ODI Decades Rating - Best Batsmen In 1990s Featured

Top ODI Batsmen of the Decade (1990 – 1999)

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This Rating takes into account only the matches played in the 1990s. 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 1990s.

*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 SR Tendulkar IND 221 8571 200.00
1 SR Tendulkar IND 221 8571 200.00
2 M Azharuddin IND 209 6858 160.03
3 ME Waugh AUS 187 6839 159.58
4 Saeed Anwar PAK 178 6664 155.50
5 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 189 6475 151.09
6 PA de Silva SL 191 6441 150.30
7 BC Lara WI 159 6166 143.88
8 A Ranatunga SL 178 5577 130.14
9 ST Jayasuriya SL 187 5083 118.61
10 MG Bevan AUS 107 3922 91.52

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 MG Bevan 107 42 3922 3 60.34 63.02 150.00
1 MG Bevan 107 42 3922 3 60.34 63.02 150.00
2 BC Lara 159 15 6166 13 42.82 43.55 103.65
3 SR Tendulkar 221 22 8571 24 43.07 42.51 101.18
4 ME Waugh 187 15 6839 13 39.76 40.16 95.58
5 Saeed Anwar 178 14 6664 17 40.63 39.94 95.07
6 A Ranatunga 178 34 5577 4 38.73 39.57 94.19
7 M Azharuddin 209 37 6858 5 39.87 39.37 93.71
8 Inzamam-ul-Haq 189 25 6475 6 39.48 39.13 93.14
9 PA de Silva 191 19 6441 11 37.45 36.57 87.05
10 ST Jayasuriya 187 8 5083 7 28.40 28.91 68.81

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 100s AVE R AVE RAT
TS MG Bevan 98 38 3649 3 60.82 63.52 150.00
1 MG Bevan 98 38 3649 3 60.82 63.52 150.00
2 BC Lara 150 13 5822 12 42.50 43.22 102.06
3 SR Tendulkar 192 15 7096 17 40.09 39.57 93.44
4 M Azharuddin 188 32 6139 4 39.35 38.86 91.76
5 Saeed Anwar 156 9 5719 16 38.90 38.24 90.30
6 ME Waugh 175 11 6147 11 37.48 37.85 89.39
7 Inzamam-ul-Haq 168 19 5680 5 38.12 37.78 89.22
8 A Ranatunga 157 27 4800 4 36.92 37.73 89.09
9 PA de Silva 170 16 5319 8 34.54 33.73 79.65
10 ST Jayasuriya 163 8 4341 5 28.01 28.51 67.33

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 AC Gilchrist 2376 2718 87.42 95.38 150.00
1 ST Jayasuriya 5083 5594 90.87 98.87 150.00
2 SR Tendulkar 8571 9897 86.60 93.59 147.18
3 Saeed Anwar 6664 8020 83.09 90.58 142.46
4 PA de Silva 6441 7791 82.67 89.79 141.22
5 BC Lara 6166 7817 78.88 88.04 138.46
6 A Ranatunga 5577 7038 79.24 85.65 134.71
7 ME Waugh 6839 8859 77.20 84.87 133.47
8 MG Bevan 3922 5087 77.10 84.04 132.17
9 M Azharuddin 6858 8939 76.72 83.18 130.81
10 Inzamam-ul-Haq 6475 8929 72.52 79.45 124.96

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS AC Gilchrist 2234 2563 87.16 95.10 150.00
1 ST Jayasuriya 4341 4788 90.66 98.65 150.00
2 SR Tendulkar 7096 8435 84.13 90.91 143.39
3 Saeed Anwar 5719 6937 82.44 89.87 141.76
4 PA de Silva 5319 6586 80.76 87.72 138.36
5 BC Lara 5822 7528 77.34 86.32 136.15
6 MG Bevan 3649 4720 77.31 84.27 132.92
7 ME Waugh 6147 8024 76.61 84.22 132.84
8 A Ranatunga 4800 6214 77.24 83.50 131.70
9 M Azharuddin 6139 8003 76.71 83.17 131.18
10 Inzamam-ul-Haq 5680 7822 72.62 79.56 125.49

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 scores of the batsman against Top Teams in the 1990s. 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 SR Tendulkar 186* 143 141 137 134 128 120 197.80 100.00
1 SR Tendulkar 186* 143 141 137 134 128 120 197.80 100.00
2 BC Lara 169 153 146* 139 128 114 111* 192.00 97.07
3 Saeed Anwar 194 140 131 126 115 113* 112* 186.20 94.14
4 ST Jayasuriya 151* 140 134* 134 120* 96 88 172.60 87.26
5 ME Waugh 130 126 121* 115* 113 110 108 164.60 83.22
6 PA de Silva 134 122 107* 105 105 104 104 156.20 78.97
7 Inzamam-ul-Haq 137* 117 116* 107 101 91* 91 152.00 76.85
8 A Ranatunga 131* 102* 102 101* 98 93* 90* 143.40 72.50
9 M Azharuddin 111* 108 101 100 95* 94 94 140.60 71.08
10 MG Bevan 108* 103 101* 83 82 79* 79 127.00 64.21

