I think stats-wise, Riyad is currently the 2nd best all-rounder in the BD side, particularly in Tests and maybe in ODIs. After all he does have both a Test century and a Test 5 wicket haul, which no other player barring Shakib has at the moment. On the other hand, it's a bit embarrassing that in 68 ODI innings he has only 6 fifties and has scored his 1427 runs at a poor SR of 69.84. To give the statistics even more context, he has batted 50 times at no. 7 and scored at the marginally higher SR of 73.56. Obviously that is unacceptable but I think it is more indicative of his inappropriateness for that position than his inability as a batsman overall.
Now, who will convince him to bat higher up the order is another matter...
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