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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 2024-06-09

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. 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 50 runs in a low scoring match or at a high SR.
  • 1st and 2nd; and 3rd and 4th inns are clubbed together.
  • The runs should be 2 times the average of the better innings or
  • The SR should be 1.5 times the SR of the better innings.

THE CRITERIA

The II Rating is divided into four main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Total Impact Inns 200.00
Consistent II Percentage 400.00
Top Teams II Percentage Vs TT 400.00
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 49 160.00
1 SM Gavaskar IND 1971 1987 1979 214 49 160.00
2 IVA Richards WI 1974 1991 1982.5 182 45 146.94
3 MC Cowdrey ENG 1954 1975 1964.5 188 39 127.35
3 GS Sobers WI 1954 1974 1964 160 39 127.35
5 KF Barrington ENG 1955 1968 1961.5 131 32 104.49
5 RB Richardson WI 1983 1995 1989 146 32 104.49
7 MD Crowe NZ 1982 1995 1988.5 131 30 97.96
8 AW Greig ENG 1972 1977 1974.5 93 19 62.04
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS II RAT
TS SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 329 77 200.00
1 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 329 77 200.00
2 JH Kallis SA 1995 2013 2004 280 63 163.64
3 S Chanderpaul WI 1994 2015 2004.5 280 60 155.84
4 KC Sangakkara SL 2000 2015 2007.5 233 59 153.25
5 RS Dravid IND 1996 2012 2004 286 58 150.65
6 BC Lara WI 1990 2006 1998 232 57 148.05
7 V Sehwag IND 2001 2013 2007 180 46 119.48
8 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 1992 2007 1999.5 200 45 116.88
8 HM Amla SA 2004 2019 2011.5 215 45 116.88
10 GC Smith SA 2002 2014 2008 205 44 114.29
10 Younis Khan PAK 2000 2017 2008.5 213 44 114.29
12 Saeed Anwar PAK 1990 2001 1995.5 91 26 67.53
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS II RAT
TS JE Root ENG 2012 2024 2018 257 57 170.00
1 JE Root ENG 2012 2024 2018 257 57 170.00
2 KS Williamson NZ 2010 2024 2017 176 47 140.18
3 V Kohli IND 2011 2024 2017.5 191 42 125.26
4 SPD Smith AUS 2010 2024 2017 195 40 119.30
5 Babar Azam PAK 2016 2024 2020 94 23 68.60

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 Saeed Anwar 91 26 28.57 250.00
1 Saeed Anwar 91 26 28.57 250.00
2 KS Williamson 176 47 26.70 233.66
3 V Sehwag 180 46 25.56 223.61
4 KC Sangakkara 233 59 25.32 221.57
5 IVA Richards 182 45 24.73 216.35
6 BC Lara 232 57 24.57 214.98
7 Babar Azam 94 23 24.47 214.10
8 KF Barrington 131 32 24.43 213.74
9 GS Sobers 160 39 24.38 213.28
10 SR Tendulkar 329 77 23.40 204.79
11 MD Crowe 131 30 22.90 200.38
12 SM Gavaskar 214 49 22.90 200.35
13 Inzamam-ul-Haq 200 45 22.50 196.88
14 JH Kallis 280 63 22.50 196.88
15 JE Root 257 57 22.18 194.07
16 V Kohli 191 42 21.99 192.41
17 RB Richardson 146 32 21.92 191.78
18 GC Smith 205 44 21.46 187.80
19 S Chanderpaul 280 60 21.43 187.50
20 HM Amla 215 45 20.93 183.14
21 MC Cowdrey 188 39 20.74 181.52
22 Younis Khan 213 44 20.66 180.75
23 SPD Smith 195 40 20.51 179.49
24 AW Greig 93 19 20.43 178.76
25 RS Dravid 286 58 20.28 177.45

