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 in Test cricket.

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

CONTENTS

3. PROLIFIC

4. CONSISTENT

4.1. Against All Teams

4.2. Against Top Teams

5. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

6. ATTACKING

7. VICTORIES RATING

8. TOP TEAMS

8.1. Top Teams In Asia

8.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

The VC Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Runs Scored	200.00
Consistent	Average	500.00
Big Innings Potential	Top Scores	150.00
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)

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	20
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	97	4653	150.00
1	CG Greenidge	WI	1974	1991	1982.5	97	4653	150.00
2	IVA Richards	WI	1974	1991	1982.5	90	4300	138.62
3	GS Chappell	AUS	1970	1984	1977	62	3595	115.89
4	CH Lloyd	WI	1966	1984	1975	63	3337	107.58
5	GS Sobers	WI	1954	1974	1964	46	3097	99.84
6	KD Walters	AUS	1965	1981	1973	42	2303	74.24

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	RT Ponting	AUS	1995	2012	2003.5	178	9157	200.00
1	RT Ponting	AUS	1995	2012	2003.5	178	9157	200.00
2	SR Waugh	AUS	1985	2004	1994.5	120	6460	141.09
3	JH Kallis	SA	1995	2013	2004	124	6379	139.33
4	ML Hayden	AUS	1994	2009	2001.5	123	6154	134.41
5	SR Tendulkar	IND	1989	2013	2001	113	5946	129.87
6	KC Sangakkara	SL	2000	2015	2007.5	84	5449	119.01
7	HM Amla	SA	2004	2019	2011.5	104	5251	114.69
8	GC Smith	SA	2002	2014	2008	94	5214	113.88
9	DPMD Jayawardena	SL	1997	2014	2005.5	89	5173	112.98
10	RS Dravid	IND	1996	2012	2004	92	5131	112.07
11	Younis Khan	PAK	2000	2017	2008.5	81	4910	107.24
12	Inzamam-ul-Haq	PAK	1992	2007	1999.5	76	4690	102.44
13	AB de Villiers	SA	2004	2018	2011	83	4631	101.15
14	V Sehwag	IND	2001	2013	2007	68	3498	76.40

RANK	ERA 3	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	RUNS	RAT
TS	JE Root	ENG	2012	2025	2018.5	124	7224	180.00
1	JE Root	ENG	2012	2025	2018.5	124	7224	180.00
2	SPD Smith	AUS	2010	2025	2017.5	114	6281	156.50
3	DA Warner	AUS	2011	2024	2017.5	112	5489	136.77
4	KS Williamson	NZ	2010	2024	2017	73	5194	129.42
5	HC Brook	ENG	2022	2025	2023.5	30	2014	50.18

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	1500

Against All Teams

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	KS Williamson	73	10	5194	22	82.44	79.34	250.00
1	KS Williamson	73	10	5194	22	82.44	79.34	250.00
2	GS Sobers	46	6	3097	12	77.43	77.78	245.09
3	Inzamam-ul-Haq	76	16	4690	17	78.17	72.95	229.86
4	GS Chappell	62	11	3595	14	70.49	72.62	228.81
5	HC Brook	30	1	2014	7	69.45	69.58	219.24
6	Younis Khan	81	15	4910	19	74.39	69.44	218.79
7	SR Waugh	120	27	6460	25	69.46	69.19	218.03
8	JE Root	124	12	7224	26	64.50	66.41	209.26
9	KD Walters	42	6	2303	7	63.97	66.30	208.91
10	SPD Smith	114	16	6281	24	64.09	65.53	206.49
11	KC Sangakkara	84	8	5449	19	71.70	64.07	201.89
12	RS Dravid	92	14	5131	15	65.78	62.33	196.38
13	AB de Villiers	83	10	4631	16	63.44	61.60	194.09
14	CH Lloyd	63	6	3337	10	58.54	60.19	189.65
15	JH Kallis	124	22	6379	22	62.54	59.52	187.54
16	GC Smith	94	9	5214	18	61.34	59.27	186.74
17	DPMD Jayawardena	89	9	5173	17	64.66	58.22	183.46
18	SR Tendulkar	113	17	5946	20	61.94	57.63	181.60
19	RT Ponting	178	24	9157	30	59.46	56.67	178.56
20	CG Greenidge	97	12	4653	14	54.74	56.23	177.18
21	HM Amla	104	12	5251	16	57.08	54.33	171.19
22	ML Hayden	123	12	6154	23	55.44	53.73	169.28
23	DA Warner	112	6	5489	18	51.78	53.33	168.05
24	IVA Richards	90	8	4300	12	52.44	52.85	166.53
25	V Sehwag	68	4	3498	8	54.66	52.56	165.62

