Elite Club

List: Players with 3000 Runs and 300 Wickets in Test Cricket

Longevity and dedication to the game, apart from their skillset, are what define a player when it comes to Test cricket. If the player consistently proves his worth on all fronts of the game, both with the ball and bat, there will be no match for him/her on that particular side.

These players can be revered as the most valuable members of their respective sides thanks to the balance they bring, eventually winning games. So here we will discuss such superstars who have proved time and again their worth in Test cricket through all-round brilliance.

Here is a list of players with a double of 3000 runs and 300 wickets in Test cricket.

Players with 3000 Runs & 300 Wickets in Test

Player	Matches	Runs	Batting Avg	Wickets	Bowling Avg
Kapil Dev (IND)	131	5248	31.05	434	29.64
Ian Botham (ENG)	102	5200	33.54	383	28.40
Daniel Vettori (NZ)	113	4531	30.00	362	34.36
Ravindra Jadeja (IND)	89	4095	38.27	348	25.11
Imran Khan (PAK)	88	3807	37.69	362	22.81
Shaun Pollock (SA)	108	3781	32.31	421	23.11
Stuart Broad (ENG)	167	3662	18.03	604	27.68
Ravichandran Ashwin (IND)	106	3503	25.75	537	24.00
Shane Warne (AUS)	145	3154	17.32	708	25.41
Richard Hadlee (NZ)	86	3124	27.16	431	22.29
Chaminda Vaas (SL)	111	3089	24.32	355	29.58

Key Insights

10 players have achieved this rare double of taking 300 wickets and scoring over 3000 runs in Test cricket. Ravindra Jadeja of India can become the 11th cricketer to join this elite list, as he is just 8 wickets shy of the 300 mark and has already scored 3000 runs.

Among this elite list, Imran Khan has the best batting average (37.69), followed by Ian Botham, whose average is 33.54 with the bat. On the bowling front, Richard Hadlee’s 22.29 is the least, followed by Imran Khan’s 22.81 in 88 games. This makes Imran Khan one of the best all-rounders in Test cricket.

Only Ian Botham and Kapil Dev have surpassed the 5000-run mark in Tests while taking 300 or more wickets. Their numbers are truly sensational.

Botham has 14 Test 100s, which is the most on the list, followed by Kapil Dev, who has 8 centuries in Tests.

When it comes to five-wicket hauls, Shane Warne has the most on this list with 37, followed by Hadlee (36) and Ashwin, who has 35.