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Top 10 Indian Batsmen Vs Sri Lanka In ODIs

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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 10 batsmen from India against Sri Lanka in ODIs.

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

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
6. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL
7. QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL
8. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
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) SL

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Runs Scored 250.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Attacking Strike Rate 200.00
Big Innings Potential Top Scores 200.00
Quick Innings Potential Top Inns By SR 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.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 10

PROLIFIC

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored

RANK BATSMAN NAT INNS RUNS RAT
TS SR Tendulkar IND 80 3113 250.00
1 SR Tendulkar IND 80 3113 250.00
2 V Kohli IND 54 2652 212.98
3 MS Dhoni IND 53 2383 191.37
4 RG Sharma IND 53 2021 162.30
5 M Azharuddin IND 48 1834 147.29
6 V Sehwag IND 52 1699 136.44
7 G Gambhir IND 36 1668 133.95
8 RS Dravid IND 42 1662 133.47
9 SC Ganguly IND 40 1534 123.19
10 S Dhawan IND 19 1111 89.22

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 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS S Dhawan 19 3 1111 6 69.44 67.46 200.00
1 S Dhawan 19 3 1111 6 69.44 67.46 200.00
2 MS Dhoni 53 16 2383 19 64.41 62.83 186.28
3 V Kohli 54 10 2652 12 60.27 57.80 171.36
4 M Azharuddin 48 12 1834 15 50.94 51.01 151.22
5 RS Dravid 42 8 1662 11 48.88 48.75 144.53
6 G Gambhir 36 3 1668 9 50.55 48.02 142.37
7 RG Sharma 53 9 2021 9 45.93 45.00 133.40
8 SR Tendulkar 80 9 3113 17 43.85 42.19 125.07
9 SC Ganguly 40 2 1534 9 40.37 41.61 123.36
10 V Sehwag 52 3 1699 5 34.67 33.21 98.46

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 400
Min Average 25

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS V Sehwag 1699 1542 110.18 101.92 200.00
1 V Sehwag 1699 1542 110.18 101.92 200.00
2 RG Sharma 2021 2084 96.98 87.54 171.78
3 S Dhawan 1111 1144 97.12 86.27 169.28
4 SR Tendulkar 3113 3556 87.54 85.77 168.31
5 MS Dhoni 2383 2645 90.09 83.72 164.28
6 V Kohli 2652 2831 93.68 83.32 163.49
7 M Azharuddin 1834 2306 79.53 83.19 163.24
8 G Gambhir 1668 1882 88.63 80.96 158.86
9 RS Dravid 1662 2209 75.24 74.27 145.74
10 SC Ganguly 1534 2117 72.46 73.30 143.83

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

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 BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 AVE HS RAT
TS RG Sharma 264 208* 124* 104 103 160.60 200.00
1 RG Sharma 264 208* 124* 104 103 160.60 200.00
2 V Kohli 166* 139* 133* 131 128* 139.40 173.60
3 SR Tendulkar 138 137 128 120 113 127.20 158.41
4 SC Ganguly 183 130* 113 109 85 124.00 154.42
5 G Gambhir 150* 150 103 102* 102 121.40 151.18
6 S Dhawan 132* 125 113 100* 94 112.80 140.47
7 MS Dhoni 183* 107 94 91* 88* 112.60 140.22
8 V Sehwag 146 116 99* 96 81 107.60 134.00
9 RS Dravid 145 116 103* 85* 82 106.20 132.25
10 M Azharuddin 111* 108* 108 94 90* 102.20 127.27

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 R SR In The Top 5 Inns by SR

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 QI SR RAT
TS V Sehwag 48/22 60/36 42/26 44/28 42/27 157.06 150.00
1 V Sehwag 48/22 60/36 42/26 44/28 42/27 157.06 150.00
2 SR Tendulkar 36/22 65/50 39/30 53/41 39/32 129.89 124.05
3 RG Sharma 35/20 264/173 64/44 208/153 83/67 129.18 123.38
4 MS Dhoni 46/26 58/38 72/53 38/28 183/145 127.21 121.49
5 V Kohli 133/86 166/110 131/96 113/87 82/70 123.81 118.24
6 M Azharuddin 54/39 108/94 52/49 90/89 65/68 113.86 108.74
7 SC Ganguly 85/73 183/158 31/27 26/27 48/53 111.63 106.62
8 S Dhawan 132/90 100/85 91/79 113/107 68/67 104.60 99.90
9 RS Dravid 85/63 145/129 78/79 116/118 63/72 104.28 99.60
10 G Gambhir 68/61 150/137 103/97 35/33 28/27 98.80 94.36

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 212.98 171.36 163.49 173.60 118.24 839.67
2 SR Tendulkar 250.00 125.07 168.31 158.41 124.05 825.83
3 MS Dhoni 191.37 186.28 164.28 140.22 121.49 803.66
4 RG Sharma 162.30 133.40 171.78 200.00 123.38 790.86
5 V Sehwag 136.44 98.46 200.00 134.00 150.00 718.91
6 S Dhawan 89.22 200.00 169.28 140.47 99.90 698.88
7 M Azharuddin 147.29 151.22 163.24 127.27 108.74 697.76
8 G Gambhir 133.95 142.37 158.86 151.18 94.36 680.73
9 RS Dravid 133.47 144.53 145.74 132.25 99.60 655.59
10 SC Ganguly 123.19 123.36 143.83 154.42 106.62 651.43

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