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Greatest Test & ODI All-rounders of All Time

Imran Khan rises above Shaun Pollock, and the edge holds. Shaun Pollock keeps the better strike rate in ODI batting, 85.56 to 72.65. Imran Khan's average in ODI batting settles it, 33.41 to 25.34.

#1
Imran Khan

Pakistan

Combined78.8
Test Batting
76.6
Test Bowling
88.6
ODI Batting
72.5
ODI Bowling
77.7
#2
Shaun Pollock

South Africa

Combined75.9
Test Batting
70.5
Test Bowling
84.7
ODI Batting
63.6
ODI Bowling
87.4
#3
Jacques Kallis

South Africa

Combined73.7
Test Batting
96.4
Test Bowling
56.9
ODI Batting
87.5
ODI Bowling
61.2
#4
Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladesh

Combined73.3
Test Batting
79.7
Test Bowling
63.7
ODI Batting
85.5
ODI Bowling
66.1
#5
Combined71.3
Test Batting
71.3
Test Bowling
55.6
ODI Batting
75.8
ODI Bowling
83.7
#6
Richard Hadlee

New Zealand

Combined71.2
Test Batting
62.2
Test Bowling
91.2
ODI Batting
51.0
ODI Bowling
88.1
#7
Combined70.9
Test Batting
70.7
Test Bowling
73.2
ODI Batting
63.6
ODI Bowling
76.8
#8
Wasim Akram

Pakistan

Combined69.6
Test Batting
54.6
Test Bowling
87.0
ODI Batting
53.4
ODI Bowling
92.4
#9
Ian Botham

