Re: What makes an all rounder?????
A true allrounder has to be worth his place on batting and bowling alone, that's a great allrounder. At the least be world class in one discipline and decent in the other. Currently, in the test area only Flintoff meets criteria A, and possibly Kallis, at a slightly lower level.
In ODI's, someone has to be decent at both to be an allrounder. Razzaq and Malik are not test class AR, but in the ODI version, they are very very useful AR. Afridi has the potential to be a test class AR.
Pathan most certainly is an AR, his batting is more then useful. Its damnright good, great technique, power and timing which any bat would be proud of. He ave what, 30? That's damn solid for a (usually) lower middle order bat or specialist pinch hitter.
His ODI bowling is quality, his problem is sustaining the intensity in tests, but with just 10 overs and a white ball, Irfan is a very dangerous customer.