In today’s day and age, it has almost become essential that cricketers maintain a code of conduct on the field. As the game grows and reaches different avenues, it is more than important that the message which is sent out to people who are new to the game is not wrong. This is exactly where sportsmanship comes into question.

A lot of things come under sportsmanship. It is about shaking hands of your opposition gracefully after a defeat, it is about accepting that winning and losing are two sides of the same coin, it is about understanding that respect off the field can be gained depending on how you behave on the field. On that note, here are-

Top 8 international cricket teams based on their sportsmanship

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-543994" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Bangladesh-Cricket-Team.jpg" alt="Bangladesh Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-543994" class="wp-caption-text">Bangladesh Cricket Team. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>

Before any argument is about <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-nasum-ahmed-strangle-australia-into-submission-as-bangladesh-wins-opener/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> and sportsmanship, it is important to acknowledge that as a country, they are still young. When it comes to playing cricket, Bangladesh has been a Test-playing nation for about two decades only. Except for cricket, there isn’t a Bangladesh national sporting team that has done well at the international level.

Having said that, there are certain things about the behaviour of the cricketers coming from Bangladesh which might look not look good on the field. But, at times for them, it is just about the sheer passion which they have for the game. Their system is pretty new and can be a little unfiltered. There are several things which a person has to know in order to look perfect in today’s world.

There have been occasions in which Bangladeshi players have been involved in arguments on the pitch or their general fans have insulted other players. But as a nation, they are still developing and with some right examples, the youngsters can be taught about several other things which would not put them under scrutiny. It should also be said there have been cricketers who have upheld the integrity of the game.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-537363" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Pakistan-Cricket-Team.jpg" alt="Pakistan Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-537363" class="wp-caption-text">Pakistan Cricket Team. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto/Popperfoto via Getty Images)</figcaption>

A lot of things can fall under sportsmanship. It is sad to admit that the Pakistan cricket team has landed on the other side of the road. One of the biggest reasons why they have been criticized has been the numerous fixing cases. It happened in the late 1990s, early 2000s, and then the infamous 2010 spot-fixing scandal.

These types of incidents bring a bad reputation to the brand of cricket a country plays and there is no denying that has happened with Pakistan. A lot of arguments around sportsmanship are also factored in by a team’s general on-field conduct. Let me put it this way, Pakistan has never been profoundly known for having great on-field conduct either.

Sportsmanship is not only limited to the field. Away from the field, the Pakistan team members have had several spats, public altercations, or an outburst directed at a fellow cricketer. These types of incidents don&#8217;t make the sport look fine, nor does it help to grow. It also sets the wrong kind of precedent for the young players coming through the ranks.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-519383" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Australia.jpg" alt="Australia" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-519383" class="wp-caption-text">Australia Cricket Team (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

If one walks into a dressing room with a bunch of players looking at them for motivation and they say, “play it the Aussie way’, it might be thought that one is asking them to put pressure on their opposition by sledging them. And they won&#8217;t be too far from what it was being suggested in the first place.

Over the years the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/australian-team-cheers-for-mitchell-starcs-brother-brandon-at-the-tokyo-olympics-cricket-australia-uploads-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australian</a> team had gained a reputation of being too aggressive on the field. There is no denying that their ‘in your face’ attitude can be slightly intimidating but that is exactly how they play their sport. They have been successful by doing that for years and years now. And in no way, it can be suggested that they would have not been successful had they not played like this.

Apart from the 1786425 stories of on-field sledging, there have been times when Australian players have shown true sportsman spirit. It should be said that the very fact that Australian sporting culture says that whatever happens on the field stays there makes you think that there is good enough sportsmanship within them.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-537397" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/South-Africa-Cricket-Team.jpg" alt="South Africa Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-537397" class="wp-caption-text">South Africa Cricket Team. (Photo by Lorraine O&#8217;Sullivan/PA Images via Getty Images)</figcaption>

South Africa has a rich sporting culture and cricket is a big part of it. It can be said that they have been declining as a global force in cricket in the past few years, but yet they have some quality cricketers who are capable of turning things around in the upcoming days. As a nation, they have several issues which not often get highlighted but yet, they have managed to keep the integrity of the game up.

