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). 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 in victories away from home in Test cricket.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2025-09-10

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL
6. ATTACKING
7. VICTORIES - AWAY RATING
8. TOP TEAMS
8.1. Top Teams In Asia
8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

The VAW Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Runs Scored 250.00
Consistent Average 400.00
Big Innings Potential Top Scores 200.00
Attacking Strike Rate 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.
Top Teams (TT)

Difficult Runs Rating considers 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 10
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 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 And 2016
Era 3 MP greater than 2015

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS CG Greenidge WI 1974 1991 1982.5 53 2821 240.00
1 CG Greenidge WI 1974 1991 1982.5 53 2821 240.00
2 IVA Richards WI 1974 1991 1982.5 53 2534 215.58
3 CH Lloyd WI 1966 1984 1975 44 2533 215.50
4 GS Sobers WI 1954 1974 1964 29 1775 151.01
5 RB Kanhai WI 1957 1974 1965.5 24 1528 130.00
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS RT Ponting AUS 1995 2012 2003.5 69 3314 250.00
1 RT Ponting AUS 1995 2012 2003.5 69 3314 250.00
2 SR Waugh AUS 1985 2004 1994.5 49 2936 221.48
3 Younis Khan PAK 2000 2017 2008.5 40 2826 213.19
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 1992 2007 1999.5 44 2607 196.67
5 GC Smith SA 2002 2014 2008 37 2446 184.52
6 RS Dravid IND 1996 2012 2004 38 2293 172.98
7 ME Waugh AUS 1991 2002 1996.5 50 2203 166.19
8 AC Gilchrist AUS 1999 2008 2003.5 41 2077 156.68
9 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 31 2017 152.16
10 AB de Villiers SA 2004 2018 2011 29 1802 135.94
11 AN Cook ENG 2006 2018 2012 26 1715 129.38
12 HM Amla SA 2004 2019 2011.5 35 1711 129.07
13 Saeed Anwar PAK 1990 2001 1995.5 26 1565 118.06
14 KC Sangakkara SL 2000 2015 2007.5 26 1559 117.61
15 KP Pietersen ENG 2005 2014 2009.5 19 1285 96.94
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS SPD Smith AUS 2010 2026 2018 45 2956 240.00
1 SPD Smith AUS 2010 2026 2018 45 2956 240.00
2 JE Root ENG 2012 2026 2019 42 2360 191.61
3 KS Williamson NZ 2010 2025 2017.5 25 1585 128.69
4 HC Brook ENG 2022 2026 2024 13 1336 108.47
5 S Gill IND 2020 2025 2022.5 15 849 68.93

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 750

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 100s AVE R AVE RAT
TS HC Brook 13 1 1336 6 111.33 118.08 200.00
1 HC Brook 13 1 1336 6 111.33 118.08 200.00
2 Younis Khan 40 10 2826 10 94.20 90.37 153.06
3 SR Waugh 49 13 2936 14 81.56 84.25 142.70
4 AN Cook 26 4 1715 7 77.95 77.15 130.68
5 SPD Smith 45 4 2956 13 72.10 76.72 129.95
6 SR Tendulkar 31 6 2017 9 80.68 75.42 127.75
7 GC Smith 37 4 2446 9 74.12 74.86 126.80
8 AB de Villiers 29 5 1802 6 75.08 74.24 125.75
9 KP Pietersen 19 2 1285 4 75.59 72.89 123.47
10 Inzamam-ul-Haq 44 9 2607 10 74.49 72.74 123.21
11 KS Williamson 25 3 1585 6 72.05 72.72 123.18
12 GS Sobers 29 3 1775 7 68.27 71.67 121.40
13 AC Gilchrist 41 8 2077 9 62.94 67.87 114.95
14 CH Lloyd 44 5 2533 8 64.95 67.48 114.29
15 S Gill 15 1 849 3 60.64 66.45 112.56
16 RS Dravid 38 5 2293 7 69.48 65.87 111.56
17 Saeed Anwar 26 1 1565 6 62.60 65.16 110.37
18 RB Kanhai 24 0 1528 3 63.67 64.88 109.90
19 JE Root 42 3 2360 9 60.51 64.31 108.92
20 KC Sangakkara 26 3 1559 4 67.78 61.06 103.42
21 CG Greenidge 53 5 2821 9 58.77 60.96 103.25
22 HM Amla 35 5 1711 4 57.03 57.20 96.88
23 IVA Richards 53 6 2534 6 53.91 54.77 92.77
24 ME Waugh 50 8 2203 7 52.45 52.89 89.59
25 RT Ponting 69 6 3314 12 52.60 52.66 89.20

