By SRTeam In Australia, millions of fans are worshiping cricket as a religion. For years now the Australians of the country have produced some of the legends of history and continue to shine on the world stage with the Australian cricket team in 2025.
Australia is one of the strongest international sides when it comes to cricket because they boast both experienced vets and potential stars. Australian cricketers will, of course, shoulder that, not only because they are exceptional in all facets of the game but also because the fast bowlers strike fear into the batsmen and the all-rounders turn the game their team’s way so much.
In this post, we’ll take a quick look at the Top 10 Best Australian Cricket Players in 2025 who are making the sport their own and reaching for the stars.They’ve earned their spot, and those players have earned their spot through hard work, and through great skills and being able to do it at the big games.
Without further ado, let’s jump into the profiles of the best of the best that all dominate the cricket world in 2025.
1. Mitchell Starc (Bowler)
Australian fast bowler and hard hitter Mitchell Starc was born January 30, 1990. He’s the best white ball bowler ever and has records like being the fastest to get to 200 ODI wickets and 50 World Cup wickets. At the domestic level and for Australia, Starc plays. Kolkata Knight Riders bought him in 2024 for a record ₹24.75 crore — the highest ever — and with him they won the IPL Final. Today he is still a key player in cricket.
2. Pat Cummins (Bowler)
Patrick Cummins (born 8 May 1993) is an Australian cricketer, who leads Australia in both Tests and ODIs. A strong lower order batsman, he plays as one of the best fast bowlers. Australia won the 2015 and 2023 Cricket World Cups and the 2021-23 World Test Championship with Cummins in time. He passed 250 Test wickets, took two international hat-tricks back to back and in 2024. Although Cummins is no longer the world’s best player, he’s still one of the top cricketers in 2025 through great leadership and bowling.
3. Mitchell Marsh (All-rounder)
Mitchell Ross Marsh (born 20 October 1991) is an Australian cricketer, who plays in all formats of the game and is the captain of his country’s Twenty20 international team. He’s also the ODI vice captain. He has also played for Western Australia, the Perth Scorchers and Lucknow Super Giants. With 77 runs in the final, he helped Australia win the 2021 T20 World Cup. With injuries interrupted and mixed performances played, he is a crucial player of limited overs cricket. Marsh captained Australia in the 2024 T20 World Cup but it did not work out for him as Australia did not make it to the finals.
4. Travis Head (Batsman)
Australian cricketer from all formats, born December 29, 1993, at the age of 27, Travis Head. He is an occasional bowler and left handed batter who plays for South Australia, Adelaide Strikers, and more. Well known for his big batting, and century knocks in the first WTC final, and Ashes series. Head had over 3000 Test runs by 2025 and was an integral part of the T20 World Cup. His stylish play under pressure makes him as good a batsman as Australia has.
5. Glenn Maxwell (All-rounder)
Glenn Maxwell (born 14 October 1988), is an Australian cricketer, a batsman and right arm off break bowler. Since 2012, he has played mostly in ODIs and T20Is for Australia. Australia won the 2015, 2023 Cricket World Cup and 2021 T20 World Cup thanks to Maxwell. He is joint alongside Rohit Sharma with most T20I centuries (five). He’s hard to defend against because he’s known for creative shots. He was then named in the ICC T20 World Cup squad of 2024.
6. Marcus Stoinis (All-rounder)
Australian ODI and T20I cricketer Marcus Stoinis was born on Friday, 16 August 1989. He’s a top player in 2025, and known essentially for his all round skills. Teams like Melbourne Stars, Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals have played him. Stoinis entered the BBL game in 2020, smashing 147 runs. He’s also been part of the Barbados Tridents, Southern Brave, and the San Francisco Unicorns. In BBL14 his role would be as captain of the Melbourne Stars in 2024.
7. Adam Zampa (Bowler)
Born March 31, 1992, Adam Zampa is Australia’s leading leg spinner in white ball cricket. But he also helped Australia win the 2021 T20 World Cup and 2023 Cricket World Cup. Australian Zampa has the most wickets by an Australian in T20 internationals. He became the first Australian bowler to take 100 T20 wickets in 2024. Zampa is a known sharp player and an important figure in Australia’s cricket team and still shines during international tournaments.
8. Steve Smith (Batsman)
One of the best Test batsmen of his time, Australian cricketer Steven Smith was born on June 2, 1989. Australia won the 2015 and 2023 Cricket World Cup, 2021 T20 World Cup and the 2023 Test Championship, with his help. But Smith established himself as Test vice-captain in 2021 and stepped in as captain when required. Using his experience and skills, he is still a vital player of the team and has led the team to some big key victories and to score some big runs.
9. Marnus Labuschagne (Batsman)
Marnus Labuschagne (born 22 June 1994) is an Australian cricketer from Queensland and Glamorgan, Brisbane Heat, Australia. In the 2021 Sheffield Shield final, he scored 192 to help Queensland win. He was named Queensland’s captain for 2024’s edition of Sheffield Shield and One-Day Cup. Before India’s Test series, Labuschagne switched to medium pace bowling. He’s a dump but long innings kind of guy who is known for his hunger in Test cricket, and he has a bright future in the format.
10. Nathan Lyon (Bowler)
Australian cricketer Nathan Lyon is an off spin bowler born on 20 November 1987. A Test debut followed in 2011 and he plays for New South Wales. Australia’s top off spinner ever, Lyon broke Hugh Trumble’s record (510) of Test wickets in 2015. Plus he has been ICC Test Team of the Year and Shane Warne Player awards. His famed ability to turn the ball comes in handy in 2025 and Lyon remains a vital piece of the Australian cricket team.
Conclusion
So, the Australian cricket team of 2025 is made out of a couple of the star names along with some future players. These top 10 players be it the famous destructive bowlers, the brilliant all rounders or the elegant batsmen, they still rule the world cricket. They know how to win, they try to lead, and they do it very consistently, and they are likely to take Australian cricket to new heights for the years to come. Keep an eye on these players as they go on to make history for the side on the world stage.