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/reports-more-sri-lanka-cricketers-to-retire-ahead-of-south-africa-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africans</a> are often regarded as a sincere team and a unit that conducts themselves gracefully on the pitch. If one leaves aside the entire incident of Hansie Cronje being involved in fixing back in the day (which is pretty much what South Africans have done), there aren&#8217;t too many incidents where one can&#8217;t find fault in the way the Proteas play their game.

There have been times when the Proteas players have been credited for the way they have carried their team to the top of world cricket. It should also be said that the team have had leaders who have managed the teams over the years in the correct spirit. Cronje was a respectful captain, then there was Shaun Pollock, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, and Faf du Plessis.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-538200" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/West-Indies-Cricket-Team.jpg" alt="West Indies Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-538200" class="wp-caption-text">West Indies Cricket Team. (Photo by RANDY BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>

Cricket in the West Indies stands for a lot of things apart from just being a sport played by people. There is a rich culture and history behind it. In the past, cricket has shown the people of the Caribbean Islands that they can look in the eyes of the people who have ruled them for years and stand with pride.

What is cricket for the West Indies and its people can’t be felt or expressed accurately. All of this has influenced the West Indies to produce a good culture on the world stage. Sunil Gavaskar once shared an incident when during an ICC meeting, former West Indian pacer Ian Bishop said that in the West Indies, cricketers don’t sledge because they think it&#8217;s reprehensible.

The strong culture of playing it in the right way and also a whole different way of a lifestyle than the first world countries has made the West Indies style of playing almost unique, and in a good way. The fact that we see West Indies players at times be friendly even in tense matches, tells that the sportsmanship of the Caribbean teams is quite strong.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-536218" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/England-team.jpg" alt="England v Pakistan - 3rd Royal London Series One Day International" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-536218" class="wp-caption-text">England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption>

If any country is supposed to know about sportsmanship and what it is, then that is <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/tag/engvind/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">England</a>. They have made the laws of the game and somehow also have governed it in a way that they can tell what is sportsmanship and what is not. Having said that, it has to be said that the English cricket team is always aware of what is bad for the game and what is not.

There have been times when they have been found on the wrong side of things but in general, English players are known to have bright personalities. You will get one or two players who will like to have a go at someone, but at times the scrutiny can be biased and also show a particular person in a bad light again and again.

England has upheld the spirit of the game in the years when they have played cricket. I guess you can ask about the bodyline series in the 1930s, but there haven&#8217;t been too many unsportsmanlike incidents in their history. Ranking them as the third place holders is a no-brainer.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-540615" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Indian-Cricket-Team-8.jpg" alt="Indian Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-540615" class="wp-caption-text">Indian Cricket Team. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

The culture within the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian</a> team has been solid over the years. If one hears former teammates talking about each other, they are bound to notice the amount of respect which they have. When it comes to on-field conduct, there haven’t been too many things that can be questioned. The Indian team has always been a precedent of playing the sport in the right way.

There have been several captains in the past who have led the team with great pride and maintained the honour of Indian cricket. Starting from the likes of Lala Amarnath, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Ajit Wadekar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, MS Dhoni, and now Virat Kohli, all have managed to keep the head of Indian cricket high.

In recent years, there have been some on-field banters with some players. But those things happen on the field of play. Away from the field of play, things like these are not taken too seriously. The sportsmanship spirit of Indian cricket has been used as an example for several things and should be maintained at that level.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-519377" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/New-Zealand.jpg" alt="New Zealand" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-519377" class="wp-caption-text">New Zealand. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/bangladesh-to-host-new-zealand-for-five-t20is-in-september-2021/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Zealand </a>cricket team, over the years, has become the second favourite of several fans across the globe. This has something to do with the way they have played their game until this day. The Blackcaps have also had an upper hand on playing the game in the right spirit. They are often known as the ‘nice guys’ of cricket.

