ODI Decades Rating - Best Batsmen In 1980s Featured

Top ODI Batsmen of the Decade (1980 – 1989)

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This Rating takes into account only the matches played in the 1980s. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). It is to be noted that U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan. All stats of Pakistani and Afghani batsmen are calculated accordingly. Here are the Top 10 batsmen in ODI Cricket in the 1980s.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. ATTACKING
3.3.1. Against All Teams
3.3.2. Against Top Teams
3.4. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL
3.5. QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL
3.6. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Familiar Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.1.2. Asians In Asia
4.2.2. Unfamiliar Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.2.2.2. Asians Outside Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. TOP FORM AT HOME
5.2. TOP FORM AWAY
5.3. WORLD CUP
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. DECADES RATING
7. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Runs, Average, Strike Rate, Top Inns (Runs and SR)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Top Form Home, Top Form Away, World Cup
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which 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 an 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.
  • A batsman’s performace is counted in TT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ICC World Cup and Champions Trophy are also counted in TT.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 25
Min Runs (TS AVE SR) 1500
Min Average (TS SR) 30

PRIMARY CRITERIA

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored

RANK BATSMAN NAT INNS RUNS RAT
TS DL Haynes WI 158 5892 200.00
1 DL Haynes WI 158 5892 200.00
2 IVA Richards WI 139 5559 188.70
3 Javed Miandad PAK 138 5041 171.11
4 CG Greenidge WI 97 4205 142.74
5 AJ Lamb ENG 87 3072 104.28
6 DM Jones AUS 82 3044 103.33
7 N Kapil Dev IND 131 2869 97.39
8 Salim Malik PAK 97 2804 95.18
9 GA Gooch ENG 57 2546 86.42
10 Zaheer Abbas PAK 46 2076 70.47

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

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 100s AVE R AVE RAT
TS Zaheer Abbas 46 5 2076 7 50.63 49.72 150.00
1 Zaheer Abbas 46 5 2076 7 50.63 49.72 150.00
2 CG Greenidge 97 9 4205 10 47.78 49.40 149.03
3 GA Gooch 57 2 2546 7 46.29 47.72 143.96
4 DM Jones 82 15 3044 3 45.43 47.71 143.93
5 Javed Miandad 138 29 5041 6 46.25 46.64 140.71
6 IVA Richards 139 18 5559 8 45.94 46.21 139.39
7 DL Haynes 158 22 5892 15 43.32 45.04 135.87
8 AJ Lamb 87 15 3072 4 42.67 43.78 132.08
9 Salim Malik 97 12 2804 4 32.99 34.48 104.01
10 N Kapil Dev 131 24 2869 1 26.81 30.05 90.66

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 100s AVE R AVE RAT
TS Zaheer Abbas 46 5 2076 7 50.63 49.72 150.00
1 Zaheer Abbas 46 5 2076 7 50.63 49.72 150.00
2 CG Greenidge 96 8 4100 9 46.59 48.17 145.31
3 GA Gooch 57 2 2546 7 46.29 47.72 143.96
4 DM Jones 80 14 2984 3 45.21 47.48 143.23
5 Javed Miandad 137 29 5026 6 46.54 46.94 141.59
6 IVA Richards 138 18 5543 8 46.19 46.46 140.15
7 DL Haynes 156 21 5802 15 42.98 44.68 134.79
8 AJ Lamb 87 15 3072 4 42.67 43.78 132.08
9 Salim Malik 96 12 2789 4 33.20 34.70 104.68
10 N Kapil Dev 128 21 2651 0 24.78 27.77 83.77

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

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS IVA Richards 5559 6061 91.72 103.54 150.00
1 N Kapil Dev 2869 2834 101.24 112.77 150.00
2 IVA Richards 5559 6061 91.72 103.54 150.00
3 Zaheer Abbas 2076 2387 86.97 97.36 141.05
4 Salim Malik 2804 3261 85.99 97.03 140.58
5 DM Jones 3044 4030 75.53 88.10 127.64
6 AJ Lamb 3072 4089 75.13 86.29 125.01
7 CG Greenidge 4205 6304 66.70 80.99 117.34
8 GA Gooch 2546 3858 65.99 80.24 116.26
9 Javed Miandad 5041 7265 69.39 78.28 113.41
10 DL Haynes 5892 9207 63.99 77.52 112.31

