Rankings

50 Greatest Cricketers Ever

Batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders ranked across the history of the game.

#	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…