Delhi, Another year in the world cricket calendar is bidding farewell to all of us. The year 2025 has been a tremendous and wonderful year and now a new year is about to begin. Everyone’s eyes are fixed on the new dawn of the New Year which will take place in a few days.

Even though 2026 is expected to be a great calendar year, the year 2025 has been no less. This year, one after another star players showed their strength. There were some players who had explosive performances in any one format, but there were also some players who showed their talent in all three formats this year, so let us tell you those 5 players who completely dominated international cricket this year.

1. Shubman Gill (India)

This year has been very good for Indian cricket team captain Shubman Gill. This right-handed batsman has shown a different level of form in 2025. He has scored a lot of runs in all three formats this entire year. Talking about Gill, he scored 983 runs in 16 innings in Test in the year 2025, while in ODI he scored 490 runs in 11 innings. Apart from this, this batsman, who is called the Prince of Team India, scored 291 runs in 15 innings in T20 International matches. In this way, Shubman Gill scored 1764 runs in 42 innings of 35 matches in all three formats.

2. Brian Bennett (Zimbabwe)

Zimbabwe’s star young batsman Brian Bennett has made a name for himself among the big names this year. This African legend has batted brilliantly in all three formats. Talking about Brian Bennett, this year he scored 1585 runs in 46 innings of 39 matches in all three formats. In the Test, he scored 381 runs in 16 innings of 9 matches, while in the T20 International, this Zimbabwean player scored 936 runs in 25 innings. Apart from this, Bennett has also scored 268 runs in 5 innings in ODI cricket.

3. Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)

New Zealand’s star all-rounder Rachin Ravindra has now completely established his place as a top order batsman in the Kiwi team. The year 2025 was a great year for Rachin Ravindra and he has scored runs in all three formats. This Kiwi batsman scored 469 runs in 7 innings in Test, whereas in ODI, Rachin managed to score 604 runs in 14 innings. Along with this, his bat also performed well in T20 International cricket and he scored 309 runs in 11 innings. In this way, he remained New Zealand’s best scorer this entire year by scoring 1382 runs in 32 innings.

4. Kuldeep Yadav (India)

Indian cricket team’s Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav is now becoming a big wicket taker in all three formats. This master of spin bowled brilliantly in all formats throughout the year 2025 and was the highest wicket-taker for India, taking 60 wickets in 28 innings throughout the year. Kuldeep Yadav took 20 wickets in 4 Test matches, while in ODI he showed the magic of his spin bowling and took 19 wickets in 11 matches. Apart from this, he was also successful in taking 21 wickets in 10 innings in T20 International cricket.

5. Jacob Duffy (New Zealand)

New Zealand’s two great bowlers, Tim Southee and Trent Boult, are no longer seen playing, but young bowler Jacob Duffy is filling the void left in the Kiwi team after the departure of these two greats. This player took a flurry of wickets in 2025 and was the highest wicket taker in international cricket by taking 81 wickets in just 39 innings. He took 25 wickets in 8 innings of 4 matches in the Test. Whereas in ODI, Duffy proved his usefulness in this format also by taking 21 wickets in 11 innings. Along with this, he managed to take 35 wickets in 20 innings in T20 International cricket.

6. Shai Hope (West Indies)

West Indies’ star wicketkeeper batsman and captain Shai Hope has had a stellar performance in 2025. This Caribbean player scored 1760 runs in 50 innings while scoring runs in all three formats throughout the year. During this period, he scored 534 runs in 16 innings in Test cricket. Apart from this, he scored 670 runs in 15 innings in ODI cricket format, whereas this West Indian batsman scored 556 runs in 19 innings in T20 International cricket.