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Official ICC Player Rankings (Test, ODI, T20I)
The International Cricket Council (ICC) player rankings system is a globally acclaimed benchmark for evaluating international cricketers based on recent performances. Originally developed under the guidance of former England captain Ted Dexter in 1987, the system replaces raw career averages with weighted statistical ratings that account for pitch conditions, quality of opposition, and match results.
ICC Top 10 Test Batsmen
| Rank | Player Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Brook (England) | 874 |
| 2 | Joe Root (England) | 850 |
| 3 | Steven Smith (Australia) | 840 |
| 4 | Travis Head (Australia) | 811 |
| 5 | Temba Bavuma (South Africa) | 775 |
| 6 | Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) | 740 |
| 7 | Rishabh Pant (India) | 711 |
| 7 | Shubman Gill (India) | 711 |
| 9 | Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) | 710 |
| 10 | Babar Azam (Pakistan) | 709 |
ICC Top 10 Test Bowlers
| Rank | Player Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Starc (Australia) | 872 |
| 2 | Jasprit Bumrah (India) | 862 |
| 3 | Matt Henry (New Zealand) | 861 |
| 4 | Pat Cummins (Australia) | 841 |
| 5 | Marco Jansen (South Africa) | 825 |
| 6 | Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) | 807 |
| 7 | Scott Boland (Australia) | 804 |
| 8 | Noman Ali (Pakistan) | 792 |
| 9 | Josh Hazlewood (Australia) | 783 |
| 10 | Nathan Lyon (Australia) | 731 |
ICC Top 10 Test All-Rounders
| Rank | Player Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravindra Jadeja (India) | 428 |
| 2 | Marco Jansen (South Africa) | 344 |
| 3 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh) | 314 |
| 4 | Mitchell Starc (Australia) | 276 |
| 5 | Wiaan Mulder (South Africa) | 245 |
| 6 | Washington Sundar (India) | 239 |
| 7 | Pat Cummins (Australia) | 234 |
| 8 | Gus Atkinson (England) | 229 |
| 9 | Justin Greaves (West Indies) | 225 |
| 10 | Joe Root (England) | 211 |
ICC Top 10 ODI Batsmen
| Rank | Player Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shubman Gill (India) | 801 |
| 2 | Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) | 794 |
| 3 | Virat Kohli (India) | 767 |
| 4 | Rohit Sharma (India) | 758 |
| 5 | Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) | 719 |
| 6 | Babar Azam (Pakistan) | 689 |
| 7 | Joe Root (England) | 674 |
| 8 | Shai Hope (West Indies) | 673 |
| 9 | Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka) | 659 |
| 10 | Harry Tector (Ireland) | 653 |
ICC Top 10 ODI Bowlers
| Rank | Player Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) | 714 |
| 2 | Abrar Ahmed (Pakistan) | 675 |
| 3 | Jofra Archer (England) | 649 |
| 4 | Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) | 645 |
| 5 | Keshav Maharaj (South Africa) | 644 |
| 6 | Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka) | 641 |
| 7 | Bernard Scholtz (Namibia) | 613 |
| 8 | Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan) | 604 |
| 9 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh) | 602 |
| 10 | Adil Rashid (England) | 599 |
ICC Top 10 ODI All-Rounders
| Rank | Player Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) | 337 |
| 2 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh) | 260 |
| 3 | Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) | 258 |
| 4 | Michael Bracewell (New Zealand) | 250 |
| 5 | Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) | 247 |
| 6 | Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) | 238 |
| 6 | Brandon McMullen (Scotland) | 238 |
| 8 | Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) | 232 |
| 9 | Axar Patel (India) | 210 |
| 10 | Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) | 205 |
ICC Top 10 T20I Batsmen
| Rank | Player Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ishan Kishan (India) | 910 |
| 2 | Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) | 848 |
| 3 | Abhishek Sharma (India) | 819 |
| 4 | Phil Salt (England) | 799 |
| 5 | Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka) | 751 |
| 6 | Tilak Varma (India) | 750 |
| 7 | Jos Buttler (England) | 748 |
| 8 | Harry Brook (England) | 734 |
| 9 | Mitchell Marsh (Australia) | 706 |
| 10 | Dewald Brevis (South Africa) | 702 |
ICC Top 10 T20I Bowlers
| Rank | Player Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) | 753 |
| 2 | Abrar Ahmed (Pakistan) | 736 |
| 3 | Adil Rashid (England) | 710 |
| 4 | Adam Zampa (Australia) | 700 |
| 5 | Nathan Ellis (Australia) | 675 |
| 6 | Corbin Bosch (South Africa) | 669 |
| 7 | Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) | 668 |
| 8 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan) | 663 |
| 8 | Varun Chakravarthy (India) | 663 |
| 10 | Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan) | 658 |
| 10 | Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka) | 658 |
ICC Top 10 T20I All-Rounders
| Rank | Player Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe) | 320 |
| 2 | Saim Ayub (Pakistan) | 275 |
| 3 | Dipendra Singh Airee (Nepal) | 256 |
| 4 | Roston Chase (West Indies) | 249 |
| 5 | Hardik Pandya (India) | 244 |
| 6 | Will Jacks (England) | 243 |
| 7 | Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) | 241 |
| 8 | Mohammad Nabi (Afghanistan) | 209 |
| 8 | Jason Holder (West Indies) | 209 |
| 10 | Mohammad Nawaz (Pakistan) | 203 |
How ICC Player Rankings Are Calculated
The ICC Player Rankings are determined using advanced statistical metrics that assess match context, player role, and historical benchmark standards:
- 1,000-Point Rating Scale: Each performance is rated out of 1,000. Reaching a 900+ rating is considered an elite, all-time historic career benchmark.
- Batting Rating: Evaluated based on total runs scored, pitch difficulty, match result, and the quality/ratings of opposing bowlers faced.
- Bowling Rating: Calculated from wickets taken, economy rate, match circumstances, and the ranking status of dismissed batsmen.
- All-Rounder Rating: Computed using the formula:
(Batting Rating � Bowling Rating) / 1000. - Career Damping Factor: Applied during a player's first ~20 Test matches (or equivalent limited-overs games) so ratings scale progressively rather than inflating on small sample sizes.
Year-End Top Ranked Players in Test Cricket (1920 � 2025)
Explore the all-time historic year-end leaders in Test cricket batting, bowling, and all-rounders across more than a century of international cricket history:
| Year | Top Batsman | Top Bowler | Top All-Rounder |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Joe Root (ENG) - 867 | Jasprit Bumrah (IND) - 879 | Ravindra Jadeja (IND) - 455 |
| 2024 | Joe Root (ENG) - 895 | Jasprit Bumrah (IND) - 907 | Ravindra Jadeja (IND) - 405 |
| 2023 | Kane Williamson (NZ) - 864 | R. Ashwin (IND) - 879 | Ravindra Jadeja (IND) - 455 |
| 2022 | Marnus Labuschagne (AUS) - 925 | Pat Cummins (AUS) - 872 | Ravindra Jadeja (IND) - 369 |
| 2021 | Marnus Labuschagne (AUS) - 915 | Pat Cummins (AUS) - 902 | Jason Holder (WI) - 382 |
| 2020 | Kane Williamson (NZ) - 890 | Pat Cummins (AUS) - 906 | Ben Stokes (ENG) - 446 |
| 2019 | Virat Kohli (IND) - 928 | Pat Cummins (AUS) - 902 | Jason Holder (WI) - 473 |
| 2018 | Virat Kohli (IND) - 931 | Kagiso Rabada (SA) - 880 | Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) - 415 |
| 2017 | Steve Smith (AUS) - 947 | James Anderson (ENG) - 892 | Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) - 437 |
| 2016 | Steve Smith (AUS) - 937 | R. Ashwin (IND) - 887 | R. Ashwin (IND) - 481 |
| 2015 | Steve Smith (AUS) - 899 | R. Ashwin (IND) - 871 | R. Ashwin (IND) - 405 |
| 2014 | AB de Villiers (SA) - 893 | Dale Steyn (SA) - 906 | Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) - 398 |
| 2013 | AB de Villiers (SA) - 912 | Vernon Philander (SA) - 909 | R. Ashwin (IND) - 387 |
| 2012 | Michael Clarke (AUS) - 900 | Dale Steyn (SA) - 880 | Jacques Kallis (SA) - 387 |
| 2011 | Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 863 | Dale Steyn (SA) - 898 | Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) - 404 |
| 2010 | Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 882 | Dale Steyn (SA) - 897 | Jacques Kallis (SA) - 429 |
| 2009 | Gautam Gambhir (IND) - 877 | Dale Steyn (SA) - 836 | Jacques Kallis (SA) - 452 |
| 2008 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) - 901 | Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) - 897 | Jacques Kallis (SA) - 447 |
| 2007 | Kumar Sangakkara (SL) - 933 | Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) - 907 | Jacques Kallis (SA) - 537 |
| 2006 | Ricky Ponting (AUS) - 937 | Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) - 913 | Jacques Kallis (SA) - 439 |
| 2005 | Ricky Ponting (AUS) - 886 | Shane Warne (AUS) - 867 | Jacques Kallis (SA) - 476 |
| 2004 | Rahul Dravid (IND) - 881 | Glenn McGrath (AUS) - 870 | Jacques Kallis (SA) - 500 |
| 2003 | Ricky Ponting (AUS) - 905 | Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) - 908 | Jacques Kallis (SA) - 518 |
| 2002 | Matthew Hayden (AUS) - 906 | Glenn McGrath (AUS) - 911 | Jacques Kallis (SA) - 615 |
| 2001 | Brian Lara (WI) - 905 | Glenn McGrath (AUS) - 902 | Jacques Kallis (SA) - 503 |
| 2000 | Sachin Tendulkar (IND) - 877 | Shaun Pollock (SA) - 901 | Chris Cairns (NZ) - 461 |
| 1999 | Brian Lara (WI) - 892 | Shaun Pollock (SA) - 904 | Shaun Pollock (SA) - 464 |
| 1998 | Sachin Tendulkar (IND) - 861 | Allan Donald (SA) - 871 | Shaun Pollock (SA) - 453 |
| 1997 | Steve Waugh (AUS) - 828 | Glenn McGrath (AUS) - 853 | Brian McMillan (SA) - 356 |
| 1996 | Steve Waugh (AUS) - 894 | Glenn McGrath (AUS) - 872 | Brian McMillan (SA) - 389 |
| 1995 | Brian Lara (WI) - 898 | Shane Warne (AUS) - 876 | Brian McMillan (SA) - 386 |
| 1994 | Sachin Tendulkar (IND) - 776 | Shane Warne (AUS) - 905 | Wasim Akram (PAK) - 274 |
| 1993 | Graham Gooch (ENG) - 821 | Waqar Younis (PAK) - 907 | Kapil Dev (IND) - 323 |
| 1992 | Graham Gooch (ENG) - 852 | Curtly Ambrose (WI) - 868 | Kapil Dev (IND) - 331 |
