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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 2024-11-11

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 12.5% of the total runs at a high SR.
  • The SR should be 1.5 times the SR of the better innings.

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 63 170.00
1 SM Gavaskar IND 1971 1987 1979 214 63 170.00
2 IVA Richards WI 1974 1991 1982.5 182 55 148.41
3 GA Gooch ENG 1975 1995 1985 215 54 145.71
4 G Boycott ENG 1964 1982 1973 193 52 140.32
5 Javed Miandad PAK 1976 1993 1984.5 189 48 129.52
6 MC Cowdrey ENG 1954 1975 1964.5 188 46 124.13
7 GS Sobers WI 1954 1974 1964 160 43 116.03
8 KF Barrington ENG 1955 1968 1961.5 131 42 113.33
9 MD Crowe NZ 1982 1995 1988.5 131 34 91.75
10 EJ Barlow SA 1961 1970 1965.5 57 17 45.87
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS II RAT
TS SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 329 90 200.00
1 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 329 90 200.00
2 S Chanderpaul WI 1994 2015 2004.5 280 72 160.00
3 JH Kallis SA 1995 2013 2004 280 70 155.56
3 BC Lara WI 1990 2006 1998 232 70 155.56
5 RS Dravid IND 1996 2012 2004 286 67 148.89
6 KC Sangakkara SL 2000 2015 2007.5 233 63 140.00
7 HM Amla SA 2004 2019 2011.5 215 54 120.00
8 GC Smith SA 2002 2014 2008 205 52 115.56
9 V Sehwag IND 2001 2013 2007 180 50 111.11
10 AB de Villiers SA 2004 2018 2011 191 49 108.89
11 GP Thorpe ENG 1993 2005 1999 179 48 106.67
12 Saeed Anwar PAK 1990 2001 1995.5 91 26 57.78
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS II RAT
TS JE Root ENG 2012 2024 2018 272 73 180.00
1 JE Root ENG 2012 2024 2018 272 73 180.00
2 KS Williamson NZ 2010 2024 2017 180 51 125.75
3 RR Pant IND 2018 2024 2021 66 20 49.32

CONSISTENT

CRITERIA: Points For Impact Innings Percentage

Min Qualification For TS
Min Impact Inns 25
Min Impact Inns (TT) 15
Min Impact Inns (AW) 10

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS II II PERC RAT
TS KF Barrington 131 42 32.06 250.00
1 KF Barrington 131 42 32.06 250.00
2 RR Pant 66 20 30.30 236.29
3 IVA Richards 182 55 30.22 235.64
4 BC Lara 232 70 30.17 235.27
5 EJ Barlow 57 17 29.82 232.56
6 SM Gavaskar 214 63 29.44 229.56
7 Saeed Anwar 91 26 28.57 222.79
8 KS Williamson 180 51 28.33 220.93
9 V Sehwag 180 50 27.78 216.60
10 SR Tendulkar 329 90 27.36 213.31
11 KC Sangakkara 233 63 27.04 210.84
12 G Boycott 193 52 26.94 210.09
13 GS Sobers 160 43 26.88 209.56
14 JE Root 272 73 26.84 209.27
15 GP Thorpe 179 48 26.82 209.10
16 MD Crowe 131 34 25.95 202.38
17 S Chanderpaul 280 72 25.71 200.51
18 AB de Villiers 191 49 25.65 200.04
19 Javed Miandad 189 48 25.40 198.03
20 GC Smith 205 52 25.37 197.79
21 HM Amla 215 54 25.12 195.85
22 GA Gooch 215 54 25.12 195.85
23 JH Kallis 280 70 25.00 194.94
24 MC Cowdrey 188 46 24.47 190.79
25 RS Dravid 286 67 23.43 182.67

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS II II PERC RAT
TS KF Barrington 111 36 32.43 250.00
1 KF Barrington 111 36 32.43 250.00
2 IVA Richards 162 51 31.48 242.67
3 EJ Barlow 57 17 29.82 229.90
4 RR Pant 54 16 29.63 228.40
5 SM Gavaskar 192 56 29.17 224.83
6 BC Lara 198 57 28.79 221.91
7 GS Sobers 140 40 28.57 220.24
8 Saeed Anwar 68 19 27.94 215.38
9 GP Thorpe 130 35 26.92 207.53
10 JE Root 207 55 26.57 204.81
11 HM Amla 159 42 26.42 203.62
12 V Sehwag 149 39 26.17 201.76
13 G Boycott 172 45 26.16 201.67
14 JH Kallis 202 52 25.74 198.43
15 SR Tendulkar 259 66 25.48 196.43
16 MD Crowe 115 29 25.22 194.38
17 KS Williamson 120 30 25.00 192.71
18 S Chanderpaul 223 55 24.66 190.12
19 KC Sangakkara 180 44 24.44 188.43
20 Javed Miandad 156 38 24.36 187.77
21 AB de Villiers 146 35 23.97 184.79
22 MC Cowdrey 159 38 23.90 184.22
23 GA Gooch 176 42 23.86 183.95
24 GC Smith 147 35 23.81 183.53
25 RS Dravid 218 44 20.18 155.58

In Away Matches

RANK BATSMAN INNS II II PERC RAT
TS KF Barrington 58 22 37.93 300.00
1 KF Barrington 58 22 37.93 300.00
2 EJ Barlow 22 8 36.36 287.60
3 IVA Richards 115 36 31.30 247.59
4 Saeed Anwar 49 15 30.61 242.12
5 GC Smith 102 30 29.41 232.62
6 SM Gavaskar 106 31 29.25 231.30
7 G Boycott 93 27 29.03 229.62
8 BC Lara 121 35 28.93 228.78
9 GP Thorpe 94 27 28.72 227.18
10 SR Tendulkar 176 50 28.41 224.69
11 GS Sobers 85 23 27.06 214.01
12 MD Crowe 79 21 26.58 210.24
13 RS Dravid 166 44 26.51 209.64
14 AB de Villiers 82 21 25.61 202.55
15 HM Amla 98 25 25.51 201.76
16 JE Root 135 34 25.19 199.19
17 GA Gooch 84 21 25.00 197.73
18 MC Cowdrey 100 25 25.00 197.73
19 KC Sangakkara 109 27 24.77 195.91
20 S Chanderpaul 147 35 23.81 188.31
21 Javed Miandad 103 24 23.30 184.29
22 JH Kallis 137 31 22.63 178.96
23 KS Williamson 99 22 22.22 175.76
24 RR Pant 45 10 22.22 175.76
25 V Sehwag 91 19 20.88 165.13

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 II RAT
1 KF Barrington 113.33 250.00 250.00 913.33
2 IVA Richards 148.41 235.64 242.67 874.31
3 SM Gavaskar 170.00 229.56 224.83 855.69
4 BC Lara 155.56 235.27 221.91 841.51
5 SR Tendulkar 200.00 213.31 196.43 834.43
6 EJ Barlow 45.87 232.56 229.90 795.93
7 JE Root 180.00 209.27 204.81 793.28
8 G Boycott 140.32 210.09 201.67 781.70
9 GS Sobers 116.03 209.56 220.24 759.84
10 GP Thorpe 106.67 209.10 207.53 750.47
11 S Chanderpaul 160.00 200.51 190.12 738.94
12 Saeed Anwar 57.78 222.79 215.38 738.06
13 KC Sangakkara 140.00 210.84 188.43 735.18
14 GC Smith 115.56 197.79 183.53 729.50
15 JH Kallis 155.56 194.94 198.43 727.89
16 GA Gooch 145.71 195.85 183.95 723.24
17 HM Amla 120.00 195.85 203.62 721.23
18 KS Williamson 125.75 220.93 192.71 715.15
19 Javed Miandad 129.52 198.03 187.77 699.62
20 MD Crowe 91.75 202.38 194.38 698.75
21 MC Cowdrey 124.13 190.79 184.22 696.87
22 RS Dravid 148.89 182.67 155.58 696.78
23 AB de Villiers 108.89 200.04 184.79 696.27
24 V Sehwag 111.11 216.60 201.76 694.61
25 RR Pant 49.32 236.29 228.40 689.76

TOP TEAMS

Top Teams In Asia

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1950s AUS WI PAK IND ENG
1960s WI AUS PAK IND NZ ENG SA
1970s PAK ENG IND WI SA AUS
1980s PAK WI ENG NZ IND AUS
1990s IND PAK SA AUS SL WI
2000s AUS SL IND PAK SA ENG
2010s IND PAK SL ENG NZ SA AUS
2020s IND SL PAK AUS NZ ENG

Top Teams Outside Asia

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

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