100 Greatest Cricketers of All Time

Published on: Jan 11, 2023 8:34 pm IST|Updated on: Jan 12, 2023 10:43 am IST

100 Greatest Cricketers of All Time
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100 Greatest Cricketers of All Time: Originating in 16th century England, cricket has become one of the most prevalent sports today. The game of 22 yards has the most audience after football. What seemed to be a leisure sport in the park in the olden days has become a high-octane game today. Here we have an ultimate list of 100 greatest cricketers who have transcended the game. We have looked at their statistics and longevity, but above all it is their legacy which we have considered to rank these players.

Players from Australia and England dominate the list owing to their rich history. We have tried to be as fair as possible, it is a tough task to compare players from different eras. How can you really compare the Don with the Little Maestro, WG Grace with run machine Virat Kohli. Who has made the list and who has been omitted is up for endless debate. Lets find out:

100 Greatest Cricketers of All Time

1.Sachin TendulkarIndia
2.Don BradmanAustralia
3.Viv RichardsWest Indies
4.Gary SobersWest Indies
5.Shane WarneAustralia
6.Imran KhanPakistan
7.Virat KohliIndia
8.Brian LaraWest Indies
9.Muttiah MuralitharanSri Lanka
10.Sydney BarnesEngland
11.Ian BothamEngland
12.Jacques KallisSouth Africa
13.Wasim AkramPakistan
14.Jack HobbsEngland
15.MS DhoniIndia
16.James AndersonEngland
17.Rahul DravidIndia
18.W.G GraceEngland
19.Richard HadleeNew Zealand
20.Ricky PontingAustralia
21.Frank WorrellWest Indies
22.Kapil DevIndia
23.Glenn McGrathAustralia
24.Allan BorderAustralia
25.Alastair CookEngland
26.Walter HammondEngland
27.Kumara SangakkaraSri Lanka
28.Curtley AmbroseWest Indies
29.Wilfred RhodesEngland
30.Malcolm MarshallWest Indies
31.Frank WooleyEngland
32.Barry RichardsSouth Africa
33.Dennis LilleAustralia
34.Sunil GavaskarIndia
35.Len HuttonEngland
36.Dale SteynSouth Africa
37.Herbert SutcliffeEngland
38.Robert Graeme PollockSouth Africa
39.Zaheer AbbasPakistan
40.Steve WaughAustralia
41.Courtney WalshWest indies
42.Bill O’ReillyAustralia
43.AB De VilliersSouth Africa
44.Adam GilchristAustralia
45.Allan DonaldSouth Africa
46.Mahela JayawardeneSri Lanka
47.Fred TruemanEngland
48.Waqar YounisPakistan
49.Dennis ComptonEngland
50.Anil KumbleIndia
51.Derek UnderwoodEngland
52.Chris GayleWest indies
53.Hanif MohammadPakistan
54.Geroge HeadleyWest Indies
55.Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka
56.Shaun PollockSouth Africa
57.Brendon McCullumNew Zealand
58.Peter MayEngland
59.Lasith MalingaSri Lanka
60.Yuvraj SinghIndia
61.Lance KlusenerSouth Africa
62.Javed MiandadPakistan
63.Victor TrumperAustralia
64.Inzamam Ul-HaqPakistan
65.Mike ProctorSouth Africa
66.Alfred Percy FreemanEngland
67.Kumar Shri RanjitsinhjiEngland
68.Virender SehwagIndia
69.George Alfred LohmannEngland
70.Shaun PollockSouth Africa
71.Shoaib AkhtarPakistan
72.Brian StathamEngland
73.Tom RichardsonEngland
74.Shivnarine ChanderpaulWest indies
75.Graham GoochEngland
76.Steve SmithAustralia
77.Stephen FlemingNew Zealand
78.Fred SpofforthAustralia
79.Stuart BroadEngland
80.Allan KnottEngland
81.Greg ChappellAustralia
82.Jack BlackhamAustralia
83.Ray LindwallAustralia
84.Gordon GreenidgeWest Indies
85.Ian HealeyAustralia
86.Jim LakerEngland
87.Sourav GangulyIndia
88.Joel GarnerWest indies
89.Andy FlowerZimbabwe
90.Harold LarwoodEngland
91.Bishan Singh BediIndia
92.Daniel VettoriNew Zealand
93.Martin CroweNew Zealand
94.Shakib Al HasanBangladesh
95.Everton WeekesWest indies
96.Richie BenaudAustralia
97.Vijay HazareIndia
98.Abdul QadirPakistan
99.Godfrey EvansEngland
100.Michael BevanAustralia

Some notable Omissions: Geoff Boycott, Shane Watson, Michael Holding, Rashid Khan, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mark Waugh, Shahid Afridi, Harbhajan Singh

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