Cricket’s biggest names have dominated 2026, from the 2025-26 Ashes series in Australia to IPL 2026. Here are the trending cricket stars of the year — click a name to read the full profile with their age, height and biography.
- Pat Cummins – returned to captain Australia in the third Test at Adelaide in the 2025-26 Ashes.
- Travis Head – scored 629 runs in the 2025-26 Ashes, the most of any player in the series.
- Steve Smith – captained Australia in four Tests of the 2025-26 Ashes series.
- Mitchell Starc – Player of the Series in the 2025-26 Ashes with 31 wickets.
- Marnus Labuschagne – played in Australia’s 2025-26 Ashes series win, scoring 37 in the Sydney chase.
- Sam Konstas – made headlines in April 2026 after being left off Cricket Australia’s contract list.
- Jasprit Bumrah – played IPL 2026 for Mumbai Indians.
- Shubman Gill – hit fifties for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026 after missing India’s T20 World Cup squad.
- Rishabh Pant – played IPL 2026 for Lucknow Super Giants.
- Joe Root – scored 400 runs in the 2025-26 Ashes, including his first century in Australia.
- Ben Stokes – captained England in the 2025-26 Ashes and took 15 wickets.
- Harry Brook – scored 358 Ashes runs and reached 3,000 Test runs faster than anyone by balls faced.
- Jofra Archer – took 5 for 53 at Adelaide in the 2025-26 Ashes.
- Jos Buttler – played the 2026 T20 World Cup for England and passed 100 IPL fifties for Gujarat Titans.
- Virat Kohli – played IPL 2026 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.