ICC Men's Player Rankings

The International Cricket Council player rankings is a widely followed system of rankings for international cricketers based on their recent performances. The current sponsor is MRF Tyres who signed a 4-year deal with the ICC that will last until 2020.^[1]

The ratings were developed at the suggestion of Ted Dexter in 1987.^[2] The intention was to produce a better indication of players' current standing in the sport than is provided by comparing their averages. Career averages are based on a player's entire career and do not make any allowance for match conditions or the strength of the opposition, whereas the ratings are weighted towards recent form and account for match conditions and the quality of the opponent using statistical algorithms.^[3]

Initially the rankings were for Test cricket only, but separate One Day International rankings were introduced in 1998. Both sets of rankings have now been calculated back to the start of those forms of the game. The rankings include the top 10 Test, ODI and T20I batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders based on the rating of each player.

Rankings calculations

The player rankings are a weighted average of all a player's performances, with recent matches weighted most heavily (so the overall effect of a good or bad performance decline over time). Each match performance is given a rating out of 1000, based on a set of pre-determined criteria, and these figures averaged.^[4] This means that the maximum possible overall rating is 1000, and a player gaining a rating of 900 is seen as an exceptional achievement.^[5] Separate lists are maintained for batting and bowling and an all-rounder rating is also published, which is obtained by multiplying a player's batting and bowling rating together and dividing by 1000.

For batting, the performance rating is based on a combination of runs scored, the rating of the opposition bowlers, match result and comparison to the overall scores in the match. A bowler gains points based on wickets taken, runs conceded and match result, with more points gained for dismissing highly rated batsmen. A damping-factor is applied to a player's rating at the start of their career, so they do not get a full rating for their performances until they have played about 20 Tests.

Current rankings

Test rankings

Top 10 Test batsmen

ICC Top 10 Test Batsmen v t e
Rank	Name	Rating
1	Joe Root	903
2	Kane Williamson	804
3	Harry Brook	778
4	Yashasvi Jaiswal	777
5	Steve Smith	757
6	Rishabh Pant	750
7	Daryl Mitchell	743
8	Usman Khawaja	728
9	Saud Shakeel	724
10	Marnus Labuschagne	720
Reference: ICC Rankings, 5 November 2024

Top 10 Test bowlers

ICC Top 10 Test Bowlers v t e
Rank	Name	Rating
1	Kagiso Rabada	872
2	Josh Hazlewood	847
3	Jasprit Bumrah	838
4	Pat Cummins	820
5	Ravichandran Ashwin	815
6	Ravindra Jadeja	802
7	Nathan Lyon	801
7	Prabath Jayasuriya	801
9	Noman Ali	759
10	Matt Henry	750
Reference: ICC Rankings, 5 November 2024

Top 10 Test all-rounders

ICC Top 10 Test All-Rounders v t e
Rank	Name	Rating
1	Ravindra Jadeja	432
2	Ravichandran Ashwin	296
3	Shakib Al Hasan	274
4	Jason Holder	270
5	Joe Root	262
6	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	261
7	Pat Cummins	245
8	Axar Patel	244
9	Chris Woakes	229
10	Ben Stokes	218
Reference: ICC Rankings, 5 November 2024

ODI rankings

Top 10 ODI batsmen

ICC Top 10 ODI Batsmen v t e
Rank	Name	Rating
1	Babar Azam	822
2	Rohit Sharma	765
3	Shubman Gill	763
4	Virat Kohli	746
5	Harry Tector	737
6	Daryl Mitchell	728
7	Pathum Nissanka	695
8	Rahmanullah Gurbaz	692
9	Fakhar Zaman	675
10	Travis Head	670
10	Charith Asalanka	670
Reference: ICC Rankings, 5 November 2024

Top 10 ODI bowlers

ICC Top 10 ODI Bowlers v t e
Rank	Name	Rating
1	Keshav Maharaj	674
2	Rashid Khan	668
3	Kuldeep Yadav	665
4	Adam Zampa	655
4	Shaheen Afridi	655
6	Bernard Scholtz	654
7	Josh Hazlewood	649
8	Jasprit Bumrah	645
9	Trent Boult	643
9	Mohammad Siraj	643
Reference: ICC Rankings, 5 November 2024

