Top 10 Best Batsmen in the World Right Now- 2025

Cricket has now become more popular and interesting with rules which are introduced recently. Also, most of the rules which are recently brought into cricket have made batting easier than before. In T-20s we have seen 250+ runs getting scored regularly. The pitches that are now used are flat and there is nothing for the bowlers. Also, now batters play more fearlessly with the types of equipment they have that allow them to play innovative shots like Switch Hit, Reverse sweep, and many more.

Batting has become the main character in cricket and batters are now seen as the face of Cricket. Players like Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill are the best examples of that. However, with the extensive data available on every player, even a small flaw in batting technique can be exploited by opponents. As a result, maintaining consistent batting performance over a long period has become increasingly difficult in modern cricket.

In the article, we will cover the top 10 batsmen in the world till February 2025.

Ranking Factors: 

The ranking should be done on some specific and universal factors so that all the best players are ranked on a fair basis. Here is the list of the factors on which ranking has been done.

• Total Runs scored: The total runs scored by any player should be the factor for selecting the best batsman in the world as scoring runs is the primary task for any batter.

• Career Batting Average: The career batting average will tell about the consistency of the batsman, in the modern era, where you have to score quick runs despite any situation. Maintaining a healthy average is very difficult.

• Centuries Scored: Cricket is a sport that is obsessed with landmarks and scoring centuries is the landmark for any batter to prove his greatness. The more a batsman scores centuries in his career, the more he is considered to be a great batter.

On the above factors, we will rank the Top 10 best cricket batsman in the world, who are still playing and have at least played 100 international matches for their national team.

10. Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)

Pakistan’s Captain Mohammad Rizwan is in the 10th position on the list of the best batsman in the world in all formats. He has been appointed as captain of the Pakistan National Cricket Team for consistently performing well for the team. He has played 233 international matches for Pakistan, and his average in all the formats is above 40 which is quite impressive. 

Format	Matches	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Test	39	2273	171*	40.58	3	11
ODI	88	2572	131*	42.16	4	15
T20I	106	3414	104*	47.41	1	30

9. Jos Buttler (England)

England’s former ODIs captain Jos Buttler is in the 9th position on this list. He recently gave up his ODI captaincy in the last league of the ICC Champion Trophy 2025. He has played 378 international matches for the England team and scored a total of 11638 runs. His career average is above 30 in each format. He has also scored 11 international centuries as well. His attacking gameplay always helped his national team put pressure on the opponent.

Format	Matches	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Test	57	2907	152	31.94	2	18
ODI	187	5196	162*	39.06	11	27
T20I	134	3535	101*	35.35	1	26

8. Travis Head (Australia) 

Australian all-rounder Travis Head is in the 8th position on the list of the world’s current best batsman. He has won the Player of the Match award for his brilliant performance in the last three ICC Knockout matches for the Australian team, i.e. ICC Test Championship Finals Against India, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Finals against India and ICC World Cup 2023 semi-finals against South Africa. He has performed very consistently in recent times for the Australian team, also he was the most destructive batsman in the IPL 2024 for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He has played 167 international matches for Australia with over 7500+ runs.

Format	Matches	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Test	56	3719	175	42.74	9	18
ODI	73	2767	154*	43.92	6	17
T20I	38	1093	91	33.12	0	5

7. Shubman Gill (India)

The renowned “Prince” of modern-day cricket Shubman Gill is in the seventh spot on the list of best cricket batsmen in the world. He is the current world’s no 1 batsman in the ICC ODI player ranking. He has played 106 international matches for the Indian National Cricket team and scored a total of 5207 runs. He has the highest batting average in ODIs among all the Indian active players.

Shubman Gill is the fastest batter to score 2,500 runs in One Day International (ODI) cricket, achieving the feat in 50 innings. He has already 14 International centuries to his name. Also, Cricket experts around the world believe that he has the potential to be the world’s no 1 batsman in all formats.