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS 100s AVE R AVE RAT
TS HC Brook 13 1 1336 6 111.33 118.08 200.00
1 HC Brook 13 1 1336 6 111.33 118.08 200.00
2 Younis Khan 20 6 1584 5 113.14 114.89 194.60
3 S Gill 10 1 686 2 76.22 90.50 153.29
4 SPD Smith 30 2 2181 10 77.89 83.72 141.80
5 AN Cook 18 2 1222 5 76.38 82.66 140.00
6 AB de Villiers 18 2 1292 5 80.75 82.07 139.01
7 SR Waugh 45 12 2583 12 78.27 81.45 137.95
8 GC Smith 25 4 1625 6 77.38 80.97 137.15
9 GS Sobers 26 3 1696 7 73.74 78.00 132.12
10 KC Sangakkara 14 3 848 3 77.09 76.91 130.27
11 KP Pietersen 15 1 1035 4 73.93 73.66 124.77
12 Saeed Anwar 15 1 945 4 67.50 73.63 124.71
13 HM Amla 27 5 1561 4 70.95 72.59 122.95
14 Inzamam-ul-Haq 21 3 1185 4 65.83 67.99 115.17
15 RS Dravid 21 3 1173 3 65.17 67.52 114.36
16 KS Williamson 14 1 853 3 65.62 67.39 114.14
17 CH Lloyd 40 4 2248 7 62.44 65.29 110.60
18 RB Kanhai 24 0 1528 3 63.67 64.88 109.90
19 AC Gilchrist 36 7 1678 7 57.86 63.98 108.37
20 CG Greenidge 47 5 2559 8 60.93 63.95 108.31
21 SR Tendulkar 18 1 970 3 57.06 58.04 98.31
22 IVA Richards 47 5 2355 5 56.07 57.54 97.46
23 JE Root 33 2 1574 5 50.77 55.49 93.98
24 ME Waugh 46 8 2039 7 53.66 54.39 92.12
25 RT Ponting 50 4 2225 7 48.37 49.84 84.41

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

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 AVE HS RAT
TS JE Root 262 228 218 186 182* 215.20 200.00
1 JE Root 262 228 218 186 182* 215.20 200.00
2 Younis Khan 267 218 200* 200* 171* 211.20 196.28
3 GC Smith 259 234 232 154* 148 205.40 190.89
4 CG Greenidge 223 214* 213 194 134 195.60 181.78
5 HM Amla 311* 253* 196 121 87 193.60 179.93
6 RS Dravid 270 233 160 148 129 188.00 174.72
7 SR Tendulkar 248* 194* 193 160 143 187.60 174.35
8 SPD Smith 215 211 199 144 143 182.40 169.52
9 AB de Villiers 217* 178 174 169 164 180.40 167.66
10 IVA Richards 291 192* 146 135 117 176.20 163.75
11 HC Brook 317 171 153 123 111 175.00 162.64
12 GS Sobers 198 174 168 161 150* 170.20 158.18
12 SR Waugh 200 177* 160 157* 157* 170.20 158.18
14 CH Lloyd 242* 163 161* 149 132 169.40 157.43
15 KC Sangakkara 270 230 156* 108 79 168.60 156.69
16 RB Kanhai 256 217 157 99 94 164.60 152.97
17 AN Cook 190 189 173 148 122 164.40 152.79
18 Saeed Anwar 188* 176 169 136 123 158.40 147.21
18 KP Pietersen 227 186 151 129 99 158.40 147.21
20 Inzamam-ul-Haq 200* 184 148 135* 117* 156.80 145.72
21 RT Ponting 206 158 150 141 127 156.40 145.35
21 AC Gilchrist 204* 152 144 144 138* 156.40 145.35
23 KS Williamson 192 161* 139 135 113 148.00 137.55
24 S Gill 269 161 110 91 45 135.20 125.65
25 ME Waugh 153* 139* 137 126 120 135.00 125.46

