ODIs - Best Asian Batsmen In Asia

Top 15 Asian ODI Batsmen In Asia

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Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned last update date. 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. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). So, here are the Top 15 Asian batsmen in matches In Asia in ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-09-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ATTACKING
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Top Teams
6. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)
7. QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)
8. ASIANS IN ASIA RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
10. NON WEAK TEAMS
FC RATING

Points to note about ASIANS IN ASIA Rating:-

  • Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians.
  • Familiar Conditions (FC) are the opposite.
  • This categorization has been done as there are more points for UC in our Overall Rating.

THE CRITERIA

The FC Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Runs Scored 200.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 300.00
Big Innings Potential Top Scores 100.00
Quick Innings Potential Top Inns By SR 100.00
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is a simple example:-

  • TS Runs: 2,000; Player X Runs: 1,000; Section Points: 250.00
  • TS Points: 250.00(Max); Player X Points: Runs/TS Runs X 250 = 1,000/2,000 X 250 = 125.00
  • Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Runs being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
TT and NWT

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams (TT) and non weak teams (NWT). Here is some information:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
  • They are calculated by decades.
  • A batsman's performace is counted in TT or NWT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ODI World Cup are also counted.
  • TT and NWT may be found in the last section.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 20
Min Career Runs 1000

PROLIFIC

The Eras

ODIs from 1971 to present are divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 1996
Era 2 MP between 1995 And 2011
Era 3 MP greater than 2010

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS M Azharuddin IND 1985 2000 1992.5 203 6267 150.00
1 M Azharuddin IND 1985 2000 1992.5 203 6267 150.00
2 PA de Silva SL 1984 2003 1993.5 185 6158 147.39
3 A Ranatunga SL 1982 1999 1990.5 168 4868 116.52
4 Salim Malik PAK 1982 1999 1990.5 143 4815 115.25
5 Javed Miandad PAK 1975 1996 1985.5 112 3750 89.76
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2012 2000.5 281 12067 200.00
1 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2012 2000.5 281 12067 200.00
2 ST Jayasuriya SL 1989 2011 2000 268 8448 140.02
3 KC Sangakkara SL 2000 2015 2007.5 216 8249 136.72
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 1991 2007 1999 174 6966 115.46
5 Yuvraj Singh IND 2000 2017 2008.5 177 5775 95.72
6 V Sehwag IND 1999 2013 2006 158 5749 95.28
7 Saeed Anwar PAK 1989 2003 1996 132 5434 90.06
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS V Kohli IND 2008 2026 2017 179 9268 180.00
1 V Kohli IND 2008 2026 2017 179 9268 180.00
2 MS Dhoni IND 2004 2019 2011.5 186 7103 137.95
3 RG Sharma IND 2007 2026 2016.5 163 7030 136.53

CONSISTENT

R Ave

Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average. 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

CRITERIA: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs 1500
Min Runs (TT) 1200

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS MS Dhoni 186 55 7103 44 54.22 55.55 150.00
1 MS Dhoni 186 55 7103 44 54.22 55.55 150.00
2 V Kohli 179 26 9268 42 60.58 54.99 148.49
3 Inzamam-ul-Haq 174 35 6966 49 50.12 49.15 132.73
4 SR Tendulkar 281 26 12067 59 47.32 47.32 127.78
5 RG Sharma 163 18 7030 39 48.48 45.98 124.16
6 Javed Miandad 112 29 3750 25 45.18 45.17 121.96
7 Saeed Anwar 132 12 5434 29 45.28 44.17 119.28
8 KC Sangakkara 216 20 8249 55 42.09 41.93 113.22
9 Salim Malik 143 26 4815 34 41.15 41.60 112.33
10 Yuvraj Singh 177 30 5775 34 39.29 39.71 107.24
11 A Ranatunga 168 36 4868 31 36.88 39.39 106.37
12 M Azharuddin 203 38 6267 36 37.98 39.01 105.33
13 PA de Silva 185 23 6158 41 38.01 38.67 104.42
14 V Sehwag 158 5 5749 27 37.58 38.07 102.79
15 ST Jayasuriya 268 14 8448 49 33.26 33.94 91.64

