Don’t Be Just a Viewer of the Match, Be a Player of the Team
Cricket is no longer considered just another sport. It has become a religion all over the world and it is the personal connection between the audience and the cricket teams that has, over the years, become more and more intense. The whole sole purpose of cricket teams is to ensure putting their best foot forward in all the games and get the winning trophy home. And even though cricket is known to be a men’s game, women have outperformed themselves on the ground multiple times and come at par with the men of the cricket industry.
Top International Cricket Teams in The World
| TOP MEN CRICKET TEAMS | TOP WOMEN CRICKET TEAMS | |||
| POSITION | TEAM NAME | POSITION | TEAM NAME | |
| 1 | India | 1 | Australia Women | |
| 2 | New Zealand | 2 | South Africa Women | |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | England Women | |
| 4 | England | 4 | India Women | |
| 5 | Pakistan | 5 | New Zealand Women | |
| 6 | South Africa | 6 | West Indies Women | |
Top Cricketers Index (Both Men and Women)
Even though every player in a cricket team tries their best to perform better in all aspects relating to cricket, there are some extraordinary players, whether an international cricket team or a domestic cricket team, who come out as all rounded players at each level of the game.
| TEST cricket teams MEN all rounders | ODI cricket teams WOMEN all rounders | |||||
| 1 | Jason Holder | West Indies | 1 | Ellyse Perry | Australia | |
| 2 | Ben Stokes | England | 2 | Marizanne Kapp | South Africa | |
| 3 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 3 | Stafanie Taylor | West Indies | |
| 4 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 4 | Natalie Sciver | England | |
| 5 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 5 | Deepti Sharma | India | |
| 6 | Kyle Jamieson | New Zealand | 6 | Jess Jonassen | Australia | |
| ODI cricket teams MEN all rounders | T20 Cricket teams WOMEN all rounders | |||||
| 1 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 1 | Sophie Divine | New Zealand | |
| 2 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 2 | Natalie Sciver | England | |
| 3 | Chris Woakes | England | 3 | Ellyse Perry | Australia | |
| 4 | Ben Stokes | England | 4 | Deepti Sharma | India | |
| 5 | Imad Wasim | Pakistan | 5 | Stafanie Taylor | West Indies | |
| 6 | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 6 | Chamari Athapaththu | Sri Lanka | |
| T20 Cricket teams MEN all rounders | ||||||
| 1 | Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | ||||
| 2 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | ||||
| 3 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | ||||
| 4 | Richie Berrington | Scotland | ||||
| 5 | Sean Williams | Zimbabwe | ||||
| 6 | Gareth Delany | Ireland | ||||
Cricket Series: What to expect from 2021?
- International Tours with multiple international cricket teams
- T20I Series with the best T20 cricket teams
- ODI Series
- ICC World Test Championship Finals
- Indian Premier League
- ICC Men’s Cricket T20 World Cup 2021
- Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2021
Upcoming Cricket Series Calendar
That’s not all, the upcoming cricket series schedule for this year, as per the announcements online include a lot of international cricket teams, interesting matches between domestic cricket teams as well as national cricket teams with some healthy nail biting competition.
| MONTH | SERIES NAME | TEAMS | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb-21 | England Tour of India 2021 | India and England | 2 more to go |
| Mar-21 | Sri Lanka Tour of West Indies | Sri Lanka and West Indies | 1 to go |
| Bangladesh Tour of New Zealand | Bangladesh and New Zealand | 4 more to go | |
| Apr-21 | Pakistan Tour of South Africa | Pakistan and South Africa | April 2 - April 16, 2021 |
| Indian Premier League | 8 Mixed cricket teams | April 9 – May 30, 2021 | |
| Bangladesh Tour of Sri Lanka | Bangladesh and Sri Lanka | April 17 - May 3, 2021 | |
| Jun-21 | New Zealand Tour of England | New Zealand and England | June 2 - June 14, 2021 |
| Ireland Tour of Netherlands | Ireland and Netherlands | June 4 - June 9, 2021 | |
| ICC World Test Championship FINAL | India and New Zealand | June 18 - June 22, 2021 | |
| Sri Lanka Tour of England | Sri Lanka and England | June 18 - July 4, 2021 | |
| Aug-21 | India Tour of England | India and England | Aug 4 - Sept 18, 2021 |
| Zimbabwe Tour of Ireland | Zimbabwe and Ireland | Aug 6 - Aug 20, 2021 | |
| Oct-21 | England Tour of Pakistan | England and Pakistan | Oct 14 - Oct 15, 2021 |
According to the calendar schedule above, the cricket teams to face the most intense matches are- the West Indies national cricket team with the ongoing Sri Lanka Tour of West Indies, the Sri Lanka national cricket team in June 2021, the Zimbabwe cricket team in August 2021, and for the Netherlands cricket team in June 2021 with only one Ireland Tour of Netherlands booked for the year 2021 against the Ireland cricket team. International Cricket Teams- h2
India Cricket Team
In India, cricket has been the most interactive sport in the country. It brings together people from all walks of life and encourages them to follow the sport with utmost dedication. The Indian national cricket team not only has an international cricket team but also multiple domestic teams for both men and women of different age groups like U19, U23, etc. The exhilaratingly enjoyable series for all Indian fans, the Indian Premier League, is hosted by India made every year around mid every year and welcomes players from all international cricket teams as well as all national cricket teams from around the world to participate.
