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Rankings & Lists

50 Greatest Cricketers of All Time

The 50 greatest cricketers in history ranked by Test match impact, batting and bowling averages, and their influence on the game across different eras, conditions and continents.

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The 50 greatest cricketers in history ranked by Test match impact, batting and bowling averages, and their influence on the game across different eras, conditions and continents.

Methodology: Test cricket is the primary benchmark. Batting average, bowling average and match-winning performances across demanding conditions are weighted above white-ball records. Players from earlier eras are assessed relative to their own generation and the competition they faced.

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SD

Australian·Cricket

Sir Don Bradman

Sir Don Bradman was an Australian batsman universally regarded as the greatest in the history of Test cricket, finishing his career with the

6996 Test runs · 99.94 Test avg

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ST

Indian·Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian batting legend who holds the record for most runs and centuries in both Test and international cricket combine

15921 Test runs · 53.78 Test avg

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SG

Barbadian·Cricket

Sir Garfield Sobers

Sir Garfield Sobers was a Barbadian all-rounder universally acclaimed as the finest all-round cricketer ever, excelling as a batsman, bowler

8032 Test runs · 57.78 Test avg

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SV

Antiguan·Cricket

Sir Viv Richards

Sir Viv Richards was an Antiguan batsman celebrated as one of the most dominant and attacking players of all time, and a key member of the a

8540 Test runs · 50.23 Test avg

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SW

Australian·Cricket

Shane Warne

Shane Warne was an Australian leg-spin bowler whose mastery of spin, including the famous 'Ball of the Century', revolutionized wrist-spin b

3154 Test runs · 25.41 Test avg

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MM

Sri Lankan·Cricket

Muttiah Muralitharan

Muttiah Muralitharan is a Sri Lankan off-spin bowler who took a record 800 Test wickets and 534 ODI wickets, making him the most prolific bo

1261 Test runs · 22.72 Test avg

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BL

Trinidadian·Cricket

Brian Lara

Trinidadian left-handed batter who holds both the highest individual Test score (400 not out vs England, 2004) and the highest first-class s

11953 Test runs · 52.88 Test avg

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IK

Pakistani·Cricket

Imran Khan

Pakistani all-rounder and captain who led the country to its first World Cup title before entering politics.

3807 Test runs · 37.69 Test avg

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WA

Pakistani·Cricket

Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram was a Pakistani left-arm fast bowler renowned as the greatest exponent of swing bowling, and led Pakistan to the 1992 Cricket Wo

2898 Test runs · 22.64 Test avg

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RH

New Zealander·Cricket

Richard Hadlee

Sir Richard Hadlee was a New Zealand all-rounder widely regarded as the country's greatest cricketer, becoming the first bowler to reach 400

3124 Test runs · 27.16 Test avg

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DL

Australian·Cricket

Dennis Lillee

Dennis Lillee was an Australian fast bowler regarded as one of the finest and most hostile pace bowlers the game has produced, and a key fig

1259 Test runs · 355 Test wickets

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MM

Barbadian·Cricket

Malcolm Marshall

Malcolm Marshall was a Barbadian fast bowler whose pace, skill and Test bowling average of under 21 place him among the greatest fast bowler

1810 Test runs · 20.94 Test avg

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CA

Antiguan·Cricket

Curtly Ambrose

Antiguan fast bowler renowned for his hostile pace and bounce, one of the greatest bowlers of his era.

1439 Test runs · 20.99 Test avg

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JG

Barbadian·Cricket

Joel Garner

Joel Garner was a Barbadian fast bowler whose height and yorkers made him one of the most feared bowlers of the great West Indies teams of t

672 Test runs · 20.97 Test avg

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KD

Indian·Cricket

Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev was an Indian all-rounder and captain whose leadership of the 1983 World Cup-winning side made him a national icon.

5248 Test runs · 31.05 Test avg

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RD

Indian·Cricket

Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid is an Indian batter renowned for his solid technique and temperament, who scored over 13,000 Test runs and later coached the In

13288 Test runs · 52.31 Test avg

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RP

Australian·Cricket

Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting was an Australian batsman and captain who led Australia to consecutive Cricket World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007.

13378 Test runs · 51.85 Test avg

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JK

South African·Cricket

Jacques Kallis

South African all-rounder whose combination of prolific batting and high-class fast-medium bowling is unmatched statistically.

13289 Test runs · 55.37 Test avg

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SG

Indian·Cricket

Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar was an Indian opening batsman who became the first player in Test history to reach 10,000 runs, redefining opening batsmanshi

10122 Test runs · 51.12 Test avg

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IB

English·Cricket

Ian Botham

English all-rounder whose all-round heroics in the 1981 Ashes made him a national sporting icon.

5200 Test runs · 33.54 Test avg

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VK

Indian·Cricket

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is an Indian batsman and former all-format captain regarded as one of the greatest modern batters, holding the record for most c

9230 Test runs · 46.85 Test avg

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MD

Indian·Cricket

MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni is an Indian wicketkeeper-batter and one of the most successful captains in cricket history, leading India to the 2007 T20 World Cu

4876 Test runs · 38.09 Test avg

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KS

Sri Lankan·Cricket

Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara is a Sri Lankan batter and former wicketkeeper who scored over 12,000 Test runs at an average above 57, among the highest e

12400 Test runs · 57.4 Test avg

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AG

Australian·Cricket

Adam Gilchrist

Australian wicketkeeper-batsman regarded as one of the greatest attacking batsmen in cricket history.

