The format of T20Is has drastically changed the way international cricketers used to pursue their beloved game as there’s now plenty to choose from three different formats. While it gets utterly difficult to transition from the shortest format to the longest format or vice versa for most players, some greatest entities of the game have been bossing and prospering irrespective of what international cricket offers to them.

At present, there’s a very limited number of cricketers from each nation who play all formats of the game and thus can be called the eminent flag bearers of the sport at the global level. Perhaps, most of them are also once-in-a-generation players for their respective teams eventually getting relished for their supreme gamesmanship.

Here’s a list of the top 10 most valuable cricketers across all formats currently:

10.  Shaheen Afridi

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-460742" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shaheen-Afridi.jpg" alt="Shaheen Afridi" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-460742" class="wp-caption-text">Pakistan&#8217;s Shaheen Afridi. (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>

At the age of 21, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/the-hundred-kane-williamson-shaheen-afridi-the-latest-to-opt-out-of-the-tournament/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shaheen Afridi</a> is not only Pakistan’s brimming multi-format bowler but also the team’s overall premier pacer as well. His left-arm pace bowling is a continuance from Pakistan’s eternal factory of left-arm pacers eventually making his role reminiscent of what the likes of Wasim Akram and Mohammad Amir had done for their teams.

By beginning his international career from the shortest format, Shaheen has at present played 17 Tests, 25 ODIs, and 25 T20Is. Specifically, in the white-ball format, Shaheen’s value becomes much grand as he is, undoubtedly, the best ace bowler amongst the current crop of Pakistani pacers.

By naturally being well equipped with height, pace, and bounce, Shaheen can not only do some conventional bowling upfront but also has all the modern-day white-ball tricks in his sleeve. His penchant to erupt with some deadly yorkers along with some subtle variations genuinely makes him an enigmatic force whose very difficult to be taken for cleaners.

Currently, with more than 50 plus wickets in both ODIs and Tests, Shaheen is the seventh fastest to 50 ODI wickets and overall ranks himself fourth in the list of best career strike-rate in ODIs (25.1). Further, the teenage pacer also even has a unique record of bagging the most consecutive four-wicket hauls (3) in ODIs.

Even in the longest format, Shaheen’s prowess has been well laid as from his booming 58 wickets, the pacer has captured six four-wicket hauls and two five-wicket hauls. Hence, comprehensively this might be a brimming start for the teenager but in some sense indeed this is a normal start especially with oodles still left to be unveiled.

9. Pat Cummins

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-477716" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Pat-Cummins.jpg" alt="Pat Cummins" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-477716" class="wp-caption-text">Pat Cummins. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

Prior to the 2015 World Cup, it was the blazing left-arm pace bowling of Mitchell Starc that used to get first place on the team sheets across formats for Australia. However, with Pat Cummins overcoming his frequent injury woes since 2017, the right-arm pacer has eminently established himself as the primary speedster of the team in today’s times.

While his red-ball proficiency was all instantaneously known during his debut seven-wicket haul in <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/west-indies-vs-south-africa-dale-steyn-and-ab-de-villiers-display-agitation-on-an-umpiring-howler-in-the-final-t20i/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africa</a>, Cummins’s white-ball journey on the other hand did become efficient when the speedster had stiffened his body since 2016 to become a multi-format player. Now with his white-ball bowling getting fully inculcated with all the modern-day tricks, Cummins has an astonishing pile of 111 wickets from merely 69 ODIs along with 37 wickets in his 30 T20Is.

As six feet plus bowler, Cummins already had some innate pace and bounce and now can move the ball in both ways. Also, his evolution of bowling cutters with the red-ball makes him a persistent choice even when the team plays in Asian conditions.

Further, the right-hander already has a lethal bouncer that often gets in the mix with his moving ball in Test matches. Overall, the 28-year old even has a stupendous record in the longer format as from his 34 Tests, Cummins has scalped 164 wickets. Therefore that’s why indeed he’s the most competent pacer even in the bowling club of fab four.