| INDIA NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM | |
| S. No. | Player Names |
| 1 | Rohit Sharma |
| 2 | Shikhar Dhawan |
| 3 | Shreyas Iyer |
| 4 | Shubman Gill |
| 5 | Suryakumar Yadav |
| 6 | Virat Kohli |
| 7 | Hardik Pandya |
| 8 | Krunal Pandya |
| 9 | Washington Sundar |
| 10 | KL Rahul |
| 11 | Rishabh Pant |
| 12 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| 13 | Kuldeep Yadav |
| 14 | Mohammed Siraj |
| 15 | Prasidh Krishna |
| 16 | Shardul Thakur |
| 17 | T Natarajan |
| 18 | Yuzvendra Chahal |
New Zealand Cricket Team
The New Zealand cricket team has been on the go since the beginning of the year 2021 with multiple cricket series lined up for them throughout the year. However, the most awaited cricket series for the New Zealand cricket team as well as the Indian cricket team is the ICC test world championship in June 2021. The team players of the New Zealand national cricket team have marked their place in the top all-rounder list of players globally.
| NEW ZEALAND NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM | |
| S.No | Players name |
| 1 | Devon Conway |
| 2 | Henry Nicholls |
| 3 | Mark Chapman |
| 4 | Martin Guptill |
| 5 | Ross Taylor |
| 6 | Will Young |
| 7 | Daryl Mitchell |
| 8 | James Neesham |
| 9 | Mitchell Santner |
| 10 | Tom Latham |
| 11 | Kyle Jamieson |
| 12 | Matt Henry |
| 13 | Tim Southee |
| 14 | Trent Boult |
Afghanistan Cricket Team
The reason why the Afghanistan National cricket team is always going to be a special one is because of its growth in this cricket field, both with the playoffs as well as a team altogether. Afghanistan was war hit for a long time and many Afghanistan national cricket team players mentioned in several interviews how difficult it was for them to grow out as a cricket nation. But the team succeeded and has given the world some exceptional players like Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and many more.
| AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM | |
| S. No. | Player Names |
| 1 | Asghar Afghan |
| 2 | Farid Malik |
| 3 | Hashmatullah Shahidi |
| 4 | Ibrahim Zadran |
| 5 | Najibulla Zadran |
| 6 | Usman Ghani |
| 7 | Karim Janat |
| 8 | Mohammad Nabi |
| 9 | Sharafuddin Ashraf |
| 10 | Afsar Zazai |
| 11 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
| 12 | Amir Hamza |
| 13 | Fazal Haque |
| 14 | Naveen-ul-Haq |
| 15 | Rashid Khan |
England Cricket Team
Birthplace for World cup, the England cricket team has, over the last few years and since its inception, proven to be one of the finest cricket teams in the world today and currently stands at No. 1 on the ODI and Test Series ranking of international cricket teams.
| ENGLAND NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM | |
| S. No. | Player Names |
| 1 | Dawid Malan |
| 2 | Eoin Morgan |
| 3 | Jason Ray |
| 4 | Liam Livingstone |
| 5 | Ben Stokes |
| 6 | Moeen Ali |
| 7 | Sam Curran |
| 8 | Jonny Bairstow |
| 9 | Jos Buttler |
| 10 | Sam Billings |
| 11 | Adil Rashid |
| 12 | Chris Jordan |
| 13 | Jake Ball |
| 14 | Mark Wood |
| 15 | Matt Parkingson |
| 16 | Reece Topley |
| 17 | Tom Curran |
South Africa Cricket Team
The South Africa national cricket team is known to be the only international cricket team to have won over 60% of all the matches they have played to date. Cricket is the second most popular sport in South Africa and this cricket team always manages to put up an exciting exhibit for the audience on the field.
| SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM | |
| S.No | Players name |
| 1 | Aiden Markram |
| 2 | David Miller |
| 3 | Janneman Malan |
| 4 | Russie Van Der Dussen |
| 5 | Temba Bavuma |
| 6 | JJ Smuts |
| 7 | Wiaan Mulder |
| 8 | Heinrich Klaasen |
| 9 | Kyle Verreynne |
| 10 | Quinton de Kock |
| 11 | Andile Phehlukwayo |
| 12 | Anrich Nortje |
| 13 | Beuran Hendricks |
| 14 | Daryn Dupavillon |
| 15 | Junior Dala |
| 16 | Kagiso Rabada |
| 17 | Keshav Maharaj |
| 18 | Lizzad Williams |
| 19 | Lungi Ngidi |
| 20 | Lutho Sipamla |
| 21 | Sisanda Magala |
| 22 | Tabraiz Shamsi |
Australia Cricket Team
Australia National Cricket team not only pleases the eyes with a bunch of really dapper cricket players, but the cricket team also manages to perform better every year at all international cricket series. Besides, they have also maintained a good performance record in domestic cricket matches with domestic cricket teams within their country.