This has happened over the years. Their team has done well to uphold the spirit of the game and have played it the right way, which has made them stand out and get noticed. They are loved as a unit because of this very thing. And, having a docile exterior and being nice is just in the way how New Zealanders generally are.

Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has admitted that he was very aggressive at the beginning of his career, almost trying to play it the Australian way. However, with time he realized it is more important to play in the way that New Zealanders would have. So, in all trueness, the Blackcaps are nice because in general, New Zealanders are nice.

In today’s day and age, it has almost become essential that cricketers maintain a code of conduct on the field. As the game grows and reaches different avenues, it is more than important that the message which is sent out to people who are new to the game is not wrong. This is exactly where sportsmanship comes into question.
A lot of things come under sportsmanship. It is about shaking hands of your opposition gracefully after a defeat, it is about accepting that winning and losing are two sides of the same coin, it is about understanding that respect off the field can be gained depending on how you behave on the field. On that note, here are-
<h2>Top 8 international cricket teams based on their sportsmanship</h2>
<h3>8. Bangladesh</h3>
<figure id="attachment_543994" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-543994" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-543994" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Bangladesh-Cricket-Team.jpg" alt="Bangladesh Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-543994" class="wp-caption-text">Bangladesh Cricket Team. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Before any argument is about <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-nasum-ahmed-strangle-australia-into-submission-as-bangladesh-wins-opener/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> and sportsmanship, it is important to acknowledge that as a country, they are still young. When it comes to playing cricket, Bangladesh has been a Test-playing nation for about two decades only. Except for cricket, there isn’t a Bangladesh national sporting team that has done well at the international level.&nbsp;
Having said that, there are certain things about the behaviour of the cricketers coming from Bangladesh which might look not look good on the field. But, at times for them, it is just about the sheer passion which they have for the game. Their system is pretty new and can be a little unfiltered. There are several things which a person has to know in order to look perfect in today’s world.&nbsp;
There have been occasions in which Bangladeshi players have been involved in arguments on the pitch or their general fans have insulted other players. But as a nation, they are still developing and with some right examples, the youngsters can be taught about several other things which would not put them under scrutiny. It should also be said there have been cricketers who have upheld the integrity of the game.&nbsp;
<h3>7. Pakistan&nbsp;</h3>
<figure id="attachment_537363" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-537363" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-537363" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Pakistan-Cricket-Team.jpg" alt="Pakistan Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-537363" class="wp-caption-text">Pakistan Cricket Team. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto/Popperfoto via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
A lot of things can fall under sportsmanship. It is sad to admit that the Pakistan cricket team has landed on the other side of the road. One of the biggest reasons why they have been criticized has been the numerous fixing cases. It happened in the late 1990s, early 2000s, and then the infamous 2010 spot-fixing scandal.&nbsp;
These types of incidents bring a bad reputation to the brand of cricket a country plays and there is no denying that has happened with Pakistan. A lot of arguments around sportsmanship are also factored in by a team’s general on-field conduct. Let me put it this way, Pakistan has never been profoundly known for having great on-field conduct either.
Sportsmanship is not only limited to the field. Away from the field, the Pakistan team members have had several spats, public altercations, or an outburst directed at a fellow cricketer. These types of incidents don’t make the sport look fine, nor does it help to grow. It also sets the wrong kind of precedent for the young players coming through the ranks.&nbsp;
<h3>6. Australia</h3>
