The recent ICC rankings of the “greatest” cricketers of all time was so atrocious that it defies logic. The less said and written about it the better. Better rankings have been provided by Wisden and most recently by even Shane Warne.
There is even an acclaimed book written about the 100 greatest cricketers of all time by Geoff Armstrong. According to the summary in Flipkart, the book
“presents a list of the best players, ranked from one to 100. It is complemented with a broad range of colour and black-and-white photographs, as well as individual statistics for each selected player. “
To know more, check out the book: The 100 Greatest Cricketers Of All Time by Geoff Armstrong
Here is my list of the Top 10 Batsmen and Bowlers of all time. But please note that this is not a “ranking” as different statistical models have different rankings…with the exception of the legendary Sir Don Bradman who is unanimously rated as the best. So this list shows the greatest “10” in any order you like and is not a “rank”.
Batsmen:
1. Don Bradman
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Barry Richards
4. Viv Richards
5. Garry Sobers
6. Brian Lara
7. Jack Hobbs
8. Sunil Gavasakar
9. Greg Chappell
10. Graeme Pollock
Bowlers:
1. Dennis Lillee
2. Wasim Akram
3. Imran Khan
4. Shane Warne
5. Sydney Barnes
6. Fred Trueman
7. Richard Hadlee
8. Waqar Younis
9. Malcolm Marshall
10. Courtney Walsh/Curtly Ambrose
Top All rounders lists would always include any of the following:
1. Keith Miller
2. Ian Botham
3. Imran Khan
4. Kapil Dev
5. Garry Sobers
6. Wally Hammond
7. Richard Hadlee
8. Shaun Pollock
9. Andrew Flintoff
10. Jacques Kallis
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