Top 10 ODI all-rounders

ICC Top 10 ODI All-rounders v t e
Rank	Name	Rating
1	Mohammad Nabi	306
2	Sikandar Raza	288
3	Glenn Maxwell	251
4	Rashid Khan	250
5	Gerhard Erasmus	245
6	Brandon McMullen	240
7	Mitchell Santner	233
8	Mehidy Hasan Miraz	230
9	Zeeshan Maqsood	216
10	Wanindu Hasaranga	208
Reference: ICC Rankings, 5 November 2024

T20I rankings

Top 10 T20I batsmen

ICC Top 10 T20I Batsmen v t e
Rank	Name	Rating
1	Travis Head	881
2	Suryakumar Yadav	818
3	Phil Salt	800
4	Babar Azam	755
5	Mohammad Rizwan	746
6	Yashasvi Jaiswal	735
7	Jos Buttler	702
8	Pathum Nissanka	658
9	Brandon King	656
10	Josh Inglis	652
Reference: ICC Rankings, 5 November 2024

Top 10 T20I bowlers

ICC Top 10 T20I Bowlers v t e
Rank	Name	Rating
1	Adil Rashid	721
2	Gudakesh Motie	704
3	Maheesh Theekshana	677
4	Akeal Hosein	674
5	Rashid Khan	668
6	Wanindu Hasaranga	667
7	Adam Zampa	662
8	Fazalhaq Farooqi	645
8	Ravi Bishnoi	645
10	Anrich Nortje	642
Reference: ICC Rankings, 5 November 2024

Top 10 T20I all-rounders

ICC Top 10 T20I All-rounders v t e
Rank	Name	Rating
1	Liam Livingstone	253
2	Dipendra Singh Airee	231
3	Hardik Pandya	223
4	Marcus Stoinis	211
5	Mohammad Nabi	205
6	Wanindu Hasaranga	200
7	Sikandar Raza	186
8	Imad Wasim	166
8	Aiden Markram	166
10	Gerhard Erasmus	164
Reference: ICC Rankings, 5 November 2024