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS MS Dhoni 146 39 5785 38 54.07 56.11 150.00
1 MS Dhoni 146 39 5785 38 54.07 56.11 150.00
2 V Kohli 137 20 7110 29 60.77 55.84 149.30
3 Inzamam-ul-Haq 139 24 5581 38 48.53 48.68 130.14
4 Javed Miandad 87 22 3076 20 47.32 47.96 128.22
5 SR Tendulkar 221 17 9243 49 45.31 46.35 123.92
6 RG Sharma 121 12 4999 27 45.86 44.33 118.52
7 Saeed Anwar 100 6 3921 17 41.71 42.40 113.36
8 KC Sangakkara 169 14 6442 45 41.56 42.13 112.63
9 Salim Malik 113 17 3767 27 39.24 40.62 108.61
10 Yuvraj Singh 137 23 4446 26 39.00 40.12 107.25
11 V Sehwag 122 4 4425 21 37.50 38.68 103.41
12 A Ranatunga 147 29 4142 25 35.10 38.23 102.20
13 M Azharuddin 167 27 5080 29 36.29 38.08 101.82
14 PA de Silva 159 19 4957 34 35.41 36.76 98.29
15 ST Jayasuriya 211 11 6349 37 31.75 33.10 88.48

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR.

CRITERIA: Points For R SR

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs 1500
Min Runs (TT) 1200
Min Average 25

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS Shahid Afridi 4988 4263 117.01 113.99 150.00
1 V Sehwag 5749 5264 109.21 106.17 139.71
2 ST Jayasuriya 8448 9342 90.43 91.94 120.99
3 RG Sharma 7030 7050 99.72 89.76 118.11
4 SR Tendulkar 12067 13645 88.44 89.73 118.08
5 Saeed Anwar 5434 6377 85.21 88.94 117.04
6 V Kohli 9268 9602 96.52 87.30 114.88
7 Yuvraj Singh 5775 6470 89.26 86.89 114.34
8 PA de Silva 6158 7548 81.58 86.60 113.96
9 Salim Malik 4815 6017 80.02 85.07 111.95
10 A Ranatunga 4868 6095 79.87 84.75 111.53
11 MS Dhoni 7103 7902 89.89 83.94 110.47
12 M Azharuddin 6267 8185 76.57 81.30 106.99
13 Inzamam-ul-Haq 6966 8838 78.82 80.74 106.25
14 Javed Miandad 3750 5129 73.11 78.78 103.67
15 KC Sangakkara 8249 10494 78.61 76.52 100.70

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS V Sehwag 4425 4185 105.73 103.53 150.00
1 V Sehwag 4425 4185 105.73 103.53 150.00
2 ST Jayasuriya 6349 7086 89.60 91.63 132.76
3 RG Sharma 4999 5003 99.92 90.54 131.18
4 SR Tendulkar 9243 10550 87.61 89.31 129.39
5 Saeed Anwar 3921 4668 84.00 88.51 128.25
6 V Kohli 7110 7371 96.46 87.59 126.91
7 Yuvraj Singh 4446 5003 88.87 86.92 125.94
8 PA de Silva 4957 6195 80.02 85.51 123.90
9 Salim Malik 3767 4804 78.41 83.94 121.63
10 A Ranatunga 4142 5274 78.54 83.78 121.38
11 MS Dhoni 5785 6512 88.84 83.29 120.68
12 Inzamam-ul-Haq 5581 7103 78.57 80.86 117.15
13 M Azharuddin 5080 6723 75.56 80.70 116.93
14 Javed Miandad 3076 4268 72.07 78.13 113.20
15 KC Sangakkara 6442 8212 78.45 76.41 110.71

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)

Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 scores of the batsman. Average High Score (Ave HS) is simply the total runs in the 5 innings divided by 5.

