[quote author=jazzyjazz link=topic=101856.msg670346#msg670346 date=1450532445]
and a brilliant slip catcher too. I have never seen a cricketer as complete as him.
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[quote author=dillinger10 link=topic=101856.msg670378#msg670378 date=1450545509]
Better all around cricketer, Kallis or Sir Garry? Obviously both played in different eras, but if I had to choose just one, I would go with Sir Garry.
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I think the three best all round cricketers of all time are:
Sir Garry Sobers
Imran Khan
Jaques Kallis
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=101856.msg670275#msg670275 date=1450467529]
Kallis the greatest ALL ROUNDER...........
Lara the greatest BAT
Shane Warne with BALL
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Need to break it down I agree from greatest cricketer into categories ...............
but greatest all rounder cricketer in last 2 decades has got to be Kallis
You remember Ketch when I'd given up watching all cricket approx. six years ago and didn't even recognize Kallis with his new head of hair ??? ............
[quote author=Calypso link=topic=101856.msg670457#msg670457 date=1450618852] six years ago and didn't even recognize Kallis with his new head of hair ??? ............
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Kallis new implanted Hair was his Iconic moment being talked about here !
Apart from Kallis I think Imran Khan was a super all round cricketer too. If you look at the graph of his career, you would notice that while most of the cricketers lose their credentials, Imran khan in his last 10 years of test cricket average 20 with the ball and 50 with the bat. He was special.
[quote author=Goog Lee link=topic=101856.msg670612#msg670612 date=1450714547]
Imran was a better allrounder than Kallis, period!
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Although I am a Pakistani and a die hard Imran Khan fan I must say that both Kallis and Imran were the best all rounders ever. You can not compare them because they were different. Imran was a world class fast bowler and a more than competent batsman while Kallis was a more than competent bowler and a world class batsman.
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