Historical rankings

Historical Test cricket rankings

Year end top ranked players in Test cricket

Year	Top Batsman	Country	Rating	Top Bowler	Country	Rating	Top All-rounder	Country	Rating
2023	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	864	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	879	Ravindra Jadeja	India	455
2022	Marnus Labuschagne	Australia	925	Pat Cummins	Australia	872	Ravindra Jadeja	India	369
2021	Marnus Labuschagne	Australia	915	Pat Cummins	Australia	902	Jason Holder	West Indies	382
2020	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	890	Pat Cummins	Australia	906	Ben Stokes	England	446
2019	Virat Kohli	India	899	Pat Cummins	Australia	902	Jason Holder	West Indies	473
2018	Virat Kohli	India	931	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	880	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	415
2017	Steve Smith	Australia	947	James Anderson	England	892	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	437
2016	Steve Smith	Australia	937	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	887	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	481
2015	Steve Smith	Australia	899	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	871	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	405
2014	AB de Villiers	South Africa	893	Dale Steyn	South Africa	906	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	398
2013	AB de Villiers	South Africa	912	Vernon Philander	South Africa	909	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	387
2012	Michael Clarke	Australia	900	Dale Steyn	South Africa	880	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	387
2011	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	863	Dale Steyn	South Africa	898	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	404
2010	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	882	Dale Steyn	South Africa	897	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	429
2009	Gautam Gambhir	India	877	Dale Steyn	South Africa	836	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	452
2008	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	901	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	897	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	447
2007	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	933	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	907	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	537
2006	Ricky Ponting	Australia	937	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	913	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	439
2005	Ricky Ponting	Australia	886	Shane Warne	Australia	867	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	476
2004	Rahul Dravid	India	881	Glenn McGrath	Australia	870	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	500
2003	Ricky Ponting	Australia	905	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	908	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	518
2002	Matthew Hayden	Australia	906	Glenn McGrath	Australia	911	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	615
2001	Brian Lara	West Indies	905	Glenn McGrath	Australia	902	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	503
2000	Sachin Tendulkar	India	877	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	901	Chris Cairns	New Zealand	461
1999	Brian Lara	West Indies	892	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	904	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	464
1998	Sachin Tendulkar	India	861	Allan Donald	South Africa	871	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	453
1997	Steve Waugh	Australia	828	Glenn McGrath	Australia	853	Brian McMillan	South Africa	356
1996	Steve Waugh	Australia	894	Glenn McGrath	Australia	872	Brian McMillan	South Africa	389
1995	Brian Lara	West Indies	898	Shane Warne	Australia	876	Brian McMillan	South Africa	386
1994	Sachin Tendulkar	India	776	Shane Warne	Australia	905	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	274
1993	Graham Gooch	England	821	Waqar Younis	Pakistan	907	Kapil Dev	India	323
1992	Graham Gooch	England	852	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	868	Kapil Dev	India	331
1991	Graham Gooch	England	871	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	834	Imran Khan	Pakistan	475
1990	Richie Richardson	West Indies	789	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	845	Imran Khan	Pakistan	466
1989	Richie Richardson	West Indies	876	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	897	Imran Khan	Pakistan	442
1988	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	808	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	900	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	425
1987	Dilip Vengsarkar	India	833	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	905	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	457
1986	Viv Richards	West Indies	829	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	903	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	440
1985	Allan Border	Australia	817	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	909	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	446
1984	Clive Lloyd	West Indies	783	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	897	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	443
1983	Clive Lloyd	West Indies	806	Imran Khan	Pakistan	856	Imran Khan	Pakistan	487
1982	Viv Richards	West Indies	892	Imran Khan	Pakistan	909	Ian Botham	England	491
1981	Viv Richards	West Indies	908	Dennis Lillee	Australia	866	Ian Botham	England	528
1980	Viv Richards	West Indies	903	Ian Botham	England	888	Ian Botham	England	546
1979	Sunil Gavaskar	India	875	Ian Botham	England	897	Ian Botham	England	534
1978	Sunil Gavaskar	India	833	Bob Willis	England	837	Ian Botham	England	399
1977	Viv Richards	West Indies	872	Dennis Lillee	Australia	824	Mushtaq Mohammad	Pakistan	351
1976	Viv Richards	West Indies	913	Andy Roberts	West Indies	850	Tony Greig	England	412
1975	Alvin Kallicharran	West Indies	842	Dennis Lillee	Australia	849	Tony Greig	England	485
1974	Glenn Turner	New Zealand	845	Derek Underwood	England	712	Tony Greig	England	471
1973	Garry Sobers	West Indies	789	Geoff Arnold Bishen Bedi	England India	721	Garry Sobers	West Indies	489
1972	Garry Sobers	West Indies	776	Derek Underwood	England	884	Garry Sobers	West Indies	506
1971	Garry Sobers	West Indies	834	Derek Underwood	England	843	Garry Sobers	West Indies	538
1970	Doug Walters	Australia	865	Derek Underwood	England	845	Garry Sobers	West Indies	504
1969	Doug Walters	Australia	896	Derek Underwood	England	849	Garry Sobers	West Indies	504
1968	Garry Sobers	West Indies	918	Lance Gibbs	West Indies	845	Garry Sobers	West Indies	655
1967	Garry Sobers	West Indies	938	Lance Gibbs	West Indies	866	Garry Sobers	West Indies	647
