Top 10 greatest all-rounders in cricket history

5. Richard Hadlee (New Zealand)

Richard Hadlee

Richard Hadlee, without a feather's doubt, is New Zealand's most exalted player, till date. He is famed as a bowling all-rounder and rightly so.

Hadlee took 431 Test wickets (a world record at that time) and he did so at an incredible career average of 22.29. In his heyday, he would rattle even the best batting line ups in the business.

Despite his extreme workload in the pace battery, Hadlee almost always chipped in with the bat, as suggested by his career-spanning average of over 27. He was a real asset for Kiwis' Cricket for a pretty long time.

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4. Kapil Dev (India)

Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev is esteemed as the greatest all-rounder and the greatest fast-bowler to represent India. In a celebrated career that lasted 16 years, Dev earned the reputation of being a consistently-performing pacer and a hard striker with the bat.

After Hadlee, he became only the 2nd bowler ever to register 400 Test wickets, ending at 434 which became a world record at that time. He also has 8 centuries under his belt with a sterling average of 31.

The most distinguished moment in his career came in 1983 when he rescued India from a massive upset against Zimbabwe and then led them to their first-ever World Cup victory.

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3. Imran Khan (Pakistan)

Imran Khan

Imran Khan is pretty much the face of Pakistan Cricket from the 80's and early 90's. A true fighter that defied odds and critics to reach the ultimate stages of glory.

Khan was a fearsome bowler, generating sheer pace and was an absolute maestro when it came to reverse swing bowling. He took 362 Test wickets at an outstanding average of just over 22.

He was a prolific batsman, too with 6 Test centuries to his name at a career average of over 37. It was Khan's impeccably inspirational captaincy that led an impoverished Pakistani team to their first World Cup triumph in 1992.