England

Combined69.5
Test Batting
74.4
Test Bowling
77.0
ODI Batting
57.0
ODI Bowling
70.0
#10
Combined68.8
Test Batting
80.0
Test Bowling
79.7
ODI Batting
74.9
ODI Bowling
44.7
Where the verdict was won: Test Batting
Imran Khan
76.6 — led by Volume (21.8 of it), then Average (21.6)
Shaun Pollock
70.5 — led by Volume (21.7 of it), then Average (18.3)
Jacques Kallis
96.4 — led by Average (27.7 of it), then Volume (24.9)
Shakib Al Hasan
79.7 — led by Volume (22.5 of it), then Average (21.7)
Andrew Flintoff
71.3 — led by Volume (21.7 of it), then Average (18.0)
Richard Hadlee
62.2 — led by Volume (20.7 of it), then Average (14.5)
Kapil Dev
70.7 — led by Volume (23.0 of it), then Average (17.2)
Wasim Akram
54.6 — led by Volume (20.3 of it), then Average (10.9)
Ian Botham
74.4 — led by Volume (22.9 of it), then Average (19.2)
Ravindra Jadeja
80.0 — led by Volume (22.0 of it), then Average (21.8)
Each bar is that player’s score out of 100, split into what produced it: segment length is the facet’s peer score times its weight. Darkest segment first. The segments add up to the score, so the bars are read against each other, not against a grid.
Where the verdict was won: Test Bowling
Imran Khan
88.6 — led by Bowling average (25.6 of it), then Volume (22.0)
Shaun Pollock
84.7 — led by Bowling average (25.4 of it), then Volume (22.6)
Jacques Kallis
56.9 — led by Volume (20.8 of it), then Bowling average (13.5)
Shakib Al Hasan
63.7 — led by Volume (20.0 of it), then Bowling average (14.6)
Andrew Flintoff
55.6 — led by Volume (19.1 of it), then Bowling average (12.4)
Richard Hadlee
91.2 — led by Bowling average (25.9 of it), then Volume (22.7)
Kapil Dev
73.2 — led by Volume (22.8 of it), then Bowling average (18.0)
Wasim Akram
87.0 — led by Bowling average (25.1 of it), then Volume (22.5)
Ian Botham
77.0 — led by Volume (22.2 of it), then Bowling average (19.9)
Ravindra Jadeja
79.7 — led by Bowling average (23.6 of it), then Volume (21.9)
Each bar is that player’s score out of 100, split into what produced it: segment length is the facet’s peer score times its weight. Darkest segment first. The segments add up to the score, so the bars are read against each other, not against a grid.
Where the verdict was won: ODI Batting
Imran Khan
72.5 — led by Average (15.2 of it), then Volume (12.7)
Shaun Pollock
63.6 — led by Strike rate (13.6 of it), then Volume (12.2)
Jacques Kallis
87.5 — led by Average (19.3 of it), then Volume (14.9)
Shakib Al Hasan
85.5 — led by Average (17.0 of it), then Volume (14.4)
Andrew Flintoff
75.8 — led by Strike rate (14.9 of it), then Average (14.2)
Richard Hadlee
51.0 — led by Volume (10.1 of it), then Strike rate (9.5)
Kapil Dev
63.6 — led by Strike rate (16.2 of it), then Volume (12.7)
Wasim Akram
53.4 — led by Strike rate (14.8 of it), then Volume (12.7)
Ian Botham
57.0 — led by Strike rate (11.1 of it), then Volume (10.9)
Ravindra Jadeja
74.9 — led by Average (14.4 of it), then Strike rate (13.5)
Each bar is that player’s score out of 100, split into what produced it: segment length is the facet’s peer score times its weight. Darkest segment first. The segments add up to the score, so the bars are read against each other, not against a grid.
Where the verdict was won: ODI Bowling
Imran Khan
77.7 — led by Economy (15.9 of it), then Bowling average (15.7)
Shaun Pollock
87.4 — led by Bowling average (17.5 of it), then Economy (16.4)
Jacques Kallis
61.2 — led by Volume (13.3 of it), then Bowling average (10.0)
Shakib Al Hasan
66.1 — led by Volume (13.8 of it), then Bowling average (12.7)
Andrew Flintoff
83.7 — led by Bowling average (17.9 of it), then Economy (12.6)
Richard Hadlee
88.1 — led by Bowling average (18.7 of it), then Economy (16.9)
Kapil Dev
76.8 — led by Economy (16.2 of it), then Bowling average (15.2)
Wasim Akram
92.4 — led by Bowling average (18.1 of it), then Economy (15.8)
Ian Botham
70.0 — led by Economy (15.5 of it), then Bowling average (13.9)
Ravindra Jadeja
44.7 — led by Volume (12.8 of it), then Longevity (9.3)
Each bar is that player’s score out of 100, split into what produced it: segment length is the facet’s peer score times its weight. Darkest segment first. The segments add up to the score, so the bars are read against each other, not against a grid.

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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.

From scorecards to a verdict score
  1. Build the eligible peer population using the selected format, time window and qualification bars.
  2. Calculate every batting or bowling factor directly from the matching scorecards.
  3. Convert each factor to a score against qualified peers, respecting whether higher or lower is better.
  4. Apply the published weights. If a factor is unavailable, its weight is redistributed across that player's recorded factors.
  5. Add the weighted factors to produce the verdict score out of 100, then rank from highest to lowest.
Test Batting factors and weights

Compared with 1,218 batters who played at least 20 innings.

Test Bowling factors and weights

Compared with 504 bowlers who played at least 20 innings and bowled at least 3,000 balls.

ODI Batting factors and weights

Compared with 867 batters who played at least 20 innings.

ODI Bowling factors and weights

Compared with 441 bowlers who played at least 20 innings and bowled at least 1,500 balls.

Important scoring choices

Longevity: uses the square root of career span in years multiplied by matches selected. Match counts and first/last dates come from playing-XI appearances, so a did-not-bat or did-not-bowl match still counts.

Contribution: total runs or wickets measure output within the selected period.

Test average magnitude: overall averages use 85% peer position and 15% raw distance from the best qualified average. For bowlers the ratio is reversed because a lower average is better. Contextual averages remain pure percentiles.

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.

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