8. Kagiso Rabada

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-525372" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kagiso-Rabada-1.jpg" alt="Kagiso Rabada" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-525372" class="wp-caption-text">Kagiso Rabada. (Photo by RANDY BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>

Ever since the departure of the legends like <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/west-indies-vs-south-africa-dale-steyn-and-ab-de-villiers-display-agitation-on-an-umpiring-howler-in-the-final-t20i/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dale Steyn</a>, Morne Morkel, and Vernon Philander, Kagiso Rabada in a true sense has emerged as an epitome in South Africa’s current bowling lineup. Since his U-19 World Cup days, the pacer has been under massive limelight and has been climbing the ladder vigorously by making SA win some of the most diverse games across all formats.

With his bowling coming in as a complete package that has all the skillsets to excel in all three formats, Rabada has constantly dwelled himself in the top bowling rankings lists. So far, the spearhead ranks himself fourth in terms of the best career strike rate in Test matches (41.2) and has the best figures on debut (6 for 16) in ODIs.

Especially in the longest format of the game, the premier pacer has been soaring as from his 47 matches, Rabada has scalped booming 213 wickets. Even in the ODIs, the right-arm pacer has been a hounding proposition and has 119 wickets from his 77 appearances.

Overall, Rabada being someone who can hit the deck hard, has some serious pace and toe crushing yorkers, can move the ball both ways along with the reverse swing skills is an elusive paragon entity that the South African team must prudently relish.

7. David Warner

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-475589" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/David-Warner-3.jpg" alt="David Warner" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-475589" class="wp-caption-text">David Warner. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto/Popperfoto via Getty Images)</figcaption>

At present, David Warner is one of the elusive Australian batters who meritoriously bosses his position in all three formats. The left-handed opener is also one of those elusive names who has successfully transitioned himself from being an eruptive T20 batter to a steadfast Test match batsman.

It was back in 2008 when Warner had made his way out in international cricket via T20Is and now is one of the most experienced cricketers in the current batch of the Australian players.

Especially in the longest format where Warner has a profusion of runs, the southpaw has total played 86 matches and has scored 7311 runs at a commendable average of 48.1. His remarkable consistency against the red-ball has made him score second the most number of centuries (24) as a Test match opener for Australia.

Further, in the limited-overs format, Warner has played 128 ODIs and has 5455 runs at an impressive average of 45.08. The opener again has the second most number of centuries (18) amongst all the Australian players and was the fourth quickest to 5000 runs in ODIs.

In the T20Is where Warner was already an apt batsman, the left-hander has played 81 games and has scored 2265 runs at an average of 31.45. Overall, with being one of the elusive openers who has amassed tons of runs across all formats of the game, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/fan-asks-whose-idea-was-it-to-drop-you-from-srh-david-warner-responds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Warner</a> is definitely Australia’s most treasured current multi-format batsman.

6. Ben Stokes

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-492752" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ben-Stokes.jpg" alt="Ben Stokes" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-492752" class="wp-caption-text">Ben Stokes. (Photo Source: BCCI)</figcaption>

Call him a miracle man for England or a history maker who has the knack of clinching some of the most impossible victories, irrefutably <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/england-vs-pakistan-ecb-announces-16-man-squad-for-odi-series-ben-stokes-absent/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Stokes</a> is the premier all-rounder of the game at present. His well-rounded ability to bat as per the situation makes him now England’s most elusive batter who can smoothly cope up with demands of all formats.

In the longest format of the game, Stokes has played 71 matches and has 4631 runs at an average of 37.05. The all-rounder has also picked 164 wickets and has a prodigious number of 10 centuries under his name. His trouncing 135* against Australia at Leeds in Ashes 2019 is an impregnable testament especially when it comes to triumphing in Test cricket’s most outlandish situations.

However, when it comes to the T20Is, Stokes has merely played 34 games and currently averages 20.09. Often, the T20Is are predominately his leeway games wherein Stokes takes his leaves and gets revitalized from his overwhelming workload.

Overall, the all-rounder also has an impressive ODI record in which Stokes has scored 2817 runs at an average of around 40. Perhaps in the ODIs, at present Stokes is one of the elusive bona fide batters who can rigorously finish games in world cricket.

