Who is better, Muralitharan or Shakib?
Shakib Al Hasan leads with a GOAT score of 90.8 against 90.7 for Muttiah Muralitharan — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Muralitharan vs Shakib
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Shakib Al Hasan above Muttiah Muralitharan: 90.8 vs 90.7. Shakib Al Hasan leads on Peak, Longevity. Muttiah Muralitharan leads on Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
ShakibWinner
90.8Shakib wins: Peak, Longevity
Muralitharan
90.7Muralitharan wins: Dominance, Honours
Candidates
Locked to CricketShareable URL · /compare/muralitharan-vs-shakib-al-hasan
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇩 Shakib Al Hasan
90.8
Shakib leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Shakib Al Hasan
2. Muttiah Muralitharan
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇱🇰 Muttiah Muralitharan5 years played · career day 2,556265 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇧🇩 Shakib Al Hasan5 years played · career day 1,825228 runs
-14.0% vs Muralitharan at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇰 Muralitharan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 413 |
| 🇧🇩 Shakib | 0 | 0 | 30 | 68 | 228 | 504 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MuralitharanRetired | ShakibActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 800 | 246 |
| ODI wickets | 534 | 317 |
| Five-wicket hauls | 67 | — |
| Ten-wicket matches | 22 | — |
| World Cups | 1 | — |
| Test bowling average | 22.72 | — |
| ODI runs | — | 7,570 |
| Test runs | — | 4,600 |
| Number one all-rounder formats | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 96 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Shakib90.8
Muralitharan90.7
FAQ
Where does Muralitharan beat Shakib?
Muralitharan scores higher on dominance, honours. Shakib leads on peak, longevity.
How is the Muralitharan vs Shakib score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Muralitharan: 90.7, Shakib: 90.8.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Muralitharan vs Shakib. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.