Experts, Supporters, Fans, and Pundits are all divided when it comes to choosing the Best Cricket Teams of All Time.
When we look at the history of Cricket and analyze the best and most influential teams in the world, there is not a single team that has yet to see a rise but the same teams have had to decline at times.
These same teams have won all the available Cricket trophies, even defeating better teams than themselves.
List of Top 10 Best Cricket Teams of All Time
We have extracted the data of all the teams and compiled a list of the 10 best and strongest in the world of cricket so far.
Australia
The Australian men`s national cricket team represents Australia. Australia Cricket 1877 team is the first and oldest team to play a Test Cricket match.
This team also plays ODI matches and T20 matches. Plate his first ODI match in 1970-71 against England and his first T20 match against New Zealand in 2004-2005.
The Australian team played 859 Test matches out of which they won 408 matches and lost 231 and drew 218 and 2 tied. Australia is ranked first in the ICC Test Championship with 128 rating points.
The Australian cricket team is the most successful team in test cricket. Test rivalries include The Ashes( with England), Border Gavaskar Trophy (with India), Frank Worrell Trophy (with West Indies), Trans-Tasman Trophy ( with New Zealand), and South Africa.
The Australian Cricket team has played 993 ODI matches, winning 602 and losing 348, 9 tied, and 34 drawn. In May 2022, the Australian team was ranked third in the ICC ODI rankings with 107 points.
Although they have been ranked first for 141 of 185 months since its introduction in 2002 is the team, that has won more than 60 percent of its matches and Qualified
for the World Cup finals several times (1975,1987,1996, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015) and won the World Cup five times (1987,1999, 2003,2007, and 2015).
The Australian team has won the World Cup most times. Australia Cricket team has played 177 International T20 matches. Among them 94 wins, 76 losses, 3 draws, and 4 tied.
As of May 2022, the Australian cricket team is ranked fifth in the ICC T20I championship with 251 rating points.
Australia won the 2021 World Cup by defeating New Zealand in the final match.
On the biggest stage imaginable, Mitchell Starc was ace for Australia on the way to winning the World Cup at home and bringing home the coveted Player of the Tournament award.
Australia won its record fifth World Cup beating New Zealand in front of 93000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium. Starc was dominant for the entire season, leading Australia with 87bwickets taken, including an unbelievable 22 wickets in the World Cup alone.
Coaching staff and Management
Name | Position |
Head Coach | Andrew Mcdonald |
Assistant Coach | Andrew Borovec |
Assistant Coach | Daniel Vettori |
Batting Coach | Michael DI Venuto |
Physiotherapist | Nick Jones |
Psychologist | Mary Spillane |
Key Players
Name | Category |
Steve Smith | Batter |
Mitchel Starc | Bowler |
Pat Cummins (C) | Bowler |
Josh Hazlewood | Bowler |
David Warner | Batter |
Glenn Maxwell | All-Rounder |
Adam Zampa | Bowler |
Mitch Marsh | All-Rounder |
ICC World Cup: Australia won the World Cup (1987,1999, 2003,2007, 2015 and 2023 beating India with 7 wickets). This team won only one T20 World Cup in 2021.
ICC Champions Trophy: Australia won the Champions Trophy in 2006 and 2009.
World Test Championship: Australia won the test championship in 2023 defeating India in the final.
India
The India men`s international cricket team is also known as the Men in Blue. It is administered by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with test, One-day International, and T20 international status.
Cricket was introduced to the Indian subcontinent by British dictators in the 18th century, and the first cricket club was established in 1972.
Was established in The Indian men`s national cricket team played their first international match on 25 June 1932 against England at Lord`s Ground.
India won their first match in 1952. Only 35 wins in 196 Tests. India played their first ODI in 1974 against England and played against South Africa in T20 in 2000.
The Indian team has won five major ICC tournaments, winning the Cricket World Cup twice in 1983 and 2011 and the T20 World Cup once in 2007.
