Test Batsmen With Best Quick Innings Potential

Top 100 Test Batsmen With Quick Innings Potential

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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 by strike rate. Quick Innings Strike Rate (QI SR) is the Relative SR of the batsmen in the 7 innings.

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

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (Top Teams) 30
Min Inn Runs 30
Min Inn Runs 10% of Team Rns

TOP 100 TEST BATSMEN WITH BEST QI SR

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is a more accurate type of SR. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly it takes into account:-

  • Strength of Opposition.
  • Positions at which a batsman has played.
  • Venues at which he has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active
RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 QI SR
1 N Kapil Dev 89/55 36/26 73/53 31/23 59/48 116/98 65/55 148.15
2 TG Southee 48/23 77/40 45/25 73/49 34/24 31/25 68/65 144.16
3 IDS Smith 30/17 61/42 41/31 173/136 34/28 31/26 44/45 143.20
4 IVA Richards 110/58 61/36 49/45 76/72 38/37 33/33 109/111 136.24
5 CH Gayle 80/46 102/72 66/49 64/49 54/43 48/39 105/87 134.66
6 IT Botham 59/36 66/48 60/51 118/102 38/33 54/51 149/148 131.31
7 BA Stokes 57/28 32/16 72/47 78/57 258/198 49/42 101/92 129.21
8 BB McCullum 145/79 41/28 195/134 75/57 67/53 74/59 202/188 128.26
9 C de Grandhomme 33/15 71/45 32/21 76/53 105/74 83/77 58/63 125.98
10 M Azharuddin 109/78 54/43 32/27 48/44 121/111 115/110 34/35 125.91
11 JM Bairstow 71/44 136/92 39/31 99/81 54/47 63/58 38/35 123.81
12 RR Pant 61/33 50/31 39/26 146/111 64/57 65/58 92/84 122.87
13 AC Gilchrist 102/59 138/108 37/29 113/94 162/146 133/121 122/112 122.79
14 RJ Hadlee 99/81 103/92 84/78 86/84 30/31 51/57 30/35 122.36
15 SCJ Broad 43/28 62/45 61/49 57/47 35/29 46/39 42/36 122.08
16 DA Warner 55/27 62/46 41/31 77/62 113/95 122/103 180/159 120.10
17 CL Cairns 82/47 120/96 36/31 43/38 93/89 158/171 72/82 119.70
18 GA Gooch 33/20 54/42 123/113 30/32 40/43 65/74 58/67 117.47
19 V Sehwag 36/28 83/68 55/46 34/29 62/53 293/254 38/33 116.51
20 JE Root 71/48 56/41 40/32 68/56 33/29 73/69 78/76 114.65
21 AJ Stewart 45/34 38/29 36/36 36/37 31/32 73/76 87/92 113.59
22 CH Lloyd 163/149 33/31 91/88 76/77 33/34 102/121 77/93 113.31
23 HC Brook 87/65 153/116 54/41 41/34 58/50 111/98 89/81 111.35
24 A Flintoff 75/44 58/42 68/62 142/146 35/36 59/62 74/79 111.30
25 NJ Astle 222/168 65/51 40/37 54/52 51/57 64/77 125/154 111.00
26 GC Smith 41/26 85/70 35/30 121/107 85/79 63/63 37/38 110.09
27 BM Duckett 34/26 63/49 84/68 71/59 43/38 84/75 86/79 109.74
28 K Srikkanth 41/31 47/40 71/63 116/117 86/89 65/78 123/149 109.42
29 SPD Smith 36/20 59/43 58/48 53/46 71/70 70/70 35/36 109.24
30 BC Lara 48/40 100/84 130/120 39/38 53/55 89/94 191/203 108.86
31 Wasim Akram 52/40 100/89 43/42 40/42 36/41 66/82 38/48 108.41
32 SK Warne 71/65 36/33 45/42 39/37 63/65 86/90 30/34 108.17
33 ST Jayasuriya 89/56 157/147 73/74 148/156 66/70 71/78 85/94 108.01
34 RS Kaluwitharana 42/29 51/47 33/32 103/103 40/42 50/59 76/90 106.47
35 PA de Silva 42/32 41/32 37/32 103/99 47/52 206/234 38/45 106.39
36 TM Dilshan 68/47 92/72 62/60 32/31 78/79 162/165 56/58 105.58
37 DJG Sammy 58/43 61/51 30/26 42/37 32/29 73/69 41/51 105.38
38 TM Head 123/83 38/27 70/59 77/73 99/95 152/148 140/141 105.20
39 CD McMillan 88/83 98/97 70/71 50/51 31/33 92/102 40/48 104.64
40 Z Crawley 56/45 69/57 64/57 122/111 50/48 189/182 48/48 104.18
41 SM Pollock 32/20 111/106 40/41 34/35 44/47 57/70 30/38 103.28
42 LRPL Taylor 138/104 32/25 37/31 36/35 48/48 32/32 200/212 103.17
43 KP Pietersen 42/28 32/24 62/55 102/92 78/81 74/79 71/76 102.59
44 RT Ponting 51/43 32/29 34/32 86/84 72/72 105/110 57/60 101.88