<figure id="attachment_519383" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-519383" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-519383" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Australia.jpg" alt="Australia" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-519383" class="wp-caption-text">Australia Cricket Team (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
If one walks into a dressing room with a bunch of players looking at them for motivation and they say, “play it the Aussie way’, it might be thought that one is asking them to put pressure on their opposition by sledging them. And they won’t be too far from what it was being suggested in the first place.&nbsp;
Over the years the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/australian-team-cheers-for-mitchell-starcs-brother-brandon-at-the-tokyo-olympics-cricket-australia-uploads-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australian</a> team had gained a reputation of being too aggressive on the field. There is no denying that their ‘in your face’ attitude can be slightly intimidating but that is exactly how they play their sport. They have been successful by doing that for years and years now. And in no way, it can be suggested that they would have not been successful had they not played like this.&nbsp;
Apart from the 1786425 stories of on-field sledging, there have been times when Australian players have shown true sportsman spirit. It should be said that the very fact that Australian sporting culture says that whatever happens on the field stays there makes you think that there is good enough sportsmanship within them.&nbsp;&nbsp;
<h3>5. South Africa</h3>
<figure id="attachment_537397" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-537397" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-537397" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/South-Africa-Cricket-Team.jpg" alt="South Africa Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-537397" class="wp-caption-text">South Africa Cricket Team. (Photo by Lorraine O’Sullivan/PA Images via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
South Africa has a rich sporting culture and cricket is a big part of it. It can be said that they have been declining as a global force in cricket in the past few years, but yet they have some quality cricketers who are capable of turning things around in the upcoming days. As a nation, they have several issues which not often get highlighted but yet, they have managed to keep the integrity of the game up.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/reports-more-sri-lanka-cricketers-to-retire-ahead-of-south-africa-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africans</a> are often regarded as a sincere team and a unit that conducts themselves gracefully on the pitch. If one leaves aside the entire incident of Hansie Cronje being involved in fixing back in the day (which is pretty much what South Africans have done), there aren’t too many incidents where one can’t find fault in the way the Proteas play their game.&nbsp;
There have been times when the Proteas players have been credited for the way they have carried their team to the top of world cricket. It should also be said that the team have had leaders who have managed the teams over the years in the correct spirit. Cronje was a respectful captain, then there was Shaun Pollock, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, and Faf du Plessis.&nbsp;
<h3>4. West Indies</h3>
<figure id="attachment_538200" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-538200" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-538200" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/West-Indies-Cricket-Team.jpg" alt="West Indies Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-538200" class="wp-caption-text">West Indies Cricket Team. (Photo by RANDY BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Cricket in the West Indies stands for a lot of things apart from just being a sport played by people. There is a rich culture and history behind it. In the past, cricket has shown the people of the Caribbean Islands that they can look in the eyes of the people who have ruled them for years and stand with pride.&nbsp;
What is cricket for the West Indies and its people can’t be felt or expressed accurately. All of this has influenced the West Indies to produce a good culture on the world stage. Sunil Gavaskar once shared an incident when during an ICC meeting, former West Indian pacer Ian Bishop said that in the West Indies, cricketers don’t sledge because they think it’s reprehensible.&nbsp;
The strong culture of playing it in the right way and also a whole different way of a lifestyle than the first world countries has made the West Indies style of playing almost unique, and in a good way. The fact that we see West Indies players at times be friendly even in tense matches, tells that the sportsmanship of the Caribbean teams is quite strong.&nbsp;
