ODI Decades Rating - Best Batsmen In 2000s Featured

Top ODI Batsmen of the Decade (2000 – 2009)

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This Rating takes into account only the matches played in the 2000s. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 batsmen in ODI Cricket in the 2000s.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2024-06-09

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 (NWT)
3.5. QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)
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. WORLD CUP
5.2. TOP FORM
5.3. IMPACT INNINGS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. DECADES RATING
7. NON WEAK TEAMS
8. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Runs, Average, Strike Rate, Top Inns (Runs and SR)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary World Cup, Top Form, Impact Inns
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 matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.
Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against Non Weak Teams. Here is some information about the Non Weak Teams:-

  • Non Weak Teams are calculated in the same way as Top Teams.
  • However, they are less in number.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 25

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Runs Scored 200.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 300.00
Big Innings Potential Top Inns (Runs) 100.00
Quick Innings Potential Top Inns (SR) 100.00

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored

RANK BATSMAN NAT INNS RUNS RAT
TS RT Ponting AUS 230 9103 200.00
1 RT Ponting AUS 230 9103 200.00
2 SR Tendulkar IND 207 8823 193.85
3 ST Jayasuriya SL 242 8305 182.47
4 CH Gayle WI 193 7371 161.95
5 AC Gilchrist AUS 205 7243 159.13
6 HH Gibbs SA 199 6963 152.98
7 V Sehwag IND 209 6933 152.32
8 ML Hayden AUS 143 5847 128.46
9 MS Dhoni IND 136 5133 112.78
10 A Symonds AUS 155 4930 108.32

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 1500
Min Runs (TT) 1500

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS MEK Hussey 102 35 3623 27 54.07 56.73 150.00
1 MS Dhoni 136 35 5133 34 50.82 53.46 141.34
2 SR Tendulkar 207 18 8823 49 46.68 47.58 125.80
3 ML Hayden 143 14 5847 34 45.33 46.24 122.24
4 RT Ponting 230 24 9103 56 44.19 45.10 119.25
5 CH Gayle 193 14 7371 39 41.18 42.56 112.52
6 A Symonds 155 31 4930 29 39.76 41.21 108.94
7 HH Gibbs 199 14 6963 33 37.64 38.60 102.05
8 AC Gilchrist 205 7 7243 45 36.58 37.46 99.03
9 ST Jayasuriya 242 10 8305 35 35.80 36.90 97.55
10 V Sehwag 209 8 6933 35 34.49 35.35 93.47

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 50s AVE R AVE RAT
TS MEK Hussey 66 22 2385 19 54.20 56.87 150.00
1 MS Dhoni 89 21 3552 25 52.24 54.94 144.92
2 ML Hayden 92 7 4033 23 47.45 48.40 127.66
3 RT Ponting 157 16 6133 35 43.50 44.40 117.10
4 SR Tendulkar 148 7 6064 32 43.01 43.84 115.62
5 A Symonds 104 20 3476 20 41.38 42.89 113.12
6 CH Gayle 127 3 4428 22 35.71 36.91 97.35
7 HH Gibbs 119 5 3957 18 34.71 35.59 93.88
8 AC Gilchrist 137 2 4658 31 34.50 35.33 93.19
9 V Sehwag 130 4 4328 17 34.35 35.21 92.86
10 ST Jayasuriya 165 4 5320 25 33.04 34.06 89.83

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 1500
Min Runs (TT) 1500
Min Average 25

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS V Sehwag 6933 6724 103.11 101.03 150.00
1 V Sehwag 6933 6724 103.11 101.03 150.00
2 AC Gilchrist 7243 7204 100.54 99.21 147.30
3 A Symonds 4930 5312 92.81 91.29 135.53
4 ST Jayasuriya 8305 9066 91.61 90.96 135.05
5 MS Dhoni 5133 5729 89.60 87.26 129.55
6 HH Gibbs 6963 8150 85.44 84.84 125.97
7 RT Ponting 9103 10779 84.45 84.08 124.83
8 SR Tendulkar 8823 10375 85.04 83.88 124.54
9 CH Gayle 7371 8814 83.63 83.15 123.45
10 ML Hayden 5847 7233 80.84 79.56 118.13

