Tests - Batsmen With Best Big Innings Potential

Top 100 Test Batsmen With The Ability To Score Big

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All Test Stats on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 scores of the batsman. Big Innings Potential (BIP) is simply the total runs in the 7 innings divided by 7.

CONTENTS
1. QUALIFICATION
2. TOP 100 TEST BATSMEN WITH BEST AVE HS
3. BRIEF EXPLANATION
3.1. Dynamic Nature
3.2. Top Teams (TT)
3.3. Abbreviations

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (Top Teams) 30

TOP 100 TEST BATSMEN WITH BEST AVE HS

RANK BATSMAN NAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BIP
1 BC Lara WI 400* 375 277 226 221 216 213 275.43
2 DPMD Jayawardena SL 374 275 242 240 237 213* 203* 254.86
3 KC Sangakkara SL 319 287 270 232 230 222* 221 254.43
4 V Sehwag IND 319 309 293 254 201* 201 195 253.14
5 AN Cook ENG 294 263 244* 243 235* 190 189 236.86
6 Younis Khan PAK 313 267 218 213 200* 200* 199 230.00
7 Javed Miandad PAK 280* 271 260 211 206 203* 163 227.71
8 JE Root ENG 262 254 228 226 218 200* 190 225.43
9 V Kohli IND 254* 243 235 213 211 204 200 222.86
10 MJ Clarke AUS 329* 259* 230 210 187 168 166 221.29
11 GC Smith SA 277 259 234 232 200 183 157 220.29
12 CH Gayle WI 333 317 204 197 175 165* 150 220.14
13 RT Ponting AUS 257 242 221 209 207 206 197 219.86
14 KS Williamson NZ 251 242* 238 215 200* 200* 192 219.71
15 RS Dravid IND 270 233 222 217 200* 191 190 217.57
16 SR Tendulkar IND 248* 241* 217 214 203 201* 194* 216.86
17 HM Amla SA 311* 253* 208 201 196 176* 159 214.86
18 ST Jayasuriya SL 340 253 213 199 188 157 148 214.00
19 Zaheer Abbas PAK 274 240 235* 215 186 176 168* 213.43
20 MS Atapattu SL 249 223 216* 207* 201* 201 185 211.71
21 BB McCullum NZ 302 225 224 202 195 185 145 211.14
22 GS Sobers WI 365* 226 198 178* 174 168 163* 210.29
23 IVA Richards WI 291 232 208 192* 182* 178 177 208.57
24 DA Warner AUS 335* 253 200 180 164 163 154 207.00
25 SPD Smith AUS 239 215 211 200* 199 192 178* 204.86
26 GS Chappell AUS 247* 235 204 201 182* 182 176 203.86
27 SM Gavaskar IND 236* 221 220 205 182* 176 172 201.71
28 Mohammad Yousuf PAK 223 204* 203 202 192 192 191 201.00
29 GA Gooch ENG 333 210 196 183 174 154* 154 200.57
30 JL Langer AUS 250 223 215 191 179* 166 162 198.00
30 ML Hayden AUS 380 203 197 177 153 138 138 198.00
32 CG Greenidge WI 226 223 214* 213 194 154* 149 196.14
32 Azhar Ali PAK 302* 226 205* 185 157 157 141* 196.14
34 SP Fleming NZ 274* 262 202 192 174* 130 129 194.71
35 DL Amiss ENG 262* 203 188 183 179 174 164* 193.29
36 HH Gibbs SA 228 211* 196 192 183 179 161 192.86
37 G Kirsten SA 275 220 210 180 160 153 150 192.57
38 AB de Villiers SA 278* 217* 178 174 169 164 163 191.86
39 MA Taylor AUS 334* 219 170 169* 164 144 142* 191.71
40 RB Simpson AUS 311 225 201 176 153 153 115 190.57
41 JH Kallis SA 224 201* 189* 186 182* 177 173 190.29
41 KP Pietersen ENG 227 226 202* 186 175 158 158 190.29
43 TWM Latham NZ 264* 252 177 176 161 154 145 189.86
44 LRPL Taylor NZ 290 217* 200 173* 154* 151 142 189.57
45 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 329 200* 184 177 148 142 138* 188.29
46 Mushfiqur Rahim BAN 219* 203* 200 191 175* 163 159 187.14
47 VVS Laxman IND 281 200* 178 176* 167 154* 148 186.29
48 MD Crowe NZ 299 188 188 174 143 142 140 182.00
49 CA Pujara IND 206* 204 202 193 159 153 153 181.43
50 FDM Karunaratne SL 244 196 186 179 158* 152 147 180.29
51 UT Khawaja AUS 232 195* 180 174 171 160 145 179.57
