ICC Player Rankings 1354291 225515587 2008-07-14T02:36:44Z Blnguyen 435516 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Busillis|Busillis]] ([[User talk:Busillis|talk]]) to last version by 61.95.178.33 The '''ICC Player Rankings''' are a widely followed system of rankings for international [[cricket]]ers based on their recent performances. The current sponsor is [[Reliance Communications|Reliance Mobile]] who have signed a deal with the [[International Cricket Council | ICC]] that will last until 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Advertising/Reliance_Mobile_to_sponsor_ICC_rankings/rssarticleshow/2957353.cms | title = Reliance Mobile to sponsor ICC rankings | publisher = The Economic Times | accessdate = 2008-06-30 | date = 2008-04-16 }}</ref> The ratings were developed at the suggestion of [[Ted Dexter]] in 1987. 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 measures. 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. ==Test Cricket Rankings == ===Year end top ranked players in Test Cricket=== {| class=wikitable ! Date !! Top Batsman !! Country !! Top Bowler !! Country |- | 31 December 2007 || [[Kumar Sangakkara]] || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}[[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] || [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}[[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] |- | 31 December 2006 || [[Ricky Ponting]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}[[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] |- | 31 December 2005|| [[Ricky Ponting]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] || [[Shane Warne]]||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] |- | 31 December 2004|| [[Rahul Dravid]] || {{flagicon|India}} [[Indian cricket team|India]] || [[Glenn McGrath]]||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] |- | 31 December 2003|| [[Ricky Ponting]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}[[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] |- | 31 December 2002|| [[Matthew Hayden]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[Glenn McGrath]]||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] |- | 31 December 2001|| [[Brian Lara]] || {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] ||[[Glenn McGrath]]||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] |- | 31 December 2000|| [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || {{flagicon|India}} [[Indian cricket team|India]] || [[Shaun Pollock]]||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] |- |} ==All time highest Test match rankings== The following tables list all the player who have achieved a rating of 900 points or more in Test cricket. It should be noted that these are not intended to be lists of the "best" batsmen and bowlers, but rather of those who reached the highest peaks of form. Some of the players maintained a rating close to their personal best for several years, while others dominated their opponents briefly before fading away. The tables are complete to [[26 January]] 2008, and usually several years pass between additions to each list. ===Batsmen with a peak rating of 900 points or more=== {| class=wikitable ! Rank !! Name !! Played for !! Highest rating |- | 1 || Sir [[Don Bradman]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 961 |- | 2 || Sir [[Len Hutton]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 945 |- | 3 || Sir [[Jack Hobbs]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 942 |- | 3 || [[Ricky Ponting]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 942 |- | 5 || [[Peter May (cricketer)|Peter May]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 941 |- | 6 || Sir [[Vivian Richards]] ||[[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 938 |- | 6 || [[Kumar Sangakkara]] || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] || 938 |- | 6 || Sir [[Garry Sobers]] ||[[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 938 |- | 6 || Sir [[Clyde Walcott]] ||[[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 938 |- | 10 || [[Matthew Hayden]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 935 |- | 10 || [[Jacques Kallis]] ||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South African cricket team|South Africa]]|| 935 |- | 12 || [[Mohammad Yousuf]] || {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] || 933 |- | 13 || Sir [[Everton Weekes]] ||[[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 927 |- | 13 || [[Graeme Pollock]] ||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South African cricket team|South Africa]]|| 927 |- | 15 || [[Dudley Nourse]] ||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South African cricket team|South Africa]]|| 922 |- | 15 || [[Doug Walters]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 922 |- | 17 || [[Neil Harvey]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 921 |- | 18 || [[Denis Compton]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 917 |- | 19 || [[Sunil Gavaskar]] || {{flagicon|India}} [[Indian cricket team|India]] || 916 |- | 20 || [[George Headley]] ||[[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 915 |- | 21 || [[Ken Barrington]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 914 |- | 22 || [[Mike Hussey]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 912 |- | 23 || [[Brian Lara]] ||[[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 911 |- | 24 || [[Kevin Pietersen]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 909 |- |} ===Bowlers with a peak rating of 900 points or more=== {| class=wikitable ! Rank !! Name !! Played for !! Highest rating |- | 1 || [[Sydney Barnes]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 932 |- | 2 || [[George Lohmann]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 931 |- | 3 || [[Imran