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS AC Gilchrist 4658 4543 102.53 101.18 150.00
1 AC Gilchrist 4658 4543 102.53 101.18 150.00
2 V Sehwag 4328 4258 101.64 99.60 147.66
3 A Symonds 3476 3569 97.39 95.80 142.02
4 ST Jayasuriya 5320 6047 87.98 87.36 129.51
5 MS Dhoni 3552 4012 88.53 86.22 127.83
6 CH Gayle 4428 5241 84.49 84.00 124.54
7 RT Ponting 6133 7301 84.00 83.63 123.99
8 SR Tendulkar 6064 7190 84.34 83.19 123.33
9 HH Gibbs 3957 4799 82.45 81.88 121.40
10 ML Hayden 4033 4947 81.52 80.24 118.96

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)

Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 scores of the batsman against Non Weak Teams in the 2000s. 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 175 163* 141* 141 139 138 123 145.71 100.00
1 SR Tendulkar 175 163* 141* 141 139 138 123 145.71 100.00
2 ST Jayasuriya 189 152 130 130 125 122 122 138.57 95.10
3 RT Ponting 164 141* 140* 134* 129 126 124 136.86 93.92
4 ML Hayden 181* 158 146 126 117 114 111 136.14 93.43
5 CH Gayle 152* 140 135 133* 132* 132 124 135.43 92.94
6 HH Gibbs 175 153 143 119 118 116* 114 134.00 91.96
7 AC Gilchrist 149 128 124 122 121* 118 116 125.43 86.08
8 V Sehwag 146 130 126 125* 119 116 114* 125.14 85.88
9 A Symonds 156 151 143* 107* 104* 103* 91* 122.14 83.82
10 MS Dhoni 183* 148 124 107 96 95 94 121.00 83.04

QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (NWT)

QI SR

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 innings of the batsman with highest strike rate against Non Weak Teams. Quick Innings Strike Rate (QI SR) is the Relative SR of the batsmen in the 5 innings. Only 40+ 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 Abdul Razzaq 42/16 51/22 89/40 47/22 50/26 221.07 100.00
1 V Sehwag 48/22 74/40 59/32 125/74 60/36 175.80 79.52
2 AC Gilchrist 69/37 51/29 83/50 76/46 70/44 167.18 75.62
3 ST Jayasuriya 70/44 152/99 72/47 130/88 46/32 150.54 68.10
4 HH Gibbs 175/111 61/40 97/66 74/53 40/30 147.97 66.93
5 MS Dhoni 40/20 72/46 62/42 50/35 77/56 147.30 66.63
6 A Symonds 47/26 66/39 71/47 89/67 48/37 146.17 66.12
7 CH Gayle 80/43 64/46 79/58 62/46 45/35 143.90 65.09
8 SR Tendulkar 62/38 100/76 98/75 87/67 175/141 129.69 58.67
9 ML Hayden 101/68 41/30 59/48 66/54 45/37 129.57 58.61
10 RT Ponting 164/105 43/33 93/74 72/61 140/121 129.38 58.52

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 193.85 241.42 247.87 100.00 58.67 841.80 420.90
2 RT Ponting 200.00 236.35 248.82 93.92 58.52 837.62 418.81
3 AC Gilchrist 159.13 192.22 297.30 86.08 75.62 810.36 405.18
4 MS Dhoni 112.78 286.26 257.37 83.04 66.63 806.08 403.04
5 V Sehwag 152.32 186.33 297.66 85.88 79.52 801.71 400.86
6 ST Jayasuriya 182.47 187.38 264.55 95.10 68.10 797.59 398.80
7 CH Gayle 161.95 209.87 247.98 92.94 65.09 777.83 388.92
8 ML Hayden 128.46 249.90 237.09 93.43 58.61 767.50 383.75
9 A Symonds 108.32 222.06 277.56 83.82 66.12 757.88 378.94
10 HH Gibbs 152.98 195.93 247.36 91.96 66.93 755.17 377.58

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions Rating is calculated by applying the five criteria of Primary Rating to various conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 200.00
Away 800.00
Familiar Conditions 200.00
Unfamiliar Conditions 800.00

