25 Best Cricketers Of All Time

Posted by , Updated on January 9, 2024

The history of cricket started hundreds of years ago during the 16th century. The game originated in southern England.

Today, it is popular in Australia, England, the Indian subcontinent, the West Indies, and Southern Africa. It’s one of the most popular sports in the world

Since its early days, cricket has produced many legendary players, so today we’re going to take a look at the 25 Best Cricketers Of All Time.

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25

Adam Gilchrist

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If anyone thinks of the best batting wicket-keeper, certainly the name of Adam Gilchrist comes to mind.

He was an aggressive left hand batsman who destroyed the front line bowling attack of all the best teams.

24

Chris Gayle

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When it comes to power, no player on this planet can hit the ball as hard as Gayle. He is a sensation whose batting is filled with extraordinary aggression.

23

Steve Waugh

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Steve Waugh is one of the greatest captains and all-rounders of Australian cricket. He has represented Australia for 20 years, and he has scored 10,000+ runs in Test cricket with a remarkable average of 51.06 (32 hundreds & 50 fifties).

22

Rahul Dravid

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Rahul Dravid has the best defensive technique in the world of cricket. He is also known as “The Wall.”

Dravid has scored 13,000+ runs in test cricket with an astonishing average of 52.31. He has passed a score of 50 runs 194 times in his career.

21

Inzamam Ul Haq

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Inzamam is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. He played an important role for Pakistan in their 1992 world cup victory. Inzamam has scored 129 half centuries and 35 centuries in his career.

20

Jack Hobbs

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Jack Hobbs has been named ‘The Master’ due to his brilliance when it comes to batting. He averaged 56.95 in test cricket which is a remarkable achievement.

19

Wally Hammond

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Wally is regarded as one of the premier batsmen of England as he scored over 50,000 runs in his first-class career and 7,000+ runs in test cricket with an amazing average of 58.45.

18

Shaun Pollock

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South Africa has produced two of the greatest all-rounders of all time. One is Pollock and the other is Jacque Kallis.

Pollock was more of a bowling all-rounder, whose magical deliveries troubled all the great players. He took 421 wickets in test matches with an amazing average of 23.11.

17

Javed Miandad

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Miandad is one of the toughest cricketers of all time, and his attitude has made him a standout in the sport.

16

Glenn Donald McGrath

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McGrath is considered the top bowler of Australian and world cricket. He bowls with a medium fast pace and holds the record of most wickets in World Cup.

15

Sanath Jaysuriya

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Sanath is one of the greatest attacking openers of world cricket. He is considered one of the finest all-rounders of all time due to his aggressive batting and spin bowling. He has played over 400 matches in ODI.

14

Ricky Ponting

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Australia has won two consecutive world cups under his captaincy. He is one of the most stylish and classy batsmen and has dominated over all the best bowlers.

Punter has scored 27,000+ runs and 71 centuries in his prolific career.

13

Brian Lara

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Brian Lara is one of the paramount ODI and test batsmen of all time. Lara scored the highest 400 runs in an inning of test cricket and has dominated the best bowlers in the world.

12

Wasim Akram

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People remember Wasim Akram as the “King of Swing.” A very destructive Pakistani bowler, whose bowling created serious problems for batsmen, he also scored 257 runs in an inning of Test match.

11

Shane Warne

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Shane Warne is the greatest leg spinner of all time, and dodged the batsmen for 708 times in Test Cricket. His cricketing career is considered to be the benchmark for all the leg spinners.

10

Muttiah Muralitharan

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Muthiah the “King of Swing” is undoubtedly one of the greatest off-spinners of all time. He took exactly 800 wickets in his test career, a record which seems to be unbreakable after the introduction of T20 edition.

9

Jacques Kallis

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If we talk about the best all rounders, no one can beat the elegance and class of Jacque Kallis. He has scored over 24,000 runs with 500+ wickets in his career. His class is matchless.

8

Dennis Lillee

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Dennis Lillee is renowned as one of the most lethal bowlers of all time.

7

Ian Botham

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Ian was the best all-rounder of the 1970’s, and probably one of the best all-rounders England ever has produced.

6

Imran Khan

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Imran Khan led Pakistan towards 1992 world cup glory with his outstanding leadership and cricketing skills. He is considered one of the top notch bowling all-rounders.

5

Kapil Dev

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Under the Captaincy of Kepil-Dev, India won their first World Cup title in the year 1983. He was a gifted batsman with phenomenal bowling skills. In short, Kapil was a genuine all-rounder.

4

Sir Vivian Richards

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Richards is well renowned for his destructive and explosive batting skills. He averages 47+ in ODI with a SR of more than 90.

3

Gary Sobers

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Gary Sober is one of the best all-rounders the world has ever witnessed. His temperament, class, and test match batting average is above many legendary cricketers.

2

Sachin Tendulkar

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This batting Guru has scored a hundred 100’s in his career, a record which seems to be unbreakable.

He has the highest number of runs in both ODI and Test formats, with over 34,000 runs under his belt. He is one of two players who are able to score a double century in an ODI match.

1

Sir Don Bradman

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Sir Don Bradman is considered the greatest batsmen of all time as he averaged approximately 100 in test cricket. None of the modern batting ‘Gurus’ are able to even come close.



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