A list of the top 1,000 best CR ratings ever achieved by teams and players. Updated - 16th Nov 2025. Next Update- post 7th Jan 2026.
CRR Change Name Points Stats
1 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 1000.00 M-15 | W-122 | A-14 | SR-35 | ER-2.4 | as of February-1914
2 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 930.35 M-15 | W-122 | A-14 | SR-35 | ER-2.4 | as of February-1914
3 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 916.49 M-30 | W-228 | A-18 | SR-42 | ER-2.5 | as of June-2007
4 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 887.50 M-30 | W-228 | A-18 | SR-42 | ER-2.5 | as of June-2007
5 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 877.91 M-30 | W-229 | A-18 | SR-42 | ER-2.5 | as of July-2007
6 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 863.24 M-14 | W-108 | A-15 | SR-36 | ER-2.4 | as of January-1914
7 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 849.32 M-32 | W-237 | A-18 | SR-44 | ER-2.5 | as of December-2006
8 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 843.46 M-31 | W-241 | A-17 | SR-41 | ER-2.5 | as of July-2007
9 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 842.37 M-31 | W-241 | A-17 | SR-41 | ER-2.5 | as of July-2007
10 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 841.80 M-30 | W-229 | A-18 | SR-42 | ER-2.5 | as of July-2007
11 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 838.09 M-32 | W-237 | A-18 | SR-44 | ER-2.5 | as of December-2006
12 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 837.93 M-31 | W-227 | A-19 | SR-45 | ER-2.5 | as of December-2006
13 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 834.15 M-31 | W-227 | A-19 | SR-45 | ER-2.5 | as of December-2006
14 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 825.83 M-26 | W-153 | A-18 | SR-47 | ER-2.4 | as of July-1986
15 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 821.41 M-38 | W-268 | A-19 | SR-53 | ER-2.2 | as of May-2004
16 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 808.08 M-14 | W-108 | A-15 | SR-36 | ER-2.4 | as of January-1914
17 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 802.95 M-33 | W-207 | A-23 | SR-57 | ER-2.4 | as of December-2000
18 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 800.65 M-38 | W-268 | A-19 | SR-53 | ER-2.2 | as of May-2004
19 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 799.31 M-27 | W-163 | A-18 | SR-46 | ER-2.4 | as of August-1986
20 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 797.83 M-32 | W-227 | A-19 | SR-47 | ER-2.5 | as of August-2006
21 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 792.19 M-37 | W-260 | A-20 | SR-54 | ER-2.2 | as of March-2004
22 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 790.43 M-27 | W-163 | A-18 | SR-46 | ER-2.4 | as of August-1986
23 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 788.39 M-26 | W-153 | A-18 | SR-47 | ER-2.4 | as of July-1986
24 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 786.50 M-32 | W-243 | A-18 | SR-42 | ER-2.6 | as of November-2007
25 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 786.04 M-37 | W-260 | A-20 | SR-54 | ER-2.2 | as of March-2004
26 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 783.15 M-36 | W-252 | A-19 | SR-54 | ER-2.2 | as of March-2004
27 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 783.05 M-34 | W-208 | A-23 | SR-58 | ER-2.4 | as of January-2001
28 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 782.32 M-32 | W-227 | A-19 | SR-47 | ER-2.5 | as of August-2006
29 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 782.18 M-35 | W-249 | A-20 | SR-54 | ER-2.2 | as of August-2004
30 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 781.91 M-39 | W-274 | A-19 | SR-53 | ER-2.2 | as of May-2004
31 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 779.95 M-31 | W-215 | A-19 | SR-47 | ER-2.5 | as of July-2006
32 No change Sydney Barnes (England) flag Sydney Barnes (England) 776.15 M-13 | W-100 | A-14 | SR-36 | ER-2.4 | as of December-1913
33 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 776.02 M-36 | W-252 | A-19 | SR-54 | ER-2.2 | as of March-2004
34 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 775.53 M-36 | W-251 | A-19 | SR-54 | ER-2.1 | as of March-2004