1966	Garry Sobers	West Indies	935	Lance Gibbs	West Indies	843	Garry Sobers	West Indies	644
1965	Ken Barrington	England	873	Lance Gibbs	West Indies	863	Garry Sobers	West Indies	529
1964	Garry Sobers	West Indies	894	Lance Gibbs	West Indies	878	Garry Sobers	West Indies	604
1963	Garry Sobers	West Indies	894	Fred Trueman	England	880	Garry Sobers	West Indies	604
1962	Garry Sobers	West Indies	907	Wes Hall	West Indies	898	Garry Sobers	West Indies	556
1961	Garry Sobers	West Indies	896	Alan Davidson	Australia	899	Alan Davidson	Australia	437
1960	Garry Sobers	West Indies	933	Alan Davidson	Australia	896	Alan Davidson	Australia	468
1959	Garry Sobers	West Indies	881	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan	874	Richie Benaud	Australia	473
1958	Peter May	England	894	Tony Lock	England	908	Richie Benaud	Australia	503
1957	Peter May	England	905	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa	856	Trevor Bailey	England	382
1956	Peter May	England	937	Jim Laker	England	896	Vinoo Mankad	India	337
1955	Clyde Walcott	West Indies	938	Hugh Tayfield	South Africa	817	Keith Miller	Australia	513
1954	Neil Harvey	Australia	916	Ray Lindwall	Australia	892	Keith Miller	Australia	465
1953	Len Hutton	England	926	Alec Bedser	England	897	Keith Miller	Australia	464
1952	Len Hutton	England	917	Bill Johnston	Australia	862	Keith Miller	Australia	548
1951	Len Hutton	England	916	Bill Johnston	Australia	899	Keith Miller	Australia	481
1950	Len Hutton	England	903	Bill Johnston	Australia	869	Keith Miller	Australia	349
1949	Len Hutton	England	853	Ray Lindwall	Australia	822	Keith Miller	Australia	303
1948	Denis Compton	England	903	Ray Lindwall	Australia	830	Keith Miller	Australia	277
1947	Don Bradman	Australia	950	Ernie Toshack	Australia	595	Bill Edrich	England	269
1946	Don Bradman	Australia	953	Bill Voce	England	545	Wally Hammond	England	271
1945	No Test cricket took place (due to World War II)
1944
1943
1942
1941
1940
1939	Don Bradman	Australia	952	Bill O'Reilly	Australia	887	Wally Hammond	England	334
1938	Don Bradman	Australia	952	Bill O'Reilly	Australia	887	Wally Hammond	England	346
1937	Don Bradman	Australia	948	Bill O'Reilly	Australia	897	Wally Hammond	England	370
1936	Don Bradman	Australia	885	Hedley Verity	England	839	Wally Hammond	England	341
1935	Don Bradman	Australia	941	Clarrie Grimmett	Australia	830	Wally Hammond	England	286
1934	Don Bradman	Australia	960	Clarrie Grimmett	Australia	826	Hedley Verity	England	298
1933	Don Bradman	Australia	909	Clarrie Grimmett	Australia	783	Wally Hammond	England	326
1932	Herbert Sutcliffe	England	873	Clarrie Grimmett	Australia	841	Wally Hammond	England	305
1931	Don Bradman	Australia	847	Clarrie Grimmett	Australia	801	Maurice Tate	England	259
1930	Herbert Sutcliffe	England	844	Clarrie Grimmett	Australia	757	Maurice Tate	England	232
1929	Herbert Sutcliffe	England	852	Maurice Tate	England	739	Maurice Tate	England	274
1928	Herbert Sutcliffe	England	857	Maurice Tate	England	851	Maurice Tate	England	257
1927	Jack Hobbs	England	889	Maurice Tate	England	848	Jack Gregory	Australia	324
1926	Jack Hobbs	England	898	Maurice Tate	England	857	Jack Gregory	Australia	324
1925	Jack Hobbs	England	859	Maurice Tate	England	838	Jack Gregory	Australia	377
1924	Jack Hobbs	England	872	Jack Gregory	Australia	734	Jack Gregory	Australia	364
1923	Herbie Taylor	South Africa	844	Jack Gregory	Australia	706	Jack Gregory	Australia	379
1922	Jack Hobbs	England	868	Jack Gregory	Australia	706	Jack Gregory	Australia	379
1921	Jack Hobbs	England	877	Jack Gregory	Australia	706	Jack Gregory	Australia	379
1920	Jack Hobbs	England	938	Aubrey Faulkner	South Africa	578	Aubrey Faulkner	South Africa	398
1919	No Test cricket took place (due to World War I)
1918
1917
1916
1915
1914	Jack Hobbs	England	940	Aubrey Faulkner	South Africa	578	Aubrey Faulkner	South Africa	398
1913	Jack Hobbs	England	939	Sydney Barnes	England	930	Aubrey Faulkner	South Africa	423
1912	Jack Hobbs	England	942	Sydney Barnes	England	917	Aubrey Faulkner	South Africa	440
1911	Aubrey Faulkner	South Africa	853	Sydney Barnes	England	688	Aubrey Faulkner	South Africa	486
1910	Jack Hobbs	England	774	Tibby Cotter	Australia	709	Aubrey Faulkner	South Africa	373
1909	Clem Hill	Australia	649	Colin Blythe	England	793	Monty Noble	Australia	342
1908	Clem Hill	Australia	682	Jack Saunders	Australia	734	Monty Noble	Australia	373
1907	Clem Hill	Australia	706	Colin Blythe	England	755	Monty Noble	Australia	341
1906	Clem Hill	Australia	696	Wilfred Rhodes	England	726	Monty Noble	Australia	337
1905	Stanley Jackson	England	749	Wilfred Rhodes	England	763	Monty Noble	Australia	337
1904	Clem Hill	Australia	799	Hugh Trumble	Australia	860	Monty Noble	Australia	450
1903	Clem Hill	Australia	862	Hugh Trumble	Australia	822	Monty Noble	Australia	333
1902	Clem Hill	Australia	886	Hugh Trumble	Australia	830	Hugh Trumble	Australia	330
1901	Tom Hayward	England	705	Hugh Trumble	Australia	652	Hugh Trumble	Australia	256
1900	Tom Hayward	England	673	Hugh Trumble	Australia	678	Hugh Trumble	Australia	260
1899	Tom Hayward	England	673	Hugh Trumble	Australia	678	Hugh Trumble	Australia	260
1898	Joe Darling	Australia	753	Tom Richardson	England	763	Johnny Briggs	England	222
1897	WG Grace	England	607	Johnny Briggs	England	794	Johnny Briggs	England	231
1896	Jack Lyons	Australia	618	Bobby Peel	England	827	George Giffen	Australia	372
1895	WG Grace	England	646	Johnny Briggs	England	870	George Giffen	Australia	414
1894	Jack Lyons	Australia	699	Johnny Briggs	England	883	Johnny Briggs	England	332
1893	Jack Lyons	Australia	732	Johnny Briggs	England	886	Johnny Briggs	England	290
1892	Jack Lyons	Australia	713	Johnny Briggs	England	862	Johnny Briggs	England	310
1891	WG Grace	England	653	Bobby Peel	England	805	Billy Barnes	England	371
1890	WG Grace	England	653	Bobby Peel	England	805	Billy Barnes	England	371
1889	Arthur Shrewsbury	England	678	Johnny Briggs	England	817	Billy Barnes	England	376
1888	Arthur Shrewsbury	England	692	Bobby Peel	England	774	Billy Barnes	England	392
1887	Arthur Shrewsbury	England	677	Billy Bates	England	658	Billy Barnes	England	318
1886	Arthur Shrewsbury	England	733	Fred Spofforth	Australia	827	Billy Bates	England	282
1885	A. G. Steel	England	645	Joey Palmer	Australia	783	Billy Bates	England	300
1884	A. G. Steel	England	671	Joey Palmer	Australia	797	A. G. Steel	England	253
1883	George Ulyett	England	603	Fred Spofforth	Australia	643	Billy Bates	England	225
1882	George Ulyett	England	628	Fred Spofforth	Australia	557	George Ulyett	England	180
1881	WG Grace	England	436	Fred Spofforth	Australia	433
1880	WG Grace	England	436	Fred Spofforth	Australia	433
1879	Charles Bannerman	Australia	433	Fred Spofforth	Australia	437
1878	Charles Bannerman	Australia	466	Tom Kendall	Australia	384
1877	Charles Bannerman	Australia	466	Tom Kendall	Australia	384

