
Lovingly called "Freddie", Andrew Flintoff was a bundle of raw talent. For a majority of his career, Flintoff helped his team by slowing down the batting team if they managed to get off to a ravishing start. There are instances innumerable wherein Flintoff managed to do the repair work of the opening bowlers.
To a career which got cut short owing to the numerous injuries he suffered, there were only a few bowlers who could be better than him when he was fully fit. He was an exceptional bowler who bowled at a serious pace, could move the ball either ways and extricate seam movement in those yorkers.
He managed to pick up 169 wickets at an excellent average of 24.38, a statistic many bowlers don't have in ODIs. He also took 2 five-wicket hauls in his career.
In the batting department, he scored 3394 runs at an average of 32.01. His average may seem low but he used to bat in the lower order and hence get very few overs to bat. All thanks to his ability to clear the ground at will, he performed his role of a finisher pretty well at an impressive strike rate of 88.82. He scored 3 tons and 18 fifties in his career.
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