Saqlain vs Rohit
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Saqlain wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Rohit wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Saqlain leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Inventor of the doosra and the fastest bowler to 100 ODI wickets.
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇰 Saqlain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 180 | 328 |
| 🇮🇳 Rohit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 2,300 | 5,440 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | SaqlainRetired | RohitActive |
|---|---|---|
| Test wickets | 208 | — |
| ODI wickets | 288 | — |
| Fastest to 100 ODI wickets (matches) | 53 | — |
| Five-wicket hauls | 13 | — |
| Tests played | 49 | — |
| ODI runs | — | 11,000 |
| ODI centuries | — | 32 |
| T20 World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| ODI double centuries | — | 3 |
| IPL titles as captain | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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