ICC Rankings: Top 10 modern batsman who achieved a rating above 900

#1 Steve Smith (Points-947, 2017)

Steve Smith is currently the best cricketer in the world after Virat Kohli.

Steve Smith can easily be labeled as the best active Australian cricketer. Smith made his entry into the world of cricket in the year 2010 and after that, he has never looked back. He made his debut during the Australia vs West Indies ODI series on 19 February 2010.

Smith had a very bright cricketing career until 2017. But the year 2018 made a drastic change in his career because of his involvement in the infamous ball-tampering controversy. This controversy changed his whole reputation in the world as he was banned for one year from international and Australian domestic cricket. However, Smith has had a very shining career and is going to return to international cricket in the year 2019.

He proved why he is the best cricketer around the world by achieving the rating of 947 points addressed by ICC in the year 2017. This is the best rating in the world ever achieved by a batsman after Sir Donald Bradman's tally of 962.