5 Cricketers With 5000 Runs And 200 Wickets In ODIs

The gentleman’s game; cricket requires brilliant batting skills to come out on the top of the game and sensational bowling skills to dominate the batsmen than comes all-rounders who are given both the responsibilities by the team.

All-rounders have to concentrate on scoring critical runs for the team to help them reach a marquee score so they can win the games and delivers important bowling spells and pick crucial Wickets of batsmen to stop them from scoring big runs.

Having an all-rounder in the team makes the skipper feel very confident and relaxed and makes the team overall very flexible because if a specialist bowler can’t complete all the overs or is getting smashed too many runs the all-rounder can take the responsibility of completing his overs.

Every bowler faces a bad day in cricket and with the presence of a rounder in the team, it becomes easier to compensate for bowlers’ struggle. Here are 5 cricketers with 5000 ODI runs and 200 ODI wickets:

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1) Jacques Kallis (South Africa)

Arguably the greatest all-rounder to step foot into the international cricket scene. Many people consider him as the best cricketer of all time. Even Kevin Pietersen and Daryll Cullinan said that Kallis is the greatest cricketer to play the game. He was even compared with Sachin Tendulkar in terms of batting in One Day Internationals and Zaheer Khan in terms of bowling in One Day International cricket.

Jacques Kallis was equally effective with the bat against fast bowlers and spinners. And he was not only a limited-overs specialist, but he also developed his legacy in Test Cricket as well scoring over 10,000 runs picking over 250 wickets in the purest format of the game.

Kallis played 328 ODI games batted in 314 innings and scored 11579 runs at an average of 44.36. He bowled 10750 deliveries for South Africa in 283 innings and picked 273 wickets at an average of 31.79 and an economy of 4.84.

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2. Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)

One of the best all-rounder to play international cricket for the Pakistan team. He first entered the scene with the image of a fast bowler who can bat a little bit but later transformed into a very good batsman contributing crucial runs for the team. He can hit big shots whenever needed and swing the ball both ways.

Abdul Razzaq came to the Pakistan team at the age of 17 and made his ODI debut in 1996 against Zimbabwe and soon he became a regular member of the team in white-ball cricket. He was a batsman who can bat at any given position for the team.

Pakistani Razzaq represented the team in 265 One Day International matches batting in 328 innings and scoring 5080 runs at an average of 29.17. He delivered 10941 bowls in ODI scalping 269 wickets at an average of 31.84 and an Economy of 4.7.

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3. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)

The maverick all-rounder Shahid Afridi made his international debut at the age of 16 ( later he clarified he was not 16 ) and started his first innings with a bang. Hitting a century in just 37 balls against Sri Lanka and making a record of the fastest century in ODI. Which was later broken by Corey Anderson when he scored a century in 36 balls and Ab de Villiers overtook him scoring a century in 31 balls.

Boom Boom Afridi was a massive crowd favorite in his prime. He also was named as captain of the Pakistan national team. However, his career was filled with controversies and he had to deal with it throughout his career.

Afridi represented team Pakistan in 398 One Day International matches batting in 369 innings and scoring 8064 runs at an average of 23.58. The leg spinner delivered 17670 bowls in 372 ODI innings scalping 395 Wickets at an average of 34.51 of an Economy of 4.63.

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4. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)

The legendary Sri Lankan all-rounder is considered one of the best ODI players of all time. In the first half of his career, he was a bowler who could bat a bit but later he completely revolutionized everything scoring over 13000 ODI runs.

The southpaw revolutionized One Day International by playing attacking innings in this format. Even in his era, he was considered as greatest attacking batsman. His career spanned over two decades and he played cricket for 22 long years.

Sri Lankan Jayasuriya played 445 ODI games batted in 433 innings and scored 13430 runs at an average of 32.36. He bowled 14874 deliveries for his national side in 368 innings and picked 323 wickets at an average of 36.75 and an economy of 4.78.

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5. Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)

The Bangladesh all-around sensation Shakib Al Hasan is arguably the best cricketer to come out of the country. He is equally impactful in ODIs with bat and ball in hand. Shakib is the fastest cricketer to reach the milestone of 5,000 runs and 250 wickets in One Day Internationals.

Considered a modern-day legend, currently, he is among the top 3 all format all-rounders in cricket. His career is also filled with many controversies he even got banned several times. Hasan is also known for his rude behavior in the field recently he was struck in the controversy for uprooting the stumps and kicking the stumps in front of umpires in DPL.

The member of the Bangla Tigers represented the national side in 212 One Day International matches batting in 200 innings and scoring 6455 runs at an average of 37.52. He delivered 10824 bowls in 209 ODI innings bagging 269 wickets at an average of 29.87 and an economy of 4.45.

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