Khan]] || {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] || 922 |- | 4 || [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] || 920 |- | 5 || [[Glenn McGrath]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 914 |- | 6 || [[Curtly Ambrose]] ||[[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 912 |- | 6 || [[Tony Lock]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 912 |- | 8 || [[Sir Ian Botham]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 911 |- | 9 || [[Malcolm Marshall]] || [[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 910 |- | 10 || [[Waqar Younis]] || {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] || 909 |- | 10 || Sir [[Richard Hadlee]] || {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] || 909 |- | 10 || [[Shaun Pollock]] ||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South African cricket team|South Africa]]|| 909 |- | 13 || [[Alan Davidson (cricketer)|Alan Davidson]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 908 |- | 14 || [[Derek Underwood]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 907 |- | 15 || [[Shane Warne]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 905 |- | 16 || Sir [[Alec Bedser]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 903 |- | 17 || [[Clarrie Grimmett]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 901 |- | 17 || [[Bill O'Reilly (cricketer)|Bill O'Reilly]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 901 |- | 19 || [[Bill Johnston (cricketer)|Bill Johnston]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 900 |} ==One-Day International (ODI) Cricket Rankings == ===Year end number top ranked players in ODI Cricket=== {| class=wikitable ! Date !! Top Batsman !! Country !! Top Bowler !! Country |- | 31 December 2007 || [[Ricky Ponting]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[Shaun Pollock]]||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] |- | 31 December 2006 || [[Michael Hussey]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[Shaun Pollock]]||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] |- | 31 December 2005|| [[Ricky Ponting]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[Glenn McGrath]]||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] |- | 31 December 2004|| [[Adam Gilchrist]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[Shaun Pollock]]||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] |- | 31 December 2003|| [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || {{flagicon|India}} [[Indian cricket team|India]] || [[Shaun Pollock]]||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] |- | 31 December 2002|| [[Matthew Hayden]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || [[Shaun Pollock]]||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] |- | 31 December 2001|| [[Michael Bevan]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] ||[[Muttiah Muralitharan]]||{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}[[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] |- | 31 December 2000|| [[Michael Bevan]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] ||[[Muttiah Muralitharan]]|| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}[[Sri Lanka cricket team|Sri Lanka]] |- |} ===All time highest ODI rankings=== The following tables list the top 10 player rankings in the history of ODI cricket. The tables are complete to [[5 January]] 2008. ====Top 10 Rankings: Batting==== {| class=wikitable ! Rank !! Name !! Played for !! Highest rating !! Year Achieved |- | 1 || Sir [[Vivian Richards]] || [[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 935 ||1985 |- | 2 || [[Zaheer Abbas]] || {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] || 931 ||1983 |- | 3 || [[Greg Chappell]] ||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 921 || 1981 |- | 4 || [[David Gower]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 919 || 1983 |- | 5 || [[Dean Jones (cricketer)|Dean Jones]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 918 || 1991 |- | 6 || [[Javed Miandad]] || {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistani cricket team|Pakistan]] || 910 ||1987 |- | 7 || [[Brian Lara]] || [[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 908 ||1993 |- | 8 || [[Desmond Haynes]] || [[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 900||1985 |- | 8 || [[Gary Kirsten]] ||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] || 900 ||1996 |- | 10 || [[Allan Lamb]] || {{flagicon|England}} [[English cricket team|England]] || 897 || 1985 |} ====Top 10 Rankings: Bowling==== {| class=wikitable ! Rank !! Name !! Played for !! Highest rating !! Year Achieved |- | 1 || [[Joel Garner]] || [[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 940 ||1985 |- | 2 || Sir [[Richard Hadlee]] ||{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] || 923 ||1983 |- | 3 || [[Shaun Pollock]] || {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] || 920 ||2006 |- | 4 || [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]] || 913 ||2002 |- | 5 || [[Glenn McGrath]] ||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 903 || 2002 |- | 6 || [[Ewen Chatfield]] ||{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] || 892 ||1984 |- | 7 || [[Malcolm Marshall]] ||[[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 891 ||1985 |- | =7 || [[Dennis Lillee]] ||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] || 891 || 1982 |- | 9 || [[Curtly Ambrose]] || [[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 877||1991 |- | 10 || [[Michael Holding]] || [[Image:West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg|22px]] [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]] || 875||1985 |} ==References== <references /> ==External links== *[http://cricketratings.com Official site] [[Category:Cricket awards and rankings]]