5. Jasprit Bumrah

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-477998" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Jasprit-Bumrah-2.jpg" alt="Jasprit Bumrah" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-477998" class="wp-caption-text">Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/jasprit-bumrah-posts-a-selfie-with-wife-sanjana-ganesan-angry-indian-fans-troll-him-in-comments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jasprit Bumrah’s</a> instantaneous rise in Indian cricket has not only him made the premier pacer of the team but also the leading bowler in the world-renowned bowling club of fab four. With someone who had merely started with limited-overs cricket, Test cricket seemed to be impenetrable for Bumrah.

However the speedster, then, well inside his first two years, proficiently made a dazzling transition by debuting in South Africa. Now precisely in the white-ball format, where Bumrah has resolved India’s death bowling woes, the speedster has a profusion of 108 ODI wickets from his 67 ODIs at a fantastic economy of 4.66.

In the shortest format where he has a much valiant role, Bumrah from his 49 T20Is has taken 59 wickets at a tightening economy of 6.67. While Bumrah’s wizardry in the limited-overs cricket is well-adulated, the cricketer actually also has some eye-catching numbers in the longest format. From his 39 innings in Test cricket, Bumrah has strenuously scalped 83 wickets that also includes his five wondrous five-wicket hauls.

In general, just like most booming pacers Bumrah also has a similar armoury where he conventionally can move the ball in both ways, can also effectively reverse swing it along with possessing a spicy bouncer and a deadly yorker.

But what really significantly distinguishes him is his astute mind and completely unorthodox action. Overall, while it is true that his esteemed bowling action is his superlative weaponry, in reality, the speedster has left no stone unturned to establish himself as the current nonpareil pacer of the game.

4. Babar Azam

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-505768" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Babar-Azam-5.jpg" alt="Babar Azam" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-505768" class="wp-caption-text">Babar Azam. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

There’s no second-guessing that in an arid batting lineup of Pakistan, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/babar-azam-needs-to-improve-his-dot-ball-percentage-in-the-first-six-overs-wasim-akram/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Babar Azam</a> is an elusive fertile oasis that has been brimming with runs at an accordant pace. Despite making his debut not long ago in 2015, Babar, in his small-scaled international career, has already dwelled himself as the next scintillating component in the batting club of fab four.

His soothing touch play batting has effortlessly allowed him to become a crown jewel of Pakistani’s batting across all formats. Especially in the white-ball format, Babar has been producing barrels of runs as in his mere 80 ODIs, the 26-year old has stacked 3808 runs at a soaring average of 56.84 that also currently places him third in the highest career batting averages in ODIs.

The right-handed batter was also already the second-fastest to 2000 in ODIs and is at present the fastest ever to score 2000 runs in T20Is. Also, not long ago Babar had his 50 plus average intact even in the shortest format but now from his 57 T20I games, the batter has 2035 runs at an average of 47.33.

While Babar’s brimming ascendancy in white-ball format has often ranked him at the top with the best in the world, his Test matches numbers which are in a work-in-progress mode actually are captivating to some extent.

Out of his 33 Test matches, Babar has scored 2169 runs at an exceptional average of 42.53. Overall, with Babar already being expected to shatter all batting records across formats as a Pakistani batter, assuredly, the skipper is an elusive talent that has been skyrocketing his team in the most fitting way.

3. Rohit Sharma

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-527721" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rohit-Sharma-1.jpg" alt="Rohit Sharma" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-527721" class="wp-caption-text">Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)</figcaption>

From once being called as the Maggie man to now becoming India’s most reliable hitman, Rohit Sharma indeed has been team India’s best ever effortless, free-flowing stroke maker who has played the game. Rohit’s initial years were all about his knack of cheaply gifting his wicket away, however, since the year 2013, the hitman has then been batting at some other planet where he has boomed with a plethora of runs.