Batsmen, Bowlers and All-rounders with a peak rating of 900 points or more

Batsmen with a peak rating of 900 points or more^[6]

Rank	Name	Played for	Highest rating	Year
1	Donald Bradman	Australia	961	1948
2	Steve Smith	Australia	947	2017
3	Sir Len Hutton	England	945	1954
4	Sir Jack Hobbs	England	942	1912
4	Ricky Ponting	Australia	942	2006
6	Peter May	England	941	1956
7	Sir Vivian Richards	West Indies	938	1981
	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	938	2007
	Sir Garry Sobers	West Indies	938	1967
	Sir Clyde Walcott	West Indies	938	1955
11	Virat Kohli	India	937	2018
12	Marnus Labuschagne	Australia	936	2022
13	Matthew Hayden	Australia	935	2002
	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	935	2007
	AB de Villiers	South Africa	935	2014
16	Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	933	2006
17	Joe Root	England	932	2024
18	Sir Everton Weekes	West Indies	927	1956
18	Graeme Pollock	South Africa	927	1970
20	Dudley Nourse	South Africa	922	1951
20	Doug Walters	Australia	922	1970
22	Neil Harvey	Australia	921	1953
22	Mike Hussey	Australia	921	2008
24	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	919	2021
25	Denis Compton	England	917	1948

Bowlers with a peak rating of 900 points or more^[7]

