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3. Batting at all 10 positions for a team

A feat achieved by only 4 batsmen in world cricket, batting on all of the batting positions for a team is no mean achievement. And, it has been done by Lance Klusener, Abdur Razzaq, Shoaib Malik, and Hashan Tillakaratne. All of them have played on every spot, from the opening slot to the number 11 position while active in the sport.

All of the four gentlemen who have achieved this feat had been decent, if not great batsmen in their active years. For example, Shoaib Malik played over 400 international matches for Pakistan and amassed runs in excess of the 10,000 run mark, all the three formats combined. While Lance Klusener of South Africa stepped onto the field in the South African jersey on 230 occasions and had over 5000 runs to his name in total.

A striking similarity among all of the names in this list is that all of the players were efficient with the ball in the hand too. They could turn their hands whenever required by the team and got their share of success while in this role. This made them one of the most crucial parts of every team they were in throughout their careers.