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). 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 2000s.

*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 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 Yuvraj Singh IND 225 7249 159.27
6 AC Gilchrist AUS 205 7243 159.13
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

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 100s AVE R AVE RAT
TS MEK Hussey 102 35 3623 2 54.07 55.07 150.00
1 MS Dhoni 136 35 5133 6 50.82 51.89 141.34
2 SR Tendulkar 207 18 8823 21 46.68 46.18 125.80
3 ML Hayden 143 14 5847 10 45.33 44.88 122.24
4 RT Ponting 230 24 9103 23 44.19 43.78 119.25
5 CH Gayle 193 14 7371 19 41.18 41.31 112.52
6 A Symonds 155 31 4930 6 39.76 39.99 108.94
7 Yuvraj Singh 225 31 7249 12 37.37 37.26 101.49
8 AC Gilchrist 205 7 7243 11 36.58 36.36 99.03
9 ST Jayasuriya 242 10 8305 21 35.80 35.81 97.55
10 V Sehwag 209 8 6933 12 34.49 34.31 93.47

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 100s AVE R AVE RAT
TS MEK Hussey 91 29 3245 2 52.34 53.30 150.00
1 MS Dhoni 123 30 4552 4 48.95 49.97 140.64
2 SR Tendulkar 182 15 7743 18 46.37 45.87 129.09
3 ML Hayden 123 9 5059 10 44.38 43.94 123.66
4 RT Ponting 205 22 8082 20 44.16 43.75 123.13
5 A Symonds 138 27 4415 5 39.77 40.01 112.60
6 CH Gayle 149 5 5308 13 36.86 36.98 104.07
7 Yuvraj Singh 192 24 6117 10 36.41 36.31 102.17
8 ST Jayasuriya 199 6 6726 17 34.85 34.86 98.12
9 AC Gilchrist 177 4 5993 9 34.64 34.43 96.89
10 V Sehwag 179 6 5872 11 33.94 33.77 95.03

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 V Sehwag 6933 6724 103.11 103.62 150.00
1 V Sehwag 6933 6724 103.11 103.62 150.00
2 AC Gilchrist 7243 7204 100.54 101.76 147.30
3 A Symonds 4930 5312 92.81 93.63 135.53
4 ST Jayasuriya 8305 9066 91.61 93.29 135.05
5 Yuvraj Singh 7249 8141 89.04 89.85 130.06
6 MS Dhoni 5133 5729 89.60 89.49 129.55
7 RT Ponting 9103 10779 84.45 86.24 124.83
8 SR Tendulkar 8823 10375 85.04 86.03 124.54
9 CH Gayle 7371 8814 83.63 85.28 123.45
10 ML Hayden 5847 7233 80.84 81.61 118.13

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN RUNS BF SR R SR RAT
TS V Sehwag 5872 5808 101.10 101.61 150.00
1 V Sehwag 5872 5808 101.10 101.61 150.00
2 AC Gilchrist 5993 6028 99.42 100.62 148.55
3 A Symonds 4415 4726 93.42 94.24 139.13
4 ST Jayasuriya 6726 7506 89.61 91.26 134.72
5 MS Dhoni 4552 5183 87.83 87.72 129.51
6 Yuvraj Singh 6117 7059 86.66 87.44 129.09
7 RT Ponting 8082 9583 84.34 86.12 127.14
8 SR Tendulkar 7743 9106 85.03 86.02 127.00
9 CH Gayle 5308 6338 83.75 85.40 126.08
10 ML Hayden 5059 6301 80.29 81.05 119.66

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 scores of the batsman against Top 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* 141 139 138 123 204.00 100.00
1 SR Tendulkar 175 163* 141* 141 139 138 123 204.00 100.00
2 ST Jayasuriya 189 152 130 125 122 122 120 192.00 94.12
3 RT Ponting 164 141* 140* 134* 129 126 124 191.60 93.92
4 ML Hayden 181* 158 146 126 117 114 111 190.60 93.43
5 CH Gayle 152* 140 135 133* 132* 132 124 189.60 92.94
6 AC Gilchrist 149 128 124 122 121* 118 116 175.60 86.08
7 V Sehwag 146 130 126 125* 119 116 114* 175.20 85.88
8 Yuvraj Singh 139 138* 131 121 118 117 110 174.80 85.69
9 MS Dhoni 183* 148 124 107 96 95 94 169.40 83.04
10 A Symonds 156 151 143* 107* 104* 91* 91 168.60 82.65

