All-rounder

This article is about all-rounders in cricket. For all-rounders in cycling, see Glossary of cycling § all-rounder. For those in tennis, see Tennis strategy § All-court player.
"All Rounder" redirects here. For the films, see All Rounder (1984 film) and All Rounder (1998 film).

An all-rounder such as Andrew Flintoff is skilled at both batting (top) and bowling (bottom).

An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a handful of batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists. Some wicket-keepers have the skills of a specialist batter and have been referred to as all-rounders, but the term wicket-keeper-batter is more commonly applied to them,[1] even if they are substitute wicket keepers who also bowl.

  1. ^ Kannoth Kombra, Srikant (16 September 2015). "MS Dhoni is the best all-rounder in the world, claims Lance Klusener". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023.