THE GREATS

500 Legends

The players who define TheChase500, and the real-world greats behind them. Here are the highest-rated cards in the game, how today's top ODI batters rank, and the legends enshrined in cricket's Hall of Fame.

Top 5 Batting in TheChase500

The best pure run-scorers in the game, rated for building an innings. Each is the card from the World Cup shown, and players level on the same rating share a place.

	Player	Rating
1	Virat Kohli 2023	99
=2	Viv Richards 1979	98
=2	Sachin Tendulkar 2003	98
4	AB de Villiers 2015	97
=5	Ricky Ponting 2003	95
=5	Rohit Sharma 2019	95

Top 5 Power in TheChase500

The most destructive hitters, rated for scoring speed and clearing the ropes.

	Player	Rating
1	Glenn Maxwell 2023	97
=2	Viv Richards 1987	95
=2	AB de Villiers 2015	95
=2	Rohit Sharma 2023	95
=2	Brendon McCullum 2015	95
=2	Chris Gayle 2015	95
=2	Shahid Afridi 2011	95

Top 5 Bowling in TheChase500

The most feared attacks, the names you want anchoring your lower order.

	Player	Rating
=1	Wasim Akram 1992	98
=1	Muttiah Muralitharan 2007	98
=1	Glenn McGrath 2007	98
4	Joel Garner 1979	97
=5	Mitchell Starc 2019	96
=5	Shane Warne 1999	96
=5	Allan Donald 1999	96

Today's top ODI batters

How the current stars stack up in the official ICC ODI batting rankings, a fun benchmark against the all-time greats above.

	Player	Country
1	Shubman Gill	India
2	Daryl Mitchell	New Zealand
3	Virat Kohli	India
4	Rohit Sharma	India
5	Ibrahim Zadran	Afghanistan

ICC Men's ODI batting rankings, as of October 2026. Rankings change regularly with each series played.

ODI legends in the ICC Hall of Fame

The ICC Hall of Fame, launched in 2009, honours the greatest cricketers in history. Many of the game's finest one-day players are enshrined in it, and several of them headline the squads you draft in TheChase500:

Sachin Tendulkar: the leading run-scorer in ODI history and the first to a double-century in the format.
Brian Lara: one of the most graceful match-winners the West Indies ever produced.
Adam Gilchrist: the wicketkeeper-batter who redefined explosive opening in ODIs.
Wasim Akram: the "Sultan of Swing" and one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time.
Muttiah Muralitharan: the record-breaking off-spinner and first Sri Lankan inducted.
Glenn McGrath: relentless accuracy that anchored Australia's dominance.
Shane Warne: the greatest leg-spinner the game has seen.
Ricky Ponting: a two-time World Cup-winning captain and prolific scorer.
MS Dhoni: "Captain Cool", who hit the winning six in the 2011 World Cup final.
Kapil Dev: the all-rounder who led India to their historic 1983 World Cup.

The ICC Hall of Fame has over 120 inductees across all eras and formats; the above are a selection with standout ODI legacies.

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