ICC Player Rankings

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The ICC Player Rankings is a widely followed system of rankings for international cricketers based on their recent performances. The current sponsor is MRF Tyres who signed a 4-year deal with the ICC that will last until 2020.[1]

The ratings were developed at the suggestion of Ted Dexter in 1987.[2] The intention was to produce a better indication of players' current standing in the sport than is provided by comparing their averages. Career averages are based on a player's entire career and do not make any allowance for match conditions or the strength of the opposition, whereas the ratings are biased towards recent form and account for match conditions and the quality of the opponent using statistical algorithms.[3]

Initially the rankings were for Test cricket only, but separate One Day International rankings were introduced in 1998. Both sets of rankings have now been calculated back to the start of those forms of the game. The rankings include the top 10 Test, ODI and T20I batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders based on the rating of each player.

Current rankings

Test rankings

Top 10 Test Batsmen

ICC Top 10 Test Batsmen
Rank Change Name Rating
1 Steady Steve Smith 897
2 Steady Joe Root 847
3 Increase Virat Kohli 833
4 Decrease Kane Williamson 817
5 Steady Hashim Amla 791
6 Increase AB de Villiers 778
7 Increase David Warner 772
8 Increase Cheteshwar Pujara 760
9 Increase Jonny Bairstow 759
10 Decrease Younis Khan 753
Reference: ICC Rankings, 30 November 2016

Top 10 Test Bowlers

ICC Top 10 Test Bowlers
Rank Change Name Rating
1 Steady Ravichandran Ashwin 891
2 Steady Rangana Herath 867
3 Steady Dale Steyn 844
4 Steady James Anderson 834
5 Increase Josh Hazlewood 815
6 Decrease Stuart Broad 812
7 Decrease Ravindra Jadeja 795
8 Steady Mitchell Starc 775
9 Decrease Yasir Shah 789
10 Increase Neil Wagner 761
Reference: ICC Rankings, 30 November 2016

Top 10 Test All-rounders

ICC Top 10 Test All-rounders
Rank Change Name Rating
1 Steady Ravichandran Ashwin 493
2 Steady Shakib Al Hasan 405
3 Steady Ben Stokes 351
4 Increase Ravindra Jadeja 334
5 Decrease Moeen Ali 312
6 Decrease Vernon Philander 289
7 Steady Mitchell Starc 267
8 Steady Stuart Broad 231
9 Steady Chris Woakes 228
10 Steady Rangana Herath 223
Reference: ICC Rankings, 30 November 2016

ODI rankings

Top 10 ODI Batsmen

ICC Top 10 ODI Batsmen
Rank Change Name Rating
1 Steady AB de Villiers 861
2 Steady Virat Kohli 848
3 Steady David Warner 786
4 Steady Quinton de Kock 779
5 Steady Kane Williamson 770
6 Steady Hashim Amla 748
7 Steady Joe Root 747
8 Steady Martin Guptill 729
9 Steady Rohit Sharma 728
10 Steady Faf du Plessis 721
Reference: ICC Rankings, 28 November 2016

Top 10 ODI Bowlers

ICC Top 10 ODI Bowlers
Rank Change Name Rating
1 Steady Trent Boult 735
2 Increase Imran Tahir 712
3 Decrease Sunil Narine 711
4 Steady Mitchell Starc 690
5 Steady Matt Henry 661
6 Steady Shakib Al Hasan 660
7 Steady Adil Rashid 655
8 Steady Kagiso Rabada 628
9 Steady Axar Patel 624
10 Steady Mashrafe Mortaza 623
Reference: ICC Rankings, 28 November 2016

Top 10 ODI All-rounders

ICC Top 10 ODI All-rounders
Rank Change Name Rating
1 Steady Shakib Al Hasan 391
2 Steady Angelo Mathews 335
3 Steady Mohammad Nabi 332
4 Steady James Faulkner 315
5 Steady Mitchell Marsh 299
6 Increase Jason Holder 267
7 Decrease Moeen Ali 255
8 Decrease Glenn Maxwell 247
9 Decrease Ravindra Jadeja 246
10 Decrease Ben Stokes 244
Reference: ICC Rankings, 28 November 2016

T20I rankings

Top 10 T20I Batsmen

ICC Top 10 T20I Batsmen
Rank Change Name Rating
1 Steady Virat Kohli 820
2 Steady Aaron Finch 771
3 Steady Glenn Maxwell 763
4 Steady Martin Guptill 754
5 Steady Faf du Plessis 741
6 Steady Kane Williamson 719
7 Steady Joe Root 708
8 Steady Alex Hales 705
9 Steady Mohammad Shahzad 674
10 Increase Hamilton Masakadza 657
Reference: ICC Rankings, 28 September 2016

