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Who are the best cricket players at present?

Well this seems to be a difficult proposition to judge the best cricket players in the present scenario, as when you watch live cricket, you come across good cricket teams packed with best cricket players, and live cricket these days bring out stellar performances from cricketing stars.

The most influential of cricket players in the present age who have brightened the art of cricket to enlighten the cricketing audience have been listed out, as these best cricket players have been performing consistently to make the live cricket match an interesting prospect.

Sachin Tendulkar, if not the greatest batsman, one of the very few to be ranked alongside the Great Don Bradman is the proud owner of various records in one-day cricket as well as test cricket. Having the maximum number of runs in test cricket and one-day cricket, Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for maximum number of centuries in test cricket, with 47 test centuries, and still going strong as one of the best cricket players. Sir Donald Bradman, the greatest ever batsman that the game of cricket has seen praised Sachin for his batting abilities in both test cricket as well as one-day internationals, which makes him a strong contender for being one of the best cricket players in the present scenario.

To watch live cricket and to see Ricky Ponting bat is sheer delight, as this Australia cricket team captain has enjoyed a very good stint in test cricket and in one-day internationals too. He possess cricketing abilities and performances to be one among the best cricket players in the present age, and he has been a consistent batsman who has made live cricket entertaining with his cricket scores and performances. As one of the best cricket players, he has captained Australia to two World Cup victories, in 2003 and in 2007, which speaks volumes of his cricketing abilities. In scoring 8000 test runs and 9000 one-day runs, this entertainer who enlightens live cricket is one of the best cricket players.

Another cricket player who walks into the list of best cricket players is Muthiah Muralitharan, who is one of the reckoned off-spinners in the annals of test cricket, as he is also a good performer in one-day internationals. With unorthodox bowling action, Muthiah Muralitharan is known for his ‘doosra’ and he walks in to be recognized as one of the best cricket players with his tally of wickets in test cricket and one-day internationals crossing a total 1000 wickets. Muralitharan also hold the record for 5 and 10 wickets haul in a particular innings related to test cricket, as this cricketer who makes live cricket entertaining has bagged 50 wickets against all test playing nations.

Jacques Kallis, one of the best all-rounders that the game of cricket has produced, is one among the best cricket players in the present scenario, as Jacques Kallis constantly figures in the list of ICC related to all-rounders. Taking his place in the list related to the best cricket players, Jacques Kallis has scored more than 8000 test runs as well as 8000 one-day international runs. After Sir Don Bradman, he has made five consecutive test match centuries. In 2005, this contender for the best cricket players bagged the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy given to the ‘ICC Player of the Year’ along with Flintoff in the year 2005.

Kevin Petersen of England with an extraordinary turn around surely finds a place in the best cricket players’ list, as he is known for the maiden test hundred in the ashes series, which turned the tables in favor of England. An attacking batsman, Kevin Petersen went on to hog the limelight with three centuries in five innings, and the eyesight of this tremendous batsman has been a topic of discussion for many. Falling into the select stars of best cricket players, Kevin Petersen is a sheer crowd puller with his attacking batting techniques, as he has got a long way to go before calling it quits.

In the next section, we’ll be looking into some more of the best cricket players of the present scenario.

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