The Reliance ICC cricket ratings are a widely followed system of rankings for international cricketers based on their recent performances. Until 19 January 2005 they were known as the PwC cricket ratings, when Reliance Electronics took over the sponsorship of the ratings system. The International Cricket Council has joined forces with Reliance to produce and promote the Reliance ICC Test Championship, the Reliance ICC One-Day International Championship and the Reliance ICC Player Rankings. The ICC Player Rankings are the official player rankings for international cricket.

The ratings were developed at the suggestion of Ted Dexter in 1987. The intention was to produce a better indication of players' current standing in the sport than is provided by comparing their averages. Career averages are based on a player's entire career and do not make any allowance for match conditions or the strength of the opposition, whereas the ratings are based towards recent form and account for match conditions and the quality of the opponent using statistical measures. Initially the rankings were for Test cricket only, but separate one day international rankings were introduced in 1998.



With the Cricket World Cup coming all players are in full form and all ready to prove their mettle on the grounds. New records will be made and old ones destroyed. Yet some players leave their mark in the minds and hearts of million cricket fans.

Here is the list of

     Best Players

     Batting Records

     Bowling Records

     Umpires and Referees

	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	India	42	5357	128
2	South Africa	36	4228	117
3	England	45	5156	115
4	Sri Lanka	27	2951	109
5	Australia	43	4583	107
6	Pakistan	29	2615	90
7	West Indies	25	2128	85
8	New Zealanad	32	2482	78
9	Bangladesh	19	131	7

	Team	Matches	Points	Rating
1	Australia	44	5758	131
2	India	45	5369	119
3	Sri Lanka	35	4148	119
4	South africa	30	3526	118
5	England	35	3800	109
6	Pakistan	32	3210	100
7	New Zealanad	35	3203	92
8	West Indies	20	1321	66
9	Bangladesh	33	2177	66
10	Ireland	11	425	39
11	Zimbabwe	35	1299	37
12	Netherlands	6	103	17
13	Kenya	9	0	0