Cricket is a game of bat and ball which is played between two teams. Each team consists of 11 players and 1 reserved player. It is played on a field that has a 20-meter-long pitch in the center. At each side of the pitch, there is a wicket with three stumps and two bails.
Cricket is not part of the Olympic games but it is still one of the most popular games in the world. Here is the list of the most popular Cricket players of all time. These are not just famous players but also have great cricket records.
Imran Khan
Imran Khan was born on November 25, 1952, in Lahore Pakistan. He was a great bowler of Pakistan and one of the best cricket captain worlds has ever seen. Imran Khan has been declared as the highest-rated captain in a survey conducted by ICC (International Cricket Council).
The indomitable Imran Khan has emerged as the highest-rated captain, beating Virat Kohli, Meg Lanning, and AB de Villiers in the poll 🙌 pic.twitter.com/HAX4piHmeB
Imran Khan is currently a politician and the Prime Minister of Pakistan. He becomes a National hero by leading the Pakistani team to win the world cup in 1992.
Imran Khan Career Record
Batting Career
M
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
BF
SR
100
200
50
4s
6s
Test
88
126
25
3807
136
37.69
6588
57.79
6
0
18
327
55
ODI
175
151
40
3709
102
33.41
5105
72.65
1
0
19
222
45
Bowling Career
M
Inn
B
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Econ
Avg
SR
5W
10W
Test
88
142
18644
8258
362
8/58
14/116
2.66
22.81
51.5
23
6
ODI
175
153
7447
4844
182
6/14
6/14
3.9
26.62
40.92
1
0
Shane Warne
Shane Warne was born on 13 September 1969 in upper FERNTREE GULLY Australia. He was one of the greatest bowlers without any doubt. Warnes 708 test wickets were the record taken by any bowler in Test cricket, until it was broken by Muralitharan on 3 December 2007. A useful lower-order bats man and the only player who scored 3,000 test runs without a career century.
In the 1993 ashes series against England, Warne took 34 wickets in six test matches at an average of 25.79. In Ashes series 1994, he took 27 wickets at an average of 20.33, including a match-winning 8 for 71 in the second innings of the first test and a hat trick of three wickets on three balls.
Shane Warne Career Record
Batting Career
M
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
BF
SR
100
200
50
4s
6s
Test
145
199
17
3154
99
17.33
5470
57.66
0
0
12
353
37
ODI
194
107
29
1018
55
13.05
1413
72.05
0
0
1
60
13
IPL
55
29
9
198
34
9.9
214
92.52
0
0
0
14
6
Bowling Career
M
Inn
B
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Econ
Avg
SR
5W
10W
Test
145
273
40705
17995
708
8/71
12/128
2.65
25.42
57.49
37
10
ODI
194
191
10642
7541
293
5/33
5/33
4.25
25.74
36.32
1
0
IPL
55
54
1194
1447
57
4/21
4/21
7.27
25.39
20.95
0
0
Sir Ian Botham
Ian Botham was born on 24 December 1955 and was an English commentator, member of the house of lords, and a cricketer. Botham played most of the first-class cricket for Somerset and also for Durham, Queensland and Worcestershire. He was an aggressive right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, was noted for his swing bowling. In test cricket, Botham scored 14 centuries with the highest score of 208 and from 1986 to 1988 he held the world record for the most Test wickets until overtaken by fellow Sir Richard Hadlee. He took 5 wickets in an innings 27 times and 10 wickets in a match four times. In 1980 he becomes 2nd player to complete the match double by scoring 100 runs and taking 10 wickets in the same match.
Ian Botham Career Record
Batting Career
M
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
BF
SR
100
200
50
4s
6s
Test
102
161
6
5200
208
33.55
8565
60.71
14
1
22
621
67
ODI
116
106
15
2113
79
23.22
2671
79.11
0
0
9
197
44
Bowling Career
M
Inn
B
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Econ
Avg
SR
5W
10W
Test
102
168
21303
10878
383
8/34
13/106
3.06
28.4
55.62
27
4
ODI
116
115
6199
4139
145
4/31
4/31
4.01
28.54
42.75
0
0
Brian Lara
Brian Lara is a west indies player. Lara was born on 2 May 1969. He was all so known as one of the greatest batsmen. Lara holds several cricket records in First-class cricket and test matches. Lara also scored 400 runs individually in a test inning against England. He also scored 28 runs in a single over in a test match. Lara made 153 runs not out against Australia. He was awarded the Wisden leading cricketer in the world in 1994 and `1995 and he is also one of the three cricketers to receive the prestigious BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the year. He was appointed as an honorary member of the order of Australia on 27 November 2009. On 14 September 2012 inducted to the ICCs HALL OF FRAMEat the award ceremony held in Colombo. He was popularly nicknamed as the prince.
