Greatest Cricketers: Many past cricket players had extraordinary skills. This sport will produce many great athletes. Who were the best cricket players ever? Modern cricket is popular because of its stories.
Greatest Cricketers in History | All-Time Ranking
10. Ricky Ponting
19 December 1974 is Rickey Ponting’s birthday. During cricket’s “golden age,” he captained Australia. He’s a good fielder. One Day International covered 2004-2011 and 2002-2011.
He scored over 27,000 runs in 17 years. Steve Waugh-like. Ponting took 168 Tests. 11-year-old began cricket. Debuts in Tests and ODIs. Ponting was a successful cricket captain. He’s a great cricketer. Ponting’s World Cup record is 46. He was on Steve Waugh’s 1999 and 2003 World Cup-winning teams. Ponting won 48 of 77 Tests, 162 of 229 ODIs, and 7 of 17 T20s. Most-capped ODI captain in Australia. ODI captain Ponting has 8497 runs.
Primary Role: Right-Handed Batsman
Cricket Career: 1995-2012
Total Runs: 13,378 (Test) & 13,704 (ODI)
Total Matches: 168 (Test) & 375 (ODI)
9. Kumar Sangakkara
Sangakkara was born Oct. 27, 1977. he’s president of Marylebone Cricket Club Batsman and wicketkeeper Sangakara is a great cricket player. In his international career, he was a top-3 batsman in all three ICC formats.
Sangakkara has 28,016 runs in 15 years. His eight double centuries trail Bradman’s 12 and Lara’s 9. He is the island’s most stylish historical figure. Selectors liked Mahela Jayawardene’s grounded diplomacy. Sangakkara was a loyal friend. Their relationship and contribution to Sri Lanka were cemented in Colombo.
From 2009 to 2012, Kumar Sangakkara won five of 15 Tests. 2009 and 2011 he led Sri Lanka to World T20Is. In 2014, he won the ICC World Twenty20I.
Primary Role: Left-Handed Batsman – Wicketkeeper
Cricket Career: 2000-2015
Total Runs: 12,400 (Test) & 14,234 (ODI)
Total Matches: 134 (Test) & 404 (ODI)
8. Jacques Kallis
1995-2014: Jacques Kallis played test, ODI, and T20 cricket. South African Jacques Kallis was a hard-hitter. He was a key batsman and bowler in test cricket.
Jacque led both ODI departments and was a good fielder. Despite his weight, he could dive. Kallis is a great South African cricketer. Behind in centuries.
Kallis scored 13,000+ runs. Defensive Jacques Kallis. Slowly, he avoided enemies.
In 1998-2002, Jacques Kallis was the best all-rounder. 1998, he was South Africa’s “Man of the Match” and “Player of the Series” 23-year-old him accomplished much.
7. Shane Warne
Shane Warne specialized in leg-breaks. He was a popular and stylish cricketer. Shane’s fame reaches Los Angeles. In 1992-93, he played India.
2007 Ashes winner Shane Warne retired. Warne is an Aussie great. Cricket, poker, football, and tennis are Warne’s favorites.
In a Test year, Shane Warne took 96 wickets. Shane is the first bowler with 600 wickets.
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy is an Australia-Sri Lanka Test series. In 2000, he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Century. Warne has 708 test wickets, behind Muralitharan.
Primary Role: Right-Arm Leg Break Bowler
Cricket Career: 1992-2007
Total Wickets: 708 (Test) & 293 (ODI)
Total Matches: 145 (Test) & 194 (ODI)
6. Brian Lara
Brian Lara was born in Trinidad in 1969. Lara’s parents ignored him until he became someone. Lara became a pro cricket player at Fatima College. Brian Lara was a great batsman. He’s a great lefty batter.
His West Indian act lasted years. Lara broke Sir Viv Richards’ records. In Trinidad, Obama met Lara. He called him “the Michael Jordan of cricket“
Brian’s highest individual score in two tests. He’s a top test batsman. In 1993, he scored 277 runs, the fourth-highest maiden test century.