52 PA de Silva SL 267 206 168 167 152 148 146 179.14
53 Hanif Mohammad PAK 337 203* 187* 160 142 111 104 177.71
54 AR Border AUS 205 200* 196 163 162 153 152* 175.86
55 RB Kanhai WI 256 217 158* 157 153 150 139 175.71
55 M Azharuddin IND 199 192 182 179 163* 163* 152 175.71
55 ME Trescothick ENG 219 194 193 180 161 151 132 175.71
58 SR Waugh AUS 200 199 177* 170 164 160 157* 175.29
59 DI Gower ENG 215 200* 173* 166 157* 157 154* 174.57
60 MP Vaughan ENG 197 195 183 177 166 156 145 174.14
60 HC Brook ENG 317 186 171 158 153 123 111 174.14
62 BKG Mendis SL 245 196 194 176 141* 140 116* 172.57
63 IR Bell ENG 235 199 167 162* 159 143 140 172.14
64 JH Edrich ENG 310* 175 164 155 146 130 120 171.43
65 CH Lloyd WI 242* 178 163 161* 157 149 143 170.43
66 TW Graveney ENG 258 175 165 164 153 151 118 169.14
66 RR Sarwan WI 291 261* 139 128 127 119 119 169.14
68 M Labuschagne AUS 215 204 185 163 162 143 111 169.00
69 KF Barrington ENG 256 172 163 151* 148* 148 143 168.71
70 ER Dexter ENG 205 180 174 172 172 141 136* 168.57
70 IJL Trott ENG 226 203 184 168* 143 135* 121 168.57
72 RB Richardson WI 194 185 182 160 156 154 138 167.00
73 TT Samaraweera SL 231 214 159 143 142 138 137* 166.29
74 S Chanderpaul WI 203* 203* 166 153* 150* 147* 140 166.00
75 DM Jones AUS 216 210 184* 157 150* 122 121* 165.71
76 A Flower ZIM 232* 199* 183* 156 142 129 115 165.14
76 Mohammad Hafeez PAK 224 197 196 151 143 126 119 165.14
78 WM Lawry AUS 210 205 166 157 151 135 130 164.86
79 MJ Slater AUS 219 176 169 168 152 143 124 164.43
80 YB Jaiswal IND 214* 209 175 171 161 118 101 164.14
81 RG Pollock SA 274 209 175 137 125 122 105 163.86
82 IM Chappell AUS 196 192 165 156 151 145 138 163.29
83 TM Head AUS 175 170 163 163 161 152 152 162.29
84 SM Nurse WI 258 201 168 137 137 136 95 161.71
85 G Boycott ENG 246* 191 155 142* 137 131 128* 161.43
86 OJD Pope ENG 205 196 171 154 145 135* 121 161.00
87 DJ Cullinan SA 275* 168 153* 152 134 122* 120 160.57
87 AD Mathews SL 200* 199 160 157* 145* 141 122 160.57
89 TM Dilshan SL 193 168 163* 162 147 145 143 160.14
90 GR Viswanath IND 222 179 161* 145 139 137 131 159.14
90 HM Nicholls NZ 200* 174 162* 157 150* 145* 126* 159.14
92 MC Cowdrey ENG 182 160 159 155 154 152 151 159.00
92 BA Stokes ENG 258 176 155 141 135* 128 120 159.00
94 AJ Stewart ENG 190 173 170 164 148 143 124* 158.86
95 G Gambhir IND 206 179 167 167 139 137 116 158.71
95 RG Sharma IND 212 177 176 161 131 127 127 158.71
97 LD Chandimal SL 206* 164 162* 155* 151 138 132 158.29
98 DC Boon AUS 200 184* 164* 149 143 135 131 158.00
98 SC Ganguly IND 239 173 147 144 136 136 131 158.00
100 KD Walters AUS 250 242 155 118 115 112 112 157.71
100 GN Yallop AUS 268 172 167 141 121 121 114 157.71
100 Mudassar Nazar PAK 231 199 152* 152 126 124 120 157.71

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier batsmen may change if current batsmen set new benchmarks.

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 7 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/(Inns - Not Out)
  2. BF - Balls Faced
  3. FP - First Played by Year
  4. INF - Infinite
  5. LP - Last Played by Year
  6. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  7. NA - Not Applicable
  8. NI - Not In Top
  9. NK - Not Known
  10. NO, * - Not Out
  11. NQ - Not Qualified
  12. OPP - Opposition
  13. R4BF - Runs for available data of balls
  14. SR - Strike Rate or Runs/Balls
  15. TS - Trend Setter
  16. TT - Top Teams

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