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Greatest Test, ODI & T20I Players of All Time

Virat Kohli rises above David Warner, and the edge holds. David Warner keeps the better strike rate in T20I batting, 142.84 to 137.15. Virat Kohli's average in wins in T20I batting settles it, 60.96 to 39.25.

#1
Combined82.8
Test · Batting led
82.2
ODI · Batting led
87.8
T20I · Batting led
78.5
#2
David Warner

Australia

Combined79.8
Test · Batting led
79.4
ODI · Batting led
84.5
T20I · Batting led
75.4
#3
Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladesh

Combined77.2
Test · Batting led
78.1
ODI · Batting led
83.6
T20I · Bowling led
70.0
#4
Combined76.3
Test · Batting led
73.0
ODI · Batting led
86.0
T20I · Batting led
69.9
#5
Babar Azam

Pakistan

Combined76.2
Test · Batting led
77.8
ODI · Batting led
83.0
T20I · Batting led
67.8
#6
Combined75.4
Test · Bowling led
79.5
ODI · Bowling led
72.8
T20I · Bowling led
73.9
#7
Quinton de Kock

South Africa

Combined75.0
Test · Batting led
71.0
ODI · Batting led
84.5
T20I · Batting led
69.5
#8
Dale Steyn

South Africa

Combined74.7
Test · Bowling led
84.1
ODI · Bowling led
70.5
T20I · Bowling led
69.5
#9
Chris Gayle

West Indies

Combined73.6
Test · Batting led
80.7
ODI · Batting led
84.0
T20I · Batting led
56.1
#10
Combined73.6
Test · Batting led
59.2
ODI · Batting led
81.2
T20I · Batting led
80.4
Where the verdict was won: Test Batting
Virat Kohli
91.3 — led by Average (26.1 of it), then Volume (24.6)
David Warner
88.2 — led by Average (25.2 of it), then Volume (24.5)
Shakib Al Hasan
79.7 — led by Volume (22.5 of it), then Average (21.7)
Rohit Sharma
81.1 — led by Average (23.3 of it), then Volume (22.2)
Babar Azam
86.5 — led by Average (24.5 of it), then Volume (22.6)
Jasprit Bumrah
14.5 — led by Longevity (6.5 of it), then Volume (3.8)
Quinton de Kock
78.9 — led by Average (22.3 of it), then Volume (21.0)
Dale Steyn
35.7 — led by Volume (14.5 of it), then Longevity (9.2)
Chris Gayle
86.8 — led by Volume (24.0 of it), then Average (23.9)
Jos Buttler
65.8 — led by Volume (20.3 of it), then Average (18.1)
Each bar is that player’s score out of 100, split into what produced it: segment length is the facet’s peer score times its weight. Darkest segment first. The segments add up to the score, so the bars are read against each other, not against a grid.
Where the verdict was won: Test Bowling
Shakib Al Hasan
63.7 — led by Volume (20.0 of it), then Bowling average (14.6)
Jasprit Bumrah
86.7 — led by Bowling average (27.4 of it), then Volume (19.6)
Dale Steyn
89.5 — led by Bowling average (25.5 of it), then Volume (22.9)
Chris Gayle
25.7 — led by Longevity (9.3 of it), then Volume (9.2)
Each bar is that player’s score out of 100, split into what produced it: segment length is the facet’s peer score times its weight. Darkest segment first. The segments add up to the score, so the bars are read against each other, not against a grid.
Where the verdict was won: ODI Batting
Virat Kohli
97.6 — led by Average (20.0 of it), then Strike rate (16.0)
David Warner
93.9 — led by Average (19.3 of it), then Strike rate (16.5)
Shakib Al Hasan
85.5 — led by Average (17.0 of it), then Volume (14.4)
Rohit Sharma
95.5 — led by Average (19.7 of it), then Strike rate (15.7)
Babar Azam
92.2 — led by Average (19.9 of it), then Volume (14.0)
Jasprit Bumrah
19.2 — led by Longevity (6.5 of it), then Strike rate (4.2)
Quinton de Kock
93.9 — led by Average (19.4 of it), then Strike rate (16.5)
Dale Steyn
22.8 — led by Longevity (8.0 of it), then Strike rate (4.9)
Chris Gayle
87.8 — led by Average (17.3 of it), then Volume (14.8)
Jos Buttler
90.2 — led by Strike rate (17.9 of it), then Average (17.5)
Each bar is that player’s score out of 100, split into what produced it: segment length is the facet’s peer score times its weight. Darkest segment first. The segments add up to the score, so the bars are read against each other, not against a grid.
Where the verdict was won: ODI Bowling
Shakib Al Hasan
66.1 — led by Volume (13.8 of it), then Bowling average (12.7)
Jasprit Bumrah
78.7 — led by Bowling average (17.9 of it), then Volume (11.0)
Dale Steyn
75.8 — led by Bowling average (16.2 of it), then Volume (12.1)
Chris Gayle
50.0 — led by Volume (11.4 of it), then Longevity (9.9)
Each bar is that player’s score out of 100, split into what produced it: segment length is the facet’s peer score times its weight. Darkest segment first. The segments add up to the score, so the bars are read against each other, not against a grid.
Where the verdict was won: T20I Batting
Virat Kohli
87.2 — led by Strike rate (19.0 of it), then Average (15.0)
David Warner
83.8 — led by Strike rate (25.1 of it), then Average (12.6)
Shakib Al Hasan
36.9 — led by Longevity (9.5 of it), then Volume (8.2)
Rohit Sharma
77.7 — led by Strike rate (22.3 of it), then Average (11.8)
Babar Azam
75.3 — led by Average (14.7 of it), then Average vs strong opposition (11.6)
Quinton de Kock
77.2 — led by Strike rate (23.9 of it), then Average (10.9)
Chris Gayle
62.3 — led by Strike rate (19.3 of it), then Average (8.7)
Jos Buttler
89.3 — led by Strike rate (27.9 of it), then Average (13.0)
Each bar is that player’s score out of 100, split into what produced it: segment length is the facet’s peer score times its weight. Darkest segment first. The segments add up to the score, so the bars are read against each other, not against a grid.
Where the verdict was won: T20I Bowling
Shakib Al Hasan
73.7 — led by Economy (23.8 of it), then Bowling average (11.1)
Jasprit Bumrah
82.1 — led by Economy (25.5 of it), then Bowling average (12.9)
Dale Steyn
77.2 — led by Economy (22.6 of it), then Bowling average (13.0)
Each bar is that player’s score out of 100, split into what produced it: segment length is the facet’s peer score times its weight. Darkest segment first. The segments add up to the score, so the bars are read against each other, not against a grid.