Especially in the realm of white-ball cricket, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/will-virat-kohli-open-with-rohit-sharma-in-t20-world-cup-2021-deep-dasgupta-answers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rohit Sharma</a> has already been hailed as a legendary name who has over 9000 runs in ODIs at a striking average of 48.96. The cricketer is already the third-fastest to reach 9000 runs and also ranks himself fourth in the list of most hundreds in ODIs. Perhaps even in the shortest format where Rohit is the third-highest run-getter, the cricketer has played 111 T20I games and has 2864 runs along with a second-most number of the fifties (26).

While Rohit’s white-ball numbers are not less than any fantasy or delusion, his numbers in the longest format are quite subservient. However, with the cricketer now routinely dwelling himself as a Test opener, it&#8217;s best to say that the 34-year old is enjoying his vintage days and has in total scored 2679 runs from his 39 Tests matches. All in all, Rohit’s appearance for team India across formats is a chasmic affair that eventually has also indulged him to become one of the country’s finest all-time white-ball batsmen.

2. Kane Williamson

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-528914" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kane-Williamson-2.jpg" alt="Kane Williamson" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-528914" class="wp-caption-text">Kane Williamson. (Photo by Nathan Stirk-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)</figcaption>

It’s been more than a decade since <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/started-changing-nappies-kane-williamson-on-how-he-celebrated-wtc-final-victory/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kane Williamson</a> had made his international debut undoubtedly making himself NZ’s most cherished batsman since the legendary Martin Crowe. The right-handed batsman despite being a classical touch player who immaculately blends his batting with his gritty temperament has also been a reliable run-machine in the shortest format of the game.

The 30-year old was also a pioneer in the current batting club of fab five and is an elusive non-Asian batter who can seamlessly play some vigorous spin bowling. Especially in Test cricket where Williamson has scored the most number of runs, the 30-year old has played 85 games and has amassed 7230 runs at a phenomenal average of 53.96.

His chunk of 24 centuries in the longest format also yields him the top spot in the list of most centuries scored by an NZ player. Williamson also has a soothing ODI record just like his demeanour where from his 151 matches about 6174 runs have come from his bat at a commendable average of 47.49.

In the T20Is, Williamson was the fastest NZ player to reach 1000 runs and is currently the fourth-highest run-getter of the team. With his 67 T20I appearances, a total of 1805 runs have been scored that also includes Williamson’s 13 fifties. Overall, in NZ’s sweet cricketing folklore Kane Williamson will surely end up as the country’s best-ever produced intentional cricketer.

1. Virat Kohli

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-530394" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Virat-Kohli-7.jpg" alt="Virat Kohli" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-530394" class="wp-caption-text">Virat Kohli. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

While Virat might now be the vigorous poster boy of world cricket, but back during his initial rookie days, he was just a mere ODI batter who possessed a very limited ability. However, since his debut in 2008, each year has been a stepping stone to Virat’s unfathomable success especially in the limited format where he indomitably hectors the game unlike any other batter currently.

In ODI cricket, Virat remains the ultimate king as from his colossal number of 254 matches, King Kohli has fumed some mind-boggling 12,169 runs at an awe-inspiring average of 59.07. With his brimming 43 ODI hundreds, he’s only second to the great Sachin Tendulkar in the most hundreds scored in the ODIs list.

In the T20Is, Virat stands as the apex run machine of the format as from his 89 T20I  matches the 32-year old has 3159 runs again at a flaming average of over 52. Even in the longest format of the game, Virat’s brimming knack of maintaining a 50 plus average remains intact as from his formidable 92 Test appearances, Virat has scored 7547 runs at an average of 52.05.

Overall, while it’s a no-brainer that King Kohli is at present India’s and world cricket’s most treasured entity, the cricketer reminiscently enjoys similar fame to what the legendary <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/in-a-bizzare-application-sachin-tendulkars-son-mahendra-singh-dhoni-applies-for-teachers-post-in-chhattisgarh/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sachin Tendulkar</a> used to receive back in his playing days.

Most of them are also once-in-a-generation players for their respective teams.

Top 10 most valuable cricketers across all formats currently

The format of T20Is has drastically changed the way international cricketers used to pursue their beloved game as there’s now plenty to choose