Shaheen vs Root
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Shaheen wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Root wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Shaheen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2021 and Pakistan's spearhead with the new ball.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇰 Shaheen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 180 | 386 |
| 🏴 Root | 0 | 0 | 186 | 1,123 | 3,586 | 9,511 |
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 | ShaheenActive | RootActive |
|---|---|---|
| ICC Cricketer of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Test wickets | 120 | — |
| ODI wickets | 130 | — |
| T20I wickets | 100 | — |
| Champions Trophy titles | 1 | — |
| Test runs | — | 13,000 |
| Test centuries | — | 37 |
| Test matches | — | 155 |
| ODI runs | — | 6,500 |
| Test batting average | — | 50.8 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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