Top 25 ODI Batsmen Against Top Teams

Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned last update date. 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). So, here are the Top 25 batsmen against Top Teams in ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-09-15

CONTENTS

4.1. Against Top Teams

5. ATTACKING

5.1. Against Top Teams

6. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (TT)

7. QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (TT)

8. TOP TEAMS RATING

9. TOP TEAMS

TT RATING

Points to note about TOP TEAMS Rating:-

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 ODI World Cup are also counted in TT.
TT may be found in the last section.

THE CRITERIA

The TT Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Runs Scored	250.00
Consistent	Average	200.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	200.00
Big Innings Potential	Top Scores	200.00
Quick Innings Potential	Top Inns By SR	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 (TT)	20
Min Career Runs	1000

PROLIFIC

The Eras

ODIs from 1971 to present are 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 1996
Era 2	MP between 1995 And 2011
Era 3	MP greater than 2010

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored

RANK	ERA 1	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	DL Haynes	WI	1978	1994	1986	224	8043	210.00
1	DL Haynes	WI	1978	1994	1986	224	8043	210.00
2	M Azharuddin	IND	1985	2000	1992.5	251	7664	200.10
3	PA de Silva	SL	1984	2003	1993.5	251	7457	194.70
4	Javed Miandad	PAK	1975	1996	1985.5	183	6257	163.37
5	ME Waugh	AUS	1988	2002	1995	190	6244	163.03
6	IVA Richards	WI	1975	1991	1983	157	6233	162.74
7	A Ranatunga	SL	1982	1999	1990.5	216	6184	161.46
8	Ijaz Ahmed	PAK	1986	2000	1993	192	5337	139.35

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	SR Tendulkar	IND	1989	2012	2000.5	353	13740	250.00
1	SR Tendulkar	IND	1989	2012	2000.5	353	13740	250.00
2	KC Sangakkara	SL	2000	2015	2007.5	301	11255	204.79
3	RT Ponting	AUS	1995	2012	2003.5	285	10437	189.90
4	ST Jayasuriya	SL	1989	2011	2000	337	10062	183.08
5	Inzamam-ul-Haq	PAK	1991	2007	1999	269	9065	164.94
6	BC Lara	WI	1990	2007	1998.5	241	8335	151.66
7	TM Dilshan	SL	1999	2016	2007.5	243	8037	146.23
8	AC Gilchrist	AUS	1996	2008	2002	220	7380	134.28
9	CH Gayle	WI	1999	2019	2009	222	7323	133.24
10	Saeed Anwar	PAK	1989	2003	1996	192	6847	124.58
11	V Sehwag	IND	1999	2013	2006	183	6133	111.59
12	Shahid Afridi	PAK	1996	2015	2005.5	276	6034	109.79

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	V Kohli	IND	2008	2025	2016.5	218	10571	230.00
1	V Kohli	IND	2008	2025	2016.5	218	10571	230.00
2	MS Dhoni	IND	2004	2019	2011.5	235	8596	187.03
3	RG Sharma	IND	2007	2025	2016	193	8081	175.82
4	AB de Villiers	SA	2005	2018	2011.5	163	6860	149.26
5	DA Warner	AUS	2009	2023	2016	131	5519	120.08

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

Against Top Teams

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	NO	RUNS	50s	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	MG Bevan	158	54	5692	38	54.73	58.69	200.00
1	V Kohli	218	32	10571	54	56.83	53.68	182.92
2	AB de Villiers	163	32	6860	42	52.37	51.99	177.16
3	MS Dhoni	235	59	8596	60	48.84	51.31	174.85
4	IVA Richards	157	23	6233	44	46.51	48.47	165.17
5	RG Sharma	193	23	8081	37	47.54	47.34	161.33
6	DL Haynes	224	27	8043	53	40.83	43.89	149.58
7	Javed Miandad	183	32	6257	42	41.44	43.82	149.32
8	SR Tendulkar	353	25	13740	77	41.89	43.56	148.46
9	KC Sangakkara	301	28	11255	76	41.23	42.33	144.27
10	DA Warner	131	2	5519	26	42.78	42.18	143.73
11	RT Ponting	285	25	10437	58	40.14	41.30	140.75
12	BC Lara	241	23	8335	51	38.23	40.62	138.42
13	Inzamam-ul-Haq	269	36	9065	62	38.91	40.23	137.09
14	Saeed Anwar	192	10	6847	30	37.62	39.28	133.86
15	M Azharuddin	251	42	7664	47	36.67	39.17	133.48
16	TM Dilshan	243	27	8037	38	37.21	38.94	132.70
17	A Ranatunga	216	36	6184	39	34.36	37.99	129.46
18	ME Waugh	190	10	6244	36	34.69	36.23	123.46
19	AC Gilchrist	220	6	7380	43	34.49	36.08	122.95
20	V Sehwag	183	5	6133	27	34.46	35.86	122.21
21	CH Gayle	222	7	7323	35	34.06	35.55	121.16
22	PA de Silva	251	24	7457	52	32.85	34.60	117.92
23	Ijaz Ahmed	192	21	5337	30	31.21	33.68	114.78
24	ST Jayasuriya	337	13	10062	51	31.06	32.86	112.00
25	Shahid Afridi	276	15	6034	27	23.12	25.47	86.81

