Tests - Best Batsmen In Top Form Away From Home

Top 25 Test Batsmen In Top Form 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 their Top Form Away From Home in Test cricket.

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

Points to note about TOP FORM - AWAY Rating:-

  • This Rating is calculated by taking the best 25 consecutive innings of a batsman.
  • The inns are taken such that his overall points are maximum.
  • Only innings against Top Teams are considered.
  • There are three Top Form Ratings.
  • These 3 consider performances At Home, Away From Home or Overall

THE CRITERIA

The TAW 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) 10
Min Career Runs 1000

PROLIFIC

CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored

RANK BATSMAN NAT FP LP INNS RUNS RAT
TS IVA Richards WI 1976-01-23 1980-12-30 25 2195 300.00
1 IVA Richards WI 1976-01-23 1980-12-30 25 2195 300.00
2 HM Amla SA 2009-01-03 2014-07-24 25 2023 276.49
3 AN Cook ENG 2010-01-03 2012-12-05 25 1706 233.17
4 SPD Smith AUS 2016-08-13 2022-03-12 25 1692 231.25
5 RS Dravid IND 2001-11-16 2006-01-21 25 1673 228.66
6 ML Hayden AUS 2001-02-27 2004-03-08 25 1654 226.06
7 GS Sobers WI 1963-07-25 1969-06-12 25 1626 222.23
8 RT Ponting AUS 2002-03-08 2005-03-26 25 1602 218.95
9 KC Sangakkara SL 2006-05-25 2011-11-03 25 1549 211.71
10 V Sehwag IND 2004-01-02 2008-07-31 25 1548 211.57
11 V Kohli IND 2014-12-09 2018-08-01 25 1521 207.88
12 HC Brook ENG 2022-09-08 2026-01-04 24 1505 205.69
13 VVS Laxman IND 2000-01-02 2006-01-21 25 1499 204.87
14 DPMD Jayawardena SL 2004-10-20 2009-11-16 25 1479 202.14
15 JH Kallis SA 2003-10-24 2007-10-08 25 1462 199.82
16 AR Border AUS 1984-03-16 1986-09-18 25 1455 198.86
17 SR Waugh AUS 1995-04-08 1999-03-26 25 1438 196.54
18 Younis Khan PAK 2005-03-08 2007-12-08 25 1430 195.44
19 AB de Villiers SA 2007-10-01 2010-11-20 25 1413 193.12
20 KS Williamson NZ 2014-11-17 2018-12-03 25 1401 191.48
21 SR Tendulkar IND 1999-12-26 2004-04-05 25 1320 180.41
22 A Flower ZIM 1993-03-13 2002-01-04 25 1319 180.27
23 SP Fleming NZ 2002-06-21 2006-05-05 25 1309 178.91
24 CG Greenidge WI 1982-01-02 1984-12-07 25 1286 175.76
25 AC Gilchrist AUS 2002-02-22 2004-10-26 25 1262 172.48

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 800

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS AVE R AVE RAT
TS HM Amla 25 5 2023 101.15 103.00 300.00
1 HM Amla 25 5 2023 101.15 103.00 300.00
2 IVA Richards 25 1 2195 91.46 101.69 296.19
3 RS Dravid 25 5 1673 83.65 91.49 266.46
4 AR Border 25 6 1455 76.58 85.84 250.01
5 A Flower 25 7 1319 73.28 85.68 249.54
6 JH Kallis 25 7 1462 81.22 84.60 246.40
7 GS Sobers 25 2 1626 70.70 84.44 245.93
8 AN Cook 25 3 1706 77.55 82.77 241.09
9 SR Waugh 25 5 1438 71.90 82.17 239.33
10 ML Hayden 25 3 1654 75.18 81.02 235.97
11 RT Ponting 25 4 1602 76.29 80.53 234.55
12 VVS Laxman 25 4 1499 71.38 78.07 227.37
13 SPD Smith 25 1 1692 70.50 77.68 226.25
14 HC Brook 24 1 1505 65.43 75.34 219.44
15 Younis Khan 25 4 1430 68.10 72.26 210.48
16 AC Gilchrist 25 5 1262 63.10 72.03 209.81
17 V Kohli 25 1 1521 63.38 70.73 206.01
18 V Sehwag 25 1 1548 64.50 70.60 205.63
19 SR Tendulkar 25 4 1320 62.86 68.63 199.90
20 KS Williamson 25 3 1401 63.68 68.62 199.87
21 AB de Villiers 25 4 1413 67.29 68.60 199.82
22 CG Greenidge 25 3 1286 58.45 66.04 192.35
23 KC Sangakkara 25 0 1549 61.96 63.85 185.96
24 SP Fleming 25 2 1309 56.91 63.04 183.60
25 DPMD Jayawardena 25 0 1479 59.16 61.19 178.23

