Tests - Best Batsmen In Victories Away From Home

Top 25 Test Batsmen In Victories Away From Home

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All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 25 batsmen in victories away from home in Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ATTACKING
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Top Teams
6. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL
6.1. Against All Teams
6.2. Against Top Teams
7. VICTORIES - AWAY RATING
8. BRIEF EXPLANATION
8.1. Dynamic Nature
8.2. Trend Setter (TS)
8.3. Top Teams (TT)
8.4. Abbreviations

THE CRITERIA

The VAW Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Runs Scored 300.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Attacking Strike Rate 100.00
Big Innings Potential Top Scores 300.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 7
Min Career Runs 1000

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 1976
Era 2 MP between 1975 And 1996
Era 3 MP between 1995 And 2016
Era 4 MP greater than 2015

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS CH Lloyd WI 1966 1984 1975 44 2533 290.00
1 CH Lloyd WI 1966 1984 1975 44 2533 290.00
2 GS Sobers WI 1954 1974 1964 29 1775 203.22
3 RB Kanhai WI 1957 1974 1965.5 24 1528 174.94
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS SR Waugh AUS 1985 2004 1994.5 49 2936 290.00
1 SR Waugh AUS 1985 2004 1994.5 49 2936 290.00
2 CG Greenidge WI 1974 1991 1982.5 53 2821 278.64
3 IVA Richards WI 1974 1991 1982.5 53 2534 250.29
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS RT Ponting AUS 1995 2012 2003.5 69 3314 300.00
1 RT Ponting AUS 1995 2012 2003.5 69 3314 300.00
2 Younis Khan PAK 2000 2017 2008.5 40 2826 255.82
3 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 1992 2007 1999.5 44 2607 236.00
4 GC Smith SA 2002 2014 2008 37 2446 221.42
5 RS Dravid IND 1996 2012 2004 38 2293 207.57
6 ME Waugh AUS 1991 2002 1996.5 50 2203 199.43
7 AC Gilchrist AUS 1999 2008 2003.5 41 2077 188.02
8 JH Kallis SA 1995 2013 2004 46 2067 187.12
9 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 31 2017 182.59
10 JL Langer AUS 1993 2007 2000 49 2009 181.86
11 AB de Villiers SA 2004 2018 2011 29 1802 163.13
12 AN Cook ENG 2006 2018 2012 26 1715 155.25
13 HM Amla SA 2004 2019 2011.5 35 1711 154.89
14 KP Pietersen ENG 2005 2014 2009.5 19 1285 116.32
15 V Sehwag IND 2001 2013 2007 27 1243 112.52
RANK ERA 4 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS SPD Smith AUS 2010 2026 2018 45 2956 290.00
1 SPD Smith AUS 2010 2026 2018 45 2956 290.00
2 JE Root ENG 2012 2026 2019 42 2360 231.53
3 KS Williamson NZ 2010 2025 2017.5 25 1585 155.50
4 HC Brook ENG 2022 2026 2024 13 1336 131.07

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 500
Min Runs (TT) 400

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 100s AVE R AVE RAT
TS HC Brook 13 1 1336 6 111.33 121.75 120.00
1 HC Brook 13 1 1336 6 111.33 121.75 120.00
2 Younis Khan 40 10 2826 10 94.20 87.51 86.26
3 SR Waugh 49 13 2936 14 81.56 84.70 83.49
4 SPD Smith 45 4 2956 13 72.10 77.15 76.04
5 AN Cook 26 4 1715 7 77.95 75.41 74.33
6 SR Tendulkar 31 6 2017 9 80.68 75.39 74.31
7 GS Sobers 29 3 1775 7 68.27 75.07 74.00
8 KS Williamson 25 3 1585 6 72.05 73.56 72.50
9 GC Smith 37 4 2446 9 74.12 71.65 70.62
10 Inzamam-ul-Haq 44 9 2607 10 74.49 71.59 70.56
11 KP Pietersen 19 2 1285 4 75.59 71.41 70.38
12 AB de Villiers 29 5 1802 6 75.08 71.36 70.34
13 CH Lloyd 44 5 2533 8 64.95 69.41 68.41
14 RB Kanhai 24 0 1528 3 63.67 69.40 68.40
15 AC Gilchrist 41 8 2077 9 62.94 69.22 68.22
16 JE Root 42 3 2360 9 60.51 66.02 65.07
17 RS Dravid 38 5 2293 7 69.48 65.26 64.32
18 CG Greenidge 53 5 2821 9 58.77 63.24 62.33
19 IVA Richards 53 6 2534 6 53.91 57.10 56.28
20 HM Amla 35 5 1711 4 57.03 55.55 54.75
21 JH Kallis 46 9 2067 7 55.86 55.17 54.38
22 ME Waugh 50 8 2203 7 52.45 54.02 53.24
23 RT Ponting 69 6 3314 12 52.60 53.82 53.05
24 V Sehwag 27 3 1243 3 51.79 49.80 49.08
25 JL Langer 49 6 2009 5 46.72 49.57 48.85

