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Cricket · Leg-spinner · Pakistan

Abdul Qadir

1975–1993 · Kept leg-spin alive in the 1980s with 236 Test wickets.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
86.8
Cultural & brand footprint 52/100 · total legacy 77.7
Test wickets
236
Best innings figures
9
Five-wicket hauls
15
ODI wickets
132
Tests played
67

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
94
Longevity
82
Honours
80
Statistics
94

Career timeline · Centuries per year

SeasonCenturies per yearShare of career
197712
197818
197924
198030
198136
198242
198348
198444
198540
198634
198728
198822
198916
199010

Data sources

  • ESPNcricinfo
  • ICC
  • Wisden Almanack

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Abdul Qadir ranks #100 in Cricket

Abdul Qadir ranks 100th among Cricket athletes on GOAT Rank and 586th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 82, Honours 80, Statistics 94. Those categories are normalised against the full Cricket reference universe of 297 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1975–1993 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1983, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes test wickets 236, best innings figures 9, five-wicket hauls 15, odi wickets 132.

Immediately ahead sits Laura Wolvaardt on 86.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is VVS Laxman on 86.7. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Abdul Qadir GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Qadir stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Cricket cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1983. Scored 94/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.

Abdul Qadir — frequently asked

Is Abdul Qadir the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Abdul Qadir ranks 100th in Cricket with a GOAT Score of 86.8, behind Don Bradman on 96.8.
What is Abdul Qadir's GOAT Score?
86.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Abdul Qadir rank all time?
586th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 100th within Cricket.
Abdul Qadir vs Laura Wolvaardt: who ranks higher?
Abdul Qadir, on 86.8 against Laura Wolvaardt's 86.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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