<h3>3. England</h3>
<figure id="attachment_536218" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-536218" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-536218" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/England-team.jpg" alt="England v Pakistan - 3rd Royal London Series One Day International" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-536218" class="wp-caption-text">England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
If any country is supposed to know about sportsmanship and what it is, then that is <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/tag/engvind/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">England</a>. They have made the laws of the game and somehow also have governed it in a way that they can tell what is sportsmanship and what is not. Having said that, it has to be said that the English cricket team is always aware of what is bad for the game and what is not.&nbsp;
There have been times when they have been found on the wrong side of things but in general, English players are known to have bright personalities. You will get one or two players who will like to have a go at someone, but at times the scrutiny can be biased and also show a particular person in a bad light again and again.&nbsp;
England has upheld the spirit of the game in the years when they have played cricket. I guess you can ask about the bodyline series in the 1930s, but there haven’t been too many unsportsmanlike incidents in their history. Ranking them as the third place holders is a no-brainer.&nbsp;
<h3>2. India</h3>
<figure id="attachment_540615" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-540615" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-540615" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Indian-Cricket-Team-8.jpg" alt="Indian Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-540615" class="wp-caption-text">Indian Cricket Team. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The culture within the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian</a> team has been solid over the years. If one hears former teammates talking about each other, they are bound to notice the amount of respect which they have. When it comes to on-field conduct, there haven’t been too many things that can be questioned. The Indian team has always been a precedent of playing the sport in the right way.&nbsp;
There have been several captains in the past who have led the team with great pride and maintained the honour of Indian cricket. Starting from the likes of Lala Amarnath, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Ajit Wadekar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, MS Dhoni, and now Virat Kohli, all have managed to keep the head of Indian cricket high.&nbsp;
In recent years, there have been some on-field banters with some players. But those things happen on the field of play. Away from the field of play, things like these are not taken too seriously. The sportsmanship spirit of Indian cricket has been used as an example for several things and should be maintained at that level.&nbsp;
<h3>1. New Zealand</h3>
<figure id="attachment_519377" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-519377" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-519377" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/New-Zealand.jpg" alt="New Zealand" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-519377" class="wp-caption-text">New Zealand. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/bangladesh-to-host-new-zealand-for-five-t20is-in-september-2021/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Zealand </a>cricket team, over the years, has become the second favourite of several fans across the globe. This has something to do with the way they have played their game until this day. The Blackcaps have also had an upper hand on playing the game in the right spirit. They are often known as the ‘nice guys’ of cricket.&nbsp;
This has happened over the years. Their team has done well to uphold the spirit of the game and have played it the right way, which has made them stand out and get noticed. They are loved as a unit because of this very thing. And, having a docile exterior and being nice is just in the way how New Zealanders generally are.&nbsp;
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has admitted that he was very aggressive at the beginning of his career, almost trying to play it the Australian way. However, with time he realized it is more important to play in the way that New Zealanders would have. So, in all trueness, the Blackcaps are nice because in general, New Zealanders are nice.&nbsp;