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 Average	25

Against Top Teams

RANK	BATSMAN	RUNS	BF	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	GJ Maxwell	3035	2540	119.49	106.12	200.00
1	Shahid Afridi	6034	5272	114.45	112.55	200.00
2	V Sehwag	6133	6007	102.10	100.38	189.17
3	IVA Richards	6233	6939	89.83	99.25	187.04
4	AC Gilchrist	7380	7542	97.85	99.02	186.62
5	ST Jayasuriya	10062	11243	89.50	92.03	173.44
6	AB de Villiers	6860	7016	97.78	91.98	173.35
7	SR Tendulkar	13740	16328	84.15	86.26	162.56
8	DA Warner	5519	5727	96.37	86.08	162.22
9	CH Gayle	7323	8319	88.03	85.77	161.64
10	Ijaz Ahmed	5337	6683	79.86	85.65	161.41
11	Saeed Anwar	6847	8518	80.38	85.41	160.97
12	PA de Silva	7457	9390	79.41	85.26	160.67
13	V Kohli	10571	11371	92.96	84.80	159.82
14	RG Sharma	8081	8711	92.77	84.73	159.69
15	A Ranatunga	6184	8033	76.98	83.00	156.42
16	MS Dhoni	8596	9917	86.68	81.15	152.94
17	BC Lara	8335	10918	76.34	81.10	152.84
18	RT Ponting	10437	13056	79.94	81.02	152.70
19	ME Waugh	6244	8299	75.24	79.83	150.46
20	M Azharuddin	7664	10424	73.52	79.34	149.53
21	TM Dilshan	8037	9611	83.62	79.28	149.41
22	Inzamam-ul-Haq	9065	12181	74.42	77.67	146.38
23	KC Sangakkara	11255	14308	78.66	76.94	145.00
24	DL Haynes	8043	12782	62.92	74.81	140.99
25	Javed Miandad	6257	9491	65.93	73.21	137.97

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL (TT)

Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 scores of the batsman. 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	ERA 1	1	2	3	4	5	AVE HS	RAT
TS	IVA Richards	189*	153*	149	138*	119*	149.60	200.00
1	IVA Richards	189*	153*	149	138*	119*	149.60	200.00
2	DL Haynes	152*	148	145*	142*	138*	145.00	193.85
3	ME Waugh	133*	130	126	121*	116	125.20	167.38
4	Ijaz Ahmed	139*	137	117	114*	111	123.60	165.24
5	PA de Silva	134	122	107*	105	105	114.60	153.21
6	Javed Miandad	119*	116*	115*	113	107	114.00	152.41
7	M Azharuddin	111*	108*	108	101	100	105.60	141.18
8	A Ranatunga	131*	102*	101*	98	93*	105.00	140.37

RANK	ERA 2	1	2	3	4	5	AVE HS	RAT
TS	SR Tendulkar	200*	175	163*	143	141	164.40	200.00
1	SR Tendulkar	200*	175	163*	143	141	164.40	200.00
2	ST Jayasuriya	189	152	151*	134*	134	152.00	184.91
3	BC Lara	169	156	153	139	128	149.00	181.27
4	CH Gayle	162	152*	140	135	135	144.80	176.16
5	RT Ponting	164	141*	140*	134*	129	141.60	172.26
6	Saeed Anwar	194	140	131	126	115	141.20	171.78
7	KC Sangakkara	169	138*	134*	133	128	140.40	170.80
8	TM Dilshan	160*	160	137*	123	119*	139.80	170.07
9	AC Gilchrist	154	149	131	128	124	137.20	166.91
10	V Sehwag	146	130	126	125*	119	129.20	157.18
11	Inzamam-ul-Haq	123	122	121*	118*	117	120.20	146.23
12	Shahid Afridi	109	109	108*	102	102	106.00	128.95

RANK	ERA 3	1	2	3	4	5	AVE HS	RAT
TS	RG Sharma	264	209	208*	171*	150	200.40	200.00
1	RG Sharma	264	209	208*	171*	150	200.40	200.00
2	DA Warner	179	173	163	163	156	166.80	166.47
3	V Kohli	183	166*	160*	154*	139*	160.40	160.08
4	MS Dhoni	183*	148	139*	134	124	145.60	145.31
5	AB de Villiers	136*	128	125*	121	119	125.80	125.55

QUICK INNINGS POTENTIAL (TT)

QI SR

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 innings of the batsman with highest strike rate. Quick Innings Strike Rate (QI SR) is the Relative SR of the batsmen in the 5 innings.