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 100s AVE R AVE RAT
TS Younis Khan 12 4 1068 3 133.50 136.53 180.00
1 Younis Khan 12 4 1068 3 133.50 136.53 180.00
2 HC Brook 12 1 1019 5 92.64 102.65 135.33
3 AN Cook 14 2 1079 5 89.92 94.31 124.34
4 GS Sobers 16 1 1166 5 77.73 90.61 119.46
5 SPD Smith 30 2 2181 10 77.89 84.53 111.45
6 KP Pietersen 11 1 824 3 82.40 82.20 108.37
7 AB de Villiers 17 2 1209 5 80.60 81.09 106.91
8 V Sehwag 14 1 929 3 71.46 77.32 101.94
9 GC Smith 20 3 1282 5 75.41 76.89 101.38
10 HM Amla 25 4 1499 4 71.38 73.53 96.95
11 AC Gilchrist 30 7 1456 7 63.30 72.48 95.56
12 Inzamam-ul-Haq 13 3 686 1 68.60 72.48 95.56
13 CG Greenidge 35 4 1993 7 64.29 72.29 95.31
14 KS Williamson 14 1 853 3 65.62 69.77 91.99
15 RT Ponting 43 5 2376 9 62.53 67.55 89.06
16 SR Waugh 22 2 1181 5 59.05 67.23 88.64
17 RB Kanhai 17 0 1004 2 59.06 66.82 88.10
18 RS Dravid 18 2 964 2 60.25 64.86 85.51
19 CH Lloyd 34 3 1808 6 58.32 63.75 84.05
20 JH Kallis 25 4 1266 5 60.29 62.47 82.36
21 IVA Richards 33 2 1565 3 50.48 55.94 73.76
22 JE Root 32 2 1312 4 43.73 49.29 64.99
23 ME Waugh 26 3 1019 4 44.30 49.07 64.70
24 SR Tendulkar 18 1 734 2 43.18 46.33 61.09
25 JL Langer 41 4 1575 3 42.57 45.89 60.50

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.

R4BF

Balls played by batsmen for many inns is not available for earlier times. When such is the case, we have used Runs For Balls Faced (R4BF) to determine the Strike Rate. This is the runs scored by the batsman for the available data of balls.

CRITERIA: Points For R SR

Min Qualification For TS
Min Runs 500
Min Runs (TT) 400
Min Average 25

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN R4BF BF SR R SR RAT
TS HC Brook 1336 1374 97.23 89.67 40.00
1 HC Brook 1336 1374 97.23 89.67 40.00
2 AC Gilchrist 2077 2456 84.57 88.02 39.26
3 IVA Richards 2234 2977 75.04 84.11 37.52
4 V Sehwag 1243 1489 83.48 82.12 36.63
5 GS Sobers 1056 1825 57.86 74.25 33.12
6 CH Lloyd 1873 3019 62.04 71.98 32.11
7 KP Pietersen 1285 1832 70.14 68.53 30.57
8 JE Root 2360 3536 66.74 63.92 28.51
9 Inzamam-ul-Haq 2607 4379 59.53 63.42 28.29
10 CG Greenidge 2576 4801 53.66 61.17 27.29
11 ME Waugh 2203 3838 57.40 60.66 27.06
12 GC Smith 2446 3968 61.64 59.92 26.73
13 RT Ponting 3314 5662 58.53 59.40 26.50
14 RB Kanhai 664 1463 45.39 59.39 26.49
15 JL Langer 2009 3596 55.87 59.01 26.32
16 SR Tendulkar 2017 3484 57.89 57.76 25.77
17 SPD Smith 2956 5137 57.54 54.97 24.52
18 Younis Khan 2826 5136 55.02 54.65 24.38
19 SR Waugh 2936 5820 50.45 53.76 23.98
20 AB de Villiers 1802 3274 55.04 53.42 23.83
21 HM Amla 1711 3102 55.16 53.19 23.73
22 KS Williamson 1585 3027 52.36 51.77 23.09
23 RS Dravid 2293 4529 50.63 50.64 22.59
24 AN Cook 1715 3428 50.03 48.01 21.42
25 JH Kallis 2067 4501 45.92 46.78 20.87

