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Shakib Al Hasan vs The Great All Rounders

cnerd123

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while drinking is a big part of cricketing culture and it definitely important in evaluating the overall greatness of a player, i don't think it's fair to exclude Shakib from the ATG discussion just because he doesn't drink.
 

Howe_zat

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There's more than one way to be a rock star, yeah you can be hard drinking and mental or you can be chill and not give a ****. Shakib is chill. Once appeared on the team balcony in his dressing gown.
 

TheJediBrah

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while drinking is a big part of cricketing culture and it definitely important in evaluating the overall greatness of a player, i don't think it's fair to exclude Shakib from the ATG discussion just because he doesn't drink.
ffs no one was excluding him from anything. It's just a comment about contrasting personalities.
 
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OverratedSanity

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Man imagine how good Shakib's stats would be if he got to bash minnows like Australia more often


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That's the reason why the "He hasn't played the supposedly big teams enough" was dumb. He's done well against Pak and SL in SC conditions but people wanted him to "prove himself" against renowned giants of playing spin England and Australia. Weird tstl.
 

91Jmay

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He is obviously a tier behind the ATGs but he is better than the likes of Flintoff/Cairns etc. Excellent player.
 

cnerd123

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Shakib is only 30

Theoretically his best years as a batsman and a spinner are ahead of him

What does he need to do from here on out to join the pantheon of 1st tier ATGs?
 

Shri

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He won't. At best, he'll be a 5000 run/300 wickets player. And people will rate him below Vettori.
 

srbhkshk

International Captain
He is a far better batsman compared to Vettori, Vettori the better bowler imo, but not as much distance in that. I don't think he'll ever become tier 1 tbh.
 

AndyZaltzHair

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To become a top tier ATG, he has to elevate either his batting or bowling to beast mode while keeping the other one as it is now. I think its not possible.
 

Aritro

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He had a very good claim to being one of the best spinners in the world around the time I started this thread, but his bowling's largely dropped off in recent years. He bowls with less adventure now and doesn't have the variations or turn to undo a batsman with a jaffa delivery unless there's help from the pitch.
 

mr_mister

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To become a top tier ATG, he has to elevate either his batting or bowling to beast mode while keeping the other one as it is now. I think its not possible.
He could get near Aubrey Faulkner level stats, 42/26

Nowhere near ATG in either category but an ATG all-rounder

Also... Botham
 

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