Players make the all-time list by sustaining excellent form over a prolonged period. The ratings shown are the highest points totals these players have attained and no player is allowed to appear on the list more than once.
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| ID | Rat. | Name | Nat. | Career Best Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 935 | I.V.A. Richards | WI | 935 v Pakistan, 02/12/1985 |
| 2 | 931 | Zaheer Abbas | PAK | 931 v New Zealand, 20/06/1983 |
| 3 | 921 | G.S. Chappell | AUS | 921 v New Zealand, 03/02/1981 |
| 4 | 920 | D.I. Gower | ENG | 920 v Sri Lanka, 20/06/1983 |
| 5 | 918 | D.M. Jones | AUS | 918 v West Indies, 09/03/1991 |
| 6 | 911 | B.C. Lara | WI | 911 v Pakistan, 26/03/1993 |
| 6 | 911 | Javed Miandad | PAK | 911 v Sri Lanka, 08/10/1987 |
| 8 | 903 | G. Kirsten | SA | 903 v Australia, 19/10/1996 |
| 9 | 899 | D.L. Haynes | WI | 899 v New Zealand, 23/04/1985 |
| 10 | 898 | A.J. Lamb | ENG | 898 v Pakistan, 02/03/1985 |
| 11 | 896 | C.G. Greenidge | WI | 896 v India, 07/12/1983 |
| 12 | 887 | S.R. Tendulkar | IND | 887 v Zimbabwe, 13/11/1998 |
| 13 | 886 | M.G. Bevan | AUS | 886 v England, 17/01/1999 |
| 14 | 867 | G.A. Gooch | ENG | 867 v Pakistan, 22/11/1987 |
| 15 | 865 | M.E.K. Hussey | AUS | 865 v New Zealand, 28/01/2007 |
| 16 | 861 | P.A. de Silva | SL | 861 v Pakistan, 11/04/1997 |
| 17 | 858 | K.C. Wessels | AUS | 858 v Sri Lanka, 23/01/1985 |
| 18 | 857 | G.M. Turner | NZ | 857 v Sri Lanka, 13/06/1983 |
| 19 | 853 | M.E. Waugh | AUS | 853 v New Zealand, 11/03/1996 |
| 20 | 851 | M.L. Hayden | AUS | 851 v India, 15/02/2003 |
| 21 | 845 | S.C. Ganguly | IND | 845 v South Africa, 17/03/2000 |
| 22 | 842 | K.P. Pietersen | ENG | 842 v Australia, 08/04/2007 |
| 23 | 841 | S.T. Jayasuriya | SL | 841 v Bangladesh, 14/02/2003 |
| 24 | 837 | M.S. Dhoni | IND | 837 v Australia, 31/10/2009 |
| 25 | 836 | W.J. Cronje | SA | 836 v New Zealand, 11/12/1994 |
| 26 | 835 | R.A. Smith | ENG | 835 v Australia, 21/05/1993 |
| 26 | 835 | D.C. Boon | AUS | 835 v Sri Lanka, 10/01/1988 |
| 28 | 831 | R.T. Ponting | AUS | 831 v New Zealand, 20/12/2007 |
| 29 | 829 | L. Klusener | SA | 829 v Zimbabwe, 28/09/1999 |
| 30 | 824 | Salim Malik | PAK | 824 v West Indies, 01/11/1989 |
| 30 | 824 | A.C. Gilchrist | AUS | 824 v Sri Lanka, 20/02/2004 |
| 32 | 823 | A.H. Jones | NZ | 823 v England, 23/05/1990 |
| 32 | 823 | G.R. Marsh | AUS | 823 v West Indies, 21/10/1989 |
| 34 | 822 | G.A. Hick | ENG | 822 v Australia, 10/01/1995 |
| 35 | 818 | M.D. Crowe | NZ | 818 v Australia, 27/03/1993 |
| 35 | 818 | J.H. Kallis | SA | 818 v West Indies, 04/02/2004 |
| 37 | 814 | A.B. de Villiers | SA | 814 v West Indies, 30/05/2010 |
| 38 | 812 | M. Azharuddin | IND | 812 v West Indies, 27/11/1993 |
| 39 | 809 | R.B. Richardson | WI | 809 v Pakistan, 21/10/1991 |
| 39 | 809 | D.J. Cullinan | SA | 809 v Pakistan, 02/11/1997 |
| 39 | 809 | Saeed Anwar | PAK | 809 v New Zealand, 13/11/1996 |
| 42 | 808 | C.H. Gayle | WI | 808 v Zimbabwe, 30/11/2003 |
| 43 | 806 | C.H. Lloyd | WI | 806 v Sri Lanka, 02/02/1985 |
| 44 | 803 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | PAK | 803 v New Zealand, 20/12/1995 |
| 45 | 795 | M.E. Trescothick | ENG | 795 v South Africa, 28/06/2003 |
| 45 | 795 | A.R. Border | AUS | 795 v West Indies, 10/02/1985 |
| 47 | 792 | R.G. Twose | NZ | 792 v South Africa, 04/11/2000 |