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 Shahid Afridi 102/46 77/35 56/26 73/34 56/30 216.11 100.00
1 AC Gilchrist 69/37 51/29 83/50 70/44 67/43 169.51 78.44
2 V Sehwag 74/40 125/74 60/36 54/36 146/102 160.17 74.11
3 CH Gayle 80/43 64/46 79/58 62/46 58/46 146.35 67.72
4 Yuvraj Singh 138/78 87/60 56/41 103/76 131/102 145.56 67.36
5 ST Jayasuriya 70/44 152/99 111/82 86/65 112/87 143.44 66.37
6 MS Dhoni 72/46 62/42 50/35 77/56 72/53 143.37 66.34
7 A Symonds 66/39 71/47 89/67 73/57 156/127 136.21 63.03
8 SR Tendulkar 62/38 100/76 98/75 87/67 175/141 133.02 61.55
9 RT Ponting 164/105 93/74 72/61 140/121 126/109 129.27 59.82
10 ML Hayden 101/68 59/48 146/128 158/143 99/90 119.15 55.13

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 193.85 254.89 251.53 100.00 61.55 861.82 430.91
2 RT Ponting 200.00 242.38 251.97 93.92 59.82 848.10 424.05
3 AC Gilchrist 159.13 195.93 295.85 86.08 78.44 815.43 407.72
4 ST Jayasuriya 182.47 195.67 269.77 94.12 66.37 808.39 404.20
5 MS Dhoni 112.78 281.97 259.05 83.04 66.34 803.18 401.59
6 V Sehwag 152.32 188.50 300.00 85.88 74.11 800.82 400.41
7 CH Gayle 161.95 216.59 249.53 92.94 67.72 788.72 394.36
8 Yuvraj Singh 159.27 203.66 259.15 85.69 67.36 775.13 387.56
9 ML Hayden 128.46 245.90 237.79 93.43 55.13 760.71 380.36
10 A Symonds 108.32 221.55 274.66 82.65 63.03 750.20 375.10

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 78 3410 46.71 87.80 823.19 205.80
2 AC Gilchrist 88 3181 36.56 102.35 818.76 204.69
3 RT Ponting 103 3765 39.63 82.30 795.82 198.95
4 MS Dhoni 51 2103 52.58 90.22 794.75 198.69
5 V Sehwag 68 2379 36.05 104.94 768.27 192.07
6 Yuvraj Singh 70 2387 41.16 92.74 746.53 186.63
7 CH Gayle 80 2671 34.24 81.04 723.42 180.86
8 ST Jayasuriya 75 2381 34.01 85.49 697.12 174.28
9 ML Hayden 50 1870 40.65 76.95 667.90 166.97
10 A Symonds 68 1768 28.98 93.25 658.43 164.61

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 RT Ponting 127 5338 48.09 86.04 847.31 847.31
2 SR Tendulkar 129 5413 46.66 83.39 842.77 842.77
3 ST Jayasuriya 167 5924 36.57 94.32 833.02 833.02
4 A Symonds 87 3162 50.19 92.56 792.63 792.63
5 V Sehwag 141 4554 33.73 102.18 790.76 790.76
6 CH Gayle 113 4700 46.53 85.18 790.74 790.74
7 ML Hayden 93 3977 47.92 82.80 779.94 779.94
8 AC Gilchrist 117 4062 36.59 99.17 779.59 779.59
9 Yuvraj Singh 155 4862 35.75 87.34 760.11 760.11
10 MS Dhoni 85 3030 49.67 89.17 752.45 752.45

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 RT Ponting 190 7717 45.66 85.51 882.44 220.61
2 AC Gilchrist 173 6102 36.54 100.33 841.89 210.47
3 ML Hayden 119 4708 44.00 80.27 770.63 192.66
4 A Symonds 124 3877 38.77 94.17 767.32 191.83
5 CH Gayle 149 5385 39.31 81.12 762.20 190.55

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 MS Dhoni 93 3792 54.96 91.48 873.12 218.28
2 SR Tendulkar 122 5097 45.51 85.35 862.11 215.53
3 V Sehwag 127 4474 36.37 108.41 846.75 211.69
4 Yuvraj Singh 137 4576 39.79 91.47 813.51 203.38
5 ST Jayasuriya 147 4895 34.96 87.74 786.75 196.69

Unfamiliar Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 CH Gayle 44 1986 47.29 91.27 890.93 890.93
2 AC Gilchrist 32 1141 36.81 101.69 702.59 702.59
3 ML Hayden 24 1139 51.77 83.26 690.10 690.10
4 A Symonds 31 1053 43.88 88.12 681.94 681.94
5 RT Ponting 40 1386 37.46 79.02 679.67 679.67

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SR Tendulkar 85 3726 48.39 84.62 928.46 928.46
2 ST Jayasuriya 95 3410 37.07 97.79 899.69 899.69
3 V Sehwag 82 2459 31.53 94.69 765.45 765.45
4 Yuvraj Singh 88 2673 33.84 85.18 760.73 760.73
5 MS Dhoni 43 1341 41.91 84.66 635.14 635.14

