Top XI Allrounders of All Time in Men Tests

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  1. #1
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    Garry Sobers (West Indies)
    Tests
    left-hand middle-order batsman, left-arm pace-spin allrounder, 8032 runs (BatAvg-58, BatSR*-50) and 235 wickets (BowlAvg-34, BowlSR-92, BowlER-2.2)
  2. #2
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    Kapil Dev (India)
    Tests
    right-hand lower middle-order batsman, right-arm pace bowler, 5248 runs (BatAvg-31, BatSR*-74) and 434 wickets (BowlAvg-30, BowlSR-64, BowlER-2.8)
  3. #3
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    Ian Botham (England)
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    right-hand lower middle-order batsman, right-arm pace bowler, 5200 runs (BatAvg-34, BatSR*-61) and 383 wickets (BowlAvg-28, BowlSR-57, BowlER-3.0)
  4. #4
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    Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
    Tests
    right-hand middle-order batsman, right-arm pace bowler, 13289 runs (BatAvg-55, BatSR*-46) and 292 wickets (BowlAvg-33, BowlSR-69, BowlER-2.8)
  5. #5
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    Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)
    Tests
    left-hand lower middle-order batsman, right-arm pace bowler, 3124 runs (BatAvg-27, BatSR*-55) and 431 wickets (BowlAvg-22, BowlSR-51, BowlER-2.6)
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    Imran Khan (Pakistan)
    Tests
    right-hand lower middle-order batsman, right-arm pace bowler, 3807 runs (BatAvg-38, BatSR*-49) and 362 wickets (BowlAvg-23, BowlSR-54, BowlER-2.6)
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    Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
    Tests
    right-hand lower middle-order batsman, right-arm pace bowler, 3781 runs (BatAvg-32, BatSR*-53) and 421 wickets (BowlAvg-23, BowlSR-58, BowlER-2.4)
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    Ben Stokes (England)
    Tests
    left-hand lower middle-order batsman, right-arm pace bowler, 7032 runs (BatAvg-36, BatSR*-59) and 230 wickets (BowlAvg-32, BowlSR-57, BowlER-3.3)
  9. #9
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    Richie Benaud (Australia)
    Tests
    right-arm spin bowler, 248 wickets (BowlAvg-27, BowlSR-77, BowlER-2.1)
  10. #10
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    Ravindra Jadeja (India)
    Tests
    left-arm spin bowler, 330 wickets (BowlAvg-25, BowlSR-58, BowlER-2.6)
  11. #11
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    Adam Gilchrist (Australia)
    Tests
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