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN R4BF BF SR R SR RAT
TS AC Gilchrist 1456 1644 88.56 92.92 60.00
1 AC Gilchrist 1456 1644 88.56 92.92 60.00
2 HC Brook 1019 1052 96.86 90.09 58.17
3 IVA Richards 1504 2063 72.90 83.35 53.82
4 V Sehwag 929 1126 82.50 82.64 53.36
5 GS Sobers 1056 1825 57.86 74.32 47.99
6 KP Pietersen 824 1111 74.17 73.63 47.54
7 CH Lloyd 1710 2870 59.58 68.69 44.36
8 CG Greenidge 1958 3433 57.03 66.13 42.70
9 Inzamam-ul-Haq 686 1129 60.76 65.17 42.08
10 JE Root 1312 1951 67.25 64.62 41.72
11 RT Ponting 2376 3943 60.26 61.88 39.96
12 ME Waugh 1019 1784 57.12 61.88 39.96
13 RB Kanhai 664 1463 45.39 58.97 38.08
14 GC Smith 1282 2113 60.67 58.86 38.00
15 Younis Khan 1068 1833 58.27 58.02 37.46
16 AB de Villiers 1209 2070 58.41 56.41 36.43
17 SPD Smith 2181 3752 58.13 55.65 35.93
18 JL Langer 1575 3007 52.38 55.37 35.75
19 HM Amla 1499 2685 55.83 54.09 34.93
20 SR Tendulkar 734 1427 51.44 52.04 33.60
21 KS Williamson 853 1658 51.45 51.70 33.38
22 SR Waugh 1181 2521 46.85 51.37 33.17
23 RS Dravid 964 1953 49.36 50.13 32.37
24 AN Cook 1079 2189 49.29 47.93 30.95
25 JH Kallis 1266 2718 46.58 47.45 30.64

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

Ave HS

In this criteria, the top 5 scores of the batsman have been taken. 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

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 AVE HS RAT
TS JE Root 262 228 218 186 182* 215.20 100.00
1 JE Root 262 228 218 186 182* 215.20 100.00
2 Younis Khan 267 218 200* 200* 171* 211.20 98.14
3 GC Smith 259 234 232 154* 148 205.40 95.45
4 CG Greenidge 223 214* 213 194 134 195.60 90.89
5 HM Amla 311* 253* 196 121 87 193.60 89.96
6 RS Dravid 270 233 160 148 129 188.00 87.36
7 SR Tendulkar 248* 194* 193 160 143 187.60 87.17
8 SPD Smith 215 211 199 144 143 182.40 84.76
9 AB de Villiers 217* 178 174 169 164 180.40 83.83
10 IVA Richards 291 192* 146 135 117 176.20 81.88
11 HC Brook 317 171 153 123 111 175.00 81.32
12 GS Sobers 198 174 168 161 150* 170.20 79.09
12 SR Waugh 200 177* 160 157* 157* 170.20 79.09
14 CH Lloyd 242* 163 161* 149 132 169.40 78.72
15 RB Kanhai 256 217 157 99 94 164.60 76.49
16 AN Cook 190 189 173 148 122 164.40 76.39
17 JH Kallis 182* 173 157* 155 132 159.80 74.26
18 KP Pietersen 227 186 151 129 99 158.40 73.61
19 Inzamam-ul-Haq 200* 184 148 135* 117* 156.80 72.86
20 RT Ponting 206 158 150 141 127 156.40 72.68
20 AC Gilchrist 204* 152 144 144 138* 156.40 72.68
22 KS Williamson 192 161* 139 135 113 148.00 68.77
23 V Sehwag 309 201* 109 56 52 145.40 67.57
24 ME Waugh 153* 139* 137 126 120 135.00 62.73
25 JL Langer 166 146 127 122* 102* 132.60 61.62

