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All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). 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). Here are the Top 25 batsmen with best Impact Innings Potential in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
4.3. In Away Matches
5. IMPACT INNINGS RATING
6. TOP TEAMS
6.1. Top Teams In Asia
6.2. Top Teams Outside Asia
Impact Innings (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact in terms of runs or Strike Rate. Know All About II. Points to note about II:-

  • 1st & 2nd and 3rd & 4th innings are clubbed together.
  • A Batsman should score at least 30 runs to qualify.
  • An Inn is included in II if it is 20% of the total runs of the higher total or
  • The runs are more than 12.5% of the total runs and
  • The SR is high or in a successful chase while being Not Out.

THE CRITERIA

The II Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Total Impact Inns 200.00
Consistent II Percentage 250.00
Top Teams II Percentage Vs TT 250.00
Away Matches II Percentage AW 300.00
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.
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.
  • Further, they are divided into In Asia and Outside Asia.
  • A batsman’s performace is counted in TT if it comes in the specific condition and in the specific decade.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 50

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1950 to present is 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 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 And 2016
Era 3 MP greater than 2015

CRITERIA: Points For Total Impact Innings

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS II RAT
TS SM Gavaskar IND 1971 1987 1979 214 67 170.00
1 SM Gavaskar IND 1971 1987 1979 214 67 170.00
2 IVA Richards WI 1974 1991 1982.5 182 60 152.24
3 AR Border AUS 1978 1994 1986 265 56 142.09
4 G Boycott ENG 1964 1982 1973 193 54 137.01
5 DI Gower ENG 1978 1992 1985 204 53 134.48
6 Javed Miandad PAK 1976 1993 1984.5 189 51 129.40
7 GS Sobers WI 1954 1974 1964 160 44 111.64
8 KF Barrington ENG 1955 1968 1961.5 131 42 106.57
9 MD Crowe NZ 1982 1995 1988.5 131 36 91.34
10 EJ Barlow SA 1961 1970 1965.5 57 18 45.67
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS II RAT
TS SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 329 94 200.00
1 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 329 94 200.00
2 BC Lara WI 1990 2006 1998 232 75 159.57
3 JH Kallis SA 1995 2013 2004 280 74 157.45
3 S Chanderpaul WI 1994 2015 2004.5 280 74 157.45
5 RS Dravid IND 1996 2012 2004 286 68 144.68
6 KC Sangakkara SL 2000 2015 2007.5 233 66 140.43
7 SR Waugh AUS 1985 2004 1994.5 260 59 125.53
8 HM Amla SA 2004 2019 2011.5 215 57 121.28
9 GC Smith SA 2002 2014 2008 205 56 119.15
10 AB de Villiers SA 2004 2018 2011 191 54 114.89
11 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 1992 2007 1999.5 200 52 110.64
12 GP Thorpe ENG 1993 2005 1999 179 51 108.51
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS II RAT
TS JE Root ENG 2012 2024 2018 278 80 190.00
1 JE Root ENG 2012 2024 2018 278 80 190.00
2 KS Williamson NZ 2010 2024 2017 186 55 130.63
3 SPD Smith AUS 2010 2025 2017.5 206 53 125.88

CONSISTENT

CRITERIA: Points For Impact Innings Per Dismissal Percentage

Min Qualification For TS
Min Impact Inns 25
Min Impact Inns (TT) 10
Min Impact Inns (AW) 10

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II PERC RAT
TS KF Barrington 116 42 36.21 250.00
1 KF Barrington 116 42 36.21 250.00
2 IVA Richards 170 60 35.29 243.70
3 SM Gavaskar 198 67 33.84 233.65
4 GP Thorpe 151 51 33.77 233.21
5 BC Lara 226 75 33.19 229.14
6 EJ Barlow 55 18 32.73 225.97
7 KS Williamson 169 55 32.54 224.71
8 S Chanderpaul 231 74 32.03 221.19
9 G Boycott 170 54 31.76 219.33
10 SR Tendulkar 296 94 31.76 219.27
11 GS Sobers 139 44 31.65 218.57
12 JE Root 255 80 31.37 216.62
13 AB de Villiers 173 54 31.21 215.52
14 JH Kallis 240 74 30.83 212.90
15 KC Sangakkara 216 66 30.56 210.98
16 Javed Miandad 168 51 30.36 209.61
17 MD Crowe 120 36 30.00 207.14
18 SPD Smith 181 53 29.28 202.18
19 Inzamam-ul-Haq 178 52 29.21 201.71
20 GC Smith 192 56 29.17 201.39
21 HM Amla 199 57 28.64 197.77
22 DI Gower 186 53 28.49 196.75
23 SR Waugh 214 59 27.57 190.36
24 RS Dravid 254 68 26.77 184.85
25 AR Border 221 56 25.34 174.96

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II PERC RAT
TS IVA Richards 150 56 37.33 250.00
1 IVA Richards 150 56 37.33 250.00
2 KF Barrington 99 36 36.36 243.51
3 GP Thorpe 125 43 34.40 230.36
4 SM Gavaskar 167 55 32.93 220.54
5 EJ Barlow 55 18 32.73 219.16
6 GS Sobers 115 37 32.17 215.45
7 BC Lara 206 66 32.04 214.55
8 JE Root 219 70 31.96 214.04
9 S Chanderpaul 205 64 31.22 209.06
10 JH Kallis 193 60 31.09 208.18
11 HM Amla 161 50 31.06 207.96
12 G Boycott 152 46 30.26 202.66
13 Javed Miandad 130 39 30.00 200.89
14 MD Crowe 105 31 29.52 197.70
15 SR Tendulkar 237 69 29.11 194.96
16 SPD Smith 169 49 28.99 194.16
17 KC Sangakkara 163 46 28.22 188.98
18 Inzamam-ul-Haq 137 38 27.74 185.74
19 DI Gower 164 45 27.44 183.74
20 AB de Villiers 146 40 27.40 183.46
21 KS Williamson 126 34 26.98 180.70
22 GC Smith 151 39 25.83 172.95
23 SR Waugh 191 48 25.13 168.29
24 AR Border 199 48 24.12 161.52
25 RS Dravid 197 47 23.86 159.76

In Away Matches

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II PERC RAT
TS KF Barrington 50 22 44.00 300.00
1 EJ Barlow 20 9 45.00 300.00
2 KF Barrington 50 22 44.00 300.00
3 IVA Richards 107 40 37.38 254.89
4 GP Thorpe 77 28 36.36 247.93
5 SM Gavaskar 97 33 34.02 231.96
6 G Boycott 80 27 33.75 230.11
7 GC Smith 96 32 33.33 227.27
8 DI Gower 82 27 32.93 224.50
9 SR Tendulkar 159 51 32.08 218.70
10 AB de Villiers 72 23 31.94 217.80
11 RS Dravid 145 45 31.03 211.60
12 BC Lara 120 37 30.83 210.23
13 GS Sobers 78 24 30.77 209.79
14 MD Crowe 72 22 30.56 208.33
15 AR Border 96 29 30.21 205.97
16 SR Waugh 94 28 29.79 203.09
17 S Chanderpaul 125 37 29.60 201.82
18 JE Root 132 38 28.79 196.28
19 Inzamam-ul-Haq 105 30 28.57 194.81
20 HM Amla 89 25 28.09 191.52
21 SPD Smith 97 27 27.84 189.78
22 Javed Miandad 95 26 27.37 186.60
23 KC Sangakkara 103 28 27.18 185.35
24 JH Kallis 116 31 26.72 182.21
25 KS Williamson 92 23 25.00 170.45

IMPACT INNINGS RATING

The IMPACT INNINGS (II) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK BATSMAN PRO CON CON TT CON AW II RAT
1 IVA Richards 152.24 243.70 250.00 254.89 900.82
2 KF Barrington 106.57 250.00 243.51 300.00 900.07
3 SM Gavaskar 170.00 233.65 220.54 231.96 856.15
4 SR Tendulkar 200.00 219.27 194.96 218.70 832.93
5 GP Thorpe 108.51 233.21 230.36 247.93 820.01
6 JE Root 190.00 216.62 214.04 196.28 816.94
7 BC Lara 159.57 229.14 214.55 210.23 813.49
8 EJ Barlow 45.67 225.97 219.16 300.00 790.80
9 S Chanderpaul 157.45 221.19 209.06 201.82 789.52
10 G Boycott 137.01 219.33 202.66 230.11 789.11
11 JH Kallis 157.45 212.90 208.18 182.21 760.73
12 GS Sobers 111.64 218.57 215.45 209.79 755.45
13 DI Gower 134.48 196.75 183.74 224.50 739.47
14 AB de Villiers 114.89 215.52 183.46 217.80 731.68
15 Javed Miandad 129.40 209.61 200.89 186.60 726.51
16 KC Sangakkara 140.43 210.98 188.98 185.35 725.73
17 GC Smith 119.15 201.39 172.95 227.27 720.76
18 HM Amla 121.28 197.77 207.96 191.52 718.54
19 SPD Smith 125.88 202.18 194.16 189.78 712.00
20 KS Williamson 130.63 224.71 180.70 170.45 706.49
21 MD Crowe 91.34 207.14 197.70 208.33 704.52
22 RS Dravid 144.68 184.85 159.76 211.60 700.89
23 Inzamam-ul-Haq 110.64 201.71 185.74 194.81 692.90
24 SR Waugh 125.53 190.36 168.29 203.09 687.28
25 AR Border 142.09 174.96 161.52 205.97 684.54

TOP TEAMS

Top Teams In Asia

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1950s AUS WI PAK IND ENG
1960s WI AUS PAK IND NZ ENG
1970s PAK ENG IND WI SA
1980s PAK WI ENG NZ IND
1990s IND PAK SA AUS SL WI
2000s AUS IND SL PAK SA ENG
2010s IND PAK SL ENG NZ SA
2020s IND AUS PAK NZ ENG SL

Top Teams Outside Asia

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1950s AUS ENG WI SA
1960s ENG AUS WI SA NZ
1970s SA ENG WI AUS IND
1980s WI NZ AUS ENG PAK
1990s AUS SA WI PAK ENG NZ
2000s AUS ENG SA IND NZ PAK
2010s SA AUS ENG NZ IND PAK
2020s AUS ENG NZ SA IND WI

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