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How this ranking was calculated

The list is computed from scorecards, not selected by an AI model. Every player is measured against the same qualified peer population, and the rules below determine the order.

From scorecards to a verdict score
  1. Build the eligible peer population using the selected format, time window and qualification bars.
  2. Calculate every batting or bowling factor directly from the matching scorecards.
  3. Convert each factor to a score against qualified peers, respecting whether higher or lower is better.
  4. Apply the published weights. If a factor is unavailable, its weight is redistributed across that player's recorded factors.
  5. Add the weighted factors to produce the verdict score out of 100, then rank from highest to lowest.
Test Batting factors and weights

Compared with 1,218 batters who played at least 20 innings.

Test Bowling factors and weights

Compared with 504 bowlers who played at least 20 innings and bowled at least 3,000 balls.

ODI Batting factors and weights

Compared with 867 batters who played at least 20 innings.

ODI Bowling factors and weights

Compared with 441 bowlers who played at least 20 innings and bowled at least 1,500 balls.

T20I Batting factors and weights

Compared with 99 batters who played at least 60 innings and scored at least 1,000 runs.

T20I Bowling factors and weights

Compared with 100 bowlers who took at least 50 wickets.

Important scoring choices

Longevity: uses the square root of career span in years multiplied by matches selected. Match counts and first/last dates come from playing-XI appearances, so a did-not-bat or did-not-bowl match still counts.

Contribution: total runs or wickets measure output within the selected period.

Test average magnitude: overall averages use 85% peer position and 15% raw distance from the best qualified average. For bowlers the ratio is reversed because a lower average is better. Contextual averages remain pure percentiles.

Wicket magnitude: career and long-era wicket volume uses 85% peer position and 15% raw distance from the leading qualified wicket total. This preserves the difference between exceptional totals that sit together at the top of a percentile table. Run volume stays a pure percentile, because career run totals vary far more widely and blending raw magnitude there would penalise a short career of outstanding quality.

Greatest-player mix: within each format, the stronger qualified batting or bowling verdict contributes 90%. A secondary discipline contributes 10% only when the player clears its qualification bar. Test, ODI and T20I then contribute equally when they are included.

ODI eligibility: this curated list includes players representing current ICC full-member teams. All of their recorded opposition still counts.

Editorial scope: this is a transparent judgement model, not an official record table. It does not insert or promote named players, and it applies no blanket era multiplier.

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