Format	Matches	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Test	32	1893	128	35.05	5	7
ODI	53	2736	208	60.8	8	15
T20Is	21	578	126*	30.42	1	3

6. Babar Azam (Pakistan)

Pakistan’s former captain Babar Azam who has been in the top 3 in the ICC ranking for a very long time is in the 6th position on this list. He is one of the best Pakistani batsmen ever. He has performed consistently well for his national team. Recently, it has been observed that he has struggled with his form and to release some pressure he has been removed from the leadership position. He had a very decent cricketing career till now with over 315 international matches and scored 14500+ international runs. He has the fastest-ever batsman to reach 5000 ODI runs in just 98 Innings.

Format	Matches	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Test	59	4235	196	42.77	9	29
ODI	128	6106	158	55.5	19	35
T20I	128	4223	122	39.83	3	36

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5. Rohit Sharma (India)

Indian Test and One Day International (ODI) captain, Rohit Sharma is in the 5th position on this list. The world has seen two Rohit Sharma avatars, One before the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy and the second after the start of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013. He became one of the most successful Opening batsmen of all time. He has played 497 International matches for the Indian Team in which he scored a total of 19624 runs. He has 49 international Centuries to his name.

Format	Matches	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Test	67	4301	212	40.57	12	18
ODI	272	11092	264	48.64	32	57
T20I	159	4231	121*	32.05	5	32

4. Steven Smith (Australia)

Australian Captain Steve Smith is in the 4th position on the list of current best batsmen in the world. He won the ICC Best Test Batsman award in the years 2017 and 2019 and the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade award for the period 2011–2020. He has played 350+ international matches for the Australian team and scored more than 17000+ runs with a cumulative career average of 40+ including all formats. He has the most test centuries (36) among all the active players along with Joe Root.

Format	Matches	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Test	116	10271	239	56.74	36	41
ODI	170	5727	164	43.06	12	34
T20I	67	1094	90	24.86	0	5

3. Kane Williamson (New Zealand)

New Zealand’s former captain Kane Williamson is the 3rd best batsman in the world right now. He has played a total of 369 for New Zealand, including all the formats, and scored 18973 runs for his team. His career average has been 54.88 in the tests, 49.11 in the ODIs and 33.44 in T20Is. There are 47 international centuries to his name. Kane Williamson is also a member of the fab-four.

Format	Matches	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Test	105	9276	251	54.88	33	37
ODI	171	7122	148	49.11	14	47
T20I	93	2575	95	33.44	0	18

2. Joe Root (England)

 English Former Captain Joe Root is in the 2nd position in this list. He is currently the world number 1 batsman in the test. He has the joint most centuries in the test along with Steve Smith. He has played 361 international matches for the England national cricket Team, in which he scored a total of 20724 runs. He has been one of the best English cricket batsmen ever.

Format	Matches	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Test	152	12972	262	50.87	36	65
ODI	177	6859	133*	47.96	17	41
T20I	32	893	90*	35.72	0	5

1. Virat Kohli (India)

Indian former captain Virat Kohli is the current best batsman in the world. He is called the King of Cricket by the fans. He has been the world’s no 1 batsman in all formats for a very long period. He was the only batter to have a 50+ average in all formats of cricket. He has played 500+ matches for the Indian team and scored 27000+ runs across all formats.

Virat Kohli has scored the most number of centuries in ODIs with 51 centuries to his name. Recently he became the fastest batsman to reach 14000 runs in ODIs in the match against Pakistan during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Virat Kohli has won the ICC Best Batsman Award many times. He is the world’s best ODI batsman ever.

Format	Matches	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Test	123	9,230	254	46.85	30	31
ODI	300	14,096	183	58.01	51	73
T20I	125	4,188	122*	48.7	1	38

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List of Current Best Batsmen in the World

S. NO.	Player Name	Total Matches	Total Runs	Total Centuries
1.	Virat Kohli	548	27,514	82
2.	Joe Root	361	20724	53
3	Kane Williamson	369	18,973	47
4.	Steve Smith	352	17092	48
5.	Rohit Sharma	497	19624	49
6.	Babar Azam	315	14564	31
7.	Shubman Gill	106	5207	14
8.	Travis Head	167	7579	15
9.	Jos Buttler	378	11638	14
10.	Mohammad Rizwan	233	8259	8