmen who could bowl well back in the 90s. Excluding Sanath who's been mentioned already, Arvinda would certainly be valuable.

Further back, maybe someone like Mushtaq Muhammad. Wasim Raja would have been a fine T20 player but i don't think he bowled. Miandad was a handy bowler.
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Steve waugh was turtle paced. Even his odi career is very mediocre.
He wouldn't have been a good t20I player.
 
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