HOME/AWAY

HOME/AWAY RATING

Points to note:-

  • U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani batsmen are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SR Tendulkar 78 3410 46.71 87.80 782.51 156.50
2 AC Gilchrist 88 3181 36.56 102.35 773.45 154.69
3 HH Gibbs 88 3193 38.94 88.30 768.40 153.68
4 RT Ponting 103 3765 39.63 82.30 762.16 152.43
5 MS Dhoni 51 2103 52.58 90.22 756.86 151.37
6 V Sehwag 68 2379 36.05 104.94 727.42 145.48
7 CH Gayle 80 2671 34.24 81.04 683.92 136.78
8 ST Jayasuriya 75 2381 34.01 85.49 673.60 134.72
9 ML Hayden 50 1870 40.65 76.95 636.48 127.30
10 A Symonds 68 1768 28.98 93.25 621.44 124.29

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 RT Ponting 127 5338 48.09 86.04 838.04 670.43
2 ST Jayasuriya 167 5924 36.57 94.32 837.71 670.17
3 SR Tendulkar 129 5413 46.66 83.39 833.22 666.57
4 V Sehwag 141 4554 33.73 102.18 797.22 637.78
5 CH Gayle 113 4700 46.53 85.18 789.08 631.27
6 A Symonds 87 3162 50.19 92.56 788.83 631.06
7 ML Hayden 93 3977 47.92 82.80 784.80 627.84
8 AC Gilchrist 117 4062 36.59 99.17 776.21 620.97
9 MS Dhoni 85 3030 49.67 89.17 745.79 596.63
10 HH Gibbs 111 3770 36.60 83.15 689.55 551.64

FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS

FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS RATING

Points to note:-

  • Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians.
  • Familiar Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Familiar Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 RT Ponting 190 7717 45.66 85.51 874.80 174.96
2 AC Gilchrist 173 6102 36.54 100.33 829.18 165.84
3 HH Gibbs 162 5638 37.34 86.23 776.68 155.34
4 ML Hayden 119 4708 44.00 80.27 774.07 154.81
5 A Symonds 124 3877 38.77 94.17 762.86 152.57
6 CH Gayle 149 5385 39.31 81.12 750.04 150.01

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 MS Dhoni 93 3792 54.96 91.48 851.38 170.28
2 SR Tendulkar 122 5097 45.51 85.35 840.23 168.05
3 V Sehwag 127 4474 36.37 108.41 836.54 167.31
4 ST Jayasuriya 147 4895 34.96 87.74 784.33 156.87

Unfamiliar Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 CH Gayle 44 1986 47.29 91.27 874.86 699.89
2 AC Gilchrist 32 1141 36.81 101.69 711.29 569.03
3 HH Gibbs 37 1325 38.97 82.20 686.01 548.80
4 ML Hayden 24 1139 51.77 83.26 675.71 540.57
5 A Symonds 31 1053 43.88 88.12 670.34 536.27
6 RT Ponting 40 1386 37.46 79.02 663.20 530.56

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SR Tendulkar 85 3726 48.39 84.62 923.15 738.52
2 ST Jayasuriya 95 3410 37.07 97.79 904.77 723.82
3 V Sehwag 82 2459 31.53 94.69 773.35 618.68
4 MS Dhoni 43 1341 41.91 84.66 636.99 509.60

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,000.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 200 pts.

RANK BATSMAN AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 SR Tendulkar 666.57 156.50 738.52 168.05 1,729.64 172.96
2 ST Jayasuriya 670.17 134.72 723.82 156.87 1,685.57 168.56
3 CH Gayle 631.27 136.78 699.89 150.01 1,617.95 161.79
4 V Sehwag 637.78 145.48 618.68 167.31 1,569.25 156.92
5 RT Ponting 670.43 152.43 530.56 174.96 1,528.39 152.84
6 AC Gilchrist 620.97 154.69 569.03 165.84 1,510.53 151.05
7 ML Hayden 627.84 127.30 540.57 154.81 1,450.52 145.05
8 A Symonds 631.06 124.29 536.27 152.57 1,444.20 144.42
9 MS Dhoni 596.63 151.37 509.60 170.28 1,427.88 142.79
10 HH Gibbs 551.64 153.68 548.80 155.34 1,409.46 140.95

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. 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:-