| 1991 | Graham Gooch (ENG) - 871 | Curtly Ambrose (WI) - 834 | Imran Khan (PAK) - 475 |
| 1990 | Richie Richardson (WI) - 789 | Malcolm Marshall (WI) - 845 | Imran Khan (PAK) - 466 |
| 1989 | Richie Richardson (WI) - 876 | Malcolm Marshall (WI) - 897 | Imran Khan (PAK) - 442 |
| 1988 | Javed Miandad (PAK) - 808 | Richard Hadlee (NZ) - 900 | Richard Hadlee (NZ) - 425 |
| 1987 | Dilip Vengsarkar (IND) - 833 | Richard Hadlee (NZ) - 905 | Richard Hadlee (NZ) - 457 |
| 1986 | Viv Richards (WI) - 829 | Richard Hadlee (NZ) - 903 | Richard Hadlee (NZ) - 440 |
| 1985 | Allan Border (AUS) - 817 | Richard Hadlee (NZ) - 909 | Richard Hadlee (NZ) - 446 |
| 1984 | Clive Lloyd (WI) - 783 | Malcolm Marshall (WI) - 897 | Richard Hadlee (NZ) - 443 |
| 1983 | Clive Lloyd (WI) - 806 | Imran Khan (PAK) - 856 | Imran Khan (PAK) - 487 |
| 1982 | Viv Richards (WI) - 892 | Imran Khan (PAK) - 909 | Ian Botham (ENG) - 491 |
| 1981 | Viv Richards (WI) - 908 | Dennis Lillee (AUS) - 866 | Ian Botham (ENG) - 528 |
| 1980 | Viv Richards (WI) - 903 | Ian Botham (ENG) - 888 | Ian Botham (ENG) - 546 |
| 1979 | Sunil Gavaskar (IND) - 875 | Ian Botham (ENG) - 897 | Ian Botham (ENG) - 534 |
| 1978 | Sunil Gavaskar (IND) - 833 | Bob Willis (ENG) - 837 | Ian Botham (ENG) - 399 |
| 1977 | Viv Richards (WI) - 872 | Dennis Lillee (AUS) - 824 | Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK) - 351 |
| 1976 | Viv Richards (WI) - 913 | Andy Roberts (WI) - 850 | Tony Greig (ENG) - 412 |
| 1975 | Alvin Kallicharran (WI) - 842 | Dennis Lillee (AUS) - 849 | Tony Greig (ENG) - 485 |
| 1974 | Glenn Turner (NZ) - 845 | Derek Underwood (ENG) - 712 | Tony Greig (ENG) - 471 |
| 1973 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 789 | Geoff Arnold / Bishen Bedi - 721 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 489 |
| 1972 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 776 | Derek Underwood (ENG) - 884 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 506 |
| 1971 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 834 | Derek Underwood (ENG) - 843 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 538 |
| 1970 | Doug Walters (AUS) - 865 | Derek Underwood (ENG) - 845 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 504 |
| 1969 | Doug Walters (AUS) - 896 | Derek Underwood (ENG) - 849 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 504 |
| 1968 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 918 | Lance Gibbs (WI) - 845 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 655 |
| 1967 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 938 | Lance Gibbs (WI) - 866 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 647 |
| 1966 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 935 | Lance Gibbs (WI) - 843 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 644 |
| 1965 | Ken Barrington (ENG) - 873 | Lance Gibbs (WI) - 863 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 529 |
| 1964 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 894 | Lance Gibbs (WI) - 878 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 604 |
| 1963 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 894 | Fred Trueman (ENG) - 880 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 604 |
| 1962 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 907 | Wes Hall (WI) - 898 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 556 |