35 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 774.43 M-35 | W-220 | A-22 | SR-59 | ER-2.3 | as of March-2001
36 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 774.18 M-39 | W-274 | A-19 | SR-53 | ER-2.2 | as of May-2004
37 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 773.58 M-35 | W-215 | A-23 | SR-59 | ER-2.3 | as of February-2001
38 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 772.02 M-31 | W-215 | A-19 | SR-47 | ER-2.5 | as of July-2006
39 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 770.74 M-35 | W-215 | A-23 | SR-59 | ER-2.3 | as of February-2001
40 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 769.37 M-33 | W-207 | A-23 | SR-57 | ER-2.4 | as of December-2000
41 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 769.03 M-34 | W-254 | A-18 | SR-43 | ER-2.6 | as of December-2007
42 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 768.81 M-28 | W-165 | A-19 | SR-46 | ER-2.4 | as of August-1986
43 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 763.56 M-33 | W-245 | A-18 | SR-43 | ER-2.6 | as of November-2007
44 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 763.27 M-36 | W-251 | A-19 | SR-54 | ER-2.1 | as of March-2004
45 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 763.00 M-34 | W-254 | A-18 | SR-43 | ER-2.6 | as of December-2007
46 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 761.05 M-35 | W-249 | A-20 | SR-54 | ER-2.2 | as of August-2004
47 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 758.73 M-22 | W-118 | A-28 | SR-63 | ER-2.7 | as of January-2004
48 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 756.56 M-35 | W-220 | A-22 | SR-59 | ER-2.3 | as of March-2001
49 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 755.55 M-34 | W-249 | A-19 | SR-44 | ER-2.6 | as of December-2007
50 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 753.89 M-26 | W-156 | A-18 | SR-44 | ER-2.4 | as of February-1986
51 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 752.16 M-32 | W-218 | A-20 | SR-47 | ER-2.5 | as of June-2006
52 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 748.10 M-35 | W-216 | A-23 | SR-60 | ER-2.3 | as of March-2001
53 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 747.52 M-36 | W-251 | A-19 | SR-54 | ER-2.1 | as of December-2003
54 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 747.00 M-26 | W-153 | A-19 | SR-44 | ER-2.6 | as of November-1988
55 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 745.07 M-33 | W-245 | A-18 | SR-43 | ER-2.6 | as of November-2007
56 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 742.69 M-36 | W-251 | A-19 | SR-54 | ER-2.1 | as of December-2003
57 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 741.83 M-37 | W-258 | A-19 | SR-54 | ER-2.1 | as of December-2003
58 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 739.92 M-37 | W-258 | A-19 | SR-54 | ER-2.1 | as of December-2003
59 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 739.52 M-27 | W-156 | A-19 | SR-45 | ER-2.6 | as of December-1988
60 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 736.98 M-34 | W-249 | A-19 | SR-44 | ER-2.6 | as of December-2007
61 No change Yasir Shah (Pakistan) flag Yasir Shah (Pakistan) 736.29 M-28 | W-175 | A-29 | SR-56 | ER-3.1 | as of December-2018
62 No change Yasir Shah (Pakistan) flag Yasir Shah (Pakistan) 735.93 M-28 | W-175 | A-29 | SR-56 | ER-3.1 | as of December-2018
63 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 735.37 M-26 | W-156 | A-18 | SR-44 | ER-2.4 | as of February-1986
64 No change Jim Laker (England) flag Jim Laker (England) 735.03 M-14 | W-78 | A-16 | SR-50 | ER-1.9 | as of August-1956
65 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 732.60 M-26 | W-147 | A-18 | SR-45 | ER-2.4 | as of February-1986
66 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 732.47 M-35 | W-216 | A-23 | SR-60 | ER-2.3 | as of March-2001
67 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 731.16 M-21 | W-114 | A-29 | SR-63 | ER-2.7 | as of March-2004
68 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 730.53 M-36 | W-245 | A-20 | SR-55 | ER-2.2 | as of December-2003