5570 Test runs · 47.6 Test avg

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AD

South African·Cricket

AB de Villiers

South African batter and wicketkeeper renowned for his innovative, all-around shot-making across all cricket formats.

8765 Test runs · 50.66 Test avg

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MH

Jamaican·Cricket

Michael Holding

Michael Holding was a Jamaican fast bowler known for his smooth, silent run-up and lethal pace, and later became one of cricket's most respe

910 Test runs · 23.68 Test avg

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AK

Indian·Cricket

Anil Kumble

Indian leg-spinner and one of the greatest bowlers in Test history, later serving as India's head coach.

2506 Test runs · 17.77 Test avg

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WY

Pakistani·Cricket

Waqar Younis

Waqar Younis was a Pakistani fast bowler celebrated as a pioneer of reverse swing, forming a devastating new-ball partnership with Wasim Akr

1010 Test runs · 23.6 Test avg

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GM

Australian·Cricket

Glenn McGrath

Australian fast bowler famed for his relentless accuracy and consistency, one of the greatest pace bowlers ever.

641 Test runs · 21.64 Test avg

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SW

Australian·Cricket

Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh was an Australian batsman and captain who led the national team to unprecedented success, including a world-record 16 consecutiv

10927 Test runs · 51.06 Test avg

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CL

West Indian·Cricket

Clive Lloyd

West Indian batter and captain who built and led the great West Indies teams of the 1970s and 1980s.

7515 Test runs · 46.67 Test avg

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EW

West Indian·Cricket

Everton Weekes

Sir Everton Weekes was a Barbadian batsman and one of the West Indies' famed 'Three Ws', renowned for scoring five consecutive Test centurie

4455 Test runs · 58.61 Test avg

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WH

English·Cricket

Wally Hammond

English batsman and all-rounder who held the world record Test score of 336 not out from 1933 to 1994 and averaged 58.45 across 85 Tests dur

7249 Test runs · 58.45 Test avg

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LH

English·Cricket

Len Hutton

Sir Len Hutton was an English opening batsman who became the first professional cricketer to captain England and held the world Test record

6971 Test runs · 56.67 Test avg

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JH

English·Cricket

Jack Hobbs

Sir Jack Hobbs was an English opening batsman regarded as one of the greatest ever, holding the all-time record for first-class centuries (1

5410 Test runs · 56.94 Test avg

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BR

South African·Cricket

Barry Richards

Barry Richards was a South African opening batsman whose Test career was limited to just four matches by his country's sporting isolation, y

508 Test runs · 72.57 Test avg

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GP

South African·Cricket

Graeme Pollock

Graeme Pollock was a South African batsman whose Test career was cut short by his country's sporting isolation but who retired with the seco

2256 Test runs · 60.97 Test avg

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FW

West Indian·Cricket

Frank Worrell

Sir Frank Worrell was a Barbadian all-rounder and the first black cricketer to be appointed permanent captain of the West Indies, part of th

3860 Test runs · 49.48 Test avg

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GH

West Indian·Cricket

George Headley

George Headley was a Jamaican batsman known as the 'Black Bradman' for his prolific run-scoring, and is regarded as the first great West Ind

2190 Test runs · 60.83 Test avg

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KM

Australian·Cricket

Keith Miller

Keith Miller was an Australian all-rounder and World War II fighter pilot who became one of the finest all-round cricketers of his generatio

2958 Test runs · 36.97 Test avg

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BS

British·Cricket

Ben Stokes

English all-rounder and Test captain famed for his match-winning performances with bat and ball under pressure.

7000 Test runs · 35.9 Test avg

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SS

Australian·Cricket

Steve Smith

Steve Smith is an Australian batsman and former captain considered the finest Test batsman of his era, with a peak ICC rating of 947, second

10920 Test runs · 56 Test avg

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JR

English·Cricket

Joe Root

Joe Root is an English batter who became England's highest run-scorer in Test cricket, renowned for his consistency and technique across for

12716 Test runs · 50.7 Test avg

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PC

Australian·Cricket

Pat Cummins

Pat Cummins is an Australian fast bowler and captain who led the national team to victory in both the 2023 World Test Championship final and

1087 Test runs · 22.6 Test avg

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JA

British·Cricket

James Anderson

James Anderson is an English fast bowler regarded as one of the greatest exponents of swing bowling, who became the most prolific pace bowle

1275 Test runs · 26.45 Test avg

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JB

Indian·Cricket

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah is an Indian fast bowler known for his unorthodox bowling action and has become one of the world's premier pace bowlers acros

179 Test runs · 20.3 Test avg

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RS

Indian·Cricket

Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma is an Indian opening batsman known as the 'Hitman' for his prolific white-ball scoring, including three ODI double centuries, a

4301 Test runs · 40.57 Test avg

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AF

British·Cricket

Andrew Flintoff

English all-rounder whose explosive batting and hostile fast bowling powered England's 2005 Ashes win.

3845 Test runs · 31.77 Test avg

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MV

British·Cricket

Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan was an England batter and captain best remembered for leading England to their celebrated 2005 Ashes victory over Australia.

5719 Test runs · 41.44 Test avg

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MJ

Sri Lankan·Cricket

Mahela Jayawardene

Mahela Jayawardene is a Sri Lankan batter and former captain, one of the sport's most elegant players, who scored a national-record 374 agai

11814 Test runs · 49.84 Test avg

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