10 all-rounders who played for a long time

7. Kapil Dev

One of the greatest fast bowlers produced by the Indian team, Kapil Dev was the cornerstone of India's success in the 1983 World Cup. A veteran of 131 Tests and 225 ODIs, Kapil Dev went past Richard Hadlee's Test record of 431 Test victims in the seventeenth year of his international career, not a mean feat for a fast bowler, considering he hardly ever missed a match due to injury.

His batting was enterprising, and he would often have to bat with the lower-order and farm the strike. On occasions, he would single-handedly change the momentum of the game with the bat.

One such instance was the World Cup fixture against Zimbabwe in 1983, where he hauled India out of trouble at 17-5, and scored a masterful unbeaten 175 off 138 balls, which eventually was enough for a victory. He ended with nine international tons in total, and a legacy that few could match.