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 842.77 205.80 928.46 215.53 2,192.55 219.25
2 ST Jayasuriya 833.02 174.28 899.69 196.69 2,103.68 210.37
3 CH Gayle 790.74 180.86 890.93 190.55 2,053.08 205.31
4 V Sehwag 790.76 192.07 765.45 211.69 1,959.97 196.00
5 RT Ponting 847.31 198.95 679.67 220.61 1,946.55 194.65
6 Yuvraj Singh 760.11 186.63 760.73 203.38 1,910.85 191.08
7 AC Gilchrist 779.59 204.69 702.59 210.47 1,897.35 189.73
8 A Symonds 792.63 164.61 681.94 191.83 1,831.00 183.10
9 ML Hayden 779.94 166.97 690.10 192.66 1,829.67 182.97
10 MS Dhoni 752.45 198.69 635.14 218.28 1,804.55 180.46

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 1378 59.91 95.96 842.32 421.16
2 Yuvraj Singh 25 1199 63.11 94.86 814.71 407.36
3 AC Gilchrist 25 1124 46.83 114.11 797.37 398.69
4 RT Ponting 25 1206 60.30 87.52 794.63 397.31
5 MS Dhoni 25 1066 56.11 96.73 762.70 381.35
6 V Sehwag 25 998 41.58 106.62 731.25 365.63
7 CH Gayle 25 1009 40.36 87.44 695.48 347.74
8 ML Hayden 25 1042 47.36 77.76 687.67 343.84
9 A Symonds 25 896 37.33 96.55 674.40 337.20
10 ST Jayasuriya 25 944 41.04 83.69 656.02 328.01

TOP FORM AWAY

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 ML Hayden 25 1469 61.21 86.97 862.52 862.52
2 SR Tendulkar 25 1229 53.43 90.77 801.65 801.65
3 CH Gayle 25 1238 56.27 83.65 786.95 786.95
4 V Sehwag 25 997 41.54 121.73 784.78 784.78
5 ST Jayasuriya 25 1016 44.17 111.89 777.55 777.55
6 MS Dhoni 25 1202 66.78 86.41 772.92 772.92
7 A Symonds 25 1014 59.65 101.10 767.25 767.25
8 RT Ponting 25 1103 45.96 94.68 754.31 754.31
9 AC Gilchrist 25 1024 42.67 100.79 729.31 729.31
10 Yuvraj Singh 25 881 38.30 99.21 685.81 685.81

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 RT Ponting 19 954 59.63 92.00 823.08 823.08
2 AC Gilchrist 21 861 43.05 104.49 789.04 789.04
3 ML Hayden 21 987 51.95 92.94 761.05 761.05
4 SR Tendulkar 14 737 56.69 90.76 701.55 701.55
5 ST Jayasuriya 21 788 43.78 88.04 698.20 698.20
6 A Symonds 13 515 103.00 93.30 683.86 683.86
7 MS Dhoni 3 29 9.67 100.00 500.00 500.00
8 V Sehwag 14 463 33.07 95.66 476.02 476.02
9 CH Gayle 15 434 28.93 76.54 428.24 428.24
10 Yuvraj Singh 13 376 37.60 94.71 425.93 425.93

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 RT Ponting 794.63 377.16 823.08 1,974.71 197.47
2 ML Hayden 687.67 431.26 761.05 1,967.41 196.74
3 SR Tendulkar 842.32 400.83 701.55 1,924.36 192.44
4 AC Gilchrist 797.37 364.65 789.04 1,917.04 191.70
5 ST Jayasuriya 656.02 388.78 698.20 1,803.76 180.38
6 A Symonds 674.40 383.62 683.86 1,788.31 178.83
7 MS Dhoni 762.70 386.46 500.00 1,654.27 165.43
8 V Sehwag 731.25 392.39 476.02 1,626.42 162.64
9 CH Gayle 695.48 393.48 428.24 1,562.93 156.29
10 Yuvraj Singh 814.71 342.91 425.93 1,519.10 151.91

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 430.91 219.25 192.44 842.60
2 RT Ponting AUS 424.05 194.65 197.47 816.17
3 ST Jayasuriya SL 404.20 210.37 180.38 794.94
4 AC Gilchrist AUS 407.72 189.73 191.70 789.15
5 ML Hayden AUS 380.36 182.97 196.74 760.06
6 V Sehwag IND 400.41 196.00 162.64 759.05
7 CH Gayle WI 394.36 205.31 156.29 755.96
8 MS Dhoni IND 401.59 180.46 165.43 747.47
9 A Symonds AUS 375.10 183.10 178.83 737.03
10 Yuvraj Singh IND 387.56 191.08 151.91 730.56

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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