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	29/10	34/12	65/25	102/40	67/29	251.77	150.00
1	Shahid Afridi	29/10	34/12	65/25	102/40	67/29	251.77	150.00
2	ST Jayasuriya	76/28	27/13	134/65	30/15	82/44	217.50	129.58
3	CH Gayle	77/27	43/21	27/14	80/43	61/33	203.34	121.15
4	IVA Richards	37/17	82/39	80/39	66/39	149/99	196.32	116.96
5	AC Gilchrist	38/20	69/37	51/29	83/50	29/18	177.42	105.70
6	V Sehwag	48/22	74/40	125/74	60/36	42/26	173.29	103.24
7	Ijaz Ahmed	43/21	139/84	60/42	42/30	88/63	166.24	99.04
8	MS Dhoni	68/35	50/26	46/26	62/38	72/46	163.16	97.21
9	SR Tendulkar	36/22	62/38	30/19	41/26	67/44	162.35	96.73
10	AB de Villiers	119/61	102/59	74/45	77/47	52/34	162.15	96.60
11	M Azharuddin	108/65	95/63	63/44	54/39	29/22	161.64	96.30
12	KC Sangakkara	90/43	75/45	36/23	66/47	35/25	161.41	96.17
13	TM Dilshan	41/18	33/17	35/23	35/24	42/29	158.86	94.64
14	RG Sharma	51/28	30/17	35/20	40/24	41/25	157.84	94.04
15	Inzamam-ul-Haq	36/22	60/37	42/26	44/33	37/28	156.56	93.27
16	Saeed Anwar	37/24	74/49	48/32	46/34	35/26	154.56	92.08
17	A Ranatunga	49/32	25/17	55/39	41/30	64/48	151.98	90.55
18	BC Lara	36/22	59/37	60/41	60/43	169/129	149.98	89.35
19	PA de Silva	32/21	50/35	66/47	39/29	42/33	149.00	88.77
20	RT Ponting	164/105	35/23	50/35	43/33	37/31	146.90	87.52
21	Javed Miandad	119/77	28/23	59/49	79/67	34/29	144.59	86.14
22	V Kohli	100/52	115/66	133/86	166/110	131/96	143.50	85.49
23	DL Haynes	152/126	44/39	40/36	148/136	142/132	133.34	79.44
24	ME Waugh	49/31	48/32	70/58	60/53	67/61	132.75	79.09
25	DA Warner	56/34	29/18	35/23	179/128	78/56	130.01	77.46

TOP TEAMS RATING

The TOP TEAMS (TT) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK	BATSMAN	PRO	CON	ATT	BIP	QIP	TT RAT
1	SR Tendulkar	250.00	148.46	162.56	200.00	96.73	857.74
2	IVA Richards	162.74	165.17	187.04	200.00	116.96	831.92
3	V Kohli	230.00	182.92	159.82	160.08	85.49	818.31
4	RG Sharma	175.82	161.33	159.69	200.00	94.04	790.88
5	ST Jayasuriya	183.08	112.00	173.44	184.91	129.58	783.02
6	DL Haynes	210.00	149.58	140.99	193.85	79.44	773.86
7	KC Sangakkara	204.79	144.27	145.00	170.80	96.17	761.02
8	MS Dhoni	187.03	174.85	152.94	145.31	97.21	757.34
9	RT Ponting	189.90	140.75	152.70	172.26	87.52	743.14
10	AB de Villiers	149.26	177.16	173.35	125.55	96.60	721.93
11	M Azharuddin	200.10	133.48	149.53	141.18	96.30	720.59
12	AC Gilchrist	134.28	122.95	186.62	166.91	105.70	716.46
13	PA de Silva	194.70	117.92	160.67	153.21	88.77	715.27
14	BC Lara	151.66	138.42	152.84	181.27	89.35	713.54
15	CH Gayle	133.24	121.16	161.64	176.16	121.15	713.34
16	TM Dilshan	146.23	132.70	149.41	170.07	94.64	693.06
17	Javed Miandad	163.37	149.32	137.97	152.41	86.14	689.21
18	Inzamam-ul-Haq	164.94	137.09	146.38	146.23	93.27	687.92
19	ME Waugh	163.03	123.46	150.46	167.38	79.09	683.41
20	V Sehwag	111.59	122.21	189.17	157.18	103.24	683.40
21	Saeed Anwar	124.58	133.86	160.97	171.78	92.08	683.28
22	Ijaz Ahmed	139.35	114.78	161.41	165.24	99.04	679.82
23	A Ranatunga	161.46	129.46	156.42	140.37	90.55	678.27
24	Shahid Afridi	109.79	86.81	200.00	128.95	150.00	675.55
25	DA Warner	120.08	143.73	162.22	166.47	77.46	669.96