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 ST Jayasuriya 76/28 134/65 82/44 68/38 52/31 217.61 100.00
1 ST Jayasuriya 76/28 134/65 82/44 68/38 52/31 217.61 100.00
2 SR Tendulkar 82/49 67/44 53/36 65/50 52/40 157.41 72.33
3 BC Lara 55/32 60/41 60/43 169/129 111/94 149.80 68.84
4 M Azharuddin 95/63 63/44 54/39 58/45 52/44 148.56 68.27
5 Saeed Anwar 74/49 54/37 194/146 72/55 126/98 147.24 67.66
6 PA de Silva 50/35 66/47 55/45 62/52 75/64 137.67 63.26
7 Inzamam-ul-Haq 60/37 67/54 73/61 69/59 91/80 135.54 62.29
8 A Ranatunga 58/47 60/52 85/74 80/70 52/46 125.30 57.58
9 MG Bevan 53/42 79/70 72/65 83/78 103/97 120.77 55.50
10 ME Waugh 70/58 60/53 67/61 60/55 83/83 120.57 55.41

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 SR Tendulkar 200.00 194.63 290.58 100.00 72.33 857.54 428.77
2 BC Lara 143.88 205.71 274.60 97.07 68.84 790.09 395.05
3 Saeed Anwar 155.50 185.37 284.22 94.14 67.66 786.89 393.44
4 MG Bevan 91.52 300.00 265.08 64.21 55.50 776.31 388.15
5 ME Waugh 159.58 184.97 266.31 83.22 55.41 749.49 374.75
6 M Azharuddin 160.03 185.47 261.99 71.08 68.27 746.84 373.42
7 ST Jayasuriya 118.61 136.14 300.00 87.26 100.00 742.00 371.00
8 PA de Silva 150.30 166.70 279.58 78.97 63.26 738.81 369.41
9 Inzamam-ul-Haq 151.09 182.36 250.45 76.85 62.29 723.03 361.51
10 A Ranatunga 130.14 183.28 266.41 72.50 57.58 709.90 354.95

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 SR Tendulkar 72 2908 46.16 85.86 812.84 203.21
2 Saeed Anwar 76 3145 45.58 82.42 794.72 198.68
3 BC Lara 35 1607 53.57 86.26 768.06 192.01
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 68 2771 49.48 75.71 765.22 191.30
5 MG Bevan 36 1254 73.76 73.90 757.59 189.40
6 PA de Silva 47 2014 53.00 87.53 739.22 184.81
7 ME Waugh 80 2657 36.40 73.76 710.62 177.66
8 M Azharuddin 63 2038 40.76 83.83 698.96 174.74
9 A Ranatunga 42 1421 49.00 87.07 678.44 169.61
10 ST Jayasuriya 49 1499 33.31 95.36 671.38 167.84

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SR Tendulkar 149 5663 41.64 86.99 848.93 848.93
2 BC Lara 124 4559 39.99 76.57 783.17 783.17
3 MG Bevan 71 2668 55.58 78.70 761.55 761.55
4 Saeed Anwar 102 3519 37.04 83.71 750.84 750.84
5 ST Jayasuriya 138 3584 26.75 89.11 750.01 750.01
6 ME Waugh 107 4182 42.24 79.55 748.27 748.27
7 M Azharuddin 146 4820 39.51 74.06 746.99 746.99
8 PA de Silva 144 4427 33.04 80.64 723.18 723.18
9 A Ranatunga 136 4156 36.14 76.88 709.16 709.16
10 Inzamam-ul-Haq 121 3704 34.30 70.30 664.25 664.25

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 ME Waugh 139 5006 39.11 76.76 795.79 198.95
2 MG Bevan 65 2389 66.36 75.46 792.07 198.02
3 BC Lara 99 3789 44.06 75.86 791.81 197.95

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SR Tendulkar 144 6112 47.38 90.13 964.19 241.05
2 Saeed Anwar 107 4483 45.74 86.48 875.77 218.94
3 PA de Silva 130 4679 41.04 82.74 820.31 205.08
4 M Azharuddin 127 4323 42.80 79.97 806.82 201.70
5 ST Jayasuriya 121 3553 31.17 94.42 806.04 201.51
6 Inzamam-ul-Haq 95 3755 47.53 76.43 803.63 200.91
7 A Ranatunga 115 3604 40.04 81.24 773.94 193.49

Unfamiliar Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 BC Lara 60 2377 40.98 84.23 935.11 935.11
2 MG Bevan 42 1533 52.86 79.80 794.82 794.82
3 ME Waugh 48 1833 41.66 78.43 787.77 787.77

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 M Azharuddin 82 2535 35.70 71.75 869.20 869.20
2 Inzamam-ul-Haq 94 2720 32.00 67.73 866.30 866.30
3 Saeed Anwar 71 2181 33.05 76.90 847.11 847.11
4 SR Tendulkar 77 2459 35.13 78.92 828.20 828.20
5 A Ranatunga 63 1973 36.54 75.83 796.19 796.19
6 PA de Silva 61 1762 30.38 82.49 748.61 748.61
7 ST Jayasuriya 66 1530 23.54 83.56 730.90 730.90

