Top 5 All-rounders in the history of Cricket

Big Bash League - Adelaide v Sydney
Big Bash League - Adelaide v Sydney

#4 Shane Watson

The sensational Shane Watson was a core member of the Australian team for nearly a decade
The sensational Shane Watson was a core member of the Australian team for nearly a decade

Shane Robert Watson, a former Aussie captain who played all formats of the game. A top order batsman and a right arm medium swing bowler.

He was a crucial part of the Australian side that lifted the 2015 ICC world cup, as he helped Australia in reaching the finals, scoring handy runs against the likes of Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Watson played 59 Tests in which he scored 3,731 runs at an average of 35.19 and took 75 wickets at an average of 33.68. He managed four centuries with a top score of 176 and twenty-four half-centuries during his illustrious career. He also managed three five-wicket hauls.

When it comes to ODI Watson was one of the best as he contributed with both bat and ball, in 190 matches he scored 5,757 runs, averaging 40.54 and took 168 wickets with an average of 31.79. He scored nine centuries with a top score was 185* and thirty-three fifty's along with it.

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