Greatest all-rounders of all time in Tests

#1 Sir Garry Sobbers

A quote reiterated often times - Windies' Garfield Sobers is to all-rounders what Aussies' Sir Don Bradman is to batters. The conclusive, The unparalleled, and the greatest all-rounder to have ever played this beautiful game- Sobers was gifted with both bat and ball. It is apt to declare here unequivocally that he not only excelled at all aspects of the game, there was something in him which sets him apart from all the players on this list.

The fact that he could bowl both fast-medium and spin helped him take 235 wickets at an average of 34.03 which included six 5-wicket hauls. As his career progressed, he started concentrating on his batting and few would dispute that he is now remembered as one of the finest batsmen of all time.

He scored 8032 test runs at a whopping strike-rate of 57.78. His batting average stands on #11 in the all-time list and can challenge any batsman in the history of the game with the exception of the great Sir Donald Bradman. He has 26 centuries and 30 half-centuries to his name. He scored an unbeaten 365* in 1958 against Pakistan which was a world record at that time, eventually broken by another West Indies batsman Brian Lara in 1994 by scoring 375.

His six consecutive sixes off the over from Malcolm Nash is just another feather in an otherwise decorated hat. An excellent fielder, dependable captain versatile player and an even better personality - makes him #1 on my list.