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS IVA Richards 5543 6048 91.65 103.46 150.00
1 N Kapil Dev 2651 2663 99.55 110.89 150.00
2 IVA Richards 5543 6048 91.65 103.46 150.00
3 Zaheer Abbas 2076 2387 86.97 97.36 141.16
4 Salim Malik 2789 3233 86.27 97.35 141.14
5 DM Jones 2984 3946 75.62 88.21 127.88
6 AJ Lamb 3072 4089 75.13 86.29 125.10
7 CG Greenidge 4100 6157 66.59 80.86 117.23
8 GA Gooch 2546 3858 65.99 80.24 116.34
9 Javed Miandad 5026 7233 69.49 78.39 113.65
10 DL Haynes 5802 9066 64.00 77.52 112.39

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 scores of the batsman against Top Teams in the 1980s. Average High Score (Ave HS) is simply the total runs in the 7 innings divided by 7.

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored In The Top 7 Inns

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS IVA Richards 189* 181 149 119 119 110* 106 194.60 100.00
1 IVA Richards 189* 181 149 119 119 110* 106 194.60 100.00
2 DL Haynes 152* 145* 142* 138* 133* 123* 117* 190.00 97.64
3 GA Gooch 142 136 129* 117* 115 115 108 172.40 88.59
4 CG Greenidge 133* 117 115 110* 104 103 103 157.00 80.68
5 Zaheer Abbas 123 118 113 109 108 105 103* 155.80 80.06
6 Javed Miandad 119* 116* 113 106* 103 100* 91* 149.60 76.88
7 AJ Lamb 118 108* 102 100* 99 97* 94 143.60 73.79
8 DM Jones 121 104 101 99* 93* 93 92 140.60 72.25
9 Salim Malik 102 101 100* 100 88 85 84 132.00 67.83
10 N Kapil Dev 87 75 72* 72 64 60 59 97.80 50.26

QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL

QI SR

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 innings of the batsman with highest strike rate against Top Teams. Quick Innings Strike Rate (QI SR) is the Relative SR of the batsmen in the 5 innings. Only 50+ runs innings are counted in this criteria.

Criteria: Points For R SR In The Top 5 Inns by SR

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 QI SR RAT
TS IVA Richards 82/39 80/39 66/39 149/99 60/40 192.70 100.00
1 IVA Richards 82/39 80/39 66/39 149/99 60/40 192.70 100.00
2 N Kapil Dev 72/38 58/31 60/37 54/36 75/51 184.11 95.54
3 Salim Malik 72/36 56/34 66/41 85/55 72/60 175.26 90.95
4 Zaheer Abbas 59/37 123/87 118/86 105/82 73/62 151.16 78.44
5 Javed Miandad 119/77 72/54 91/75 59/49 79/67 147.15 76.36
6 DM Jones 55/42 99/77 93/82 52/48 121/113 135.33 70.23
7 AJ Lamb 76/58 94/76 81/69 53/51 108/106 131.44 68.21
8 DL Haynes 152/126 142/132 111/108 104/102 85/86 129.88 67.40
9 CG Greenidge 66/51 84/76 104/100 117/123 133/140 124.89 64.81
10 GA Gooch 129/118 142/134 108/113 91/102 74/85 119.83 62.19

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BATSMAN PRO CON ATT BIP QIP RAT PRI PTS
1 IVA Richards 188.70 279.54 300.00 100.00 100.00 968.24 484.12
2 DL Haynes 200.00 270.66 224.70 97.64 67.40 860.39 430.20
3 Javed Miandad 171.11 282.31 227.06 76.88 76.36 833.72 416.86
4 CG Greenidge 142.74 294.34 234.57 80.68 64.81 817.13 408.57
5 Zaheer Abbas 70.47 300.00 282.21 80.06 78.44 811.18 405.59
6 DM Jones 103.33 287.16 255.53 72.25 70.23 788.49 394.25
7 AJ Lamb 104.28 264.16 250.12 73.79 68.21 760.55 380.28
8 GA Gooch 86.42 287.92 232.60 88.59 62.19 757.71 378.86
9 Salim Malik 95.18 208.69 281.71 67.83 90.95 744.36 372.18
10 N Kapil Dev 97.39 174.43 300.00 50.26 95.54 717.61 358.81

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the five criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians. Familiar Conditions (FC) is the opposite. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Here are those conditions and their weightage:-

