All About International Cricket Teams and Players

The International Cricket Teams and Players qualified to play Test match cricket are known as Full Members. At present, ICC recognizes 12 countries as Full Member nations.

Cricket is one of the most thrilling games being played in and by 108 countries worldwide. Twenty-one African teams, 17 Americas teams, 25 Asian countries, 11 East-Asia Pacific countries, and 35 European nations, make this one of the most popular International Cricket Teams.

International Cricket Teams And Players

Following are the International Cricket Teams and Players who play cricket internationally:

• India
• Pakistan
• Afghanistan
• Australia
• Ireland
• New Zealand
• Zimbabwe 
• West Indies
• Srilanka
• South Africa
• Bangladesh
• West Indies

Criteria For Becoming An ICC Associate member 

Countries where cricket is well-established and organized properly qualify as ICC Associate members. The Affiliate Membership was scrapped at the ICC’s annual conference in London in 2017.

The only two types of ICC Membership are the Full and Associate. Nepal attained ODI status on March 15, 2018, when they beat Papua New Guinea in the seventh-eighth positions playoff in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018! Their newly-attained status is temporary and will last until 2022.

ICC Cricket:

ICC Cricket World is one-day international cricket, and it’s event arranged by the “International cricket council.” It is organized every four areas in different countries of the world.

The latest ICC cricket world was held in 2019, it was managed from May 30 to July 14, and England won it while New Zealand was the runners-up. It was even hosted in England (10 venues) and Wales (1 venue). It was full of fun and a well-organized event.

Successful International Cricket Teams In Tournaments:

The most successful team in Australia; although all the teams perform well, Australia’s performance is the best among all the teams. It won 5 tournaments and became runner-up (two times). It even won three consecutive editions in 1999, 2003, and 2007.

30 International Cricket Teams Players of T20 Ranking 2023

Ranking	Name of player	Team	Ratings	Career best rating
1	Surya Kumar Yadav	India	890	895 v New Zealand, 20/11/2022
2	Muhammad Rizwan	Pakistan	836	875 v England, 28/09/2022
3	Devon Conway	NewZeland	788	831 v Australia, 22/10/2022
4	Babar Azam	Pakistan	778	896 v England, 05/05/2019
5	Aiden Markram	South Africa	748	796 v England, 06/11/2021
6	David Malan	England	619	915 v South Africa, 01/12/2020
7	Glenn Phillips	New Zealand	699	703 v England, 01/11/2022

8	Rilee Rossouw	South Africa	693	693 v Netherlands, 06/11/2022
9	Aaron Finch	Australia	680	900 v Zimbabwe, 03/07/2018
10	Pathum Nisanka	Sri Lanka	673	698 v Pakistan, 09/09/2022
11	Alex Hales	England	655	866 v India, 07/09/2014
12	Jos Buttler	England	652	674 v New Zealand, 10/11/202
13	Virat Kohli	India	650	897 v England, 07/09/2014
14	Muhammad Waseem	UAE	626	703 v Singapore, 22/08/2022
15	Quinton de Knock	South Africa	614	671 v Sri Lanka, 14/09/2021

16	Rahmanullah Gurbaz	Afghanistan	598	620 v Zimbabwe, 17/03/2021
17	Brandon King	West Indies	583	585 v New Zealand, 14/08/2022
18	Nicholas Pooran	West Indies	582	667 v Bangladesh, 07/07/2022
19	KL Rahul	India	582	854 v England, 03/07/2018
20	Reeza Hendricks	South Africa	579	647 v Sri Lanka, 24/03/2019
21	Rohit Sharma	India	579	718 v West Indies, 06/11/2018
22	George Munsey	Scotland	572	600 v Netherlands, 19/09/2019
23	Rassie van der Dussen	South Africa	565	780 v West Indies, 26/06/2021

24	Martin Guptill	New Zealand	564	780 v West Indies, 26/06/2021
25	Richie Berrington	Scotland	558	587 v Oman, 21/10/2021
26	Paul Stirling	Ireland		599 v UAE, 07/10/2021
27	Hazratullah Zazai	Afghanistan	556	736 v West Indies, 16/11/2019
28	Finn Allen	New Zealand	554	606 v Ireland, 04/11/2022
29	Mitchell Marsh	Australia	552	623 v New Zealand, 14/11/2021
30	Bhanuka Rajapaksa	Sri Lanka	543	543 v England, 05/11/2022

When Will The ICC Cricket World Cup Happen Now?

ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 13th edition of men in ICC cricket world cup 2023; India will host it in October and November, where ten teams will be performing.

Previous editions were also hosted in India but were partial in 1987, 1996, and 2011. But, this will be the first-ever ICC cricket world cup tournament that will entirely be played in India.

This tournament was about to be played in February and March, but later on, it was decided in July 2022 to delay the game till October and November. In 1987, it was the first time India hosted the tournament, and it had been played outside England.

What Is The History Of the Asia Cup?

Asia cup started in 1984 and was held in UAE till almost 14 cups were played, and it is considered one of the reputable tournaments. India won the Asia cup 2018 as it is also considered the most successful team in the Asia cup. At the start, it was scheduled to be played every two years, alternating after every two years in both formats.

Cricket playing countries in Asia Cup

Asia cup is one of the most awaited events by all the fans, there will be six teams playing this year, and all of them are the most promising and challenging teams. Almost six teams were playing each other in 2022, yet nearly five teams have been confirmed:

• India,
• Srilanka,
• Pakistan,
• Bangladesh,
• Afghanistan, etc. 

Conclusion

Cricket is one of the best games, and almost every nation enjoys it. No matter if their country is playing it or not. Its formats and tournaments bring a lot of thrill to the matches.

All the players put in their hard work and dedication to become the winners. Everyone tries to win all the tournaments and enlighten their and their country’s name.