The Men's Cricketer of the Year 2025 is Joe Root. The English batter has broken a lot of records this year in Test and ODI cricket and this has been a standout Year for this personally. He is third in the list of Most International Runs scored but his major contributions have been in ODIs at the Champions Trophy and Test which makes him standout compared to other players. Joe Root ends the year as the highest run getter in ODIs with 808 runs at a stunning average of 56.

Joe Root has a golden chance to finish 2025 as the highest run-scorer in international cricket, with the England batter still having matches left in the calendar year, unlike Shubman Gill, whose international commitments for the year have already concluded. Gill currently sits atop the international run charts for 2025 with 1764 runs, having enjoyed a prolific year across formats. Hope sits at second while Joe Root is at third. It means that Root is just 166 runs short of surpassing Shubman Gill’s record, which he can achieve in the upcoming Boxing Day Ashes Test in Melbourne against Australia.

Most international runs

Shubman Gill – 1764 runs

Shai Hope – 1760 runs

Joe Root – 1598 runs

Brian Bennett -1585 runs

Agha Salman – 1569 runs

In 2025, Joe Root has played 24 matches so far and has amassed 1,598 runs at an average of 57.07, which includes seven centuries and five half-centuries. In 15 ODI matches, he has scored 808 runs at a remarkable average of 57.71 (3 tons and 4 half-centuries). Root played with a higher strike rate of 95.50 than usual. His career-best ODI score also came in 2025 (166* vs West Indies).

Root also with his recent Test hundred in Australia reached 40 Test centuries in his career. Earlier this year in the India tour, Root went past the tally of former India skipper Rahul Dravid and Steve Smith, both of whom have made 36 centuries in Test. Root also went ahead and past many cricketers in the list of Most ever runs in the history of Test cricket. Overall Root has had a prolific year in both ODIs and Test which makes him the Men’s Cricketer of the Year.