Top 10 Indian Batsmen In Tests In Sri Lanka

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 10 batsmen from India in Sri Lanka in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS

5. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

6. ATTACKING

7. 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)	SL
Oposition (O)	ALL

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Runs Scored	300.00
Consistent	Average	300.00
Big Innings Potential	Top Scores	250.00
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.

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	N Kapil Dev	IND	1985	1993	1989	8	190	220.00

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	SR Tendulkar	IND	1993	2010	2001.5	19	1155	300.00
1	SR Tendulkar	IND	1993	2010	2001.5	19	1155	300.00
2	V Sehwag	IND	2008	2010	2009	11	692	179.74
3	RS Dravid	IND	1997	2010	2003.5	21	662	171.95
4	SC Ganguly	IND	1997	2008	2002.5	17	588	152.73
5	M Azharuddin	IND	1985	1999	1992	14	567	147.27
6	VVS Laxman	IND	1999	2010	2004.5	13	530	137.66
7	S Ramesh	IND	1999	2001	2000	8	396	102.86

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	AM Rahane	IND	2015	2017	2016	10	407	240.00
1	AM Rahane	IND	2015	2017	2016	10	407	240.00
2	V Kohli	IND	2015	2017	2016	10	394	232.33
3	KL Rahul	IND	2015	2017	2016	8	268	158.03

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	250

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	V Sehwag	11	1	692	3	69.20	73.73	300.00
1	V Sehwag	11	1	692	3	69.20	73.73	300.00
2	SR Tendulkar	19	2	1155	5	67.94	70.23	285.77
3	S Ramesh	8	0	396	1	49.50	53.08	215.97
4	VVS Laxman	13	2	530	1	48.18	50.82	206.80
5	AM Rahane	10	1	407	2	45.22	46.80	190.44
6	V Kohli	10	1	394	2	43.78	45.31	184.35
7	M Azharuddin	14	1	567	2	43.62	44.71	181.91
8	SC Ganguly	17	1	588	1	36.75	38.96	158.54
9	RS Dravid	21	1	662	1	33.10	35.04	142.57
10	KL Rahul	8	0	268	1	33.50	34.63	140.91

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	SR Tendulkar	203	143	139	124*	104*	142.60	250.00
1	SR Tendulkar	203	143	139	124*	104*	142.60	250.00
2	V Sehwag	201*	109	109	99	50	113.60	199.16
3	SC Ganguly	147	98*	78	56	45	84.80	148.67
4	M Azharuddin	126	108*	87	50	43	82.80	145.16
5	RS Dravid	107	75	69	68	61*	76.00	133.24
6	AM Rahane	132	126	57	36	23*	74.80	131.14
7	V Kohli	103*	103	78	42	21	69.40	121.67
8	VVS Laxman	103*	69	61*	56	56	69.00	120.97
9	S Ramesh	143	55	47	46	42	66.60	116.76
10	KL Rahul	108	85	57	7	5	52.40	91.87

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	250
Min Average	25

RANK	BATSMAN	R4BF	BF	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	V Sehwag	692	723	95.71	95.69	150.00
1	V Sehwag	692	723	95.71	95.69	150.00
2	KL Rahul	268	441	60.77	59.07	92.59
3	M Azharuddin	455	824	55.22	58.38	91.51
4	SR Tendulkar	1155	2072	55.74	57.02	89.38
5	V Kohli	394	707	55.73	54.02	84.68
6	AM Rahane	407	783	51.98	50.39	78.99
7	VVS Laxman	530	1060	50.00	50.37	78.96
8	SC Ganguly	588	1294	45.44	47.13	73.88
9	S Ramesh	396	880	45.00	46.85	73.44
10	RS Dravid	662	1630	40.61	41.45	64.97

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	BIP	ATT	TVO RAT
1	SR Tendulkar	300.00	285.77	250.00	89.38	925.15
2	V Sehwag	179.74	300.00	199.16	150.00	828.90
3	AM Rahane	240.00	190.44	131.14	78.99	640.56
4	V Kohli	232.33	184.35	121.67	84.68	623.04
5	M Azharuddin	147.27	181.91	145.16	91.51	565.85
6	VVS Laxman	137.66	206.80	120.97	78.96	544.39
7	SC Ganguly	152.73	158.54	148.67	73.88	533.81
8	RS Dravid	171.95	142.57	133.24	64.97	512.73
9	S Ramesh	102.86	215.97	116.76	73.44	509.03
10	KL Rahul	158.03	140.91	91.87	92.59	483.40