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 SR Tendulkar 848.93 203.21 828.20 241.05 2,121.39 212.14
2 BC Lara 783.17 192.01 935.11 197.95 2,108.25 210.83
3 Saeed Anwar 750.84 198.68 847.11 218.94 2,015.57 201.56
4 M Azharuddin 746.99 174.74 869.20 201.70 1,992.64 199.26
5 MG Bevan 761.55 189.40 794.82 198.02 1,943.79 194.38
6 Inzamam-ul-Haq 664.25 191.30 866.30 200.91 1,922.76 192.28
7 ME Waugh 748.27 177.66 787.77 198.95 1,912.63 191.26
8 A Ranatunga 709.16 169.61 796.19 193.49 1,868.44 186.84
9 PA de Silva 723.18 184.81 748.61 205.08 1,861.67 186.17
10 ST Jayasuriya 750.01 167.84 730.90 201.51 1,850.27 185.03

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 SR Tendulkar 25 1452 63.13 90.24 903.16 451.58
2 BC Lara 25 1222 55.55 90.45 842.06 421.03
3 Saeed Anwar 25 1243 51.79 83.99 790.41 395.20
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 25 1197 57.00 81.32 786.80 393.40
5 ME Waugh 25 1157 50.30 77.29 760.38 380.19
6 M Azharuddin 25 955 47.75 91.39 715.99 357.99
7 ST Jayasuriya 25 822 35.74 107.73 704.79 352.40
8 PA de Silva 25 1004 47.81 82.16 696.47 348.24
9 A Ranatunga 25 895 55.94 83.96 695.33 347.67
10 MG Bevan 25 898 69.08 72.01 691.74 345.87

TOP FORM AWAY

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SR Tendulkar 25 1327 55.29 100.84 890.71 890.71
2 ST Jayasuriya 25 1105 48.04 122.37 884.21 884.21
3 BC Lara 25 1348 64.19 86.63 880.69 880.69
4 MG Bevan 25 1228 64.63 82.53 807.78 807.78
5 Saeed Anwar 25 1088 45.33 93.55 778.49 778.49
6 PA de Silva 25 1118 50.82 87.34 773.10 773.10
7 ME Waugh 25 1126 48.96 84.16 746.35 746.35
8 M Azharuddin 25 1115 55.75 75.29 725.39 725.39
9 Inzamam-ul-Haq 25 1082 51.52 75.56 720.68 720.68
10 A Ranatunga 25 1015 48.33 75.46 687.30 687.30

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SR Tendulkar 21 1059 58.83 86.52 787.27 787.27
2 ME Waugh 22 1004 52.84 83.95 742.25 742.25
3 BC Lara 19 708 44.25 89.62 665.91 665.91
4 Saeed Anwar 16 697 53.62 81.71 623.97 623.97
5 M Azharuddin 20 636 35.33 76.72 608.08 608.08
6 PA de Silva 18 696 40.94 87.55 600.48 600.48
7 Inzamam-ul-Haq 24 624 29.71 76.28 583.55 583.55
8 A Ranatunga 18 637 53.08 88.11 475.47 475.47
9 ST Jayasuriya 16 377 23.56 96.92 446.32 446.32
10 MG Bevan 13 389 43.22 68.25 428.90 428.90

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 SR Tendulkar 903.16 445.36 787.27 2,129.56 212.96
2 BC Lara 842.06 440.35 665.91 1,967.63 196.76
3 ME Waugh 760.38 373.18 742.25 1,868.79 186.88
4 Saeed Anwar 790.41 389.24 623.97 1,797.66 179.77
5 PA de Silva 696.47 386.55 600.48 1,721.82 172.18
6 Inzamam-ul-Haq 786.80 360.34 583.55 1,697.62 169.76
7 M Azharuddin 715.99 362.70 608.08 1,691.47 169.15
8 ST Jayasuriya 704.79 442.11 446.32 1,682.93 168.29
9 MG Bevan 691.74 403.89 428.90 1,582.55 158.25
10 A Ranatunga 695.33 343.65 475.47 1,510.43 151.04

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 SR Tendulkar IND 428.77 212.14 212.96 853.86
2 BC Lara WI 395.05 210.83 196.76 802.64
3 Saeed Anwar PAK 393.44 201.56 179.77 774.77
4 ME Waugh AUS 374.75 191.26 186.88 752.89
5 M Azharuddin IND 373.42 199.26 169.15 741.83
6 MG Bevan AUS 388.15 194.38 158.25 740.79
7 PA de Silva SL 369.41 186.17 172.18 727.75
8 ST Jayasuriya SL 371.00 185.03 168.29 724.32
9 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 361.51 192.28 169.76 723.55
10 A Ranatunga SL 354.95 186.84 151.04 692.84

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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