Cricketers Stars: The Best 11 Players of the Last Five Years

The Cricketing world has witnessed so many era-defining performances over the last five years, and some players in particular have shown up consistently within that period, cementing their legacies as names by whom the era will be described. This article reviews 11 of the best-performing cricketers that online betting fans will be innately familiar with during this period, including a mix of existing stars that maintained excellent output levels and the most remarkable upshoots who broke into global awareness.

Here’s our list of the best 11 cricket stars of the last five years:

1.   Joe Root

Arguably, he was the standout performer of the period on his way to becoming England’s all-time highest Test run-scorer, surpassing Sir Alistair Cook, proving his consistency by scoring over 30 Test Centuries, including 1708 Test runs across 15 matches – the third highest tally in a calendar year in Test history. As England’s Test captain, he led the team to a Test series win in 2021 and won multiple individual awards, like the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year, Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World, and PCA Player of the Year, all in 2021.

2.   Babar Azam

Babar has grown to be the cornerstone of Team Pakistan’s ambitions. He has become a dominant force in the game, especially in the ODIs, where he remained No.1 ranked batsman from 2021 through 2024 (only Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers had achieved this before), achieved 19 ODI centuries within just 102 innings (fastest-ever), and surpassed 4,000 runs in all three international formats (joined an elite group that has only Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma). His 549 runs in 17 innings during the 2024 T20 World Cup made him the highest-scoring captain in tournament history, and his dominance was further confirmed when he won the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year for both 2021 and 2022.

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3.   Kane Williamson

Kane Williamson captained the New Zealand team that won the inaugural ICC World Test championship in 2021, the run to the finals of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, and the 2021 T20 World Cup. By these alone, he earns a place on this list. But his individual output within the period is even more impressive as he became the second-fastest player in the sport to reach 7,000 ODI runs – all within 170 matches – and also is now New Zealand’s all-time leading Test run-scorer, amassing 9276 runs in 105 Test matches as of February 2025.

4.   Virat Kohli

The most dominant player of the 2010s. Kohli may not have maintained the consistent output he is famed for over the last couple of years, but his class has sustained even through the last five years when he captained India to the 2023 Asia Cup victory, delivered a Player of the Match performance when India also won the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup, and was pivotal in India’s run to the 2023 Cricket World Cup finals. He is now the fastest to reach 14,000 runs in ODIs, surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI century numbers in 2023, and set the new record for the highest runs in a single World Cup edition with his 765 runs during the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

5.   Yashavi Jaiswal

Indian prodigy Jaiswal has taken the cricket world by storm since he broke onto the scene in July 2023. He quickly established himself as a reliable batsman for the team and has now become one that opponents fear. His 712 runs versus England during the 2024 five-match Test Series is the highest scoring by an Indian against England, and his 1,478 runs accumulated across 15 Test matches is second only to Joe Root in cricket history. He set a new record in 2024 for most sixes in a calendar year, with 36, and is the third-youngest batsman to record two double centuries in Test Cricket history. His record-breaking 2024 was marked by his inclusion in the ICC Men’s Team of the Year.

6.   Harry Brook

Brook made his Test debut in September 2022 and immediately played a crucial role in helping England win the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup on a streak where he amassed 2,067 runs at a strike rate of 101 through the end of 2023, higher than any other international player. He has built a formidable on-field relationship with Joe Root, which set a new record for the highest Test partnership with a combined 454 runs during a test run in October 2024. He has also racked up personal accolades to go with the performances, being named PCA Player of the Year 2023 and Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2024.

7.   Shubman Gill

Another Indian who became an established star within this period, Gill’s Test debut was one for the ages, scoring 91 runs to help India win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia during the series. The young star has quickly racked up 5 centuries in Test series centuries. He has also been prolific in the ODIs, racking 8 centuries, including a double century (208 runs) against New Zealand in January 2023, becoming the fastest batsman to 2,000 ODI runs, achieving this in just 38 innings, and was the highest run-scorer in India’s victorious 2023 Asia Cup campaign.

8. Rishabh Pant

The last five years have been a rollercoaster for Rishabh Pant. From helping India win the 2020-2021 Border-Gavaskar Trophy with his unbeaten 89*, to setting a new Indian record for the fastest half-century in Test cricket, in just 28 balls against Sri Lanka in March 2022, before his progress came to a sharp halt by way of a near-fatal car crash later in December. However, he made a resounding return after two years out on the sidelines, achieving a century against Bangladesh in September 2024.

9. Travis Head

Head made 163 runs in the 2023 World Test Championship final, then repeated the feat with 137 runs in the ODI World Cup final later that year, both against India, to win both trophies for Australia. Since 2021, Head has consistently shown up for Team Australia in the three international formats.

10. Jasprit Bumrah

Reigning ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year, Bumrah has had a phenomenal last few years in a period that has seen him claim 71 wickets in 13 matches, become the fastest Indian to 200 Test wickets, and captain the team during the T20 World Cup and Test series.

11. Daryl Mitchell

Mitchell’s consistency for New Zealand over the last few years is noteworthy. In this period, he set a new country record for most runs in a Test series in England with 538 runs (averaging 107.6), his 552 runs helped New Zealand to the semifinals of the 2023 Cricket World Cup, and, by May 2024 he had accumulated 1,577 runs across 39 ODI matches (making six centuries and five half-centuries)

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