Against Top Teams

RANK	BATSMAN	INNS	NO	RUNS	100s	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	GS Sobers	36	5	2594	10	83.68	84.85	250.00
1	GS Sobers	36	5	2594	10	83.68	84.85	250.00
2	HC Brook	20	0	1592	6	79.60	83.19	245.10
3	Inzamam-ul-Haq	33	5	2206	8	78.79	79.31	233.69
4	Younis Khan	46	8	2945	11	77.50	75.79	223.30
5	KS Williamson	29	2	1958	10	72.52	75.65	222.91
6	GS Chappell	48	10	2697	11	70.97	73.87	217.66
7	KC Sangakkara	46	5	3027	11	73.83	71.12	209.54
8	KD Walters	28	3	1617	6	64.68	68.71	202.44
9	SPD Smith	77	7	4339	17	61.99	64.17	189.08
10	JE Root	88	8	4836	17	60.45	63.66	187.56
11	CH Lloyd	52	4	2860	9	59.58	61.96	182.55
12	JH Kallis	70	10	3662	14	61.03	61.66	181.68
13	SR Waugh	91	18	4319	14	59.16	61.20	180.33
14	GC Smith	50	6	2608	8	59.27	61.10	180.03
15	HM Amla	62	7	3269	11	59.44	60.14	177.21
16	CG Greenidge	77	11	3804	11	57.64	60.12	177.14
17	AB de Villiers	51	3	2850	9	59.38	59.86	176.39
18	RS Dravid	61	8	3108	7	58.64	58.46	172.24
19	IVA Richards	73	7	3775	10	57.20	58.26	171.66
20	V Sehwag	46	2	2551	7	57.98	57.81	170.33
21	RT Ponting	109	11	5526	19	56.39	55.80	164.42
22	ML Hayden	82	6	4168	17	54.84	55.55	163.68
23	DPMD Jayawardena	48	3	2591	8	57.58	55.44	163.35
24	SR Tendulkar	70	8	3379	10	54.50	53.45	157.49
25	DA Warner	75	4	3478	12	48.99	51.23	150.95

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

Ave HS

In this criteria, the top 7 scores of the batsman have been taken. Average High Score (Ave HS) is simply the total runs in the 7 innings divided by 7.

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored In The Top 7 Inns

RANK	BATSMAN	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	AVE HS	RAT
TS	KC Sangakkara	287	270	232	230	222*	221	200*	237.43	150.00
1	KC Sangakkara	287	270	232	230	222*	221	200*	237.43	150.00
2	JE Root	262	254	228	218	190	186	182*	217.14	137.18
3	KS Williamson	251	242*	238	215	200*	192	161*	214.14	135.29
4	RT Ponting	257	221	209	207	206	197	196	213.29	134.75
5	DPMD Jayawardena	374	203*	180	167	167	166	165	203.14	128.34
5	Younis Khan	267	218	213	200*	200*	171*	153	203.14	128.34
7	HM Amla	311*	253*	208	196	176*	140	137	203.00	128.25
8	SPD Smith	239	215	211	200*	199	165*	162*	198.71	125.54
9	GC Smith	259	234	232	200	157	154*	151	198.14	125.18
10	RS Dravid	270	233	200*	191	180	160	148	197.43	124.73
11	GS Sobers	365*	198	174	168	161	153	150*	195.57	123.56
12	V Sehwag	309	293	201*	165	147	131	117	194.71	123.01
13	CG Greenidge	226	223	214*	213	194	149	134	193.29	122.11
14	SR Tendulkar	248*	214	194*	193	176	165	160	192.86	121.84
15	DA Warner	335*	200	180	164	163	154	145	191.57	121.03
16	Inzamam-ul-Haq	329	200*	184	177	148	138*	138	187.71	118.59
17	JH Kallis	224	201*	186	182*	177	173	160	186.14	117.60
18	ML Hayden	380	197	153	138	137	136	131	181.71	114.80
19	IVA Richards	291	192*	182*	178	146	142	135	180.86	114.26
20	AB de Villiers	217*	178	174	169	164	163	160*	175.00	110.56
21	GS Chappell	204	201	182*	182	176	144	131	174.29	110.11
22	SR Waugh	200	177*	170	164	160	157*	157*	169.29	106.95
23	CH Lloyd	242*	163	161*	149	132	129	121	156.71	99.01
24	HC Brook	317	171	153	123	111	109	108	156.00	98.56
25	KD Walters	242	118	112	104*	103	103	102	126.29	79.78

