Getting to the No.1 position in the ICC rankings is not everyone’s cup of tea. It requires special skills and consistency to get into top rankings players are considered great if they manage to get on top. There are only 5 players in the history of the game who became No.1 in every format of the game. in this article, we will tell you the names of those 5 players.
#1 Matthew Hayden
Former Australian opener, Matthew Hayden was one of the best all-format batsmen of all time. He is our first player who was at the No.1 spot in the ICC rankings of batsmen in all formats of the game. Hayden played as an opener in every format he played for Australia.
#2 Ricky Ponting
Former Australian captain and one of the best batsmen to ever play the game, Ricky Ponting was also No.1 in every format of the game once in his career. It seems a little surprising to know Ponting as the No.1 batter in the T20 format but he was impactful in the early days of the format.
#3 Shakib Al Hasan
Bangladeshi all-rounder and captain, Shakib Al Hasan is the only all-rounder in the history of the game who became the No.1 ranked all-rounder in every format of the game once in his career. It is very difficult to top rankings as an all-rounder.
#4 Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is truly one of the best to ever play the game. he was the first player to have an average of 50+ in every format of the game. Kohli is arguably the best all-format batsman in the game. Kohli also attained the No.1 ranking as a batsman in every format of the game.
#5 Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah created history when he became the first bowler to top rankings in every format of the game once in his career. Bumrah became the first bowler who is now officially considered an all-format bowler.