| AUSTRALIA NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM | |
| S. No. | Player Names |
| 1 | Aaron Finch |
| 2 | Ashton Turner |
| 3 | Ashton Agar |
| 4 | Daniel Sams |
| 5 | D'Arcy Short |
| 6 | Glenn Maxwell |
| 7 | Marcus Stoinis |
| 8 | Mitchell March |
| 9 | Ben McDermott |
| 10 | Josh Philippe |
| 11 | Matthew Wade |
| 12 | Adam Zampa |
| 13 | Andrew Tye |
| 14 | Jason Behrendorff |
| 15 | Jhye Richardson |
| 16 | Shardul Thakur |
| 17 | Kane Richardson |
| 18 | Riley Meredith |
Bangladesh Cricket Team
The Bangladesh Cricket team has a fairly good winning streak of 35.02 % for the 381 ODIs played till date. Mushfiqur Rahim is known to be one of the best wicket keepers in all country cricket teams. The majority of players of the Bangladesh cricket team believe in training and so they work towards becoming all-rounders in the near future with full dedication.
| BANGLADESH NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM | |
| S. No. | Player Names |
| 1 | Mohammad Mithun |
| 2 | Mohammad Naim |
| 3 | Mosaddek Hossain |
| 4 | Najmul Hossain Shanto |
| 5 | Tamim Iqbal |
| 6 | Afif Hossain |
| 7 | Mahedi Hasan |
| 8 | Mahmudullah |
| 9 | Mehidy Hasan |
| 10 | Soumya Sarkar |
| 11 | Liton Das |
| 12 | Mushfiqur Rahim |
| 13 | AL-Amin Hossain |
| 14 | Hasan Mahmud |
| 15 | Mohammad Saifuddin |
| 16 | Mastafizur Rahman |
| 17 | Nasum Ahmed |
| 18 | Rubel Hossain |
| 19 | Shoriful Islam |
| 20 | Taskin Ahmed |
Pakistan Cricket Team
The Pakistan cricket team, especially for the Indian cricket lovers comes across as the bitterest competition because of the history of ongoing rivalry between India and Pakistan. Players of the Pakistan national cricket team ensure they put in their best efforts for the India-Pakistan matches. And truth be told, these matches are the highlights for both country cricket teams and the audience.
| PAKISTAN NATIONAL CRICKET TEAM | |
| S.No | Players name |
| 1 | Abdullah Shafique |
| 2 | Babar Azam |
| 3 | Fakhar Zaman |
| 4 | Haider Ali |
| 5 | Imam-ul-Haq |
| 6 | Danish Aziz |
| 7 | Faheem Ashraf |
| 8 | Mohammad Nawaz |
| 9 | Saud Shakeel |
| 10 | Shadab Khan |
| 11 | Mohammad Rizwan |
| 12 | Sarfaraz Ahmed |
| 13 | Haris Rauf |
| 14 | Hasan Ali |
| 15 | Mohammad Hasnain |
| 16 | Mohammad Wasim |
| 17 | Shaheen Afridi |
| 18 | Usman Qadir |
Some Common FAQs
Which is the No.1 cricket team?
According to the ICC rankings, every international cricket series has different international cricket teams ranked at No. 1. For the Test series, India national cricket team is ranked at No. 1, closely followed by New Zealand national cricket team. For the ODI series as well as the T20 series, England cricket team is ranked No. 1 followed by the India cricket team.
How many cricket series are there in 2021?
The year 2021 is packed with multiple cricket series like 20 T20 matches between several international cricket teams, the Indian Premier League starting on April 9th 2021, the ODI series with 41 matches this year, and the test series with 13 matches in place. However, the biggest, most awaited series is the final 2019-21 ICC World Test Championship between India national cricket team and New Zealand national cricket team.
How many cricket teams are there in India?
There are 38 clubs as part of the India national cricket teams and 8 domestic cricket teams for the Indian Premier League starting from April 8th 2021.
Why does Wales not have a cricket team?
The reason why Wales does not have a separate international cricket team is that both England and Wales have the same governing body i.e. ECB so both England and Wales are considered as one entity so only the England cricket team has been able to play with other international and national cricket teams.
How many cricket teams are there in the world?
There are approximately 104 international cricket teams around the world, including the top cricket teams like the England cricket team, India national cricket team, New Zealand national cricket team as the top contenders.
How many cricket teams are there in the world cup?
In the latest World cup in 2019, the number of international cricket teams involved in the tournament was only 10, which dropped from 14 teams in the past.
How many IPL teams will be there in 2021?
For the upcoming IPL series in 2021, there are 8 Indian domestic cricket teams in the game. Make The Team You Believe In, The Best Team Indeed With BalleBaazi! Do not just enjoy the match by watching, but also participate in more than one way. Here’s how you can do this while sitting right in front of the television with three easy steps.
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