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 AVE HS RAT
TS CG Greenidge 223 214* 213 194 134 195.60 200.00
1 CG Greenidge 223 214* 213 194 134 195.60 200.00
2 HM Amla 311* 253* 196 121 87 193.60 197.96
3 SPD Smith 215 211 144 143 142 171.00 174.85
4 AB de Villiers 217* 174 169 164 106* 166.00 169.73
5 Younis Khan 267 218 171* 84* 73* 162.60 166.26
6 AN Cook 190 189 148 122 118 153.40 156.85
7 GS Sobers 174 168 161 150* 102 151.00 154.40
8 GC Smith 234 154* 131 125* 108 150.40 153.78
9 JH Kallis 182* 173 155 132 100* 148.40 151.74
10 SR Waugh 200 160 157 115 103* 147.00 150.31
10 RS Dravid 270 233 93 72* 67 147.00 150.31
12 RT Ponting 206 150 141 117 116 146.00 149.28
13 AC Gilchrist 204* 144 138* 122 121 145.80 149.08
14 V Sehwag 309 201* 109 50 47 143.20 146.42
15 IVA Richards 291 135 117 96 76 143.00 146.22
16 CH Lloyd 161* 149 132 129 121 138.40 141.51
17 KP Pietersen 227 186 151 54 51 133.80 136.81
18 HC Brook 171 153 123 111 108 133.20 136.20
19 RB Kanhai 217 157 94 92 90 130.00 132.92
20 JE Root 218 124 110 106 73 126.20 129.04
21 KS Williamson 192 139 135 89 63 123.60 126.38
22 ME Waugh 153* 139* 126 116 65 119.80 122.49
23 JL Langer 166 146 127 78* 78 119.00 121.68
24 SR Tendulkar 194* 117 91 71 54 105.40 107.77
25 Inzamam-ul-Haq 184 92* 75 72* 59 96.40 98.57

VICTORIES - AWAY RATING

The VICTORIES - AWAY (VAW) 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 VAW RAT
1 Younis Khan 255.82 266.26 61.84 264.40 848.32
2 SPD Smith 290.00 187.50 60.45 259.60 797.55
3 CG Greenidge 278.64 157.64 69.99 290.89 797.16
4 SR Waugh 290.00 172.13 57.15 229.40 748.67
5 CH Lloyd 290.00 152.46 76.46 220.23 739.15
6 RT Ponting 300.00 142.11 66.46 221.96 730.53
7 GS Sobers 203.22 193.45 81.11 233.49 711.26
8 GC Smith 221.42 172.00 64.73 249.23 707.39
9 HC Brook 131.07 255.33 98.17 217.52 702.09
10 IVA Richards 250.29 130.04 91.34 228.09 699.77
11 AC Gilchrist 188.02 163.78 99.26 221.76 672.82
12 JE Root 231.53 130.06 70.24 229.04 660.87
13 AB de Villiers 163.13 177.24 60.26 253.56 654.19
14 HM Amla 154.89 151.70 58.66 287.92 653.17
15 RS Dravid 207.57 149.83 54.95 237.67 650.02
16 Inzamam-ul-Haq 236.00 166.12 70.37 171.43 643.92
17 AN Cook 155.25 198.66 52.37 233.24 639.52
18 RB Kanhai 174.94 156.50 64.57 209.41 605.42
19 JH Kallis 187.12 136.74 51.50 225.99 601.36
20 KP Pietersen 116.32 178.75 78.11 210.42 583.60
21 SR Tendulkar 182.59 135.40 59.37 194.95 572.30
22 KS Williamson 155.50 164.50 56.48 195.15 571.62
23 ME Waugh 199.43 117.94 67.01 185.23 569.61
24 V Sehwag 112.52 151.02 89.99 213.99 567.52
25 JL Langer 181.86 109.36 62.08 183.29 536.59

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

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.

Trend Setter (TS)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Runs: 2,000; Player X Runs: 1,000; Section Points: 250.00
  4. TS Points: 250.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: Runs/TS Runs X 250 = 1,000/2,000 X 250 = 125.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Runs being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
    8. .

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 7 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/(Inns - Not Out)
  2. BF - Balls Faced
  3. FP - First Played by Year
  4. INF - Infinite
  5. LP - Last Played by Year
  6. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  7. NA - Not Applicable
  8. NI - Not In Top
  9. NK - Not Known
  10. NO, * - Not Out
  11. NQ - Not Qualified
  12. OPP - Opposition
  13. R4BF - Runs for available data of balls
  14. SR - Strike Rate or Runs/Balls
  15. TS - Trend Setter
  16. TT - Top Teams

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