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 750
Min Average 25
RANK BATSMAN R4BF BF SR R SR RAT
TS HC Brook 1336 1374 97.23 84.38 150.00
1 HC Brook 1336 1374 97.23 84.38 150.00
2 AC Gilchrist 2077 2456 84.57 82.85 147.27
3 IVA Richards 2234 2977 75.04 81.93 145.64
4 GS Sobers 1056 1825 57.86 72.84 129.48
5 CH Lloyd 1873 3019 62.04 70.24 124.85
6 KP Pietersen 1285 1832 70.14 68.00 120.87
7 S Gill 849 1197 70.93 66.26 117.78
8 Saeed Anwar 1565 2676 58.48 64.03 113.82
9 Inzamam-ul-Haq 2607 4379 59.53 62.11 110.40
10 JE Root 2360 3536 66.74 61.97 110.16
11 CG Greenidge 2576 4801 53.66 60.35 107.27
12 GC Smith 2446 3968 61.64 59.76 106.23
13 ME Waugh 2203 3838 57.40 58.78 104.49
14 KC Sangakkara 1559 2589 60.22 57.96 103.02
15 RT Ponting 3314 5662 58.53 57.82 102.77
16 RB Kanhai 664 1463 45.39 57.73 102.63
17 SR Tendulkar 2017 3484 57.89 56.11 99.75
18 SPD Smith 2956 5137 57.54 54.28 96.49
19 Younis Khan 2826 5136 55.02 53.69 95.43
20 HM Amla 1711 3102 55.16 53.66 95.39
21 AB de Villiers 1802 3274 55.04 53.61 95.30
22 SR Waugh 2936 5820 50.45 52.29 92.95
23 KS Williamson 1585 3027 52.36 51.75 91.99
24 RS Dravid 2293 4529 50.63 49.79 88.51
25 AN Cook 1715 3428 50.03 48.10 85.50

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 BIP ATT VAW RAT
1 Younis Khan 213.19 347.66 196.28 95.43 852.57
2 HC Brook 108.47 400.00 162.64 150.00 821.11
3 SPD Smith 240.00 271.75 169.52 96.49 777.76
4 SR Waugh 221.48 280.65 158.18 92.95 753.27
5 GC Smith 184.52 263.95 190.89 106.23 745.59
6 CG Greenidge 240.00 211.57 181.78 107.27 740.62
7 CH Lloyd 215.50 224.89 157.43 124.85 722.67
8 IVA Richards 215.58 190.24 163.75 145.64 715.21
9 JE Root 191.61 202.91 200.00 110.16 704.67
10 GS Sobers 151.01 253.53 158.18 129.48 692.19
11 Inzamam-ul-Haq 196.67 238.37 145.72 110.40 691.16
12 AC Gilchrist 156.68 223.32 145.35 147.27 672.63
13 RT Ponting 250.00 173.61 145.35 102.77 671.74
14 AB de Villiers 135.94 264.76 167.66 95.30 663.65
15 RS Dravid 172.98 225.92 174.72 88.51 662.13
16 SR Tendulkar 152.16 226.06 174.35 99.75 652.31
17 AN Cook 129.38 270.68 152.79 85.50 638.34
18 HM Amla 129.07 219.83 179.93 95.39 624.22
19 Saeed Anwar 118.06 235.09 147.21 113.82 614.18
20 KP Pietersen 96.94 248.23 147.21 120.87 613.25
21 KC Sangakkara 117.61 233.70 156.69 103.02 611.02
22 RB Kanhai 130.00 219.80 152.97 102.63 605.40
23 KS Williamson 128.69 237.32 137.55 91.99 595.54
24 S Gill 68.93 265.85 125.65 117.78 578.20
25 ME Waugh 166.19 181.71 125.46 104.49 577.85

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 IND SL PAK SA ENG
2010s IND PAK SL ENG SA AUS
2020s IND AUS PAK NZ SA 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 ENG SA IND NZ
2010s SA AUS ENG NZ IND
2020s AUS NZ SA ENG IND

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