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS II II PERC RAT
TS Babar Azam 58 16 27.59 250.00
1 Babar Azam 58 16 27.59 250.00
2 IVA Richards 147 38 25.85 234.27
3 GS Sobers 140 36 25.71 233.04
4 Saeed Anwar 59 15 25.42 230.40
5 KC Sangakkara 177 43 24.29 220.16
6 KS Williamson 116 28 24.14 218.75
7 MD Crowe 111 26 23.42 212.27
8 KF Barrington 111 26 23.42 212.27
9 SM Gavaskar 192 44 22.92 207.68
10 BC Lara 197 45 22.84 207.01
11 V Kohli 149 34 22.82 206.80
12 V Sehwag 141 32 22.70 205.67
13 Inzamam-ul-Haq 130 29 22.31 202.16
14 JH Kallis 202 45 22.28 201.89
15 Younis Khan 158 35 22.15 200.75
16 HM Amla 159 35 22.01 199.49
17 JE Root 198 43 21.72 196.81
18 AW Greig 83 18 21.69 196.54
19 SR Tendulkar 236 51 21.61 195.84
20 S Chanderpaul 223 47 21.08 191.00
21 MC Cowdrey 159 33 20.75 188.09
22 SPD Smith 156 32 20.51 185.90
23 RB Richardson 128 25 19.53 177.00
24 GC Smith 147 28 19.05 172.62
25 RS Dravid 206 32 15.53 140.78

In Away Matches

RANK BATSMAN INNS II II PERC RAT
TS M Amarnath 63 17 26.98 300.00
1 Saeed Anwar 49 13 26.53 294.96
2 KF Barrington 58 15 25.86 287.53
3 IVA Richards 115 29 25.22 280.36
4 AW Greig 44 11 25.00 277.94
5 GS Sobers 85 21 24.71 274.67
6 GC Smith 102 25 24.51 272.49
7 SR Tendulkar 176 43 24.43 271.62
8 Inzamam-ul-Haq 117 28 23.93 266.06
9 SM Gavaskar 106 25 23.58 262.21
10 KC Sangakkara 109 25 22.94 254.99
11 MD Crowe 79 18 22.78 253.31
12 RB Richardson 76 17 22.37 248.68
13 RS Dravid 166 37 22.29 247.80
14 SPD Smith 104 22 21.15 235.18
15 KS Williamson 95 20 21.05 234.06
16 V Kohli 114 24 21.05 234.06
17 MC Cowdrey 100 21 21.00 233.47
18 BC Lara 121 25 20.66 229.70
19 JH Kallis 137 28 20.44 227.22
20 JE Root 130 26 20.00 222.35
21 V Sehwag 91 18 19.78 219.91
22 HM Amla 98 19 19.39 215.55
23 Younis Khan 129 25 19.38 215.46
24 S Chanderpaul 147 28 19.05 211.76
25 Babar Azam 56 9 16.07 178.68

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 IVA Richards 146.94 216.35 234.27 877.91
2 SR Tendulkar 200.00 204.79 195.84 872.25
3 KC Sangakkara 153.25 221.57 220.16 849.97
4 GS Sobers 127.35 213.28 233.04 848.34
5 Saeed Anwar 67.53 250.00 230.40 842.89
6 SM Gavaskar 160.00 200.35 207.68 830.24
7 KS Williamson 140.18 233.66 218.75 826.65
8 KF Barrington 104.49 213.74 212.27 818.03
9 BC Lara 148.05 214.98 207.01 799.75
10 JH Kallis 163.64 196.88 201.89 789.62
11 JE Root 170.00 194.07 196.81 783.23
12 Inzamam-ul-Haq 116.88 196.88 202.16 781.98
13 V Sehwag 119.48 223.61 205.67 768.67
14 MD Crowe 97.96 200.38 212.27 763.93
15 V Kohli 125.26 192.41 206.80 758.52
16 GC Smith 114.29 187.80 172.62 747.20
17 S Chanderpaul 155.84 187.50 191.00 746.11
18 MC Cowdrey 127.35 181.52 188.09 730.42
19 RB Richardson 104.49 191.78 177.00 721.96
20 SPD Smith 119.30 179.49 185.90 719.86
21 RS Dravid 150.65 177.45 140.78 716.68
22 AW Greig 62.04 178.76 196.54 715.28
23 HM Amla 116.88 183.14 199.49 715.06
24 Babar Azam 68.60 214.10 250.00 711.37
25 Younis Khan 114.29 180.75 200.75 711.25

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 ENG SA
1970s PAK ENG IND WI SA AUS
1980s PAK WI ENG NZ AUS
1990s IND PAK SA AUS WI
2000s AUS SL IND PAK SA ENG
2010s IND PAK SL ENG SA AUS
2020s IND PAK AUS ENG NZ

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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