10 all-rounders who played for a long time

10. Sir Richard Hadlee

New Zealand owe a lot to Richard Hadlee; he single-handedly led the team to success in the Test arena, primarily on the back of his searing pace and bounce. Later during his career, he gave up speed for accuracy, and used his skills to out-think batsmen.

He became the first bowler to go past the 400-wicket landmark in Tests, and added a further 31 before finishing his career at the age of 39. That included 36 five-wicket hauls and nine 10-wicket hauls. In the 115 ODIs he played, he picked up 158 ODI victims, with 5 five-wicket hauls.

He was talented with the bat too, with a stroke-filled and aggressive batting style, one which helped him score a couple of Test tons and fifteen fifties. He scored a career best unbeaten 151 against the Sri Lankans in 1987, at number 7.

He became the first player to be conferred the knighthood while still playing the game. He retired from cricket in 1990, 17 years after his international debut.