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  1. 1Keith MillerKeith MillerBorn 28 Nov 1919Miller, a wartime fighter pilot, opened the bowling with Ray Lindwall for Bradman's 1948 Invincibles and batted in the top six, averaging over 36 with the bat and under 23 with the ball in Tests. His attacking batting and fast bowling were both selectable on their own. He is the first great modern…0i
  2. 2Garfield SobersGarfield SobersBorn 28 Jul 1936Sobers, who died in July 2026 aged 89, is usually named the greatest all-rounder of all: 8,032 Test runs at 57, including the then-record 365 not out, and 235 wickets bowling left-arm seam, orthodox spin and wrist spin as the match needed. He was also a superb close fielder and captain. No player…0i
  3. 3Richard HadleeRichard HadleeBorn 3 Jul 1951Hadlee was first and foremost a great fast-medium bowler, the first to 400 Test wickets, with a shortened run-up and remarkable accuracy. But he also made two Test hundreds and averaged around 27 with the bat, often rescuing New Zealand's innings. His 15 wickets at Brisbane in 1985, with a fifty…0i
  4. 4Imran KhanImran KhanBorn 5 Oct 1952Imran Khan's batting matured late, and in the last part of his Test career he averaged around 50 with the bat while still taking wickets at about 20, a balance few have managed. He captained Pakistan to the 1992 World Cup, top-scoring in the final. His career, before politics, shows an all-rounder…0i
  5. 5Ian BothamIan BothamBorn 24 Nov 1955Botham reached the Test double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets faster than anyone in terms of matches, and his 1981 Ashes, with 149 not out at Headingley and 5 for 1 at Edgbaston, remains the most famous all-round summer in English cricket. His swing bowling and aggressive batting were both…0i
  6. 6Kapil DevKapil DevBorn 6 Jan 1959Kapil Dev was India's first great fast bowler and a hard-hitting lower-order batter, the only player with 400 Test wickets and 5,000 Test runs. His 175 not out against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells, from 17 for 5, rescued the 1983 World Cup campaign that he then captained to victory. He bowled on…0i
  7. 7Jacques KallisJacques KallisBorn 16 Oct 1975Kallis is the statistical case for the greatest all-rounder: over 13,000 Test runs, 45 hundreds and 292 wickets, plus over 11,000 one-day runs and 273 wickets. He batted in the top four and bowled genuinely fast-medium, often as South Africa's fourth seamer. The workload is the point: he did both…0i
  8. 8Andrew FlintoffAndrew FlintoffBorn 6 Dec 1977Flintoff's 2005 Ashes, with 402 runs and 24 wickets and the reverse-swing over to Ricky Ponting at Edgbaston, is one of the great all-round series. His fast, bouncing bowling was his stronger suit; his aggressive batting made him a genuine all-rounder at his peak. Injuries shortened his career, so…0i
  9. 9Shaun PollockShaun PollockBorn 16 Jul 1973Pollock's accurate seam bowling made him South Africa's leading Test wicket-taker of his era, with over 400 wickets, while his batting brought two Test hundreds and a career average above 30. He was a bowler first, but the lower-order runs were consistent rather than occasional. In one-day cricket…0i
  10. 10Shakib Al HasanShakib Al HasanBorn 24 Mar 1987Shakib was for years the top-ranked all-rounder in all three formats at the same time, a rare feat, as a top-order left-handed batter and left-arm spinner for Bangladesh. At the 2019 World Cup he scored over 600 runs and took 11 wickets. Carrying a developing team in both roles makes his record…0i