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored In The Top 5 Inns

RANK ERA 1 1 2 3 4 5 AVE HS RAT
TS Ijaz Ahmed 139* 137 132 117 117 128.40 100.00
1 M Azharuddin 153* 111* 108* 108* 108 117.60 91.59
2 PA de Silva 134 127* 107* 105 105 115.60 90.03
3 Javed Miandad 119* 116* 115* 106* 103 111.80 87.07
4 A Ranatunga 131* 102* 102 98 90* 104.60 81.46
5 Salim Malik 102 102 101 100* 100 101.00 78.66
RANK ERA 2 1 2 3 4 5 AVE HS RAT
TS SR Tendulkar 200* 186* 175 143 141* 169.00 100.00
1 SR Tendulkar 200* 186* 175 143 141* 169.00 100.00
2 V Sehwag 219 175 146 130 126 159.20 94.20
3 ST Jayasuriya 189 151* 134* 134 130 147.60 87.34
4 KC Sangakkara 169 138* 133 128 121 137.80 81.54
5 Saeed Anwar 194 140 131 112* 111 137.60 81.42
6 Yuvraj Singh 150 138* 121 118 117 128.80 76.21
7 Inzamam-ul-Haq 137* 123 122 121* 118* 124.20 73.49
RANK ERA 3 1 2 3 4 5 AVE HS RAT
TS RG Sharma 264 209 208* 162 159 200.40 100.00
1 RG Sharma 264 209 208* 162 159 200.40 100.00
2 V Kohli 183 166* 157* 154* 140 160.00 79.84
3 MS Dhoni 183* 148 139* 134 124 145.60 72.65

QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)

QI SR

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 innings of the batsman with highest strike rate. Quick Innings Strike Rate (QI SR) is the Relative SR of the batsmen in the 5 innings.

CRITERIA: Points For R SR In The Top 5 Inns by SR

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 QI SR RAT
TS Shahid Afridi 34/12 59/25 102/46 73/34 55/26 220.04 100.00
1 ST Jayasuriya 76/28 134/65 30/15 82/44 68/38 208.69 94.84
2 V Sehwag 48/22 74/40 59/32 60/36 42/26 176.35 80.14
3 MS Dhoni 28/13 40/20 68/35 46/26 62/38 172.62 78.45
4 Yuvraj Singh 25/11 69/32 138/78 30/21 39/28 172.36 78.33
5 Salim Malik 72/36 66/41 44/29 32/25 28/22 168.15 76.41
6 SR Tendulkar 36/22 62/38 41/26 67/44 30/20 159.64 72.55
7 KC Sangakkara 90/43 75/45 36/23 49/37 37/29 157.84 71.73
8 M Azharuddin 108/65 95/63 54/39 29/22 58/45 156.10 70.94
9 RG Sharma 51/28 30/17 35/20 40/24 47/29 154.85 70.37
10 A Ranatunga 49/32 25/17 55/39 41/30 64/48 149.58 67.98
11 Saeed Anwar 37/23 74/49 48/32 54/37 194/146 148.02 67.27
12 PA de Silva 43/30 50/35 66/47 42/33 48/38 144.43 65.64
13 V Kohli 100/52 115/66 166/110 65/45 131/96 141.43 64.27
14 Javed Miandad 119/77 28/23 91/75 79/67 56/49 138.11 62.76
15 Inzamam-ul-Haq 76/59 45/35 85/67 67/54 31/25 129.75 58.97

ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

The ASIANS IN ASIA (FC) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK BATSMAN PRO CON ATT BIP QIP FC RAT
1 SR Tendulkar 200.00 251.71 247.47 100.00 72.55 871.73
2 V Kohli 180.00 297.79 241.79 79.84 64.27 863.69
3 MS Dhoni 137.95 300.00 231.14 72.65 78.45 820.20
4 RG Sharma 136.53 242.67 249.30 100.00 70.37 798.88
5 V Sehwag 95.28 206.20 289.71 94.20 80.14 765.54
6 ST Jayasuriya 140.02 180.12 253.75 87.34 94.84 756.07
7 PA de Silva 147.39 202.70 237.86 90.03 65.64 743.63
8 M Azharuddin 150.00 207.14 223.92 91.59 70.94 743.59
9 Inzamam-ul-Haq 115.46 262.86 223.40 73.49 58.97 734.17
10 KC Sangakkara 136.72 225.85 211.41 81.54 71.73 727.25
11 Salim Malik 115.25 220.94 233.57 78.66 76.41 724.84
12 Saeed Anwar 90.06 232.65 245.29 81.42 67.27 716.69
13 A Ranatunga 116.52 208.57 232.91 81.46 67.98 707.44
14 Javed Miandad 89.76 250.19 216.87 87.07 62.76 706.65
15 Yuvraj Singh 95.72 214.49 240.29 76.21 78.33 705.03

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL
2020s IND NZ AUS PAK SL SA BAN

NON WEAK TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL IND
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL ZIM
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ ZIM
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI BAN
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN WI
2020s IND NZ AUS PAK SL SA BAN ENG AFG WI

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