69 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 728.96 M-26 | W-153 | A-19 | SR-44 | ER-2.6 | as of November-1988
70 No change Waqar Younis (Pakistan) flag Waqar Younis (Pakistan) 725.52 M-22 | W-144 | A-16 | SR-32 | ER-3.0 | as of February-1994
71 No change Alec Bedser (England) flag Alec Bedser (England) 724.50 M-24 | W-136 | A-18 | SR-55 | ER-2.0 | as of July-1953
72 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 724.02 M-29 | W-173 | A-18 | SR-44 | ER-2.5 | as of December-1987
73 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 721.46 M-26 | W-153 | A-18 | SR-45 | ER-2.4 | as of March-1986
74 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 720.00 M-32 | W-212 | A-20 | SR-48 | ER-2.5 | as of May-2006
75 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 719.31 M-27 | W-161 | A-19 | SR-44 | ER-2.5 | as of February-1988
76 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 717.64 M-28 | W-161 | A-24 | SR-50 | ER-3.0 | as of July-2004
77 No change Alec Bedser (England) flag Alec Bedser (England) 717.45 M-24 | W-132 | A-19 | SR-56 | ER-2.0 | as of August-1953
78 No change Malcolm Marshall (West Indies) flag Malcolm Marshall (West Indies) 717.02 M-27 | W-161 | A-17 | SR-40 | ER-2.6 | as of June-1988
79 No change Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) flag Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) 716.45 M-15 | W-85 | A-21 | SR-75 | ER-1.7 | as of January-1958
80 No change Dennis Lillee (Australia) flag Dennis Lillee (Australia) 716.42 M-12 | W-82 | A-22 | SR-46 | ER-2.8 | as of February-1980
81 No change Alec Bedser (England) flag Alec Bedser (England) 716.15 M-24 | W-136 | A-18 | SR-55 | ER-2.0 | as of July-1953
82 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 715.88 M-32 | W-218 | A-20 | SR-47 | ER-2.5 | as of June-2006
83 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 715.84 M-30 | W-176 | A-19 | SR-46 | ER-2.5 | as of April-1987
84 No change Jim Laker (England) flag Jim Laker (England) 713.40 M-14 | W-78 | A-16 | SR-50 | ER-1.9 | as of August-1956
85 No change Waqar Younis (Pakistan) flag Waqar Younis (Pakistan) 712.96 M-23 | W-137 | A-18 | SR-35 | ER-3.0 | as of December-1993
86 No change Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) flag Richard Hadlee (New Zealand) 712.30 M-27 | W-156 | A-19 | SR-45 | ER-2.6 | as of December-1988
87 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 712.29 M-34 | W-233 | A-20 | SR-55 | ER-2.2 | as of June-2002
88 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 711.88 M-32 | W-197 | A-22 | SR-57 | ER-2.4 | as of July-2000
89 No change Waqar Younis (Pakistan) flag Waqar Younis (Pakistan) 711.87 M-23 | W-130 | A-19 | SR-37 | ER-3.0 | as of December-1993
90 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 710.95 M-25 | W-139 | A-28 | SR-60 | ER-2.8 | as of October-2004
91 No change Colin Blythe (England) flag Colin Blythe (England) 709.71 M-10 | W-70 | A-14 | SR-34 | ER-2.5 | as of March-1910
92 No change Waqar Younis (Pakistan) flag Waqar Younis (Pakistan) 709.03 M-22 | W-144 | A-16 | SR-32 | ER-3.0 | as of February-1994
93 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 708.94 M-34 | W-210 | A-22 | SR-58 | ER-2.3 | as of August-2000
94 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 708.63 M-33 | W-234 | A-20 | SR-44 | ER-2.7 | as of December-2008
95 No change Waqar Younis (Pakistan) flag Waqar Younis (Pakistan) 708.42 M-23 | W-130 | A-19 | SR-37 | ER-3.0 | as of December-1993
96 No change Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) flag Muthiah Muralidaran (Sri Lanka) 708.06 M-32 | W-212 | A-20 | SR-48 | ER-2.5 | as of May-2006
97 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 707.54 M-28 | W-161 | A-24 | SR-50 | ER-3.0 | as of July-2004
98 No change Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) flag Hugh Tayfield (South Africa) 707.54 M-15 | W-83 | A-21 | SR-73 | ER-1.7 | as of December-1957
99 No change Anil Kumble (India) flag Anil Kumble (India) 707.20 M-26 | W-142 | A-29 | SR-60 | ER-2.9 | as of October-2004
100 No change Shane Warne (Australia) flag Shane Warne (Australia) 706.75 M-30 | W-171 | A-25 | SR-50 | ER-3.0 | as of October-2004
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