Brian Lara Career Record
Batting Career
M
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
BF
SR
100
200
50
4s
6s
Test
131
232
6
11953
400
52.89
19753
60.51
34
9
48
1559
88
ODI
299
289
30
10405
169
40.17
13086
79.51
19
0
63
1035
133
Bowling Career
M
Inn
B
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Econ
Avg
SR
5W
10W
Test
131
4
60
28
0
0/0
0/0
2.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
ODI
299
5
49
61
4
2/5
2/5
7.47
15.25
12.25
0
0
MS Dhoni
MS Dhoni was born on 7 July 1981 and a former Indian international cricketer also the captain of the Indian national team. Under his captaincy, India won the inaugural 2007 ICC World Cup twenty20. Dhoni was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He scored the highest runs in one day international with more than 10,000 runs in limited overs. Dhoni is also known as one of the greatest wicket’s keeper, batsman and captain. He was also known as the first wicketkeeper to affect 100 stumpings in ODI cricket.
MS Dhoni had his first ODI debut on 23 December 2004 against Bangladesh and played his first test cricket against Sri Lanka. He was also awarded many awards, including the ICC ODI player of the year in 2008 and 2009, he was the first player to win this award twice. MS Dhoni was a great player without any doubt.
MS Dhoni Career Record
Batting Career
M
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
BF
SR
100
200
50
4s
6s
Test
90
144
16
4876
224
38.09
8248
59.12
6
1
33
544
78
ODI
350
297
84
10773
183
50.58
12303
87.56
10
0
73
826
229
T20I
98
85
42
1617
56
37.6
1282
126.13
0
0
2
116
52
Bowling Career
M
Inn
B
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Econ
Avg
SR
5W
10W
Test
90
7
96
67
0
0/1
0/1
4.19
0.0
0.0
0
0
ODI
350
2
36
31
1
1/14
1/14
5.17
31.0
36.0
0
0
T20I
98
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Sir Garfield Sober
Sir Garfield Sobers is also known as Garry Sober was born on 28 July 1963 and also known as Garry Sobers, who was a West Indies player, who played from 1954 till 1974. Garry accomplished both as spin and fast bowler and he was a clever batsman. He was also an excellent fielder and also known as cricket‘s greatest all-rounder. He made his first-class debut for the Barbados cricket team at the age of 16 in 1953 and his Test debut for west indies in the following years.
Firstly, he was playing as a bowler and after some time he was promoted as a lower-order batsman. When he played against Pakistan in 1958, he scored 365 runs individually and established the highest individual score in an inning. His record did not break until 1994 when Brian Lara scored 375 runs. The captaincy of the west indies team was also given to Garfield Sober from 1965 till 1972. Overall, he played 93 test matches for West Indies, scoring 8032 runs at an average of 57.78 and taking 235 wickets at an average of 34.03. He has the fifth-highest batting average and he is also included in the list of cricketers with more than 5000 runs. He got many achievements in cricket. He was a great player indeed.
Garfield (Garry) Sober Carrier Record
Batting Career
M
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
BF
SR
100
200
50
4s
6s
Test
93
160
21
8032
365
57.78
3867
0.0
26
2
30
719
32
ODI
1
1
0
0
0
0.0
6
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
Bowling Career
M
Inn
B
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Econ
Avg
SR
5W
10W
Test
93
159
20597
7999
235
6/73
8/80
2.33
34.04
87.65
6
0
ODI
1
1
63
31
1
1/31
1/31
2.95
31.0
63.0
0
0
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian former international cricketer. Sachin also served as a captain of the Indian national team. He is also known as one of the greatest batsmen of history. He scored the highest runs in international cricket and only player to score 100 centuries. He is the first player to score a double century in One Day International. Sachin made the most runs in both ODIs and test matches and the only player to score 30,000 runs Inter National Cricket. Because of these records, he is known as a master blaster and little master. He started his cricket career at the age of eleven. He started his test debut on 15 November 1989 against Pakistan in Karachi at the age of 16. In 2002, Wisden Cricketer Almanack ranked him the second greatest test batsman of all time.