This team won the Champion Trophy twice in 2002 and 2013. It was the second team after West Indies to win the World Cup on home soil after winning the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Coaching Staff and Management
Name | Position |
Team Manager | Mayank Mehta |
Head Coach | Rahul Dravid |
Batting Coach | Vikram Rathour |
Bowling Coach | Paras Mhambery |
Fielding Coach | TDilip |
Key Players
Name | Category |
Virat Kohli | Batsman |
Rohit Sharma | Batsman |
Bunishver Kumar | Bowler |
Jaspirit Bumrah | Bowler |
Hardik Pandiya | All-Rounder |
Ravindra Jadeja | All-Rounder |
KL Rahul | Batsman |
- ICC World Cup: The Indian team won the World in 1983 and 2011 and the T20 World Cup in 2007. India lose the WorldCup 2023 from Australia in the final.
- ICC Champions Trophy: India won the Champion Trophy in 2002 and 2013.
- World Test Championship: India did not win the World Test Championship.
England
The England men`s cricket team represents England and Wales in international cricket. Since 1977, it has been administered by the England and Wales Cricket Board, having previously been administered by the Melbourne Cricket Club since 1903.
England is the founder of cricket. And it is a full member of ICC. Until 1990 Scottish and Irish players also played for England as those countries were not yet members of the ICC in their own right.
England and Australia are the first teams to play the first Test match.
England and Australia played their first ODI match on January 5, 1971. England`s first T20 match was played against Australia on 13 June 2005.
England has played 1066 test matches till 8 November 2023, winning 391 and losing 320.
England plays The Ashes series against Australia, which is one of the best trophies among all cricket trophies.
Ad England has won the Ashes series against Australia 32 times. England have played 793 ODIs and won 398 matches.
England reached the final of the World Cup four times (1979, 1987, 1992). In 2019, England defeated New Zealand and won the World Cup for the first time.
England played 177 T20 matches and won 92 matches. He has won T20 World Cup in 2010 and 2022. England are the reigning World Champions in both ODIs and T20Is until May 2023.
- ICC World Cup: England won the World Cup 2019 and beat New Zealand in the final.
- England won its T20 World Cup in the final against Pakistan.
- ICC Champion Trophy: England have reached the final twice but lost both times (2004, 2013).
- Test Championship: England did not win the World Test championship.
Coaching Staff and Management
Name | Position |
Brendon McCullum | Head Coach |
Paul Collingwood | Assistant Coach |
Marcus Trescothick | Assistant Coach |
Jeetan Patel | Spin Bowling Coach |
Neil Kileen | Pace Bowling Coach |
Key players
Name | Category |
Jos Buttler | Batter |
Jony Bairstow | Batter |
Joe Root | Batter |
Mark wood | Bowler |
Sam Curran | Bowler |
Ben Stokes | All-Rounder |
Liam Livingstone | All-Rounder |
Pakistan
The Pakistan men’s national cricket team has represented Pakistan in international cricket since 1952. The team is managed by the Pakistan Cricket Board, which is a full member of the ICC.
Pakistan cricket team has competed in many matches, tours, trophies, and tournaments in Test, One Day International, T20I and International formats.
Pakistan was given Test status after India’s recommendation in 1952. But till 1980, Pakistan faced many failures in cricket.
When he became a fixture in the final stages of the tournament, Pakistan won its first World Cup in 1992 and Asia Cup in 2000. Pakistan played its first test in 1952.
Pakistan’s team reached the semi-finals of the ( 1979,1983,1987, and 2011 World Cups, and Pakistan won its first ODI World Cup in 1992 under the captaincy of Imran Khan.
Pakistan is the most successful team in T20 format. Pakistan runner up in the 2007 T20 World Cup and won the World Cup in 2009. After Pakistan won the Champion Trophy in 2017 against India at the Oval, Pakistan won by 180 runs.
