Considering sobers played in an old era where competition may had not been as tough so for me kallis is the world's best all-rounder in the history of the game he's always been an inspiration to me. Jaques Henry Kallis the G.O.A.T
not only best all rounder in the world but also best among those 4, sachin, lara,ponting and kallis. he got second most century maker in test, he is the second most hitting sixes after adam gilchirst., and third most run getter in test. wow that amazing. like ganguly said, he is the most effective player.
One great part about Kallis is the level of fitness in his international cricket career is the example for all cricketers who plays now. Every cricketer has to learn from him. For that reason Kallis is the best example
Dude...its embarrassing you are putting him in top 5 ...actually he doesn't need to compete for top5 when he actually is the best allrounder ever in the history of cricket... A Complete Package
My world XI: 1. Trescothick 2. Kirsten 3. Graham thorpe 4. Aravinda de silva 5. Andy flower (wk) 6. Mike Hussey 7. Shakib Al Hasan 8. Heath streak (c) 9. Graeme Swann 10. Chaminda Vaas 11. Matthew Hoggard 12th man: Rashid latif