Top 10 Indian Test Batsmen Vs Pakistan In India

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 against Pakistan in India 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)	IND
Oposition (O)	PAK

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	SM Gavaskar	IND	1979	1987	1983	22	1088	300.00
1	SM Gavaskar	IND	1979	1987	1983	22	1088	300.00
2	DB Vengsarkar	IND	1979	1987	1983	18	781	215.35
3	N Kapil Dev	IND	1979	1987	1983	19	506	139.52
4	RMH Binny	IND	1979	1987	1983	15	354	97.61
5	K Srikkanth	IND	1987	1987	1987	8	311	85.75

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	SC Ganguly	IND	1999	2007	2003	17	754	270.00
1	SC Ganguly	IND	1999	2007	2003	17	754	270.00
2	RS Dravid	IND	1999	2007	2003	17	686	245.65
3	SR Tendulkar	IND	1999	2007	2003	14	574	205.54
4	VVS Laxman	IND	1999	2007	2003	16	513	183.70
5	M Azharuddin	IND	1987	1999	1993	12	457	163.65

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	DB Vengsarkar	18	4	781	2	55.79	57.33	300.00
1	DB Vengsarkar	18	4	781	2	55.79	57.33	300.00
2	SM Gavaskar	22	2	1088	2	54.40	56.04	293.27
3	SC Ganguly	17	1	754	2	47.13	47.21	247.07
4	VVS Laxman	16	5	513	1	46.64	46.95	245.67
5	SR Tendulkar	14	1	574	1	44.15	44.67	233.76
6	RS Dravid	17	1	686	2	42.88	42.95	224.78
7	M Azharuddin	12	0	457	2	38.08	40.62	212.57
8	K Srikkanth	8	0	311	1	38.88	39.39	206.15
9	RMH Binny	15	4	354	0	32.18	33.14	173.42
10	N Kapil Dev	19	1	506	0	28.11	29.13	152.46

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	SC Ganguly	239	102	91	62*	54	109.60	250.00
1	SC Ganguly	239	102	91	62*	54	109.60	250.00
2	SM Gavaskar	166	103*	96	91	88	108.80	248.18
3	DB Vengsarkar	146*	109	96	58	50	91.80	209.40
4	SR Tendulkar	136	94	82	56*	52	84.00	191.61
5	RS Dravid	135	110	53	50	50	79.60	181.57
6	VVS Laxman	112*	79*	72*	67	58	77.60	177.01
7	M Azharuddin	141	110	67	26	23	73.40	167.43
8	N Kapil Dev	84	69	66	50*	50	63.80	145.53
9	RMH Binny	83*	54	52*	46	42*	55.40	126.37
10	K Srikkanth	123	51	45	22	22	52.60	119.98

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	N Kapil Dev	405	581	69.71	76.32	150.00
1	K Srikkanth	172	219	78.54	85.92	150.00
2	N Kapil Dev	405	581	69.71	76.32	150.00
3	SC Ganguly	754	1393	54.13	54.09	106.30
4	SR Tendulkar	574	1150	49.91	50.06	98.38
5	VVS Laxman	513	1029	49.85	49.92	98.11
6	SM Gavaskar	812	1818	44.66	48.82	95.95
7	M Azharuddin	296	673	43.98	46.83	92.04
8	RMH Binny	242	614	39.41	43.41	85.32
9	RS Dravid	686	1655	41.45	41.42	81.40
10	DB Vengsarkar	494	1444	34.21	37.33	73.38

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	SM Gavaskar	300.00	293.27	248.18	95.95	937.40
2	SC Ganguly	270.00	247.07	250.00	106.30	873.37
3	DB Vengsarkar	215.35	300.00	209.40	73.38	798.12
4	RS Dravid	245.65	224.78	181.57	81.40	733.41
5	SR Tendulkar	205.54	233.76	191.61	98.38	729.30
6	VVS Laxman	183.70	245.67	177.01	98.11	704.49
7	M Azharuddin	163.65	212.57	167.43	92.04	635.68
8	N Kapil Dev	139.52	152.46	145.53	150.00	587.51
9	K Srikkanth	85.75	206.15	119.98	150.00	561.89
10	RMH Binny	97.61	173.42	126.37	85.32	482.72