| 48 | 789 | A. Ranatunga | SL | 789 v South Africa, 15/12/1994 |
| 49 | 787 | V. Sehwag | IND | 787 v New Zealand, 11/01/2003 |
| 50 | 786 | S.R. Waugh | AUS | 786 v West Indies, 21/10/1989 |
| 50 | 786 | Yuvraj Singh | IND | 786 v West Indies, 26/06/2009 |
| 52 | 785 | G.C. Smith | SA | 785 v India, 25/11/2005 |
| 53 | 784 | R.R. Sarwan | WI | 784 v India, 23/05/2006 |
| 54 | 783 | R.P. Arnold | SL | 783 v England, 23/03/2001 |
| 54 | 783 | Kapil Dev | IND | 783 v Pakistan, 10/09/1983 |
| 56 | 781 | N.S. Sidhu | IND | 781 v West Indies, 22/10/1991 |
| 57 | 780 | B.C. Broad | ENG | 780 v New Zealand, 16/03/1988 |
| 58 | 779 | Mohammad Yousuf | PAK | 779 v Zimbabwe, 01/12/2002 |
| 59 | 778 | A. Symonds | AUS | 778 v India, 14/10/2007 |
| 59 | 778 | S. Chanderpaul | WI | 778 v England, 22/03/2009 |
| 61 | 773 | M.A. Atherton | ENG | 773 v South Africa, 11/01/1996 |
| 62 | 771 | N.J. Astle | NZ | 771 v Australia, 01/03/2000 |
| 63 | 767 | Aamir Sohail | PAK | 767 v South Africa, 16/04/1996 |
| 64 | 766 | R.L. Dias | SL | 766 v India, 21/09/1985 |
| 65 | 765 | G. Boycott | ENG | 765 v Australia, 04/06/1981 |
| 66 | 763 | N.V. Knight | ENG | 763 v Sri Lanka, 03/02/1999 |
| 66 | 763 | C.L. Hooper | WI | 763 v South Africa, 30/01/1999 |
| 68 | 758 | G.P. Thorpe | ENG | 758 v West Indies, 19/12/1997 |
| 69 | 757 | N.C. Johnson | ZIM | 757 v West Indies, 06/07/2000 |
| 70 | 755 | D.B. Vengsarkar | IND | 755 v Sri Lanka, 22/09/1985 |
| 70 | 755 | K.C. Sangakkara | SL | 755 v Bangladesh, 25/02/2006 |
| 70 | 755 | Basit Ali | PAK | 755 v Sri Lanka, 02/12/1994 |
| 70 | 755 | D.S. Lehmann | AUS | 755 v West Indies, 17/04/1999 |
| 74 | 754 | Ramiz Raja | PAK | 754 v West Indies, 18/10/1988 |
| 75 | 752 | H.H. Gibbs | SA | 752 v Bangladesh, 22/02/2003 |
| 76 | 751 | H.M. Amla | SA | 751 v West Indies, 03/06/2010 |
| 76 | 751 | M.J. Clarke | AUS | 751 v Sri Lanka, 22/02/2008 |
| 78 | 749 | R. Dravid | IND | 749 v West Indies, 18/05/2006 |
| 79 | 748 | A. Flintoff | ENG | 748 v Sri Lanka, 18/09/2004 |
| 80 | 747 | S.M. Gavaskar | IND | 747 v New Zealand, 31/10/1987 |
| 81 | 745 | T.M. Dilshan | SL | 745 v Bangladesh, 18/06/2010 |
| 82 | 744 | G.M. Wood | AUS | 744 v Sri Lanka, 13/04/1983 |
| 82 | 744 | N.H. Fairbrother | ENG | 744 v Australia, 19/05/1993 |
| 84 | 742 | D.P.M.D. Jayawardena | SL | 742 v West Indies, 19/12/2001 |
| 85 | 740 | M.S. Atapattu | SL | 740 v Zimbabwe, 15/03/2003 |
| 86 | 739 | V.G. Kambli | IND | 739 v Australia, 22/02/1995 |
| 87 | 736 | B.A. Edgar | NZ | 736 v England, 26/02/1983 |
| 88 | 732 | Yasir Hameed | PAK | 732 v Bangladesh, 17/07/2004 |
| 88 | 732 | J.N. Rhodes | SA | 732 v Australia, 02/04/1997 |
| 90 | 729 | A.L. Logie | WI | 729 v Pakistan, 12/03/1988 |
| 91 | 728 | J.G. Wright | NZ | 728 v Sri Lanka, 20/03/1983 |
| 92 | 724 | M.A. Taylor | AUS | 724 v India, 03/11/1996 |
| 93 | 723 | A.J. Stewart | ENG | 723 v West Indies, 29/03/1998 |
| 93 | 723 | H.H. Dippenaar | SA | 723 v Sri Lanka, 31/01/2006 |
| 95 | 715 | S.V. Manjrekar | IND | 715 v West Indies, 14/12/1991 |
| 96 | 712 | A. Flower | ZIM | 712 v Sri Lanka, 15/03/2003 |
| 97 | 711 | G.W. Flower | ZIM | 711 v Sri Lanka, 07/11/1998 |
| 98 | 710 | S.C. Williams | WI | 710 v England, 01/04/1998 |
| 99 | 709 | A.J. Strauss | ENG | 709 v Pakistan, 10/12/2005 |
| 99 | 709 | A.I. Kallicharran | WI | 709 v England, 22/01/1980 |
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