I love playing around with ratings to get the most accurate balance for reality, so I thought I’d share what I currently have in case anybody finds it useful.
Players:
Virat Kohli 96
Kane Williamson 95
Cheteswar Pujara 94
Joe Root 94
Steve Smith 94
KG Rabada 91
Mohammad Abbas 90
Jasprit Bumrah 90
James Anderson 89
Ravi Ashwin 87
Jason Holder 87
Nathan Lyon 87
Yasir Shah 87
Trent Boult 86
Pat Cummins 86
Vernon Philander 86
Azhar Ali 85
Hashim Amla 85
Dimuth Karunaratne 85
Keshav Maharaj 85
Ajinkya Rahane 85
Ross Taylor 85
Shakib Al Hasan 84
Taijul Islam 84
Ben Stokes 84
Moeen Ali 83
Babar Azam 83
Jonny Bairstow 83
Stuart Broad 83
Jos Buttler 83
Mominul Haque 83
Ravindra Jadeja 83
Usman Khawaja 83
Rohit Sharma 83
Mitchell Starc 83
Dale Steyn 83
David Warner 83
Faf Du Plessis 83
Sarfraz Ahmed 82
Dinesh Chandimal 82
Angelo Matthews 82
Mohammad Shami 82
Ishant Sharma 82
Kuldeep Yadav 82
Quinton De Kock 82
Sam Curran 81
Dean Elgar 81
Tom Latham 81
Mohammad Mahmadullah 81
Aiden Markram 81
Kusal Mendis 81
Rishabh Pant 81
Tim Southee 81
Hasan Ali 80
Shikhar Dhawan 80
Shannon Gabriel 80
Martin Guptill 80
Josh Hazlewood 80
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 80
Henry Nicholls 80
Kraigg Brathwaite 79
Roston Chase 79
MS Dhoni 79
Niroshan Dickwella 79
Shimron Hetmyer 79
Tamim Iqbal 79
Suranga Lakmal 79
Teams:
India 95
South Africa 95
England 93
New Zealand 92
Australia 92
Pakistan 92
Sri Lanka 92
West Indies 90
Bangladesh 90
Rating criteria:
Batsmen:
Age >25 with First Class Average 35-40:
66-69
Age <22 with First Class average 40-45:
70-74
Min 5 first class games with average <50:
75-79
Test match average <35 with First Class Average <40: 80-84
International Star: 85+
Bowlers:
Age >25 with First Class Average 30-34:
66-69
Age<22 with First Class Average >30: 70-73
Test match average >35 with First Class Average >28:
74-80
Test match average >28:
81-84
International star:
85+
Players:
Virat Kohli 96
Kane Williamson 95
Cheteswar Pujara 94
Joe Root 94
Steve Smith 94
KG Rabada 91
Mohammad Abbas 90
Jasprit Bumrah 90
James Anderson 89
Ravi Ashwin 87
Jason Holder 87
Nathan Lyon 87
Yasir Shah 87
Trent Boult 86
Pat Cummins 86
Vernon Philander 86
Azhar Ali 85
Hashim Amla 85
Dimuth Karunaratne 85
Keshav Maharaj 85
Ajinkya Rahane 85
Ross Taylor 85
Shakib Al Hasan 84
Taijul Islam 84
Ben Stokes 84
Moeen Ali 83
Babar Azam 83
Jonny Bairstow 83
Stuart Broad 83
Jos Buttler 83
Mominul Haque 83
Ravindra Jadeja 83
Usman Khawaja 83
Rohit Sharma 83
Mitchell Starc 83
Dale Steyn 83
David Warner 83
Faf Du Plessis 83
Sarfraz Ahmed 82
Dinesh Chandimal 82
Angelo Matthews 82
Mohammad Shami 82
Ishant Sharma 82
Kuldeep Yadav 82
Quinton De Kock 82
Sam Curran 81
Dean Elgar 81
Tom Latham 81
Mohammad Mahmadullah 81
Aiden Markram 81
Kusal Mendis 81
Rishabh Pant 81
Tim Southee 81
Hasan Ali 80
Shikhar Dhawan 80
Shannon Gabriel 80
Martin Guptill 80
Josh Hazlewood 80
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 80
Henry Nicholls 80
Kraigg Brathwaite 79
Roston Chase 79
MS Dhoni 79
Niroshan Dickwella 79
Shimron Hetmyer 79
Tamim Iqbal 79
Suranga Lakmal 79
Teams:
India 95
South Africa 95
England 93
New Zealand 92
Australia 92
Pakistan 92
Sri Lanka 92
West Indies 90
Bangladesh 90
Rating criteria:
Batsmen:
Age >25 with First Class Average 35-40:
66-69
Age <22 with First Class average 40-45:
70-74
Min 5 first class games with average <50:
75-79
Test match average <35 with First Class Average <40: 80-84
International Star: 85+
Bowlers:
Age >25 with First Class Average 30-34:
66-69
Age<22 with First Class Average >30: 70-73
Test match average >35 with First Class Average >28:
74-80
Test match average >28:
81-84
International star:
85+