In today’s day and age, it has almost become essential that cricketers maintain a code of conduct on the field. As the game grows and reaches different avenues, it is more than important that the message which is sent out to people who are new to the game is not wrong. This is exactly where sportsmanship comes into question.
A lot of things come under sportsmanship. It is about shaking hands of your opposition gracefully after a defeat, it is about accepting that winning and losing are two sides of the same coin, it is about understanding that respect off the field can be gained depending on how you behave on the field. On that note, here are-
<h2>Top 8 international cricket teams based on their sportsmanship</h2>
<h3>8. Bangladesh</h3>
<figure id="attachment_543994" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-543994" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-543994" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Bangladesh-Cricket-Team.jpg" alt="Bangladesh Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-543994" class="wp-caption-text">Bangladesh Cricket Team. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Before any argument is about <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/twitter-reactions-nasum-ahmed-strangle-australia-into-submission-as-bangladesh-wins-opener/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bangladesh</a> and sportsmanship, it is important to acknowledge that as a country, they are still young. When it comes to playing cricket, Bangladesh has been a Test-playing nation for about two decades only. Except for cricket, there isn’t a Bangladesh national sporting team that has done well at the international level. 
Having said that, there are certain things about the behaviour of the cricketers coming from Bangladesh which might look not look good on the field. But, at times for them, it is just about the sheer passion which they have for the game. Their system is pretty new and can be a little unfiltered. There are several things which a person has to know in order to look perfect in today’s world. 
There have been occasions in which Bangladeshi players have been involved in arguments on the pitch or their general fans have insulted other players. But as a nation, they are still developing and with some right examples, the youngsters can be taught about several other things which would not put them under scrutiny. It should also be said there have been cricketers who have upheld the integrity of the game. 
<h3>7. Pakistan </h3>
<figure id="attachment_537363" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-537363" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-537363" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Pakistan-Cricket-Team.jpg" alt="Pakistan Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-537363" class="wp-caption-text">Pakistan Cricket Team. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto/Popperfoto via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
A lot of things can fall under sportsmanship. It is sad to admit that the Pakistan cricket team has landed on the other side of the road. One of the biggest reasons why they have been criticized has been the numerous fixing cases. It happened in the late 1990s, early 2000s, and then the infamous 2010 spot-fixing scandal. 
These types of incidents bring a bad reputation to the brand of cricket a country plays and there is no denying that has happened with Pakistan. A lot of arguments around sportsmanship are also factored in by a team’s general on-field conduct. Let me put it this way, Pakistan has never been profoundly known for having great on-field conduct either.
Sportsmanship is not only limited to the field. Away from the field, the Pakistan team members have had several spats, public altercations, or an outburst directed at a fellow cricketer. These types of incidents don&#8217;t make the sport look fine, nor does it help to grow. It also sets the wrong kind of precedent for the young players coming through the ranks. 
<h3>6. Australia</h3>
<figure id="attachment_519383" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-519383" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-519383" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Australia.jpg" alt="Australia" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-519383" class="wp-caption-text">Australia Cricket Team (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
If one walks into a dressing room with a bunch of players looking at them for motivation and they say, “play it the Aussie way’, it might be thought that one is asking them to put pressure on their opposition by sledging them. And they won&#8217;t be too far from what it was being suggested in the first place. 
Over the years the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/australian-team-cheers-for-mitchell-starcs-brother-brandon-at-the-tokyo-olympics-cricket-australia-uploads-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australian</a> team had gained a reputation of being too aggressive on the field. There is no denying that their ‘in your face’ attitude can be slightly intimidating but that is exactly how they play their sport. They have been successful by doing that for years and years now. And in no way, it can be suggested that they would have not been successful had they not played like this. 
Apart from the 1786425 stories of on-field sledging, there have been times when Australian players have shown true sportsman spirit. It should be said that the very fact that Australian sporting culture says that whatever happens on the field stays there makes you think that there is good enough sportsmanship within them.  
<h3>5. South Africa</h3>
<figure id="attachment_537397" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-537397" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-537397" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/South-Africa-Cricket-Team.jpg" alt="South Africa Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-537397" class="wp-caption-text">South Africa Cricket Team. (Photo by Lorraine O&#8217;Sullivan/PA Images via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
South Africa has a rich sporting culture and cricket is a big part of it. It can be said that they have been declining as a global force in cricket in the past few years, but yet they have some quality cricketers who are capable of turning things around in the upcoming days. As a nation, they have several issues which not often get highlighted but yet, they have managed to keep the integrity of the game up. 
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/reports-more-sri-lanka-cricketers-to-retire-ahead-of-south-africa-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">South Africans</a> are often regarded as a sincere team and a unit that conducts themselves gracefully on the pitch. If one leaves aside the entire incident of Hansie Cronje being involved in fixing back in the day (which is pretty much what South Africans have done), there aren&#8217;t too many incidents where one can&#8217;t find fault in the way the Proteas play their game. 