- ICC World Cup: Pakistan won the World Cup in 1992 Pakistan beat England by 22 runs.
- ICC Champion Trophy: Pakistan won the Champion Trophy in 2017 beat India by 180 runs.
- World Test Championship: Pakistan win the ICC World test championship in 2016.
Coaching staff and Management
Name | Position |
Rehan Ul Haq | Manager |
Mickey Arthur | Director |
Grant Bradburn | Head Coach |
Abdul Rehman | Assistant Coach |
Andrew Puttick | Batting Coach |
Morne Morkel | Bowling Coach |
Aftab Khan | Fielding Coach |
Key Players
Name | Category |
Babar Azam | Batter |
Fakhar Zaman | Batter |
Muhammad Rizwan | Batter |
Shaheen Shah Afridi | Bowler |
Naseem Shah | Bowler |
Iftikhar Ahmed | All-rounder |
Haris Rauf | Bowler |
New Zealand
The New Zealand cricket team represents New Zealand in International cricket. This team is also known as BlackCaps.
This team played their first Test match in 1930 against England in Christchurch and became the fifth country to play the Test Cricket.
New Zealand has won their first Test match after 26 years against West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland.
New Zealand played their first ODI in the 1972-1973 season against Pakistan in Christchurch. New Zealand won the World Test Championship in 2021.
They have played World Cup finals twice and T20 once. New Zealand played 464 Test matches won 112 Test matches and lost 182 and 170 draws.
As of September 2023, New Zealand has played 811 ODI matches resulting in 372 victories, 389 defeats 7 ties, and 43 no results for an overall winning percentage of 48.89.
And New Zealand played 190 T20 matches till April 2023. New Zealand won 96 matches and lost 80 and 10 matches ties and matches had no result. The winning percentage was 54.30.
- ICC World Cup: New Zealand did not win the World Cup.
- ICC Champion Trophy: New Zealand won the champion trophy in Kenya 2000-01.
- World Test Championship: New Zealand will have the World Test Championship in June 2021.
Coaching and Team Management
Name | Position |
Mike Sandle | Team Manager |
Gary Stead | Head Coach |
Luke Ronchi | Batting Coach |
Shane Jurgensen | Bowling Coach |
Tommy Simsek | Physiotherapist |
Chris Donaldson | Strength and Conditioning Coach |
Paul Warren | Performance analyst |
Willy Nicholls | Media Correspondent |
Key Players
Name | Category |
Kane Williamson | Batter |
Trent Boult | Bowler |
Tim Southee | Bowler |
Tom Latham | Batter |
Darel Mitchell | All-Rounder |
Martin Guptill | Batter |
South Africa
The South African cricket team known as Proteas represented South Africa in men`s international cricket. South Africa is a full member of the ICC Cricket Council.
South Africa did not have a good team when they started cricket and they did not compete with Australia and England.
South Africa was banned by the ICC. The ban remained in place until 1991, after which South Africa played for the first time against India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies.
This team worked hard after their ban to become stronger and after that, it was number one in ICC ranking.
South Africa is also one of the most successful teams. This team has won more than 61 percent of their matches.
South Africa won the gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. In November 2023, the team South Africa was in fourth position in the ICC One Day Ranking, T20 sixth, and Test in fourth.
- ICC World Cup: South Africa did not win any World Cup.
- ICC Champion Trophy: South Africa won the champion trophy in 1998.
- World Test Championship: Did not win.
Coaching and Team Management
Name | Position |
Enoch Nkwe | Director of Cricket |
Rob Walter | Head Coach |
JP Duminy | Batting Coach |
Eric Simons | Bowling Coach |
Wandile Gwavu | Fielding Coach |
Key Players
Name | Category |
Quinton de Kock | Batter |
Temba Bavuma | Batter |
David Miller | Batter |
Aiden Markram | Batter |
Kagiso Rabada | Bowler |
Marco Jensen | Bowler |
Lungi Ngidi | Bowler |
West Indies
The West Indies men’s national cricket team represents the West Indies in international cricket. The team’s players are drawn from a chain of fifteen nation-states and territories in the Caribbean.
