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Initially the rankings were for Test cricket only, but separate One Day International rankings were introduced in 1998. Both sets of rankings have now been calculated back to the start of those forms of the game. The rankings include the top 10 Test, ODI and T20I batsmen, bowlers and all-rounders based on the rating of each player.
The top ranked Test team was previously awarded the ICC Test Championship mace, until the inauguration of ICC World Test Championship. From 2003 to 2019, the mace was transferred whenever a new team moved to the top of the rating list. [1] The team that was top of the ratings table on 1 April each year also won a cash prize. [2]
Labuschagne was once ranked as high as no.1 in the ICC Test batting rankings, and has previously been considered as one of the best Test batsmen in the world. Labuschagne was a member of the Australian team that won the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final and the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup .
The ICC Men's Test Team of the Year is an honour awarded each year by the International Cricket Council. It recognises the top cricket players from around the world in the Test format of the game. The team does not actually compete, but exists solely as an honorary entity.
[1] [2] As of January 2024, Smith has played 115 Test and 165 One Day International (ODI) matches for Australia, and has scored 35 and 12 centuries in the respective formats. [note 1] [1] His batting average is one of the highest in Test cricket history. [note 2] Smith made his Test debut against Pakistan in July 2010 at Lord's.
Test cricket is the longest form of cricket, played up to a maximum of five days with two innings per side. One Day International cricket is played over 50 overs , with one inning per side. Twenty20 International cricket is played over 20 overs, with one inning per side.
First – denotes the year of debut; Last – denotes the year of the latest match; Mat. – denotes the number of matches played; Inn. – denotes the number of innings batted; Date – denotes the date on which the player reached the 10,000 run mark ^ – denotes that the player was at some time the leading run scorer in Tests
The second ICC World Test Championship started on 4 August 2021 with the Pataudi Trophy series [2] and finished with Australia lifting the trophy after defeating India in the final in June 2023. The third ICC World Test Championship started on 16 June 2023 with the 2023 Ashes series and will conclude with the final in England in the summer of 2025.