45 Tamim Iqbal 30/19 85/71 50/46 103/100 72/71 126/128 43/44 101.78
46 A Ranatunga 51/47 66/62 41/43 131/140 88/103 76/91 65/80 101.62
47 Sarfraz Ahmed 50/40 96/86 48/46 109/105 72/70 36/36 56/59 101.47
48 Harbhajan Singh 44/32 46/44 39/39 111/116 70/74 66/71 36/41 101.09
49 DL Vettori 127/98 50/42 94/87 51/48 41/50 137/170 46/58 100.54
50 AJ Lamb 60/47 53/54 37/38 62/64 84/99 63/75 109/141 99.88
51 MA Starc 68/43 58/52 61/63 30/31 54/58 66/71 84/91 99.57
52 APE Knott 31/29 81/91 75/90 42/51 90/116 36/49 92/126 99.44
53 Q de Kock 51/37 50/43 43/40 129/128 33/33 86/87 129/138 98.83
54 MS Dhoni 69/52 92/81 51/51 148/153 39/41 74/79 34/39 98.78
55 DI Gower 36/38 57/62 66/73 82/94 90/104 73/85 48/56 98.77
56 RA Jadeja 40/32 30/25 68/57 32/33 42/44 48/51 43/49 98.65
57 YB Jaiswal 72/51 38/30 77/65 51/45 80/74 57/58 214/236 98.25
58 RW Marsh 118/123 74/83 43/51 91/111 46/57 38/49 47/63 98.21
59 DPDN Dickwella 42/36 77/72 75/76 58/59 52/53 51/54 35/38 97.96
60 SM Patil 36/26 68/56 30/34 84/99 65/78 174/240 31/44 97.78
61 Zaheer Abbas 168/176 134/148 43/50 215/254 58/74 186/246 56/76 97.56
62 CL Hooper 106/90 73/72 35/38 46/58 39/50 73/94 67/89 97.05
63 JL Langer 34/30 122/122 30/30 46/47 40/44 72/85 82/98 96.78
64 MJ Prior 61/42 61/49 73/60 126/128 126/131 118/130 103/120 96.36
65 RB Richardson 47/40 68/72 75/84 64/72 70/86 39/49 59/78 96.19
66 AB de Villiers 68/49 129/112 44/45 103/109 169/184 36/40 103/117 96.01
67 GS Chappell 40/43 56/65 67/78 176/218 53/67 62/80 133/175 95.62
68 Saeed Anwar 50/36 53/52 101/104 81/97 50/66 69/94 65/89 95.60
69 S Chanderpaul 100/72 71/67 76/87 74/90 74/91 47/58 31/40 95.20
70 Inzamam-ul-Haq 112/107 31/32 97/101 48/56 50/60 86/105 72/88 94.76
71 OJD Pope 49/46 108/104 171/166 154/156 205/208 60/61 67/77 94.61
72 L Klusener 38/35 58/54 102/100 108/124 72/85 174/221 97/143 94.42
73 Habibul Bashar 63/52 51/49 71/72 84/96 113/131 77/96 37/49 94.14
74 MD Marshall 40/34 57/57 72/88 51/63 62/77 48/62 45/62 93.98
75 S Dhawan 190/168 107/96 187/174 119/123 173/195 94/116 98/127 93.88
76 ML Hayden 101/85 99/98 37/41 41/46 35/40 47/54 380/437 93.41
77 MW Gatting 48/48 79/81 30/32 56/70 100/127 32/42 100/141 93.08
78 RC Fredericks 46/30 169/145 109/124 86/101 65/98 138/253 67/123 92.94
79 JC Buttler 39/32 59/56 85/83 46/48 63/67 35/42 64/79 92.82
80 AW Greig 89/94 139/178 76/102 96/129 49/71 63/95 32/49 92.74
81 SR Tendulkar 44/39 39/39 53/54 79/86 43/47 177/207 155/184 92.20
82 J Blackwood 63/54 79/76 62/62 85/88 41/45 79/93 49/63 92.16
83 GP Thorpe 36/35 30/33 82/92 200/231 46/58 66/85 30/39 92.10
84 Aamer Sohail 46/27 80/83 88/94 41/51 34/45 74/98 205/284 91.89
85 SC Ganguly 42/46 51/56 101/111 66/75 67/78 53/62 64/75 91.87
86 Shakib Al Hasan 50/39 96/97 73/74 89/91 46/49 87/94 87/104 91.60
87 GS Sobers 113/126 95/118 50/67 168/234 94/138 174/260 161/241 91.38
88 Mohammad Yousuf 50/29 83/90 42/48 173/199 204/243 111/134 46/56 91.06
89 VVS Laxman 44/35 38/35 32/34 73/79 167/198 66/82 35/45 91.02
90 KD Walters 103/119 55/66 38/50 104/138 250/342 41/58 55/80 91.00
91 MD Crowe 42/44 48/52 107/121 140/163 70/91 137/184 79/111 90.57
92 Kamran Akmal 102/81 74/80 49/55 57/64 158/185 70/85 52/64 90.42
93 Moin Khan 47/36 57/53 98/109 61/68 137/174 80/120 70/105 90.39
94 FM Engineer 42/37 35/40 77/100 86/118 33/46 121/182 64/111 90.30
95 GP Swann 32/25 41/34 63/55 85/81 62/72 39/52 63/89 90.21
96 DPMD Jayawardena 150/115 37/35 71/80 33/38 127/159 165/210 42/55 90.13
97 JO Holder 82/63 39/35 39/40 202/229 37/42 71/88 43/54 89.97
98 CG Greenidge 214/242 85/98 45/55 115/147 32/44 149/207 84/119 89.84
99 ME Trescothick 69/66 30/29 151/148 32/34 90/102 57/76 194/259 89.82
100 SM Gavaskar 121/128 74/79 90/120 49/68 50/80 50/82 31/51 89.74

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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