Rankings
50 Greatest Cricketers Ever
Batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders ranked across the history of the game.
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| # | Athlete | Sport | Why They Rank Here |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar Indian · b.1973 |
Cricket | The God of Cricket — 100 international centuries and 34,000+ international runs … |
| 2 | Sir Don Bradman Australian · b.1908 |
Cricket | The greatest statistical outlier in any sport — a Test batting average of 99.94,… |
| 3 | Brian Lara Trinidadian · b.1969 |
Cricket | Holder of both the highest Test score (400*) and the highest first-class score (… |
| 4 | Sir Garfield Sobers Barbadian · b.1936 |
Cricket | Widely considered cricket's greatest all-rounder — a Test batsman and bowler of … |
| 5 | Imran Khan Pakistani · b.1952 |
Cricket | Pakistan's greatest cricketer — World Cup-winning captain, all-rounder of except… |
| 6 | Shane Warne Australian · b.1969 |
Cricket | The greatest leg-spin bowler in cricket history — 708 Test wickets and the man w… |
| 7 | Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lankan · b.1972 |
Cricket | The most successful bowler in Test cricket history with 800 wickets — a spinner … |
| 8 | Ricky Ponting Australian · b.1974 |
Cricket | Australia's most successful captain, winner of two back-to-back World Cups and s… |
| 9 | Virat Kohli Indian · b.1988 |
Cricket | India's modern batting icon — the most successful Test run-chaser in history and… |
| 10 | MS Dhoni Indian · b.1981 |
Cricket | India's most successful captain — winner of all three ICC trophies (World Cup 20… |
| 11 | Ben Stokes British · b.1991 |
Cricket | England's greatest cricketer of the modern era — hero of the 2019 World Cup, Ash… |
| 12 | Sir Viv Richards Antiguan · b.1952 |
Cricket | The Master Blaster — considered by many the greatest attacking batsman of all ti… |
| 13 | Michael Holding Jamaican · b.1954 |
Cricket | Whispering Death — the most elegant and terrifying fast bowler of the 1970s West… |