As of 26 November 2022, the West Indies team is ranked 7th in T20Is, 8th in Tests, and 10th in ODIs in the ICC Rankings.
From the 1970s to the 1990s, the West Indies were the strongest team in the world in Tests and One Day Internationals.
Most of the best batsmen and bowlers in the world belong to West Indies. Garfield Sobers, Lance Gibbs, George Headley, Brian Lara, and many others were inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
West Indies won the ICC Cricket World Cup twice in 1975 and 1979. West Indies won the ICCT Twenty World Cup twice in 2012 and 2016.
They won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2004 and won the ICC Under-19 World Cup in 2004.
- ICC World Cup: West Indies Win 2 T20 World Cup.
- ICC Champion Trophy: West Indies Win one Champion Trophy.
- World Test Champion: Did Not win.
Coaching and Team Management
Name | Position |
Rawl Lewis | Team Manager |
Daren Sammy | Head Coach |
Trevor Penney | Assistant Coach |
Denis Byam | Physiotherapist |
Ronald Rogers | Strength & Conditioning Coach |
Avenash Seetaram | Analyst |
Dario Barthley | Media & Content Officer |
Key Players
Name | Category |
Kieron Pollard | All-Rounder |
Andre Russell | All-Rounder |
Akeal Hosein | Batsman |
Nicholas Poran | Batsman |
Shai Hope | Batsman |
Odean Smith | Bowler |
Jason Holder | Bowler |
Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka men’s national cricket team represents Sri Lanka in men’s international cricket. Sri Lanka was a full member of the ICC with Test, T20, and ODI status and was suspended by the ICC on 10 November 2023.
The Sri Lankan team played international cricket for the first time in 1926 became a member of the ICC SV8 in 1965 and was subsequently awarded Test cricket in 1981.
The Sri Lankan national cricket team achieved many successes till 1990.
The Sri Lankan cricket team reached the T20 World Cup finals consecutively in 2007 and 2011 and finished as runners-up both times.
Sri Lanka won the World Cup in 1996, the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002, and the ICCT Twenty20 World Cup in 2014.
Srilanka played 905 ODI matches won matches 414 and lost 446 5 ties and 39 matches had no result.
The Srilanka team has played 179 T20 matches 79 win matches 94 matches lose and 4 ties and 2 matches has no result.
- ICC World Cup: Srilanka won the World Cup in 1996 and the T20 World Cup in 2014.
- ICC Champion Trophy: Srilanka won the One Champion Trophy.
- World Test Championship: Did not Win.
Coaching and Team Management
Name | Position |
Mahinda Halangoda | Team Manager |
Chris Silverwood | Head Coach |
Naveed Nawaz | Assistant Coach |
Gihan Rupasinghe | Batting Coach |
Mahela Jayawardene | Consultant Coach |
Piyal Wijetunge | Spin Bowling Coach |
Dharshana Gamage | Fast Bowling Coach |
Anton Roux | Fielding Coach |
Chris Clarke | Physiotherapist |
Shirantha Niroshana | Analyst |
Grant Luden | Physical Performance Manager |
Key Players
Name | Category |
Kausal Mendis | Batter |
Kausal Parera | Batter |
Angelo Mathews | All-Rounder |
Nishan Mudashka | Batter |
Lahiru Kumara | Bowler |
Niroshan Dickwella | Batter |
Raveen de Silva | Bowler |
Bangladesh
The Bangladesh men’s national cricket team represents Bangladesh in international cricket. The team is known as the Tigers.
The team is a full member of the ICC as a Test, ODI, and T20I international player. He played his first Test match against India in Dhaka.
