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Old November 1, 2012, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by AsifTheManRahman
If we're just going by stats, Chris Cairns, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kapil Dev, even Mohammad Hafeez and Shahid Afridi, to name a few, have comparable (and possibly slightly better than in some cases) stats in Tests. Shakib might have the potential to be much better, not sure. We'll see, but I don't think he's a "great" yet.
If it's supposed to be subjective then you can't argue any list... but stats are the only thing that can't be argued against.. and it's not just sheer numbers either.. a player with 5 thousand runs at average of 40 is significantly better in my opinion than someone with 8 thousand runs at average of 30. jayasuriya/ afridi can't stake a claim based upon their numbers in quality.. only longevity.
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