All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). 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). Here are the Top 25 Asian batsmen in matches In Asia in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2024-06-09

CONTENTS

3. PROLIFIC

4. CONSISTENT

4.1. Against All Teams

4.2. Against Top Teams

5. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

6. ATTACKING

7. ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

8. TOP TEAMS

8.1. Top Teams In Asia

8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

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 four main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Runs Scored	200.00
Consistent	Average	500.00
Big Innings Potential	Top Scores	150.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	150.00

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.

Top Teams (TT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
The top teams are calculated by decades.
Further, they are divided into In Asia and Outside Asia.
A batsman’s performace is counted in TT if it comes in the specific condition and in the specific decade.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1950 to present is 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 1991
Era 2	MP between 1990 And 2016
Era 3	MP greater than 2015

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored

RANK	ERA 1	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	SM Gavaskar	IND	1971	1987	1979	133	6254	160.00
1	SM Gavaskar	IND	1971	1987	1979	133	6254	160.00
2	Javed Miandad	PAK	1976	1993	1984.5	111	5492	140.51
3	DB Vengsarkar	IND	1976	1992	1984	103	4405	112.70
4	Zaheer Abbas	PAK	1969	1985	1977	63	2757	70.53

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	SR Tendulkar	IND	1989	2013	2001	194	9674	200.00
1	SR Tendulkar	IND	1989	2013	2001	194	9674	200.00
2	DPMD Jayawardena	SL	1997	2014	2005.5	179	9399	194.31
3	KC Sangakkara	SL	2000	2015	2007.5	165	9355	193.41
4	RS Dravid	IND	1996	2012	2004	160	7370	152.37
5	Younis Khan	PAK	2000	2017	2008.5	133	6926	143.19
6	V Sehwag	IND	2001	2013	2007	114	6256	129.34
7	ST Jayasuriya	SL	1991	2007	1999	124	5188	107.26
8	Inzamam-ul-Haq	PAK	1992	2007	1999.5	108	5104	105.52
9	VVS Laxman	IND	1996	2012	2004	117	4676	96.67
10	Mohammad Yousuf	PAK	1998	2010	2004	87	4476	92.54
11	M Azharuddin	IND	1984	2000	1992	87	4291	88.71
12	TT Samaraweera	SL	2001	2013	2007	94	4275	88.38

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	AD Mathews	SL	2009	2024	2016.5	145	5697	160.00
1	AD Mathews	SL	2009	2024	2016.5	145	5697	160.00
2	FDM Karunaratne	SL	2012	2024	2018	112	4948	138.96
3	V Kohli	IND	2011	2024	2017.5	92	4597	129.11
4	CA Pujara	IND	2010	2023	2016.5	90	4515	126.80
5	Azhar Ali	PAK	2010	2022	2016	94	4413	123.94
6	LD Chandimal	SL	2011	2024	2017.5	93	3960	111.22
7	RG Sharma	IND	2013	2024	2018.5	52	2610	73.30
8	Babar Azam	PAK	2016	2024	2020	48	2464	69.20
9	Sarfraz Ahmed	PAK	2010	2023	2016.5	52	2135	59.96

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

Against All Teams

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	RG Sharma	52	6	2610	10	56.74	58.27	250.00
1	RG Sharma	52	6	2610	10	56.74	58.27	250.00
2	KC Sangakkara	165	13	9355	30	61.55	56.89	244.05
3	CA Pujara	90	9	4515	14	55.74	56.00	240.27
4	V Sehwag	114	5	6256	18	57.39	55.37	237.57
5	Babar Azam	48	5	2464	8	57.30	55.31	237.28
6	Javed Miandad	111	15	5492	14	57.21	55.21	236.85
7	V Kohli	92	10	4597	16	56.06	54.55	234.04
8	Younis Khan	133	14	6926	27	58.20	54.13	232.21
9	Mohammad Yousuf	87	10	4476	16	58.13	54.09	232.06
10	M Azharuddin	87	6	4291	16	52.98	53.56	229.77
11	Sarfraz Ahmed	52	11	2135	4	52.07	53.49	229.48
12	Inzamam-ul-Haq	108	15	5104	15	54.88	52.83	226.66
13	SR Tendulkar	194	22	9674	33	56.24	52.74	226.28
14	DPMD Jayawardena	179	12	9399	28	56.28	52.18	223.86
15	SM Gavaskar	133	10	6254	19	50.85	51.62	221.47
16	TT Samaraweera	94	15	4275	11	54.11	50.61	217.12
17	Zaheer Abbas	63	10	2757	8	52.02	50.38	216.15
18	DB Vengsarkar	103	16	4405	13	50.63	50.27	215.66
19	Azhar Ali	94	7	4413	13	50.72	48.57	208.38
20	RS Dravid	160	16	7370	22	51.18	48.40	207.66
21	LD Chandimal	93	11	3960	13	48.29	48.25	207.02
22	VVS Laxman	117	23	4676	9	49.74	48.08	206.26
23	FDM Karunaratne	112	5	4948	13	46.24	46.66	200.19
24	AD Mathews	145	22	5697	11	46.32	45.73	196.21
25	ST Jayasuriya	124	9	5188	11	45.11	45.35	194.57