Lara’s match-winning score of 153 against Australia in 1999 at Barbados ranked second in test cricket history. In 2004, Brain Lara smashed England’s bowlers and scored 400 runs against Antigua, becoming the highest-scoring Test player. Lara scored 351 runs in a losing Test match.
Primary Role: Left-Handed Batsman
Cricket Career: 1990-2007
Total Runs: 11,953 (Test) & 10,405 (ODI)
Total Matches: 131 (Test) & 299 (ODI)
5. Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram is a top Pakistani bowler. His test scores are unbeatable. Akram invented fast and reverse bowling. Before his international debut, a local talent hunt spotted Wasim.
Wasim’s international debut came after Javed let him play in ODI and Test series against New Zealand. Akram is Pakistan’s best cricketer.
With 500 wickets, he’s the most successful ODI seamer. Left arm slow bowler. Fast bowler. Wasim won 1993 Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
In 2003, Wasim Akram reached 500 ODI wickets. Third-most “Man of the Match” in test cricket. Four hat-tricks for Wasim.
4. Viv Richards
Born in Antigua in 1952. St John’s was a British Leeward Island then. Legendary cricketer Sir Viv Richards. ODI’s most consistent player.
Sir Viv Richards was named the greatest ODI player in 2002. Third-best Test player and all-rounder. No helmet. His trademark swing. “King of Sixes”
Famous, he’s still talked about today. 8000 Tests prove his credibility. His iconic 1986 century against England. His strike rate was 97%.
Sir Vivian Richards’ boundaries changed cricket. Richards hit 36,000 home runs. Over 50 years, he scored 100 centuries. 121 tests, 50.23 average, 8,540 runs.
3. Muttiah Muralitharan
1972-born Muttiah Muralitharan. Cricket legend. He’s a great right-arm off-break bowler. 19 years of Sri Lankan cricket were influenced by his bowling.
He has international records. Muralitharan played in the 1996-2011 Cricket World Cups. Muralitharan took 7-30 against India in Sharjah in 2000.
22 Test 10-wicket hauls. He has 66 Test 5-fors. Muralitharan has 10 wickets in every Test nation.
He took four England wickets in Nottingham in 2006. Wisden Cricketer of 1999. Muralitharan has 11 Best Player awards.
Primary Role: Right-Arm Off Break Bowler
Cricket Career: 1992-2011
Total Wickets: 800 (Test) & 534 (ODI)
Total Matches: 133 (Test) & 350 (ODI)
2. Don Bradman
Bradman was a great cricketer. His 99.94 average is unmatched. Unbreakable sports record.
He kept the team’s ranking high despite Australia’s depression. Sir Donald Bradman inspired many cricketers. He became a writer, administrator, and selector after retiring.
The player set several sports benchmarks. In 1928, he scored 468 runs at 67. In the Test series, Bradman’s batting was impressive.
974 runs at 139.14 against England. Bodyline to unnerve his batting. He still scored 57.
Primary Role: Right-Handed Batsman
Cricket Career: 1928-1948
Total Runs: 6,996 (Test) & 28,067 (First Class)
Total Matches: 52 (Test) & 234 (First Class)
1. Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar revolutionized cricket. Sachin’s debut made cricket famous. He hit perfectly. He debuted at 16. Tendulkar played 24 years internationally.
Sachin’s 100 international centuries are unmatched. After club and domestic success, Sachin made the national team at 16. He’s been called cricket’s best batsman since.
Post-2000, India’s little master struggled. In July 2007, Sachin hit 11,000 Test runs. Third batsman hits mark. Internationally, Sachin made $15,000.
2007-2008 Border-Gavaskar Tests were led by Tendulkar. India beat Australia in the second Test thanks to Tendulkar’s 154. In four tests, he scored 493 runs.
Primary Role: Right-Handed Batsman
Cricket Career: 1989-2013
Total Runs: 15,921 (Test) & 18,426 (ODI)
Total Matches: 200 (Test) & 463 (ODI)
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