All round feat in tests – 2000 plus runs and 250 wickets
R Ashwin of India completed 2000 runs in his test career when he was o 50 during his knock of 54 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Col-SSC. At the end of India’s first innings in this test, R Ashwin’s run aggregate read 2004. He had a tally of 279 wickets. He became the 15th all round cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score 2000 runs and capture 250 wickets. The feats of these 15 all round cricketers are tabulated below
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | C | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | Ct | St |
| 1 | SK Warne | Aus | 145 | 3154 | 099 | 17.32 | 00 | 708 | 08/071 | 25.41 | 37 | 125 | 0 |
| 2 | A Kumble | Ind | 132 | 2506 | 110* | 17.77 | 01 | 619 | 10/074 | 29.65 | 35 | 060 | 0 |
| 3 | N Kapil Dev | Ind | 131 | 5248 | 163 | 31.05 | 08 | 434 | 09/083 | 29.64 | 23 | 064 | 0 |
| 4 | RJ Hadlee | NZl | 086 | 3124 | 151* | 27.16 | 02 | 431 | 09/052 | 22.29 | 36 | 039 | 0 |
| 5 | SM Pollock | SAF | 108 | 3781 | 111 | 32.31 | 02 | 421 | 07/087 | 23.11 | 16 | 072 | 0 |
| 6 | Harbhajan Singh | Ind | 103 | 2224 | 115 | 18.22 | 02 | 417 | 08/084 | 32.46 | 25 | 042 | 0 |
| 7 | Wasim Akram | Pak | 104 | 2898 | 257* | 22.64 | 03 | 414 | 07/119 | 23.62 | 25 | 044 | 0 |
| 8 | IT Botham | Eng | 102 | 5200 | 208 | 33.54 | 14 | 383 | 08/034 | 28.40 | 27 | 120 | 0 |
| 9 | SCJ Broad | Eng | 105 | 2756 | 169 | 21.20 | 01 | 375 | 08/015 | 28.76 | 15 | 033 | 0 |
| 10 | Imran Khan | Pak | 088 | 3807 | 136 | 37.69 | 06 | 362 | 08/058 | 22.81 | 23 | 028 | 0 |
| 11 | DL Vettori | NZl | 113 | 4531 | 140 | 30.00 | 06 | 362 | 07/087 | 34.36 | 20 | 058 | 0 |
| 12 | WPUJC Vaas | Srl | 111 | 3089 | 100* | 24.32 | 01 | 355 | 07/071 | 29.58 | 12 | 031 | 0 |
| 13 | MG Johnson | Aus | 073 | 2065 | 123* | 22.20 | 01 | 313 | 08/061 | 28.40 | 12 | 027 | 0 |
| 14 | JH Kallis | SAF | 166 | 13289 | 224 | 55.37 | 45 | 292 | 06/054 | 32.65 | 05 | 200 | 0 |
| 15 | R Ashwin | Ind | 051 | 2004 | 124 | 32.85 | 04 | 279 | 07/059 | 25.39 | 25 | 020 | 0 |
R Ashwin of India completed 2000 runs in his test career when he was o 50 during his knock of 54 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing test at Col-SSC. At the end of India’s first innings in this test, R Ashwin’s run aggregate read 2004. He had a tally of 279 wickets. He became the fourth Indian all round cricketer in the annals of test cricket to score 2000 runs and capture 250 wickets. Others are – A Kumble, N Kapil Dev and Harbhajan Singh. The feats of these four all round cricketers are tabulated below
| No | Player | Team | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | C | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | Ct | St |
| 1 | A Kumble | Ind | 132 | 2506 | 110* | 17.77 | 01 | 619 | 10/074 | 29.65 | 35 | 060 | 0 |
| 2 | N Kapil Dev | Ind | 131 | 5248 | 163 | 31.05 | 08 | 434 | 09/083 | 29.64 | 23 | 064 | 0 |
| 3 | Harbhajan Singh | Ind | 103 | 2224 | 115 | 18.22 | 02 | 417 | 08/084 | 32.46 | 25 | 042 | 0 |
| 4 | R Ashwin | Ind | 051 | 2004 | 124 | 32.85 | 04 | 279 | 07/059 | 25.39 | 25 | 020 | 0 |