All rounders are always a valuable asset to have not only in world of sports but also in real life as well, after all it's tough to get a person who is absolutely good at every thing, in international cricket we've seen that how an all rounder brings balance into a team, it helps the thinktank to add one extra bowler or batsman according to their benefit when they try to pick a perfect 11 for their match.
Time to time we've seen that how an all rounder's allround performance helps a team to get advange or victory over the opposition, in IPL we have seen multiple allrounders performing some of them has created such records that are now part of IPL's glittering history.
Here is a list of all rounders who created history by taking 100+ wickets and scored 1000+ runs in IPL history :
Sunil Narine : the mystery spinner from West Indies or from Trinidad first arrived in the fifth season of IPl (2012) where he represented Kolkata Knight Riders and still he is representing the same side till date, he has so far played only 6 tests, 65 ODIs and 51 T20I matches for West Indies but he is more famous for his exploits in franchisee cricket, in IPL he has scored 1025 runs in 148 matches with 4 half-centuries and 75 is his personal best, he has also taken 152 wickets with 5/19 is his best bowling figures, his economy rate is 6.63 and strike rate of 22.74.
Dwayne Bravo: Another terrific all rounder from the carribbean, after his debut in international cricket in 2004, it didn't took long for experts, seniors and fans to realise his potential.
He is an aggressive batsman in the lower order and indeed is a good batter, but it is his bowling that overshadows his batting talent, he is known for the variety of lengths he bowled in the last overs of the match and his slower deliveries can deceive any mighty batsman at the other end.
Bravo, in his international career, captained West Indies team he is a two times world cup winner (2012 and 2016 T20 World Cup), he has represented West Indies in 40 test matches scored 2,200 runs with the Average of 31.42, he has made 3 centuries and 13 half centuries, 113 is his personal best, he took 86 wickets with the bowling average of 39.84, his best performance with the red ball: 6/55.
In ODIs, he has scored 2,968 runs with the average of 25.36, he has made 2 centuries and 10 half centuries , 112* is his personal best, he took 199 wickets withe the bowling average of 29.52, his best bowling performance in ODIs: 6/43.
In T20Is, Bravo has scored 1,255 runs in 91 matches with the average of 22.01, he represented West Indies, he has made 4 half centuries and his personal best is 66*, he took 78 wickets with the bowling average of 26.10, his best bowling figures : 4/19.
Bravo has been part of multiple franchisees in IPL, he started with Mumbai Indians and then he represented Chennai Super Kings, when Chennai Super Kings was suspended (along with Rajasthan Royals) by Justice Lodha Committee for two years, that is, for 2016 and 2017 season of IPL,he represented Gujarat Lions, in 2018 when Chennai Super Kings was reinstated in IPL he was back in Chennai and still a part of the same team till date.
Ravindra Jadeja : The Indian all rounder who is referred to as a 'Rockstar' by the late great spin wizard Shane Warne has indeed proved his ability in the international arena.
Not only with his bowling but with his batting and tremendous fielding efforts he has earned praises as well as a huge fan following, over the years Jadeja has been the integral part of Indian cricket team, Jadeja has been quite instrumental in lots of matches that Indian cricket team has won.
Jadeja has represented India in 59 test matches where he scored 2,396 runs with the average of 35.96, he has made 2 centuries and 17 half centuries, his personal best is 175* in test cricket, with the ball in his hand he took 242 wickets, with the bowling average of 24.44, his personal best is 7/48.
In ODIs he has played 168 matches, he scored 2,411 runs, made 13 half centuries on the average of 32.58 and his personal best is 87.
He has 188 dismissals under his name, his bowling average is 37.36 and his personal best is 5/36.
In T20Is, Jadeja has so far played 57 matches and scored 326 runs on the average of 27.26, his personal best is 45*.
He has taken 47 wickets, bowling average is of 27.25 and his bowling figures: 3/15.
Jadeja has played for Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings and just like Bravo, when Chennai was suspended from IPL he represented Gujarat Lions for 2 years, when Chennai was reinstated back into IPL, Jadeja was also came back in Chennai.
Jadeja has played 210 matches in IPL and he has scored 2502 runs on an average of 26.62, he has made 2 half centuries in IPL so far and 62* is his personal best while batting.
While bowling he took 132 wickets and he have an bowling average of 30.79, his personal best is of 5/16.
Moreover he is a good fielder to the boot, he has proved to be an agile and an alert fielder, who has effected multiple runouts and catches, with the way things are getting smooth for Jadeja, I am quiet sure that we will see the sword wielding celebration for a long time.
Axar Patel: Latest entrant in the club, he is among those stars who has shown their excellence in IPL and then were selected to represent their national side.
The left arm slow orthodox bowler has been one of those talents who let their performance speaks for them, time and again his performances helped India and his respective team to dominate their opponents.
Due to his performances in white ball cricket he was recently selected to represent Indian team against visiting England team where his performance was above expectations.
Axar has so far played only 5 test matches and taken 36 wickets, his bowling average is 11.86 , his best bowling figures is 6/38, he has made 106 runs with a half century under his name, his personal best with the bat is 52.
In ODIs, Axar has played 38 matches and has taken 45 wickets, his bowling average is 31.31 and his best bowling figure is 3/34, with bat he has made 181 runs and his best is 30.
In T20Is, Axar has played 15 matches, taken 12 wickets, his best bowling figures is 3/9and with the bat he has scored 78 runs, with his best being 20*.
Axar has played for multiple franchisees in IPL, he was picked by Mumbai Indians at 2013, in 2014 Axar was picked by Kings XI Punjab where he was almost a regular in teams XI, in 2019 Axar was selected by Delhi Capitals and he is there till now.
Axar has been part of 122 matches in IPL, he has made 1135 runs with his highest individual score is 42, Axar had also snared 101 wickets and his best performance is 4/21.
Axar has one of the best possible start in test cricket, however his biggest test will be touring overseas as a full fledged Indian cricketer and it will be a challenge to look out for, Axar is 28 years old and he still have time to prove himself, I hope that he'll have a successful future.
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