CRITERIA POINTS
World Cup 1,000.00
Top Form 1,000.00
Impact Innings 1,000.00

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 RT Ponting 19 954 59.63 92.00 838.77 838.77
2 ML Hayden 21 987 51.95 92.94 834.59 834.59
3 AC Gilchrist 21 861 43.05 104.49 789.40 789.40
4 HH Gibbs 14 726 72.60 96.29 760.91 760.91
5 ST Jayasuriya 21 788 43.78 88.04 754.65 754.65
6 A Symonds 13 515 103.00 93.30 685.67 685.67
7 SR Tendulkar 14 737 56.69 90.76 622.94 622.94
8 V Sehwag 14 463 33.07 95.66 501.51 501.51
9 MS Dhoni 3 29 9.67 100.00 500.00 500.00
10 CH Gayle 15 434 28.93 76.54 444.84 444.84
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a batsman.
  • Only Inns against Non Weak Teams are considered in the rating.
  • Non Weak Teams may be found in the last section.

TOP FORM

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 RT Ponting 50 2406 55.95 90.55 867.77 867.77
2 SR Tendulkar 50 2414 57.48 88.13 853.41 853.41
3 ML Hayden 50 2357 51.24 83.82 837.08 837.08
4 V Sehwag 50 1982 40.45 115.97 823.29 823.29
5 MS Dhoni 50 2210 59.73 82.80 809.26 809.26
6 A Symonds 50 1990 51.03 98.13 803.04 803.04
7 ST Jayasuriya 50 1823 37.98 103.64 777.41 777.41
8 CH Gayle 50 1967 41.85 91.02 771.58 771.58
9 AC Gilchrist 50 1947 39.73 104.06 770.51 770.51
10 HH Gibbs 50 1953 43.40 86.26 762.48 762.48
Impact Innings (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact either in terms of runs or strike rate. Know All About II. These are the criteria for an inning to be included in II:-

  • A Batsman scores equal to or more runs than 100.
  • A Batsman scores more than 40 runs at a high SR.
  • The SR should be higher than 1.2 times the SR of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 V Sehwag 209 34 16.27 922.01 922.01
2 AC Gilchrist 205 31 15.12 910.92 910.92
3 CH Gayle 193 34 17.62 907.41 907.41
4 ST Jayasuriya 242 37 15.29 851.60 851.60
5 SR Tendulkar 207 27 13.04 735.24 735.24
6 HH Gibbs 199 27 13.57 722.64 722.64
7 A Symonds 155 17 10.97 670.25 670.25
8 RT Ponting 230 24 10.43 599.36 599.36
9 MS Dhoni 136 15 11.03 562.41 562.41
10 ML Hayden 143 13 9.09 549.69 549.69

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 3,000.00 points. The Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 300 pts.

RANK BATSMAN WC TF II SEC RAT
1 AC Gilchrist 78.94 77.05 91.09 247.08
2 ST Jayasuriya 75.46 77.74 85.16 238.37
3 RT Ponting 83.88 86.78 59.94 230.59
4 V Sehwag 50.15 82.33 92.20 224.68
5 HH Gibbs 76.09 76.25 72.26 224.60
6 ML Hayden 83.46 83.71 54.97 222.14
7 SR Tendulkar 62.29 85.34 73.52 221.16
8 A Symonds 68.57 80.30 67.03 215.90
9 CH Gayle 44.48 77.16 90.74 212.38
10 MS Dhoni 50.00 80.93 56.24 187.17

DECADES RATING

DECADES Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK BATSMAN NAT PRI PTS CON PTS SEC PTS FIN RAT
1 SR Tendulkar IND 420.90 172.96 221.16 815.02
2 ST Jayasuriya SL 398.80 168.56 238.37 805.72
3 AC Gilchrist AUS 405.18 151.05 247.08 803.32
4 RT Ponting AUS 418.81 152.84 230.59 802.24
5 V Sehwag IND 400.86 156.92 224.68 782.46
6 CH Gayle WI 388.92 161.79 212.38 763.09
7 ML Hayden AUS 383.75 145.05 222.14 750.94
8 HH Gibbs SA 377.58 140.95 224.60 743.13
9 A Symonds AUS 378.94 144.42 215.90 739.26
10 MS Dhoni IND 403.04 142.79 187.17 732.99

NON WEAK TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK IND
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 BAN
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN WI
2020s IND AUS PAK SA NZ BAN SL ENG WI AFG

TOP TEAMS

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

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