Top 10 T20I Bowlers

ICC Top 10 T20I Bowlers
Rank Change Name Rating
1 Increase Imran Tahir 740
2 Increase Jasprit Bumrah 735
3 Decrease Samuel Badree 723
4 Increase Imad Wasim 718
5 Decrease Ravichandran Ashwin 684
6 Decrease James Faulkner 672
7 Decrease Kyle Abbott 671
8 Increase Adam Milne 655
9 Decrease Sunil Narine 653
10 Steady Mohammad Nabi 638
Reference: ICC Rankings, 28 September 2016

Top 10 T20I All-rounders

ICC Top 10 T20I All-rounders
Rank Change Name Rating
1 Steady Glenn Maxwell 388
2 Steady Shakib Al Hasan 346
3 Steady Shahid Afridi 319
4 Increase Mohammed Nabi 274
5 Increase Dwayne Bravo 264
6 Decrease Marlon Samuels 262
7 Steady JP Duminy 246
8 Steady Angelo Mathews 241
9 Steady Peter Borren 218
10 Steady Samiullah Shenwari 217
Reference: ICC Rankings, 28 September 2016

Historical rankings

Historical Test Cricket rankings

Year end top ranked players in Test Cricket

Date Top Batsman Country Top Bowler Country
31 December 2015 Steve Smith  Australia Ravichandran Ashwin  India
31 December 2014 AB de Villiers  South Africa Dale Steyn  South Africa
31 December 2013 AB de Villiers  South Africa Vernon Philander  South Africa
31 December 2012 Michael Clarke  Australia Dale Steyn  South Africa
31 December 2011 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka Dale Steyn  South Africa
31 December 2010 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka Dale Steyn  South Africa
31 December 2009 Gautam Gambhir  India Dale Steyn  South Africa
31 December 2008 Shivnarine Chanderpaul  West Indies Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka
31 December 2007 Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka
31 December 2006 Ricky Ponting  Australia Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka
31 December 2005 Ricky Ponting  Australia Shane Warne  Australia
31 December 2004 Rahul Dravid  India Glenn McGrath  Australia
31 December 2003 Ricky Ponting  Australia Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka
31 December 2002 Matthew Hayden  Australia Glenn McGrath  Australia
31 December 2001 Brian Lara  West Indies Glenn McGrath  Australia
31 December 2000 Sachin Tendulkar  India Shaun Pollock  South Africa
31 December 1999 Brian Lara  West Indies Shaun Pollock  South Africa
31 December 1998 Sachin Tendulkar  India Allan Donald  South Africa
31 December 1997 Steve Waugh  Australia Glenn McGrath  Australia
31 December 1996 Steve Waugh  Australia Glenn McGrath  Australia
31 December 1995 Brian Lara  West Indies Shane Warne  Australia
31 December 1994 Sachin Tendulkar  India Shane Warne  Australia
31 December 1993 Graham Gooch  England Waqar Younis  Pakistan
31 December 1992 Graham Gooch  England Curtly Ambrose  West Indies
31 December 1991 Graham Gooch  England Curtly Ambrose  West Indies
31 December 1990 Richie Richardson  West Indies Malcolm Marshall  West Indies
31 December 1989 Richie Richardson  West Indies Malcolm Marshall  West Indies
31 December 1988 Javed Miandad  Pakistan Richard Hadlee  New Zealand
31 December 1987 DB Vengsarkar  India Richard Hadlee  New Zealand
31 December 1986 Viv Richards  West Indies Richard Hadlee  New Zealand
31 December 1985 Allan Border  Australia Richard Hadlee  New Zealand
31 December 1984 Clive Lloyd  West Indies Richard Hadlee  New Zealand
31 December 1983 Clive Lloyd  West Indies Imran Khan  Pakistan
31 December 1982 Viv Richards  West Indies Imran Khan  Pakistan
31 December 1981 Viv Richards  West Indies Dennis Lillee  Australia
31 December 1980 Viv Richards  West Indies Joel Garner  West Indies

Batsmen and Bowlers with a peak rating of 900 points or more

Batsmen with a peak rating of 900 points or more[4]
Rank Name Played for Highest rating
1 Sir Donald Bradman  Australia 961
2 Sir Len Hutton  England 945
3 Sir Jack Hobbs  England 942
Ricky Ponting  Australia 942
5 Peter May  England 941
6 Sir Vivian Richards  West Indies 938
Kumar Sangakkara  Sri Lanka 938
Sir Garry Sobers  West Indies 938
Sir Clyde Walcott  West Indies 938
10 Steve Smith  Australia 936
11 Matthew Hayden  Australia 935
Jacques Kallis  South Africa 935
AB de Villiers  South Africa 935
14 Mohammad Yousuf  Pakistan 933
15 Sir Everton Weekes  West Indies 927
Graeme Pollock  South Africa 927
17 Dudley Nourse  South Africa 922
Doug Walters  Australia 922
19 Neil Harvey  Australia 921
Mike Hussey  Australia 921
21 Joe Root  England 917
Denis Compton  England 917
23 Sunil Gavaskar  India 916
24 George Headley  West Indies 915
25 Ken Barrington  England 914
26 Brian Lara  West Indies 911
27 Kevin Pietersen  England 909
28 Hashim Amla  South Africa 907
29 Shivnarine Chanderpaul  West Indies 901
30 Michael Clarke  Australia 900

