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CricketOldest cricketers to become the number 1 ranked players in ICC rankings:

Oldest cricketers to become the number 1 ranked players in ICC rankings:

October 30, 2025

ODIs:
1. Batting: Rohit Sharma: 38 years 182 days (Oct. 2025)

Bowling: Sir Richard Hadlee: 38 years 250 days (March 1990)
All-rounder: Sikandar Raza: 39 years 132 days (Sept. 2025)

T20Is:

Batting: Misbah ul Haq: 33 years 328 days (April 2008)
Bowling: Imran Tahir: 37 years 327 days (Feb. 2017)
All-rounder: Mohammad Nabi: 39 years 164 days (June 2024)

Tests:

Batting: Sachin Tendulkar: 37 years 290 days (Feb. 2011)
Bowling: James Anderson: 40 years 207 days (Feb. 2023)
All-rounder: Imran Khan: 39 years 93 days (Jan. 1992)

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