Against Top Teams

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Sarfraz Ahmed	32	5	1529	3	56.63	58.17	250.00
1	Babar Azam	26	3	1396	5	60.70	58.58	250.00
2	Sarfraz Ahmed	32	5	1529	3	56.63	58.17	250.00
3	V Sehwag	85	3	4772	15	58.20	56.15	241.30
4	RG Sharma	39	3	1961	8	54.47	55.94	240.43
5	V Kohli	65	8	3199	11	56.12	54.61	234.70
6	Javed Miandad	54	10	2470	8	56.14	54.17	232.82
7	Younis Khan	102	9	5315	21	57.15	53.15	228.42
8	KC Sangakkara	118	8	6266	18	56.96	52.65	226.28
9	Inzamam-ul-Haq	66	6	3262	10	54.37	52.34	224.93
10	CA Pujara	68	6	3197	10	51.56	51.81	222.65
11	M Azharuddin	58	5	2698	10	50.91	51.46	221.18
12	SM Gavaskar	116	8	5395	16	49.95	50.72	217.97
13	DPMD Jayawardena	132	7	6798	21	54.38	50.42	216.69
14	DB Vengsarkar	91	15	3750	11	49.34	48.99	210.54
15	ST Jayasuriya	88	5	3864	9	46.55	46.80	201.13
16	TT Samaraweera	64	12	2566	7	49.35	46.15	198.34
17	Azhar Ali	61	4	2689	10	47.18	45.17	194.14
18	Zaheer Abbas	41	8	1505	3	45.61	44.17	189.83
19	AD Mathews	105	14	4067	7	44.69	44.13	189.66
20	SR Tendulkar	125	10	5389	15	46.86	43.94	188.86
21	VVS Laxman	92	16	3427	6	45.09	43.58	187.29
22	LD Chandimal	62	4	2415	5	41.64	41.60	178.81
23	RS Dravid	112	10	4458	10	43.71	41.33	177.64
24	Mohammad Yousuf	65	4	2698	8	44.23	41.16	176.88
25	FDM Karunaratne	68	2	2546	5	38.58	38.93	167.29

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

Ave HS

In this criteria, the top 5 scores of the batsman have been taken. 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	BATSMAN	1	2	3	4	5	AVE HS	RAT
TS	V Sehwag	319	309	293	254	201*	275.20	150.00
1	V Sehwag	319	309	293	254	201*	275.20	150.00
2	DPMD Jayawardena	374	275	242	240	237	273.60	149.13
3	KC Sangakkara	319	287	232	230	222*	258.00	140.63
4	Younis Khan	313	267	213	200*	199	238.40	129.94
5	V Kohli	254*	243	235	213	211	231.20	126.02
6	ST Jayasuriya	340	253	199	188	148	225.60	122.97
7	SR Tendulkar	248*	217	214	203	201*	216.60	118.06
8	RS Dravid	270	222	200*	191	180	212.60	115.88
8	Javed Miandad	280*	211	206	203*	163	212.60	115.88
10	Inzamam-ul-Haq	329	200*	184	177	142	206.40	112.50
11	Azhar Ali	302*	226	185	157	157	205.40	111.95
12	Mohammad Yousuf	223	204*	192	191	173	196.60	107.16
13	Zaheer Abbas	235*	215	186	176	168*	196.00	106.83
14	SM Gavaskar	236*	205	182*	176	172	194.20	105.85
15	FDM Karunaratne	244	196	186	179	158*	192.60	104.98
16	VVS Laxman	281	200*	176*	154*	143*	190.80	104.00
17	CA Pujara	206*	204	202	159	153	184.80	100.73
18	TT Samaraweera	231	214	159	143	142	177.80	96.91
19	M Azharuddin	199	182	163*	163*	152	171.80	93.64
20	RG Sharma	212	177	176	161	131	171.40	93.42
21	LD Chandimal	206*	164	162*	155*	151	167.60	91.35
22	DB Vengsarkar	166	164*	159	157*	153	159.80	87.10
23	AD Mathews	199	157*	145*	141	122	152.80	83.28
24	Babar Azam	196	161	143	136	127*	152.60	83.18
25	Sarfraz Ahmed	118	112	109	103	96	107.60	58.65

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR. Batsman who were active in earlier times benefit from this as SR was generally low earlier.

R4BF

Balls played by batsmen for many inns is not available for earlier times. When such is the case, we have used Runs For Balls Faced (R4BF) to determine the Strike Rate. This is the runs scored by the batsman for the available data of balls.