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	1500
Min Average	25

RANK	BATSMAN	R4BF	BF	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	V Sehwag	3498	3968	88.16	84.08	150.00
1	V Sehwag	3498	3968	88.16	84.08	150.00
2	IVA Richards	3577	4759	75.16	81.44	145.29
3	HC Brook	2014	2203	91.42	77.11	137.57
4	GS Sobers	1079	1886	57.21	70.41	125.62
5	CH Lloyd	2255	3620	62.29	69.90	124.70
6	DA Warner	5489	7760	70.73	67.25	119.98
7	KD Walters	1923	3581	53.70	63.84	113.90
8	GS Chappell	3459	6429	53.80	62.03	110.66
9	GC Smith	5214	8017	65.04	61.89	110.41
10	CG Greenidge	3911	7304	53.55	59.33	105.85
11	JE Root	7224	11255	64.18	58.90	105.08
12	RT Ponting	9157	15240	60.09	58.61	104.57
13	Inzamam-ul-Haq	4690	8145	57.58	58.59	104.52
14	AB de Villiers	4631	7564	61.22	58.33	104.06
15	ML Hayden	6154	10180	60.45	58.22	103.86
16	KC Sangakkara	5449	9424	57.82	55.79	99.53
17	DPMD Jayawardena	5173	9141	56.59	54.88	97.91
18	SR Tendulkar	5935	10650	55.73	54.85	97.86
19	KS Williamson	5194	9112	57.00	53.86	96.08
20	Younis Khan	4910	9055	54.22	52.73	94.07
21	SPD Smith	6281	11210	56.03	52.59	93.82
22	SR Waugh	6460	12838	50.32	51.86	92.52
23	HM Amla	5251	9705	54.11	51.52	91.92
24	RS Dravid	5131	10790	47.55	47.18	84.17
25	JH Kallis	6379	13367	47.72	47.11	84.04

VICTORIES RATING

The VICTORIES (VC) 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	VC RAT
1	GS Sobers	99.84	495.09	123.56	125.62	844.10
2	KS Williamson	129.42	472.91	135.29	96.08	833.69
3	JE Root	180.00	396.82	137.18	105.08	819.09
4	Inzamam-ul-Haq	102.44	463.55	118.59	104.52	789.10
5	GS Chappell	115.89	446.47	110.11	110.66	783.13
6	RT Ponting	200.00	342.98	134.75	104.57	782.29
7	KC Sangakkara	119.01	411.43	150.00	99.53	779.98
8	Younis Khan	107.24	442.10	128.34	94.07	771.74
9	SPD Smith	156.50	395.57	125.54	93.82	771.43
10	HC Brook	50.18	464.34	98.56	137.57	750.65
11	SR Waugh	141.09	398.36	106.95	92.52	738.93
12	IVA Richards	138.62	338.19	114.26	145.29	736.37
13	CG Greenidge	150.00	354.32	122.11	105.85	732.28
14	GC Smith	113.88	366.77	125.18	110.41	716.25
15	JH Kallis	139.33	369.21	117.60	84.04	710.17
16	CH Lloyd	107.58	372.20	99.01	124.70	703.48
17	DA Warner	136.77	319.00	121.03	119.98	696.78
18	RS Dravid	112.07	368.62	124.73	84.17	689.59
19	SR Tendulkar	129.87	339.09	121.84	97.86	688.66
20	AB de Villiers	101.15	370.47	110.56	104.06	686.24
21	DPMD Jayawardena	112.98	346.80	128.34	97.91	686.04
22	ML Hayden	134.41	332.96	114.80	103.86	686.03
23	V Sehwag	76.40	335.95	123.01	150.00	685.37
24	HM Amla	114.69	348.40	128.25	91.92	683.25
25	KD Walters	74.24	411.35	79.78	113.90	679.27

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	ENG	SA

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	ENG	SA	IND

Top 25 Test Batsmen In Victories