Top 10 Indian Batsmen Vs South Africa In ODIs

Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971. All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-09-15. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 batsmen from India against South Africa in ODIs.

CONTENTS

6. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

7. QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL

8. TEAM VEN OPP RATING

9. BRIEF EXPLANATION

9.1. Dynamic Nature

9.2. Trend Setter (TS)

9.3. Top Inns by SR (QIP) Qualification

9.4. Abbreviations

TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T)	IND
Venue (V)	ALL
Oposition (O)	SA

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Runs Scored	300.00
Consistent	Average	200.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	200.00
Big Innings Potential	Top Scores by Runs	150.00
Quick Innings Potential	Top Scores by SR	150.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	7
Min Runs	250

PROLIFIC

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored

RANK	BATSMAN	NAT	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	SR Tendulkar	IND	57	2001	300.00
1	SR Tendulkar	IND	57	2001	300.00
2	V Kohli	IND	32	1806	270.76
3	SC Ganguly	IND	29	1313	196.85
4	RS Dravid	IND	36	1309	196.25
5	M Azharuddin	IND	33	1109	166.27
6	S Dhawan	IND	23	992	148.73
7	RG Sharma	IND	28	952	142.73
8	MS Dhoni	IND	32	830	124.44
9	V Sehwag	IND	18	497	74.51
10	SS Iyer	IND	10	422	63.27

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	400

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	V Kohli	32	7	1806	7	72.24	75.15	200.00
1	V Kohli	32	7	1806	7	72.24	75.15	200.00
2	SC Ganguly	29	3	1313	3	50.50	54.36	144.66
3	SS Iyer	10	2	422	1	52.75	53.59	142.62
4	S Dhawan	23	1	992	3	45.09	46.83	124.64
5	RS Dravid	36	3	1309	0	39.67	42.49	113.09
6	M Azharuddin	33	2	1109	0	35.77	37.61	100.08
7	SR Tendulkar	57	1	2001	5	35.73	37.49	99.78
8	RG Sharma	28	1	952	3	35.26	36.94	98.30
9	MS Dhoni	32	6	830	0	31.92	33.89	90.20
10	V Sehwag	18	1	497	0	29.24	31.32	83.36

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.

CRITERIA: Points For R SR

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs	400
Min Average	25

RANK	BATSMAN	RUNS	BF	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	V Sehwag	497	514	96.69	95.63	200.00
1	V Sehwag	497	514	96.69	95.63	200.00
2	SS Iyer	422	426	99.06	84.36	176.42
3	S Dhawan	992	1070	92.71	80.92	169.22
4	MS Dhoni	830	950	87.37	80.90	169.18
5	SR Tendulkar	2001	2629	76.11	79.24	165.70
6	V Kohli	1806	2012	89.76	79.01	165.22
7	SC Ganguly	1313	1716	76.52	78.88	164.96
8	RG Sharma	952	1107	86.00	75.92	158.77
9	M Azharuddin	1109	1589	69.79	75.77	158.47
10	RS Dravid	1309	1966	66.58	68.64	143.55

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 Kohli	160*	138	135	129*	112	134.80	150.00
1	V Kohli	160*	138	135	129*	112	134.80	150.00
2	SR Tendulkar	200*	122	114	111	101	129.60	144.21
3	SC Ganguly	141*	127	105*	97	87	111.40	123.96
4	RG Sharma	150	122*	115	75	65	105.40	117.28
5	S Dhawan	137	114	109	79	78	103.40	115.06
6	RS Dravid	84	79	78*	77	74	78.40	87.24
7	M Azharuddin	90	86*	79	60	57	74.40	82.79
8	MS Dhoni	92*	68*	65	55	47	65.40	72.77
9	SS Iyer	113*	77	52	50	30	64.40	71.66
10	V Sehwag	77*	73	59	46	37	58.40	64.99

QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL

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 Runs Scored In The Top 5 Inns

RANK	BATSMAN	1	2	3	4	5	QI SR	RAT
TS	SR Tendulkar	45/33	200/147	32/27	111/101	37/35	128.99	150.00
1	SR Tendulkar	45/33	200/147	32/27	111/101	37/35	128.99	150.00
2	V Sehwag	30/21	27/20	46/37	77/62	33/27	126.15	146.70
3	MS Dhoni	68/35	26/21	55/48	92/86	31/30	114.48	133.13
4	SC Ganguly	31/28	56/54	87/84	127/126	141/142	104.99	122.09
5	M Azharuddin	79/77	45/44	56/60	39/43	52/59	103.97	120.90
6	S Dhawan	34/23	114/94	35/29	76/63	109/105	102.29	118.95
7	V Kohli	65/45	129/96	135/120	102/93	160/159	101.40	117.92
8	RG Sharma	40/24	150/133	57/51	75/73	115/126	94.79	110.23
9	RS Dravid	79/69	84/94	58/71	71/87	74/93	91.14	105.99
10	SS Iyer	50/37	28/23	52/45	113/111	77/87	89.94	104.59

TEAM VEN OPP RATING

The TEAM VEN OPP (TVO) 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	TVO RAT
1	V Kohli	270.76	200.00	165.22	150.00	117.92	903.90
2	SR Tendulkar	300.00	99.78	165.70	144.21	150.00	859.70
3	SC Ganguly	196.85	144.66	164.96	123.96	122.09	752.53
4	S Dhawan	148.73	124.64	169.22	115.06	118.95	676.60
5	RS Dravid	196.25	113.09	143.55	87.24	105.99	646.11
6	M Azharuddin	166.27	100.08	158.47	82.79	120.90	628.51
7	RG Sharma	142.73	98.30	158.77	117.28	110.23	627.31
8	MS Dhoni	124.44	90.20	169.18	72.77	133.13	589.72
9	V Sehwag	74.51	83.36	200.00	64.99	146.70	569.56
10	SS Iyer	63.27	142.62	176.42	71.66	104.59	558.55

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.

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. 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter