2. Gary Sobers
Experience: 1954-74
Country: West Indies
Other major teams: Barbados, South Australia
Career stats in Tests: 93 matches, 8,032 runs, 57.78 batting average, 26 100s, 235 wickets, 34.03 bowling average
Bottom line: Gary Sobers was an all-round cricketer. Don Bradman, the greatest batsman of all time, once called Sobers a "five in one cricketer" since he excelled in all cricketing s****s with wicket-keeping being the only exception.
Sobers broke the record of the highest individual score against Pakistan in 1958 by scoring 365*, a record that stood for 36 years. It’s still the fourth-highest individual score in Tests. His average 57.78 is the best among players who have made 8,000-plus runs.
Sobers made it to the team for his bowling and batted at No.9 in his debut match.
He could bowl spin or medium pace, according to the match situation. He was a terrific fielder as well.