I think it's embarrassing and a little rude to say that Shakib is better than Kallis as an allrounder. Kallis is truly a great and even if we are from Bangladesh we should respect the game of cricket and not be naive to compare Shakib to him. If you want go and have a look at their stats. Kallis has a which can't be matched by anyone. He averages 32 with the ball and 57 with the bat in Tests: Shakib averages 31 and 34 respectively. Kallis has maintained his averages over 150 matches while Shakib has only played 26. Averaging 30 with the ball is nothing outstanding, neither is averaging 34 with the bat. Put together, Shakib is a very good cricketer but take them alone and he is average. When you say he could play in the team as either a batsman or bowler, remember that its the BD team! He wouldn't get into the SA team (maybe as a spinner he might) with his record!
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