Rank	Name	Played for	Highest rating	Year
1	Sydney Barnes	England	932	1914
2	George Lohmann	England	931	1896
3	Imran Khan	Pakistan	922	1983
4	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	920	2007
5	Glenn McGrath	Australia	914	2001
5	Pat Cummins	Australia	914	2019
7	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	912	1994
	Tony Lock	England	912	1958
	Vernon Philander	South Africa	912	2013
10	Sir Ian Botham	England	911	1980
11	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	910	1988
12	Waqar Younis	Pakistan	909	1993
	Sir Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	909	1985
	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	909	1999
	Dale Steyn	South Africa	909	2014
16	Alan Davidson	Australia	908	1961
17	Derek Underwood	England	907	1971
18	Shane Warne	Australia	905	1994
19	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	904	2016
20	Sir Alec Bedser	England	903	1953
20	James Anderson	England	903	2018
22	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	902	2018
23	Clarrie Grimmett	Australia	901	1936
23	Bill O'Reilly	Australia	901	1946
25	Bill Johnston	Australia	900	1952

All-rounders with a peak rating of 500 points or more^[8]

Rank	Name	Played for	Highest rating	Year
1	Sir Garry Sobers	West Indies	669	1967
2	Sir Ian Botham	England	645	1980
3	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	615	2002
4	Keith Miller	Australia	572	1952
5	Richard Benaud	Australia	532	1959
6	Imran Khan	Pakistan	517	1983
7	Tony Greig	England	508	1975
8	Andrew Flintoff	England	501	2005
8	Aubrey Faulkner	South Africa	501	1911
10	Chris Cairns	New Zealand	500	2000

Historical One Day International (ODI) cricket rankings

Year end top ranked players in ODI cricket

Year	Top Batsman	Country	Rating	Top Bowler	Country	Rating	Top All-rounder	Country	Rating
2023	Babar Azam	Pakistan	824	Keshav Maharaj	South Africa	716	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	310
2022	Babar Azam	Pakistan	893	Trent Boult	New Zealand	737	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	389
2021	Babar Azam	Pakistan	873	Trent Boult	New Zealand	737	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	416
2020	Virat Kohli	India	870	Trent Boult	New Zealand	722	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	373
2019	Virat Kohli	India	887	Jasprit Bumrah	India	785	Ben Stokes	England	319
2018	Virat Kohli	India	911	Jasprit Bumrah	India	841	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	353
2017	Virat Kohli	India	876	Hasan Ali	Pakistan	759	Mohammad Hafeez	Pakistan	352
2016	AB de Villiers	South Africa	861	Trent Boult	New Zealand	718	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	377
2015	AB de Villiers	South Africa	900	Sunil Narine	West Indies	734	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	415
2014	AB de Villiers	South Africa	887	Sunil Narine	West Indies	753	Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	408
2013	AB de Villiers	South Africa	872	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	776	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	376
2012	Hashim Amla	South Africa	901	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	747	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	425
2011	Hashim Amla	South Africa	840	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	735	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	419
2010	Hashim Amla	South Africa	849	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	727	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	434
2009	M.S.Dhoni	India	825	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	717	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	453
2008	M.S.Dhoni	India	771	Nathan Bracken	Australia	754	Jacob Oram	New Zealand	381
2007	Ricky Ponting	Australia	829	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	843	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	466
2006	Michael Hussey	Australia	815	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	905	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	473
2005	Ricky Ponting	Australia	803	Glenn McGrath	Australia	832	Andrew Flintoff	England	453
2004	Adam Gilchrist	Australia	789	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	822	Andrew Flintoff	England	511
2003	Sachin Tendulkar	India	816	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	877	Chris Gayle	West Indies	509
2002	Michael Bevan	Australia	778	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	887	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	463
2001	Michael Bevan	Australia	835	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	898	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	449
2000	Michael Bevan	Australia	855	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	856	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	449
1999	Michael Bevan	Australia	859	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	812	Lance Klusener	South Africa	491
1998	Sachin Tendulkar	India	887	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan	793	Carl Hooper	West Indies	437
1997	Brian Lara	West Indies	883	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	800	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	434
1996	Brian Lara	West Indies	891	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	827	Carl Hooper	West Indies	361
1995	Brian Lara	West Indies	880	Paul Reiffel	Australia	787	Hansie Cronje	South Africa	464
1994	Brian Lara	West Indies	826	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	780	Hansie Cronje	South Africa	407
1993	Brian Lara	West Indies	863	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	825	Kapil Dev	India	398
1992	Dean Jones	Australia	858	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	816	Kapil Dev	India	435
1991	Dean Jones	Australia	894	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	870	Kapil Dev	India	476
1990	Dean Jones	Australia	913	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	813	Kapil Dev	India	442
1989	Dean Jones	Australia	870	Courtney Walsh	West Indies	778	Kapil Dev	India	475
1988	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	888	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	780	Kapil Dev	India	516
1987	Vivian Richards	West Indies	933	Maninder Singh	India	814	Kapil Dev	India	521
1986	Vivian Richards	West Indies	932	Joel Garner	West Indies	891	Kapil Dev	India	556
1985	Vivian Richards	West Indies	935	Joel Garner	West Indies	921	Kapil Dev	India	573
1984	Vivian Richards	West Indies	932	Joel Garner	West Indies	918	Kapil Dev	India	545
1983	Zaheer Abbas	Pakistan	931	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	914	Kapil Dev	India	618
1982	Vivian Richards	West Indies	901	Dennis Lillee	Australia	878	Greg Chappell	Australia	523
1981	Greg Chappell	Australia	884	Dennis Lillee	Australia	814	Greg Chappell	Australia	547
1980	Greg Chappell	Australia	817	Dennis Lillee	Australia	764	Greg Chappell	Australia	371
1979	Greg Chappell	Australia	733	Andy Roberts	West Indies	646	Chris Old	England	251
1978	Greg Chappell	Australia	670	Chris Old	England	560	Chris Old	England	245
1977	Greg Chappell	Australia	677	Max Walker	Australia	517	Greg Chappell	Australia	222
1976	Dennis Amiss	England	654	Bernard Julien	West Indies	540	Chris Old	England	165
1975	Keith Fletcher	England	656	Max Walker	Australia	497	Chris Old	England	170
1974	Keith Fletcher	England	517	Geoff Arnold	England	444	Tony Greig	England	125
1973	Dennis Amiss	England	465	Geoff Arnold	England	410	Tony Greig	England	90
1972	Keith Stackpole	Australia	371	Geoff Arnold	England	376	Greg Chappell	Australia	60
1971	John Edrich	England	246	Keith Stackpole	Australia	141	Keith Stackpole	Australia	13

