Top 10 Greatest Indian Cricketers Ever till 2023

India's international cricket history is as colourful as it is rich. A country that considers its national sport to be religious in nature has a passion for cricket unrivaled on the planet. From the past to the present, India has produced a plethora of talented cricketers. Here is a list of the top Indian cricketers ever till 2023.

1. Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar, also known as the "God of Cricket," is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time. He made his international debut for India in 1989 and remained with the team for the next 24 years, retiring in 2013. He holds several records in international cricket, including the most runs scored and the most centuries.

2. MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni is widely regarded as one of the greatest cricket captains of all time. He made his international debut for India in 2004 and stayed with the team for the next 16 years. He led India to victories in the 2007 Cricket World Cup and the 2010 Asia Cup, and he is the only captain in history to have won all of the ICC events.

3. Sunil Gavaskar

Gavaskar was one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history. He made his international debut for India in 1971 and stayed with the team for the next 16 years. He holds several records, including the most Test runs scored by an opener and the most Test centuries scored by an opener.

4. Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev is widely regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history. He made his international debut for India in 1978 and stayed with the team for the next 16 years. He led India to victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup and holds several records, including the most Test wickets taken by an Indian bowler and the most One Day International wickets taken by an Indian bowler.

5. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is widely regarded as one of the best cricketers of all time. He debuted for India in 2008 and has been a mainstay in the national team for over a decade. He is well-known for his aggressive captaincy and ability to consistently score runs across all formats. He holds a number of records, including the most runs scored by an Indian batsman in One Day Internationals and the fastest century by an Indian batsman in One Day Internationals.

6. Vijay Hazare

Vijay Samuel Hazare was a Maharashtra-born Indian cricketer. Between 1951 and 1953, he captained the Indian cricket team in 14 matches. Along with Vijay Merchant, he was one of the greatest Indian batsmen of the time. He led India to its first-ever Test cricket win (and the only victory under his captaincy) in 1951-52 against England cricket team at Madras, winning by an inning and eight runs in a match that began on the day that King George VI died. He has a trophy named after him, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which is a zonal cricket tournament in India.

7. Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid is a former Indian cricketer and captain who is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in cricket history. Dravid, nicknamed "The Wall," was named one of the best five cricketers of the year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2000 and received the Player of the Year and Test Player of the Year awards at the inaugural ICC awards ceremony in 2004. In December 2011, he became the first non-Australian cricketer to deliver the Bradman Oration in Canberra.

8. Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly is a former Indian cricketer and former captain of the Indian national team. He is currently a cricket commentator and the President of the Wisden India Editorial Board. He is widely regarded as one of India's most successful captains of the modern era. He began his career by playing on state and high school teams. He is currently the fifth highest ODI run scorer and the third person in history to cross the 10,000 run mark, following Sachin Tendulkar and Inzamam Ul Haq.

9. Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag is an Indian cricketerwho made his One Day International debut in 1999 as an aggressive right-handed opening batsman and part-time right-arm off-spin bowler, and he joined the Indian Test team in 2001. In April 2009, Sehwag became the first player of any nationality to be named the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for his performance in 2008, and he later became the first player of any nationality to retain the award for 2009.

10. Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh is an Indian cricketer. He is an all-rounder who bats in the middle order left-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox. Yograj Singh, a former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi actor, is his father. Yuvraj has been a member of the Indian ODI team since 2000, and he made his Test debut in 2003. From late 2007 to late 2008, he was the ODI team's vice-captain. He was named Man of the Tournament in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and one of the top performers in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, which India won both times.