Unbeatable Test XI consisting of All-Rounders

Middle Order

#3 Jacques Kallis

South Africa v India 2nd Test - Day 4

Jacques Kallis is one of the modern day greats and had enviable batting and bowling record. He was a colossus in the game of cricket, admired greatly for his on-field and off-field demeanour.

Kallis made his debut in 1995 and played his last Test match against India in 2013. Overall, he played 166 Test matches and scored 13289 runs at an average of 55.37. This included 45 hundreds and 58 fifties. With the ball, he was splendid in both speed and skill. Kallis took 292 wickets at an average of 32.65.

Besides being a genuine all-rounder, he was a great slip catcher who made a difficult catch look like a regulation one.

#4 Gary Sobers

Garfield Sobers

Gary Sobers was a genius who excelled at all aspects of the game. He was a fantastic batsman who could plunder any bowling attack. As a bowler, he bowled fast, and at times as a chinaman. Sobers was an exceptional close-in fielder and an enterprising captain.

He made his debut in 1954 and retired in 1974. As a batsman, he scored 8032 runs in 93 Test matches at an average of 57.78 which comprised 26 centuries and 30 half-centuries. Sobers took 235 wickets at an average of 34.03. He also took 109 catches at various fielding positions.

He was chosen as Wisden's five great cricketers of the century.