Top 10 rankings: batting, bowling and all-rounder

Top 10 Rankings Batting^[9]

Rank	Name	Played for	Highest rating	Year
1	Sir Vivian Richards	West Indies	935	1985
2	Zaheer Abbas	Pakistan	931	1983
3	Greg Chappell	Australia	921	1981
4	David Gower	England	919	1983
5	Dean Jones	Australia	918	1991
6	Virat Kohli	India	911	2018
7	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	910	1987
8	Brian Lara	West Indies	908	1993
9	AB de Villiers	South Africa	902	2015
10	Hashim Amla	South Africa	901	2012

Top 10 Rankings Bowling^[10]

Rank	Name	Played for	Highest rating	Year
1	Joel Garner	West Indies	940	1985
2	Sir Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	923	1983
3	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	917	2007
4	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	913	2002
5	Glenn McGrath	Australia	903	2002
6	Ewen Chatfield	New Zealand	892	1984
7	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	891	1985
7	Dennis Lillee	Australia	891	1982
9	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	877	1991
10	Michael Holding	West Indies	875	1985

Top 10 Rankings All-rounder^[11]

Rank	Name	Played for	Highest rating	Year
1	Kapil Dev	India	631	1985
2	Greg Chappell	Australia	568	1982
3	Andrew Flintoff	England	543	2004
4	Viv Richards	West Indies	532	1985
5	Lance Klusener	South Africa	521	1999
6	Chris Gayle	West Indies	509	2003
7	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	505	2001
8	Steve Waugh	Australia	501	1988
9	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	494	2008
10	Imran Khan	Pakistan	480	1983
10	Ravi Shastri	India	480	1986

