Top 5 Test batsmen with highest ICC rating points of all time

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The International Cricket Council evaluates performances of cricketers over a period of time and subsequently ranks them through a points-based system, which is worked out by using an algorithm.

The ICC Player Rankings help in determining the performance of a player in a more systematic manner than just comparing his averages with his peers.

The ranking system was first proposed to cricket's highest governing body by former England skipper Ted Dexter in 1987.

Dexter's formula was replaced with a system designed and introduced by English actuary, scorer and cricket statistician David Kendix as the rankings system was officially adopted by the ICC in 2003.

The greats of the game were later ranked on the basis of the past performances and an all-time list was procured in the process.

Now, let us have a look at the top 5 Test batsmen, who made the elite list by sustaining excellent form over a prolonged period of time.

#5 Peter May (941)

England cricketer Peter May achieved his highest career rating points of 941 on the basis of his performance in the year 1956 when he led his team to a 2-1 win against Australia to retain the Ashes at home.

The former skipper, who was posthumously inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009, top-scored in the five-match series with 453 runs.

Interestingly, with 351 runs in five Test matches, the Surrey cricketer was also the highest scorer when England defeated Australia Down Under to win the Ashes 1954/55 by a margin of 3-1.

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