| 1961 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 896 | Alan Davidson (AUS) - 899 | Alan Davidson (AUS) - 437 |
| 1960 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 933 | Alan Davidson (AUS) - 896 | Alan Davidson (AUS) - 468 |
| 1959 | Garry Sobers (WI) - 881 | Fazal Mahmood (PAK) - 874 | Richie Benaud (AUS) - 473 |
| 1958 | Peter May (ENG) - 894 | Tony Lock (ENG) - 908 | Richie Benaud (AUS) - 503 |
| 1957 | Peter May (ENG) - 905 | Hugh Tayfield (SA) - 856 | Trevor Bailey (ENG) - 382 |
| 1956 | Peter May (ENG) - 937 | Jim Laker (ENG) - 896 | Vinoo Mankad (IND) - 337 |
| 1955 | Clyde Walcott (WI) - 938 | Hugh Tayfield (SA) - 817 | Keith Miller (AUS) - 513 |
| 1954 | Neil Harvey (AUS) - 916 | Ray Lindwall (AUS) - 892 | Keith Miller (AUS) - 465 |
| 1953 | Len Hutton (ENG) - 926 | Alec Bedser (ENG) - 897 | Keith Miller (AUS) - 464 |
| 1952 | Len Hutton (ENG) - 917 | Bill Johnston (AUS) - 862 | Keith Miller (AUS) - 548 |
| 1951 | Len Hutton (ENG) - 916 | Bill Johnston (AUS) - 899 | Keith Miller (AUS) - 481 |
| 1950 | Len Hutton (ENG) - 903 | Bill Johnston (AUS) - 869 | Keith Miller (AUS) - 349 |
| 1949 | Len Hutton (ENG) - 853 | Ray Lindwall (AUS) - 822 | Keith Miller (AUS) - 303 |
| 1948 | Denis Compton (ENG) - 903 | Ray Lindwall (AUS) - 830 | Keith Miller (AUS) - 277 |
| 1947 | Don Bradman (AUS) - 950 | Ernie Toshack (AUS) - 595 | Bill Edrich (ENG) - 269 |
| 1946 | Don Bradman (AUS) - 953 | Bill Voce (ENG) - 545 | Wally Hammond (ENG) - 271 |
| 1939 | Don Bradman (AUS) - 952 | Bill O'Reilly (AUS) - 887 | Wally Hammond (ENG) - 334 |
| 1938 | Don Bradman (AUS) - 952 | Bill O'Reilly (AUS) - 887 | Wally Hammond (ENG) - 346 |
| 1937 | Don Bradman (AUS) - 948 | Bill O'Reilly (AUS) - 897 | Wally Hammond (ENG) - 370 |
| 1936 | Don Bradman (AUS) - 885 | Hedley Verity (ENG) - 839 | Wally Hammond (ENG) - 341 |
| 1935 | Don Bradman (AUS) - 941 | Clarrie Grimmett (AUS) - 830 | Wally Hammond (ENG) - 286 |
| 1934 | Don Bradman (AUS) - 960 | Clarrie Grimmett (AUS) - 826 | Hedley Verity (ENG) - 298 |
| 1933 | Don Bradman (AUS) - 909 | Clarrie Grimmett (AUS) - 783 | Wally Hammond (ENG) - 326 |
| 1932 | Herbert Sutcliffe (ENG) - 873 | Clarrie Grimmett (AUS) - 841 | Wally Hammond (ENG) - 305 |
| 1931 | Don Bradman (AUS) - 847 | Clarrie Grimmett (AUS) - 801 | Maurice Tate (ENG) - 259 |
| 1930 | Herbert Sutcliffe (ENG) - 844 | Clarrie Grimmett (AUS) - 757 | Maurice Tate (ENG) - 232 |
| 1929 | Herbert Sutcliffe (ENG) - 852 | Maurice Tate (ENG) - 739 | Maurice Tate (ENG) - 274 |
| 1928 | Herbert Sutcliffe (ENG) - 857 | Maurice Tate (ENG) - 851 | Maurice Tate (ENG) - 257 |
| 1927 | Jack Hobbs (ENG) - 889 | Maurice Tate (ENG) - 848 | Jack Gregory (AUS) - 324 |
| 1926 | Jack Hobbs (ENG) - 898 | Maurice Tate (ENG) - 857 | Jack Gregory (AUS) - 324 |
| 1925 | Jack Hobbs (ENG) - 859 | Maurice Tate (ENG) - 838 | Jack Gregory (AUS) - 377 |
| 1924 | Jack Hobbs (ENG) - 872 | Jack Gregory (AUS) - 734 | Jack Gregory (AUS) - 364 |
| 1923 | Herbie Taylor (SA) - 844 | Jack Gregory (AUS) - 706 | Jack Gregory (AUS) - 379 |
| 1922 | Jack Hobbs (ENG) - 868 | Jack Gregory (AUS) - 706 | Jack Gregory (AUS) - 379 |
| 1921 | Jack Hobbs (ENG) - 877 | Jack Gregory (AUS) - 706 | Jack Gregory (AUS) - 379 |
| 1920 | Jack Hobbs (ENG) - 938 | Aubrey Faulkner (SA) - 578 | Aubrey Faulkner (SA) - 398 |
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