Bowlers with a peak rating of 900 points or more [5]
Rank Name Played for Highest rating
1 Sydney Barnes  England 932
2 George Lohmann  England 931
3 Imran Khan  Pakistan 922
4 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 920
5 Glenn McGrath  Australia 914
6 Curtly Ambrose  West Indies 912
Tony Lock  England 912
Vernon Philander  South Africa 912
9 Sir Ian Botham  England 911
10 Malcolm Marshall  West Indies 910
11 Waqar Younis  Pakistan 909
Sir Richard Hadlee  New Zealand 909
Shaun Pollock  South Africa 909
Dale Steyn  South Africa 909
15 Alan Davidson  Australia 908
16 Derek Underwood  England 907
17 Shane Warne  Australia 905
18 Sir Alec Bedser  England 903
19 Clarrie Grimmett  Australia 901
Bill O'Reilly  Australia 901
21 Bill Johnston  Australia 900
Ravichandran Ashwin  India 900

Historical One-Day International (ODI) Cricket Rankings

Year end top ranked players in ODI Cricket

Date Top Batsman Country Top Bowler Country
31 December 2015 AB de Villiers  South Africa Mitchell Starc  Australia
31 December 2014 AB de Villiers  South Africa Sunil Narine  West Indies
31 December 2013 AB de Villiers  South Africa Saeed Ajmal  Pakistan
31 December 2012 Hashim Amla  South Africa Mohammad Hafeez  Pakistan
31 December 2011 Hashim Amla  South Africa Saeed Ajmal  Pakistan
31 December 2010 Hashim Amla  South Africa Daniel Vettori  New Zealand
31 December 2009 M.S.Dhoni  India Daniel Vettori  New Zealand
31 December 2008 M.S.Dhoni  India Nathan Bracken  Australia
31 December 2007 Ricky Ponting  Australia Shaun Pollock  South Africa
31 December 2006 Michael Hussey  Australia Shaun Pollock  South Africa
31 December 2005 Ricky Ponting  Australia Glenn McGrath  Australia
31 December 2004 Adam Gilchrist  Australia Shaun Pollock  South Africa
31 December 2003 Sachin Tendulkar  India Shaun Pollock  South Africa
31 December 2002 Michael Bevan  Australia Shaun Pollock  South Africa
31 December 2001 Michael Bevan  Australia Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka
31 December 2000 Michael Bevan  Australia Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka
31 December 1999 Michael Bevan  Australia Shaun Pollock  South Africa
31 December 1998 Sachin Tendulkar  India Saqlain Mushtaq  Pakistan
31 December 1997 Brian Lara  West Indies Shaun Pollock  South Africa
31 December 1996 Brian Lara  West Indies Curtly Ambrose  West Indies
31 December 1995 Brian Lara  West Indies Paul Reiffel  Australia
31 December 1994 Brian Lara  West Indies Wasim Akram  Pakistan
31 December 1993 Brian Lara  West Indies Wasim Akram  Pakistan
31 December 1992 Dean Jones  Australia Curtly Ambrose  West Indies
31 December 1991 Dean Jones  Australia Curtly Ambrose  West Indies
31 December 1990 Dean Jones  Australia Curtly Ambrose  West Indies

Top 10 Rankings: Batting and Bowling

Top 10 Rankings Batting [6]
Rank Name Played for Highest rating Year
1 Sir Vivian Richards  West Indies 935 1985
2 Zaheer Abbas  Pakistan 931 1983
3 Greg Chappell  Australia 921 1981
4 David Gower  England 919 1983
5 Dean Jones  Australia 918 1991
6 Javed Miandad  Pakistan 910 1987
7 Brian Lara  West Indies 908 1993
8 AB de Villiers  South Africa 902 2015
9 Hashim Amla  South Africa 901 2012
10 Desmond Haynes  West Indies 900 1985

Top 10 Rankings Bowling[7]
Rank Name Played for Highest rating Year
1 Joel Garner  West Indies 940 1985
2 Sir Richard Hadlee  New Zealand 923 1983
3 Imran Khan  Pakistan 920 1986
4 Muttiah Muralitharan  Sri Lanka 913 2002
5 Glenn McGrath  Australia 903 2002
6 Ewen Chatfield  New Zealand 892 1984
7 Malcolm Marshall  West Indies 891 1985
7 Dennis Lillee  Australia 891 1982
9 Curtly Ambrose  West Indies 877 1991
10 Michael Holding  West Indies 875 1985

See also

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