Only all-rounder to score 4000-plus runs and 400-plus wickets in history:
only indian batter to have scored 5000 runs in test cricket while batting at no 6 or lower position
Kapil Dev has been the only player in the world to have both milestone 4000-plus runs (5248) and 400-plus wickets (434) in Test cricket history. No other player apart from Kapil Dev has achieved this feat still now, and even in the future, it might never be possible for any other player to record both milestones in Test cricket.

Most runs by a batsman in Test cricket while batting at number 6 (or) lower position:

  • Mark Boucher - 5497 (205 inns)
  • Kapil Dev - 5116 (178 inns)
  • Adam Gilchrist - 5074 (126 inns)