There have been times when the Proteas players have been credited for the way they have carried their team to the top of world cricket. It should also be said that the team have had leaders who have managed the teams over the years in the correct spirit. Cronje was a respectful captain, then there was Shaun Pollock, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, and Faf du Plessis. 
<h3>4. West Indies</h3>
<figure id="attachment_538200" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-538200" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-538200" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/West-Indies-Cricket-Team.jpg" alt="West Indies Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-538200" class="wp-caption-text">West Indies Cricket Team. (Photo by RANDY BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Cricket in the West Indies stands for a lot of things apart from just being a sport played by people. There is a rich culture and history behind it. In the past, cricket has shown the people of the Caribbean Islands that they can look in the eyes of the people who have ruled them for years and stand with pride. 
What is cricket for the West Indies and its people can’t be felt or expressed accurately. All of this has influenced the West Indies to produce a good culture on the world stage. Sunil Gavaskar once shared an incident when during an ICC meeting, former West Indian pacer Ian Bishop said that in the West Indies, cricketers don’t sledge because they think it&#8217;s reprehensible. 
The strong culture of playing it in the right way and also a whole different way of a lifestyle than the first world countries has made the West Indies style of playing almost unique, and in a good way. The fact that we see West Indies players at times be friendly even in tense matches, tells that the sportsmanship of the Caribbean teams is quite strong. 
<h3>3. England</h3>
<figure id="attachment_536218" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-536218" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-536218" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/England-team.jpg" alt="England v Pakistan - 3rd Royal London Series One Day International" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-536218" class="wp-caption-text">England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
If any country is supposed to know about sportsmanship and what it is, then that is <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/tag/engvind/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">England</a>. They have made the laws of the game and somehow also have governed it in a way that they can tell what is sportsmanship and what is not. Having said that, it has to be said that the English cricket team is always aware of what is bad for the game and what is not. 
There have been times when they have been found on the wrong side of things but in general, English players are known to have bright personalities. You will get one or two players who will like to have a go at someone, but at times the scrutiny can be biased and also show a particular person in a bad light again and again. 
England has upheld the spirit of the game in the years when they have played cricket. I guess you can ask about the bodyline series in the 1930s, but there haven&#8217;t been too many unsportsmanlike incidents in their history. Ranking them as the third place holders is a no-brainer. 
<h3>2. India</h3>
<figure id="attachment_540615" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-540615" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-540615" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Indian-Cricket-Team-8.jpg" alt="Indian Cricket Team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-540615" class="wp-caption-text">Indian Cricket Team. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
The culture within the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Indian</a> team has been solid over the years. If one hears former teammates talking about each other, they are bound to notice the amount of respect which they have. When it comes to on-field conduct, there haven’t been too many things that can be questioned. The Indian team has always been a precedent of playing the sport in the right way. 
There have been several captains in the past who have led the team with great pride and maintained the honour of Indian cricket. Starting from the likes of Lala Amarnath, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Ajit Wadekar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, MS Dhoni, and now Virat Kohli, all have managed to keep the head of Indian cricket high. 
In recent years, there have been some on-field banters with some players. But those things happen on the field of play. Away from the field of play, things like these are not taken too seriously. The sportsmanship spirit of Indian cricket has been used as an example for several things and should be maintained at that level. 
<h3>1. New Zealand</h3>
<figure id="attachment_519377" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-519377" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-519377" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/New-Zealand.jpg" alt="New Zealand" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-519377" class="wp-caption-text">New Zealand. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
The <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/bangladesh-to-host-new-zealand-for-five-t20is-in-september-2021/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Zealand </a>cricket team, over the years, has become the second favourite of several fans across the globe. This has something to do with the way they have played their game until this day. The Blackcaps have also had an upper hand on playing the game in the right spirit. They are often known as the ‘nice guys’ of cricket. 
This has happened over the years. Their team has done well to uphold the spirit of the game and have played it the right way, which has made them stand out and get noticed. They are loved as a unit because of this very thing. And, having a docile exterior and being nice is just in the way how New Zealanders generally are. 
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has admitted that he was very aggressive at the beginning of his career, almost trying to play it the Australian way. However, with time he realized it is more important to play in the way that New Zealanders would have. So, in all trueness, the Blackcaps are nice because in general, New Zealanders are nice.

Many times, cricket teams have come up with a calm and cool demeanor on the field during intense moments.

Ranking top 8 international cricket teams based on their sportsmanship

In this article, we rank the top 8 international cricket teams based on order of the sportsmanship which they have shown on and off the field