Bangladesh has played 138 test matches they won 18 test matches and its first victory against Zimbabwe. They have played 432 ODI matches and won 156 matches.
Bangladesh have also played 155 T20I matches 58 matches win They played their 100th T20I against Zimbabwe in July 2021.
- ICC World Cup: Did not win.
- ICC Champion Trophy: Did not win.
- World Test Championship: Did not win.
Coaching and Team Management
Name | Position |
Khaled Mahmud | Team Director |
Rabeed Imam | Team Manager |
Chandika Hathurusingha | Head Coach |
Nic Pothas | Assistant Coach |
Allan Donald | Fast Bowling Coach |
Rangana Herath | Spin Bowling Coach |
Shane McDermott | Fielding Coach |
Nick Lee | Strength and Conditioning Coach |
Mujadded Sunny | Physiotherapist |
- ICC World Cup: Did not win.
- ICC Champion Trophy: Did not win.
- World Test Championship: Did not win.
Key Players
Name | Category |
Shakib-Ul-Hasan | All-Rounder |
Mushfiqur Rahim | Batter |
Taskin Ahmed | Bowler |
Shoriful Islam | Bowler |
Mehmudullah | All-Rounder |
Liton Das | All-Rounder |
Zimbabwe
The national cricket team of Zimbabwe is also known as Chevrons and this team represents Zimbabwe in international cricket.
The Zimbabwe cricket team has been a full member of the ICC since 1992.
Zimbabwe is ranked 10th in the ICC Test Rankings, 11th in the ICC ODI Rankings, and 11th in the ICCT Twenty20 Rankings. Zimbabwe cricket team Played 111 test matches 10 defeats and 2 draws.
This team played 566 ODI matches 151 wins and 394 losses 8 matches ties and 13 matches had no result.
Zimbabwe has played 127 T20 matches 40 matches won and 84 matches lost 2 match ties and 1 match having no result.
- ICC World Cup: Zimbabwe did not win any World Cup.
- ICC Champion Trophy: Did not win.
- World Test Championship: Did not win.
Coaching and Team Management
Position | Name |
Director of Cricket | Hamilton Masakadza |
Technical Director | Lalchand Rajput |
Team Manager | Dilip Chouhan |
Head Coach | Dave Houghton |
Assistant Coach | Stuart Matsikenyeri |
Bowling Coach | Steven Kirby |
Physiotherapist | Travor Wambe |
Key Players
Name | Category |
Sikandar Raza | All-Rounder |
Brandon Mavuta | All-Rounder |
Blessing Muzarabani | Bowler |
Richard Ngarvar | Bowler |
Chamu Chibhabha | Batsman |
Sean Williams | Batsman |
Legendary Cricket Teams through Time
Cricket is a game in which there are ups and downs, so sometimes one team comes out on top and sometimes another.
With the passage of time, each team surpasses the other and that team becomes the best and strongest team among all the teams for a time, then sometimes bad times come to the same team.
But the teams that are the strongest and heaviest teams are Australia, India, England, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, etc. All these teams are very competitive. And all these teams are superior to each other.
Impact of Iconic Players
There are many players in the world of cricket who have made a significant impact on their team in the history of cricket and in the current era of cricket.
Gone but I think the world will never forget Sachin Tendulkar.
He is one of the players who has scored the most centuries. But in today’s era, India has many good batsmen and bowlers who have captivated the world.
For example, Virat Kohli is a player who has to win many losing matches for his team.
From the Pakistan cricket team, Babar Azam who is currently ruling the world of cricket, who is the number 1 batsman in today’s era,
and Shaheen, the number 1 bowler, and Naseem Shah, who has made a splash with his bowling.
England team Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Liam Livingston, Jonny Bristow, Australia team Mitchell Starc, Steve Smith, David Warner,
Glenn Maxwell. Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, Tim Southee from the New Zealand team, David Miller, and Quanton de Kock from the South Africa team.