  • HOME – 250 PTS
  • AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • FC – 250 PTS
  • UC – 1,000 PTS

HOME/AWAY

At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DL Haynes 26 1625 95.59 82.15 857.66 214.42
2 Zaheer Abbas 22 1196 62.95 104.36 751.47 187.87
3 DM Jones 54 2138 50.90 76.82 721.88 180.47
4 Javed Miandad 58 2178 54.45 77.70 714.12 178.53
5 Salim Malik 46 1565 41.18 82.85 633.29 158.32
6 IVA Richards 17 642 49.38 99.69 631.13 157.78
7 AJ Lamb 30 1128 47.00 77.53 611.70 152.93
8 N Kapil Dev 54 1160 27.62 103.66 611.53 152.88
9 GA Gooch 22 1032 49.14 61.14 581.79 145.45
10 CG Greenidge 21 817 40.85 72.75 540.72 135.18

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 IVA Richards 122 4917 45.53 90.77 969.01 969.01
2 CG Greenidge 76 3388 49.82 65.39 811.05 811.05
3 DL Haynes 132 4267 35.86 59.03 743.19 743.19
4 GA Gooch 35 1514 44.53 69.77 713.36 713.36
5 Javed Miandad 80 2863 41.49 64.16 713.00 713.00
6 AJ Lamb 57 1944 40.50 73.80 707.56 707.56
7 N Kapil Dev 77 1709 26.29 99.65 679.59 679.59
8 Salim Malik 51 1239 26.36 90.31 665.30 665.30
9 Zaheer Abbas 24 880 40.00 70.91 628.50 628.50
10 DM Jones 28 906 36.24 72.65 583.40 583.40

FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS

Familiar Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 IVA Richards 96 3890 46.31 87.28 952.69 238.17
2 DL Haynes 110 4253 45.73 65.53 900.12 225.03
3 DM Jones 60 2244 47.74 75.66 825.73 206.43
4 CG Greenidge 77 3192 44.33 65.45 809.07 202.27
5 AJ Lamb 67 2330 41.61 72.52 769.54 192.39
6 GA Gooch 32 1356 45.20 62.63 730.75 182.69

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 Zaheer Abbas 24 1264 60.19 101.94 885.23 221.31
2 Javed Miandad 80 2862 50.21 74.73 870.14 217.53
3 Salim Malik 66 2217 39.59 86.16 814.09 203.52
4 N Kapil Dev 87 1736 25.16 99.48 718.33 179.58

Unfamiliar Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 IVA Richards 43 1669 45.11 104.05 935.09 935.09
2 DL Haynes 48 1639 38.12 60.32 751.36 751.36
3 CG Greenidge 20 1013 63.31 70.99 733.51 733.51
4 GA Gooch 25 1190 47.60 70.29 728.90 728.90
5 AJ Lamb 20 742 46.38 84.70 609.14 609.14
6 DM Jones 22 800 40.00 75.19 577.01 577.01

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 Javed Miandad 58 2179 41.90 63.44 926.05 926.05
2 N Kapil Dev 44 1133 29.82 104.04 756.30 756.30
3 Zaheer Abbas 22 812 40.60 70.79 729.23 729.23
4 Salim Malik 31 587 20.24 85.32 587.79 587.79

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BATSMAN AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 IVA Richards 969.01 157.78 935.09 238.17 2,300.05 230.01
2 Javed Miandad 713.00 178.53 926.05 217.53 2,035.11 203.51
3 DL Haynes 743.19 214.42 751.36 225.03 1,933.99 193.40
4 CG Greenidge 811.05 135.18 733.51 202.27 1,882.00 188.20
5 GA Gooch 713.36 145.45 728.90 182.69 1,770.40 177.04
6 N Kapil Dev 679.59 152.88 756.30 179.58 1,768.37 176.84
7 Zaheer Abbas 628.50 187.87 729.23 221.31 1,766.91 176.69
8 AJ Lamb 707.56 152.93 609.14 192.39 1,662.01 166.20
9 Salim Malik 665.30 158.32 587.79 203.52 1,614.94 161.49
10 DM Jones 583.40 180.47 577.01 206.43 1,547.31 154.73

SECONDARY CRITERIA

Top Form And World Cup

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. Top Form is calculated by taking the best 25 consecutive innings of a batsmen against Top Teams such that his Rating Points are Maximum. Top Form is calculated seperately for Home and Away innings. World Cup Rating gives points for performances in World Cups. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