Historical T20I rankings

Year end top ranked players in T20I cricket

Year	Top Batsman	Country	Rating	Top Bowler	Country	Rating	Top All-rounder	Country	Rating
2023	Suryakumar Yadav	India	887	Adil Rashid	England	726	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	256
2022	Suryakumar Yadav	India	890	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	704	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	252
2021	Babar Azam	Pakistan	805	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	797	Mohammad Nabi	Afghanistan	265
2021	Dawid Malan	England	805	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	797	Mohammad Nabi	Afghanistan	265
2020	Dawid Malan	England	915	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	736	Mohammad Nabi	Afghanistan	294
2019	Babar Azam	Pakistan	879	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	749	Mohammad Nabi	Afghanistan	319
2018	Babar Azam	Pakistan	858	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	793	Glenn Maxwell	Australia	362
2017	Aaron Finch	Australia	784	Imad Wasim	Pakistan	719	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	353
2016	Virat Kohli	India	820	Imran Tahir	South Africa	740	Glenn Maxwell	Australia	388
2015	Aaron Finch	Australia	854	Sunil Narine	West Indies	773	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	361
2014	Virat Kohli	India	897	Samuel Badree	West Indies	831	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	378
2013	Alex Hales	England	842	Sunil Narine	West Indies	817	Shane Watson	Australia	446
2012	Shane Watson	Australia	799	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	756	Shane Watson	Australia	531
2011	Eoin Morgan	England	821	Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka	739	Shane Watson	Australia	379
2010	Kevin Pietersen	England	847	Graeme Swann	England	760	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	381
2009	Graeme Smith	South Africa	766	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	803	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	412
2008	Misbah-ul-Haq	Pakistan	645	Umar Gul	Pakistan	689	Andrew Symonds	Australia	209
2007	Andrew Symonds	Australia	636	Umar Gul	Pakistan	557	Andrew Symonds	Australia	228
2006	Graeme Smith	South Africa	548	Andre Adams	New Zealand	183	Andrew Symonds	Australia	71
2005	Ricky Ponting	Australia	464	Brett Lee	Australia	110	Andrew Symonds	Australia	20
2005	Ricky Ponting	Australia	464	Andre Adams	New Zealand	110	Andrew Symonds	Australia	20

Top 10 T20I rankings: batting and bowling

Top 10 Rankings Batting^[12]

Rank	Name	Team	Highest rating	Year
1	Dawid Malan	England	915	2020
2	Suryakumar Yadav	India	910	2023
3	Aaron Finch	Australia	900	2018
4	Virat Kohli	India	897	2014
5	Babar Azam	Pakistan	896	2019
6	Travis Head	Australia	884	2024
7	Kevin Pietersen	England	882	2010
8	Mohammad Rizwan	Pakistan	875	2022
9	Eoin Morgan	England	872	2011
10	Alex Hales	England	866	2014

Top 10 Rankings Bowling^[13]

Rank	Name	Team	Highest rating	Year
1	Umar Gul	Pakistan	857	2009
2	Samuel Badree	West Indies	855	2014
3	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	850	2010
4	Tabraiz Shamsi	South Africa	821	2021
5	Sunil Narine	West Indies	817	2013
6	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	816	2018
7	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	814	2009
8	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	806	2022
9	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	797	2021
10	Imran Tahir	South Africa	795	2017

References

^ "ICC announces MRF Tyres as Global Partner". International Cricket Council. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ Eastaway, Rob. "How the World Cricket Rankings were born".
^ "About ICC Cricket Rankings". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
^ "ICC Player Rankings". www.relianceiccrankings.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^ "ICC Player Rankings". www.relianceiccrankings.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^ "ICC Best-Ever Test Championship Rating - Batting". ICC. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^ "ICC Best-Ever Test Championship Rating - Bowling". ICC. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^ "All-Time Test All-Rounder Rankings". ICC. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ "ICC Best-Ever ODI Championship Rating - Batting". Retrieved 20 May 2016.
^ "ICC Best-Ever ODI Championship Rating - Bowling". Retrieved 20 May 2016.
^ "All-Time ODI All Rounder Rankings". Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ "ICC Best-Ever T20I Championship Rating - Batting". Retrieved 2 December 2020.
^ "ICC Best-Ever T20I Championship Rating - Bowling". Retrieved 2 December 2020.

External links

[1] "ICC announces MRF Tyres as Global Partner". International Cricket Council. 20 January 2016. Archived from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[2] Eastaway, Rob. "How the World Cricket Rankings were born".

[3] "About ICC Cricket Rankings". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.

[4] "ICC Player Rankings". www.relianceiccrankings.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

[5] "ICC Player Rankings". www.relianceiccrankings.com. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

[6] "ICC Best-Ever Test Championship Rating - Batting". ICC. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

[7] "ICC Best-Ever Test Championship Rating - Bowling". ICC. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

[8] "All-Time Test All-Rounder Rankings". ICC. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

[9] "ICC Best-Ever ODI Championship Rating - Batting". Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[10] "ICC Best-Ever ODI Championship Rating - Bowling". Retrieved 20 May 2016.

[11] "All-Time ODI All Rounder Rankings". Retrieved 13 March 2022.

[12] "ICC Best-Ever T20I Championship Rating - Batting". Retrieved 2 December 2020.

[13] "ICC Best-Ever T20I Championship Rating - Bowling". Retrieved 2 December 2020.

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