Kagiso Rabada, Aiden Markram, from the West Indies team, and from all the other teams are also players who have made cricket crazy in the world.
Is it possible to determine the best team?
There are 108 teams in the world of cricket. ICC has 108 members. From these the best and the best teams can be determined.
Cricket is a fluctuating game, sometimes a team comes to the top and sometimes another team, but in the current era, the top teams are
Australia, England, India, Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh. And the most and interesting competition is also between these teams.
Among the best teams that are going to the top today are India, Australia, England, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa. The best teams in cricket can be determined.
Can you predict the future Dominant team?
There are 108 teams in the world of cricket. ICC has 108 members. From these the best and the best teams can be determined.
Cricket is a fluctuating game, sometimes a team comes to the top and sometimes another team, but in the current era, the top teams are
Australia, England, India, Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh. If seen, the best teams in the world are five or six, which include India, England, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa
among them which will become a good, best and strong team or come to the top in the future.
So if I give first number to India, it will not be wrong, the way this team is playing today, it can surpass all the strong teams of the whole world and this team has surpassed all these teams in the past.
Why you should remember these Teams
Any team that plays well in the ground and has millions of fans watching the game of that team,
then there will be something special about that team that cricket fans love those teams and they are especially keen to watch the matches of those teams.
Get up from your homes and buy tickets to see the best teams in the world in action. Remember, in the hearts of the people, the team that will play well on the ground will always be there
Conclusion
In this article, we will give you information about all the teams you can get information about any team. We will discuss all these teams that are very strong and perfect right now.
We will give very authentic information about all the 10 strongest and best teams which will be very famous and the best of the Cricket teams.
We discuss all the team coaching staff all the team key players and good Iconic players and other information about all teams and cricket.
The team ranking changes after one month and 15 days wo are inform you every changing in the ranking.
FAQ`s
Which is the best cricket team in history?
The West Indies cricket team has long held the record for the best team in the world (mid-1970s to early 1980s) in Test matches and one-day international cricket. In total, the players on this team come from fifteen Caribbean countries.
Which is the most successful team in cricket history?
Australia is the most successful team in the competition’s history, winning five tournaments and finishing as runner-up twice.
Twice, teams have won successive tournaments. the West Indies won the first two editions (1975 and 1979) and Australia won three in a row (1999, 2003, and 2007).
Who is the king of cricket history?
So who is the king of cricket among the greatest cricketers ever? The answer to ‘Who is the king of cricket’ is Virat Kohli, former Indian captain and current all-format cricketer for Team India.
Is Pakistan better than India in cricket?
The two sides have played a total of 206 times. Pakistan has won 88 matches compared to India’s 74 victories. In Test matches and ODIs,
Pakistan has won more matches than India, although India has won eight of the twelve T20 Internationals between the two sides. Bold indicates most wins.
Who is better Smith or Kohli?
For the record, Smith has scored 9113 runs from 99 Tests at an average of 59.56, with 32 centuries and 37 fifties.
Kohli, on the other hand, has amassed 8479 runs in 109 Tests at an average of 48.72, with 28 centuries and 28 fifties.
Who is India’s No 1 captain?
Ms Dhoni As A Captain Record In Test, Ipl, T20 And Odi Ms Dhoni Stats. Border also holds the record, being the only player in the game’s history to score 150 in every innings of a Test match
when he achieved the feat by winning the third Test in the 1979/80 Australian Tour of Pakistan.
Which team is No. 1 in all formats?
Already leading the Test and T20 chart, India now reign supreme across all formats. Indian Cricket Team.
How many World Cups has Pakistan won?
Pakistan cricket team won the World Cup in 1992 under the captaincy of Imran Khan. Pakistan have also been runners-up at the 1999 Cricket World Cup where they lost to Australia in the Final.
They have been Semi-Finalists four times (1979, 1983, 1987 & 2011) and have also reached the Quarter Finals twice (1996 & 2015).