  • TOP FORM AT HOME – 500 PTS
  • TOP FORM AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • WORLD CUP – 1,000 PTS

TOP FORM AT HOME

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DL Haynes 25 1591 99.44 82.05 939.85 469.92
2 Zaheer Abbas 22 1196 62.95 104.36 803.35 401.67
3 Javed Miandad 25 1040 74.29 89.19 746.04 373.02
4 Salim Malik 25 1218 58.00 83.08 718.67 359.33
5 DM Jones 25 1050 55.26 82.03 714.83 357.41
6 GA Gooch 22 1032 49.14 61.14 647.25 323.63
7 IVA Richards 17 642 49.38 99.69 609.86 304.93
8 AJ Lamb 25 892 42.48 76.17 609.74 304.87
9 N Kapil Dev 25 633 31.65 114.67 600.05 300.03
10 CG Greenidge 21 817 40.85 72.75 570.90 285.45

TOP FORM AWAY

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 IVA Richards 25 1385 72.89 97.60 987.56 987.56
2 GA Gooch 25 1298 54.08 72.11 846.67 846.67
3 CG Greenidge 25 1237 56.23 73.11 838.06 838.06
4 Javed Miandad 25 1265 66.58 68.34 829.36 829.36
5 DL Haynes 25 1099 49.95 70.54 779.69 779.69
6 Salim Malik 25 750 32.61 97.91 705.51 705.51
7 AJ Lamb 25 860 40.95 74.98 686.26 686.26
8 Zaheer Abbas 24 880 40.00 70.91 666.01 666.01
9 N Kapil Dev 25 586 24.42 108.72 601.94 601.94
10 DM Jones 25 803 33.46 71.70 586.82 586.82

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 IVA Richards 13 758 68.91 93.35 960.91 960.91
2 AJ Lamb 13 577 64.11 86.77 770.13 770.13
3 GA Gooch 8 471 58.88 70.51 679.04 679.04
4 Javed Miandad 13 494 41.17 73.08 630.60 630.60
5 Zaheer Abbas 7 313 62.60 81.72 604.03 604.03
6 Salim Malik 7 323 53.83 91.24 600.83 600.83
7 N Kapil Dev 13 455 56.88 114.32 597.53 597.53
8 DM Jones 8 314 44.86 77.92 492.77 492.77
9 DL Haynes 14 459 35.31 59.23 483.13 483.13
10 CG Greenidge 7 250 41.67 58.96 366.90 366.90

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BATSMAN TF HM TF AW WC TOT SEC RAT
1 IVA Richards 609.86 493.78 960.91 2,253.39 225.34
2 GA Gooch 647.25 423.34 679.04 1,849.34 184.93
3 Javed Miandad 746.04 414.68 630.60 1,832.98 183.30
4 AJ Lamb 609.74 343.13 770.13 1,761.26 176.13
5 DL Haynes 939.85 389.84 483.13 1,732.74 173.27
6 Zaheer Abbas 803.35 333.00 604.03 1,671.71 167.17
7 Salim Malik 718.67 352.75 600.83 1,665.67 166.57
8 N Kapil Dev 600.05 300.97 597.53 1,499.50 149.95
9 CG Greenidge 570.90 419.03 366.90 1,490.41 149.04
10 DM Jones 714.83 293.41 492.77 1,437.00 143.70

DECADES RATING

DECADES Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts. Half the points are for Primary Criteria; one-fourth for Conditions; and one-fourth for Secondary Criteria.

RANK BATSMAN NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 IVA Richards WI 484.12 230.01 225.34 939.46
2 Javed Miandad PAK 416.86 203.51 183.30 803.67
3 DL Haynes WI 430.20 193.40 173.27 796.87
4 Zaheer Abbas PAK 405.59 176.69 167.17 749.45
5 CG Greenidge WI 408.57 188.20 149.04 745.81
6 GA Gooch ENG 378.86 177.04 184.93 740.83
7 AJ Lamb ENG 380.28 166.20 176.13 722.61
8 Salim Malik PAK 372.18 161.49 166.57 700.24
9 DM Jones AUS 394.25 154.73 143.70 692.68
10 N Kapil Dev IND 358.81 176.84 149.95 685.59

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN
2020s BAN IND PAK AUS NZ SA ENG SL

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