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 800
Min Average 25

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN R4BF BF SR R SR RAT
TS HC Brook 1505 1617 93.07 87.46 100.00
1 HC Brook 1505 1617 93.07 87.46 100.00
2 AC Gilchrist 1262 1544 81.74 85.27 97.49
3 IVA Richards 2195 3156 69.55 80.18 91.68
4 V Sehwag 1548 1941 79.75 79.60 91.01
5 GS Sobers 1257 2344 53.63 69.98 80.02
6 CG Greenidge 1069 1878 56.92 66.40 75.92
7 ML Hayden 1654 2657 62.25 65.04 74.37
8 RT Ponting 1602 2517 63.65 65.02 74.34
9 SR Tendulkar 1320 2287 57.72 60.35 69.00
10 V Kohli 1521 2500 60.84 58.94 67.39
11 VVS Laxman 1499 2658 56.40 57.90 66.20
12 KS Williamson 1401 2420 57.89 57.39 65.62
13 Younis Khan 1430 2510 56.97 56.79 64.93
14 DPMD Jayawardena 1479 2700 54.78 55.18 63.09
15 SP Fleming 1309 2657 49.27 53.37 61.03
16 AB de Villiers 1413 2631 53.71 52.88 60.46
17 SPD Smith 1692 3162 53.51 51.89 59.33
18 KC Sangakkara 1549 3034 51.05 51.45 58.83
19 AR Border 1409 3166 44.50 51.05 58.37
20 HM Amla 2023 3914 51.69 50.73 58.01
21 A Flower 1319 2974 44.35 50.27 57.48
22 SR Waugh 1438 3223 44.62 49.93 57.09
23 RS Dravid 1673 3570 46.86 48.27 55.19
24 JH Kallis 1462 3184 45.92 47.23 54.00
25 AN Cook 1706 3641 46.86 46.60 53.28

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 Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 AVE HS RAT
TS HM Amla 311* 253* 196 139* 123* 204.40 300.00
1 HM Amla 311* 253* 196 139* 123* 204.40 300.00
2 V Sehwag 309 254 201* 151 90 201.00 295.01
3 IVA Richards 291 232 145 140 135 188.60 276.81
4 AN Cook 235* 190 189 176 148 187.60 275.34
5 SP Fleming 274* 262 130 117 97 176.00 258.32
6 DPMD Jayawardena 275 240 141 119 104 175.80 258.02
7 RS Dravid 270 233 144* 128* 103 175.60 257.73
8 AB de Villiers 278* 217* 174 106* 97 174.40 255.97
9 SR Tendulkar 241* 194* 155 117 116 164.60 241.59
10 SR Waugh 200 199 160 157 100 163.20 239.53
11 KC Sangakkara 211 192 144 137 119 160.60 235.71
12 CG Greenidge 223 214* 194 95 72* 159.60 234.25
13 SPD Smith 211 178* 144 142 119 158.80 233.07
14 Younis Khan 267 173 147 107* 84* 155.60 228.38
15 KS Williamson 192 166 140 139 132 153.80 225.73
16 V Kohli 169 153 149 147 141 151.80 222.80
17 ML Hayden 203 177 130 122 119 150.20 220.45
18 HC Brook 186 171 153 123 111 148.80 218.40
19 RT Ponting 206 150 141 117 113 145.40 213.41
20 GS Sobers 174 163* 161 113 110 144.20 211.64
21 A Flower 232* 183* 115 113* 70 142.60 209.30
21 VVS Laxman 178 167 148 130 90 142.60 209.30
23 AR Border 196 146* 140 114* 106 140.40 206.07
24 AC Gilchrist 204* 144 138* 104 101* 138.20 202.84
25 JH Kallis 155 150* 121 111 107* 128.80 189.04

TOP FORM - AWAY RATING

The TOP FORM - AWAY (TAW) 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 TAW RAT
1 IVA Richards 300.00 296.19 91.68 276.81 964.68
2 HM Amla 276.49 300.00 58.01 300.00 934.50
3 RS Dravid 228.66 266.46 55.19 257.73 808.03
4 V Sehwag 211.57 205.63 91.01 295.01 803.23
5 AN Cook 233.17 241.09 53.28 275.34 802.88
6 GS Sobers 222.23 245.93 80.02 211.64 759.83
7 ML Hayden 226.06 235.97 74.37 220.45 756.84
8 SPD Smith 231.25 226.25 59.33 233.07 749.90
9 HC Brook 205.69 219.44 100.00 218.40 743.53
10 RT Ponting 218.95 234.55 74.34 213.41 741.25
11 SR Waugh 196.54 239.33 57.09 239.53 732.49
12 AR Border 198.86 250.01 58.37 206.07 713.31
13 AB de Villiers 193.12 199.82 60.46 255.97 709.37
14 VVS Laxman 204.87 227.37 66.20 209.30 707.74
15 V Kohli 207.88 206.01 67.39 222.80 704.08
16 DPMD Jayawardena 202.14 178.23 63.09 258.02 701.49
17 Younis Khan 195.44 210.48 64.93 228.38 699.23
18 A Flower 180.27 249.54 57.48 209.30 696.59
19 KC Sangakkara 211.71 185.96 58.83 235.71 692.21
20 SR Tendulkar 180.41 199.90 69.00 241.59 690.90
21 JH Kallis 199.82 246.40 54.00 189.04 689.27
22 KS Williamson 191.48 199.87 65.62 225.73 682.70
23 AC Gilchrist 172.48 209.81 97.49 202.84 682.62
24 SP Fleming 178.91 183.60 61.03 258.32 681.85
25 CG Greenidge 175.76 192.35 75.92 234.25 678.28

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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