Avada Kedavra
Banned
Mine would be -
Botham
Imran
Kapil
Hadlee
Botham
Imran
Kapil
Hadlee
This.We've gone through many such all-rounder threads before, but here's my list again:
Imran
Botham
Kapil
Hadlee
At his peak, Botham probably was the best AR. However, that peak was not long enough IMO to place him above Imran. We're sure to get the inevitable rebuttal that Imran “never performed with the bat and the ball at the same time”. I don’t buy that argument though, as in his last 51 Tests he averaged 50 with the bat and 19 with the ball.Botham was probably the biggest match winner of the 4 in question. He performed with bat and ball in the same match many times. Hadlee was definitely the best bowler of the 4 though.
Imran did take a 10 fer and score a hundred in the same match once. As did Botham. I dont think, however, that he took a 5 fer and scored a hundred in the same game (apart from the one mentioned earlier) while Botham did it 4 times. Botham also, from recollection, scored a 50 and took a 5 fer in the same game 8 times. I dont know how many times Imran did this - although I would be surprised if he hadnt done it at least once.Imran very rarely performed with bat and ball at the same time. I think you will find that Botham took a 5 wicket haul and scored a 100 in the same match more times than Imran. I am not even sure if Imran has achieved that feat.