ICC Top Ranked Players in ODI Cricket Year Batsman Country Bowler Country 2010 Hashim Amla South Africa Daniel Vettori New Zealand 2009 MS Dhoni India Daniel Vettori New Zealand 2008 MS Dhoni India Bracken Australia 2007 Ricky Ponting Australia Shaun Pollock South Africa 2006 Michael Hussey Australia Shaun Pollock South Africa 2005 Ricky Ponting Australia Glenn McGrath Australia 2004 Adam Gilchrist Australia Shaun Pollock South Africa 2003 Sachin Tendulkar India Shaun Pollock South Africa 2002 Matthew Hayden Australia Shaun Pollock South Africa 2001 Michael Bevan Australia Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 2000 Michael Bevan Australia Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka

ICC Top Ranked Players in Test Cricket Year Batsman Country Bowler Country 2010 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka Dale Steyn South Africa 2009 Gambhir India Dale Steyn South Africa 2008 Chanderpaul West Indies Muralitharan Sri Lanka 2007 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 2006 Ricky Ponting Australia Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 2005 Ricky Ponting Australia Shane Warne Australia 2004 Rahul Dravid India Glenn McGrath Australia 2003 Ricky Ponting Australia Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka 2002 Matthew Hayden Australia Glenn McGrath Australia 2001 Brian Lara West Indies Glenn McGrath Australia 2000 Sachin Tendulkar India Shaun Pollock South Africa