Cricket primarily comprises of three skills viz batting, bowling and fielding. While fielding is compulsory for all players, all have to be good fielders, normally players come either as bowlers or as batsmen. Then there are few who are capable of doing both, but they are very few.
When we talk about allrounders, most allrounders whom we have in world cricket are either batsmen who can bowl or bowlers who can bat. Now they won't be picked in the side for their lesser skill, for example if Sanath Jayasurya was incapable of batting he won't have been picked in Sri Lankan side for bowling. Similarly if Wasim Akram was unable to bowl then he won't have been picked in the team only as a batsman.
You can't call the above mentioned players allrounders. Allrounders are those who are so good at both the skills that they can be picked in the team either as a batsman or as a bowler. Examples of genuine allrounders from the past are Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Richardson Hadlee etc.
People may even call Jacques Kallis as a genuine allrounder but one is pretty sure that in the South African side he won't have been picked if he was only a bowler. The other guys who can be regarded as genuine allrounders to a certain extent were Andrew Flintoff of England and Shane Watson of Australia. For some time Shane Watson was a genuine allrounder, however these days he is more of a batter than a bowler.
However Chris Crains of New Zealand was a genuine all rounder. He played primarily as a batsman when he was unable to bowl because of an injury. In today's cricket Ravindra Jadeja of India and Andre Russel of West Indies can be regarded as genuine allrounders, since they are important players both with the bat and with the ball. Mitchell Marsh of Australia has the potential to become a genuine all rounder.
All rounders play a big role in the success of a team. They add an extra player to the team because of their excellence in both the departments of the game. Most of the great teams of all times had atleast one great allrounder.
When we talk about allrounders, most allrounders whom we have in world cricket are either batsmen who can bowl or bowlers who can bat. Now they won't be picked in the side for their lesser skill, for example if Sanath Jayasurya was incapable of batting he won't have been picked in Sri Lankan side for bowling. Similarly if Wasim Akram was unable to bowl then he won't have been picked in the team only as a batsman.
You can't call the above mentioned players allrounders. Allrounders are those who are so good at both the skills that they can be picked in the team either as a batsman or as a bowler. Examples of genuine allrounders from the past are Ian Botham, Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Richardson Hadlee etc.
People may even call Jacques Kallis as a genuine allrounder but one is pretty sure that in the South African side he won't have been picked if he was only a bowler. The other guys who can be regarded as genuine allrounders to a certain extent were Andrew Flintoff of England and Shane Watson of Australia. For some time Shane Watson was a genuine allrounder, however these days he is more of a batter than a bowler.
However Chris Crains of New Zealand was a genuine all rounder. He played primarily as a batsman when he was unable to bowl because of an injury. In today's cricket Ravindra Jadeja of India and Andre Russel of West Indies can be regarded as genuine allrounders, since they are important players both with the bat and with the ball. Mitchell Marsh of Australia has the potential to become a genuine all rounder.
All rounders play a big role in the success of a team. They add an extra player to the team because of their excellence in both the departments of the game. Most of the great teams of all times had atleast one great allrounder.
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