Top 5 left-arm seam all-rounders of all time

#1 Sir Garry Sobers

Sobers is the most entertaining player to ever set foot onto a cricket field

Perhaps, Sir Garry Sobers is the most gifted cricketer to ever play the game. Possessing more strings to his bow than almost every other great all-rounder, he complemented his flamboyant batting with an assortment of bowling types ranging from sharp medium pace to both orthodox as well as chinaman spin. Although he primarily bowled the two contrasting styles of spin, the revered talisman produced plenty of decisive spells with the new-ball as well.

Extra Cover: Sir Garry Sobers - The five-in-one cricketer

A smooth run-up and a quirky bowling action made him a difficult seamer to face when conditions were optimum for swing bowling. From 93 Tests, Sobers picked 235 wickets (including his scalps as spinner) at an average of 34.03 with 6 five-wicket hauls. Even without factoring his bowling facet into account, he can lay claim to being one of the best ever in Test cricket. He scored 8032 runs at a majestic average of 57.78 with 26 tons and 30 fifties.