Mitchell Starc and Deepti Sharma Named Leading Cricketers by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 2025

Key facts

• Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc was named Leading Cricketer in the World by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 2025 after taking 55 wickets in 11 Test matches at an average of 17.32.
• Indian women’s all-rounder Deepti Sharma was named Leading Cricketer in the World by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for 2025 and was India’s Player of the Tournament in their first ODI World Cup victory.
• India defeated South Africa by 52 runs in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup final.
• Deepti Sharma scored 215 runs at an average of 30.71 and took 22 wickets at an average of 20.40 in the 2025 ODI World Cup.
• In the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup final, Deepti Sharma scored 58 runs off 58 balls and took 5 wickets for 39 runs in 9.3 overs.
• Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant, and Mohammed Siraj were included in Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year for their performances in the five-match Test series against England that ended 2-2.
• Shubman Gill scored 754 runs at an average of 75.40 with four centuries in the 2025 India-England Test series.
• Ravindra Jadeja scored 516 runs at an average of 86.00 in the 2025 India-England Test series.
• Rishabh Pant scored 479 runs at an average of 68.43 in the 2025 India-England Test series.
• Mohammed Siraj took 23 wickets at an average of 32.43 in the 2025 India-England Test series.
• Shubman Gill received the Wisden Trophy for the outstanding individual performance of the year for scoring 430 runs in the second Test at Edgbaston.
• Abhishek Sharma was named Leading T20 Player globally after scoring 1602 runs in 40 matches at an average of 41.07 and a strike rate of 202.01 in 2025.
• Haseeb Hameed was the sole English player named among the Five Cricketers of the Year after scoring 1,258 runs at an average of 66.00 for Nottinghamshire in the County Championship.