Sachin Tendulkar Carrier Record
Batting Career
M
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
BF
SR
100
200
50
4s
6s
Test
200
329
33
15921
248
53.79
29437
54.08
51
6
68
2058
69
ODI
463
452
41
18426
200
44.83
21367
86.24
49
1
96
2016
195
T20I
1
1
0
10
10
10.0
12
83.33
0
0
0
2
0
Bowling Career
M
Inn
B
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Econ
Avg
SR
5W
10W
Test
200
145
4240
2492
46
3/10
3/14
3.53
54.17
92.17
0
0
ODI
463
270
8054
6850
154
5/32
5/32
5.1
44.48
52.3
2
0
T20I
1
1
15
12
1
1/12
1/12
4.8
12.0
15.0
0
0
Sir Donald Bradman
Sir Donald Bradman was an Australian International cricketer. He is also known as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. His test batting average and has been cited as the greatest achievement by any sportsmen. Before his 22nd birthday, he has set up many records of top-scoring. He had scored many great records during his 20 years cricket Career. He has scored 6,996 runs in test matches and 28,067 runs in first-class cricket. His batting average in test innings is 99.94% and in first-class cricket, his batting average is 95.14%. He made the highest runs in his cricket life. He bowled 160 balls in test matches while in first-class cricket he bowled 2,114 balls. His bowling average in test inning is 36.00 and in first-class cricket, his bowling average is 37.97. The focus of attention on his performances strained relationships with some teammates, administrators, and journalists, who thought him aloof and wily. He was a great player and he had done a great job in his cricket life.
Sir Donald Broadman Career Record
Batting Career
M
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
BF
SR
100
200
50
4s
6s
Test
52
80
10
6996
334
99.94
9798
71.4
29
12
13
681
6
Bowling Career
M
Inn
B
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Econ
Avg
SR
5W
10W
Test
52
9
158
72
2
1/8
1/15
2.73
36.0
79.0
0
0
Sir Viv Richards
Sir Viv Richards is a retired cricketer who represented the West Indies team on the test and international levels. He is also known as one of the greatest batsmen. In December 2002, Wisden Cricketer Almanack announced that Viv Richard is the third greatest ODIs batsmen and the third greatest test batsmen of all time. He is the only player to get 20 times the man of the match award. As a captain of the West Indies, he won 27/500 matches and lost only 8 matches. He also scored 7000 runs in One Day International and scored more than 36,000 runs in first-class cricket. In 2000, he was inducted into the ICC HALL OF FAME. He was a great player and he had done a great job in his cricket life.
Sir Viv Richards Career Record
Batting Career
M
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
BF
SR
100
200
50
4s
6s
Test
121
182
12
8540
291
50.24
9922
86.07
24
3
45
1051
84
ODI
187
167
24
6721
189
47.0
7451
90.2
11
0
45
600
126
Bowling Career
M
Inn
B
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Econ
Avg
SR
5W
10W
Test
121
103
5136
1964
32
2/17
3/51
2.29
61.38
160.5
0
0
ODI
187
131
5640
4228
118
6/41
6/41
4.5
35.83
47.8
2
0
Muttiah Muralitharan
Deshabandu Muttiah Muralitharan is a Sri Lankan cricket coach and former professional cricketer. Averaging over six wickets per Test match, Muralitharan is one of the most successful bowlers in international cricket and the first to take 800 wickets in Tests. Muralitharan’s most astonishing bowling action feature is right arm off break bowling.
Muttiah Muralitharan Career Record
Batting Career
M
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
BF
SR
100
200
50
4s
6s
Test
133
164
56
1261
67
11.68
1794
70.29
0
0
1
146
29
ODI
350
162
63
674
33
6.81
869
77.56
0
0
0
50
12
T20I
12
2
0
1
1
0.5
5
20.0
0
0
0
0
0
Bowling Career
M
Inn
B
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Econ
Avg
SR
5W
10W
Test
133
230
44039
18180
800
9/51
16/220
2.48
22.73
55.05
67
22
ODI
350
341
18811
12326
534
7/30
7/30
3.93
23.08
35.23
10
0
T20I
12
12
282
297
13
3/29
3/29
6.32
22.85
21.69
0
0
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