ODI verdict list
Best ODI All-rounders of the 1980s
Imran Khan rises above Kapil Dev, and the edge holds. Kapil Dev keeps the better strike rate in ODI batting, 101.92 to 75.63. Imran Khan's average in ODI batting settles it, 33.58 to 26.81.
Pakistan
- ODI Batting
- 82.9
- ODI Bowling
- 84.8
India
- ODI Batting
- 76.5
- ODI Bowling
- 79.4
New Zealand
- ODI Batting
- 63.3
- ODI Bowling
- 94.3
Australia
- ODI Batting
- 84.6
- ODI Bowling
- 55.7
West Indies
- ODI Batting
- 55.5
- ODI Bowling
- 84.0
West Indies
- ODI Batting
- 97.3
- ODI Bowling
- 47.8
Australia
- ODI Batting
- 85.0
- ODI Bowling
- 52.4
Australia
- ODI Batting
- 79.0
- ODI Bowling
- 53.8
New Zealand
- ODI Batting
- 85.2
- ODI Bowling
- 48.3
England
- ODI Batting
- 69.7
- ODI Bowling
- 58.5
- Imran Khan
- 82.9 — led by Volume (23.1 of it), then Average (17.0)
- Kapil Dev
- 76.5 — led by Volume (23.6 of it), then Strike rate (17.9)
- Richard Hadlee
- 63.3 — led by Volume (20.2 of it), then Strike rate (14.8)
- Allan Border
- 84.6 — led by Volume (24.6 of it), then Average (16.1)
- Malcolm Marshall
- 55.5 — led by Volume (16.4 of it), then Strike rate (16.3)
- Viv Richards
- 97.3 — led by Volume (24.9 of it), then Average (19.3)
- Steve Waugh
- 85.0 — led by Volume (21.4 of it), then Average (17.5)
- Greg Chappell
- 79.0 — led by Volume (19.8 of it), then Average (17.3)
- Martin Crowe
- 85.2 — led by Volume (22.5 of it), then Average (17.2)
- Ian Botham
- 69.7 — led by Volume (19.9 of it), then Strike rate (16.5)
- Imran Khan
- 84.8 — led by Volume (24.3 of it), then Bowling average (17.0)
- Kapil Dev
- 79.4 — led by Volume (25.0 of it), then Bowling average (14.6)
- Richard Hadlee
- 94.3 — led by Volume (23.4 of it), then Bowling average (18.4)
- Allan Border
- 55.7 — led by Bowling average (13.5 of it), then Volume (12.5)
- Malcolm Marshall
- 84.0 — led by Volume (23.6 of it), then Economy (16.2)
- Viv Richards
- 47.8 — led by Volume (21.6 of it), then Bowling average (6.8)
- Steve Waugh
- 52.4 — led by Volume (19.6 of it), then Bowling average (10.5)
- Greg Chappell
- 53.8 — led by Volume (15.8 of it), then Bowling average (13.1)
- Martin Crowe
- 48.3 — led by Bowling average (11.3 of it), then Bowling average vs strong opposition (7.5)
- Ian Botham
- 58.5 — led by Volume (20.4 of it), then Bowling average (10.3)
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How this ranking was calculated
The list is computed from scorecards, not selected by an AI model. Every player is measured against the same qualified peer population, and the rules below determine the order.
- Build the eligible peer population using the selected format, time window and qualification bars.
- Calculate every batting or bowling factor directly from the matching scorecards.
- Convert each factor to a score against qualified peers, respecting whether higher or lower is better.
- Apply the published weights. If a factor is unavailable, its weight is redistributed across that player's recorded factors.
- Add the weighted factors to produce the verdict score out of 100, then rank from highest to lowest.
Compared with 208 batters who played at least 10 innings.
Compared with 104 bowlers who played at least 10 innings and bowled at least 750 balls.
Contribution: total runs or wickets measure output within the selected period.
Fixed-era weighting: longevity is not scored because a player should not be penalised when only part of their career overlaps the era. Its allocation moves to runs or wickets.
Wicket magnitude: career and long-era wicket volume uses 85% peer position and 15% raw distance from the leading qualified wicket total. This preserves the difference between exceptional totals that sit together at the top of a percentile table. Run volume stays a pure percentile, because career run totals vary far more widely and blending raw magnitude there would penalise a short career of outstanding quality.
All-rounders: a player must clear both qualification bars. The batting and bowling verdicts are combined with a geometric mean, preventing one outstanding discipline from completely carrying a weak one.
ODI eligibility: this curated list includes players representing current ICC full-member teams. All of their recorded opposition still counts.
Editorial scope: this is a transparent judgement model, not an official record table. It does not insert or promote named players, and it applies no blanket era multiplier.