CRITERIA: Points For R SR

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs	1500
Min Average	30

RANK	BATSMAN	R4BF	BF	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	N Kapil Dev	2837	3482	81.48	90.16	150.00
1	V Sehwag	6256	7364	84.95	82.55	137.34
2	Sarfraz Ahmed	2135	3018	70.74	67.86	112.90
3	ST Jayasuriya	5188	7966	65.13	67.19	111.78
4	Zaheer Abbas	2051	3492	58.73	65.60	109.14
5	M Azharuddin	3796	6697	56.68	61.62	102.51
6	RG Sharma	2610	4050	64.44	61.59	102.47
7	V Kohli	4597	7881	58.33	56.07	93.29
8	Inzamam-ul-Haq	5104	9399	54.30	55.52	92.37
9	Babar Azam	2464	4348	56.67	54.52	90.71
10	SR Tendulkar	9663	17869	54.08	54.46	90.61
11	KC Sangakkara	9355	16962	55.15	54.33	90.39
12	SM Gavaskar	4453	9572	46.52	53.50	89.02
13	Mohammad Yousuf	4476	8404	53.26	53.37	88.79
14	Younis Khan	6926	12900	53.69	52.55	87.43
15	DPMD Jayawardena	9399	17878	52.57	51.98	86.48
16	FDM Karunaratne	4948	9300	53.20	51.51	85.70
17	Javed Miandad	3934	8622	45.63	49.97	83.14
18	VVS Laxman	4676	9446	49.50	49.73	82.73
19	CA Pujara	4515	9031	49.99	49.16	81.79
20	LD Chandimal	3960	7714	51.34	48.87	81.30
21	DB Vengsarkar	2733	6332	43.16	48.55	80.77
22	AD Mathews	5697	11664	48.84	46.93	78.07
23	TT Samaraweera	4275	9013	47.43	46.49	77.35
24	RS Dravid	7370	16859	43.72	44.39	73.86
25	Azhar Ali	4413	10247	43.07	42.65	70.95

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. Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians. Familiar Conditions (FC) is the opposite.

RANK	BATSMAN	PRO	CON	BIP	ATT	FC RAT
1	V Sehwag	129.34	478.87	150.00	137.34	895.54
2	KC Sangakkara	193.41	470.33	140.63	90.39	894.76
3	DPMD Jayawardena	194.31	440.55	149.13	86.48	870.48
4	SR Tendulkar	200.00	415.15	118.06	90.61	823.82
5	Younis Khan	143.19	460.63	129.94	87.43	821.19
6	V Kohli	129.11	468.74	126.02	93.29	817.16
7	Javed Miandad	140.51	469.66	115.88	83.14	809.18
8	SM Gavaskar	160.00	439.45	105.85	89.02	794.31
9	CA Pujara	126.80	462.92	100.73	81.79	772.24
10	Inzamam-ul-Haq	105.52	451.59	112.50	92.37	761.98
11	RG Sharma	73.30	490.43	93.42	102.47	759.63
12	ST Jayasuriya	107.26	395.70	122.97	111.78	737.70
13	M Azharuddin	88.71	450.96	93.64	102.51	735.82
14	Babar Azam	69.20	487.28	83.18	90.71	730.37
15	RS Dravid	152.37	385.30	115.88	73.86	727.40
16	Sarfraz Ahmed	59.96	479.48	58.65	112.90	710.99
17	Azhar Ali	123.94	402.53	111.95	70.95	709.38
18	AD Mathews	160.00	385.87	83.28	78.07	707.23
19	DB Vengsarkar	112.70	426.20	87.10	80.77	706.77
20	Mohammad Yousuf	92.54	408.95	107.16	88.79	697.43
21	FDM Karunaratne	138.96	367.49	104.98	85.70	697.14
22	Zaheer Abbas	70.53	405.98	106.83	109.14	692.49
23	TT Samaraweera	88.38	415.46	96.91	77.35	678.09
24	VVS Laxman	96.67	393.55	104.00	82.73	676.95
25	LD Chandimal	111.22	385.83	91.35	81.30	669.70

TOP TEAMS

Top Teams In Asia

DECADE OF MAT	1	2	3	4	5	6
1950s	AUS	WI	PAK	IND	ENG
1960s	WI	AUS	PAK	IND	ENG	SA
1970s	PAK	ENG	IND	WI	SA	AUS
1980s	PAK	WI	ENG	NZ	AUS
1990s	IND	PAK	SA	AUS	WI
2000s	AUS	SL	IND	PAK	SA	ENG
2010s	IND	PAK	SL	ENG	SA	AUS
2020s	IND	PAK	AUS	ENG	NZ

Top Teams Outside Asia

DECADE OF MAT	1	2	3	4	5
1950s	AUS	ENG	WI	SA	PAK
1960s	ENG	AUS	WI	SA	NZ
1970s	SA	ENG	WI	AUS	IND
1980s	WI	NZ	AUS	ENG	PAK
1990s	AUS	SA	WI	PAK	ENG
2000s	AUS	SA	ENG	IND	NZ
2010s	SA	AUS	ENG	NZ	IND
2020s	AUS	NZ	ENG	SA	IND

Top 25 Asian Test Batsmen In Asia