Mitchell Starc and Deepti Sharma named Wisden’s Leading Cricketers in the World for 2025

For the global recognition in the Cricket Mitchell Starc and Deepti Sharma have been named the the Leading Cricketers in the World by the prestigious Wisden Cricketers Almanack Award. This award  celebrate their the exceptional performances of the calendar year of 2025 and announced winners just ahead of the release of Wisden’s 163rd edition.

Mitchell Starc’s Domination in Test Cricket and Ashes

Mitchell Starc have performed one of the finest years of his career and delivered the match-winning performances across different formats of the game.

Key Highlights Includes

55 wickets taken in the 11 Tests at an average of 17.32

Also the career-best spell, 6/9 came up against the West Indies

He also claimed the 31 wickets in Ashes 2025-26 at 19.93 average

Played the pivotal role in Australia’s Ashes win.

At the age of the 36 Starc showcased remarkable consistency and remained the one of the most lethal fast bowlers in world cricket right now.

Deepti Sharma Hero of Indian Woman World Cup Campaign

Deepti Sharma played the important role in India’s first-ever Women’s ODI World Cup victory (2025), held in India.

Her Tournament Performance Includes The,

• 215 runs (avg 30.71)
• 22 wickets (avg 20.40)
• In the final match she scored the 58 runs off 58 balls and claimed the 5/39 with match-winning spell.

For her all-round play she earned her the title of Player of the Tournament.

Indian Players Shine Across Wisden Awards

India has dominanted presence in the Wisden honours list.

Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year

• Shubman Gill
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Rishabh Pant
• Mohammed Siraj
• Haseeb Hameed

These recognitions came after the India vs England Test series of 2025 which was ended in a 2-2 draw.

Shubman Gill’s Run Fest

Shubman Gill stand out as one of the biggest stars and performer of the year.

• He scored 754 runs in the series at an average of 75.40.
• Hit the Four centuries.
• Also scored the historic 430-run performance at Edgbaston.

He has won the Wisden Trophy for Outstanding Individual Performance.

Abhishek Sharma T20 Cricket’s Rising Star

Abhishek Sharma was named the Leading T20 Player in the World for this year.

His Performance in the 2025 was sublime.

He has scored over 1000+ runs in T20s with the strike rate above 200.

He have also scored the multiple centuries and match-winning innings.