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 their Top Form
in Test cricket.
*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2024-11-11
TF RATING
Points to note about TOP FORM Rating:-
- Top Form is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a batsman.
- There are three Top Form Ratings.
- These 3 consider performances At Home, Away From Home or Overall
THE CRITERIA
The TF Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-
CRITERIA | STAT | POINTS |
---|---|---|
Prolific | Runs Scored | 300.00 |
Consistent | Average | 300.00 |
Big Innings Potential | Top Scores | 250.00 |
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.
QUALIFICATION
Min Innings | 10 |
PROLIFIC
CRITERIA: Points For Runs Scored
RANK | BATSMAN | NAT | FP | LP | INNS | RUNS | RAT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS | IVA Richards | WI | 1976-01-03 | 1981-03-27 | 50 | 3483 | 300.00 |
1 | IVA Richards | WI | 1976-01-03 | 1981-03-27 | 50 | 3483 | 300.00 |
2 | KC Sangakkara | SL | 2006-07-27 | 2010-07-26 | 50 | 3457 | 297.76 |
3 | DPMD Jayawardena | SL | 2006-05-11 | 2009-11-16 | 50 | 3451 | 297.24 |
4 | BC Lara | WI | 2001-04-19 | 2004-06-04 | 50 | 3392 | 292.16 |
5 | RT Ponting | AUS | 2001-08-16 | 2004-03-08 | 50 | 3318 | 285.79 |
6 | V Kohli | IND | 2016-09-30 | 2018-12-26 | 50 | 3309 | 285.01 |
7 | GS Sobers | WI | 1957-08-22 | 1963-06-20 | 50 | 3291 | 283.46 |
8 | SPD Smith | AUS | 2014-10-30 | 2017-01-03 | 50 | 3255 | 280.36 |
9 | Mohammad Yousuf | PAK | 2003-12-19 | 2007-01-26 | 50 | 3253 | 280.19 |
10 | ML Hayden | AUS | 2001-11-22 | 2004-03-16 | 50 | 3245 | 279.50 |
11 | SM Gavaskar | IND | 1977-02-11 | 1980-01-15 | 50 | 3216 | 277.00 |
12 | KF Barrington | ENG | 1963-08-22 | 1968-02-08 | 50 | 3144 | 270.80 |
13 | SR Tendulkar | IND | 1997-03-14 | 2001-02-27 | 50 | 3142 | 270.63 |
14 | RS Dravid | IND | 2002-07-25 | 2005-09-20 | 50 | 3138 | 270.28 |
15 | HM Amla | SA | 2010-02-06 | 2013-10-14 | 50 | 3132 | 269.77 |
16 | MJ Clarke | AUS | 2011-09-16 | 2013-12-05 | 50 | 3096 | 266.67 |
17 | AB de Villiers | SA | 2010-06-18 | 2014-02-20 | 50 | 3093 | 266.41 |
18 | Younis Khan | PAK | 2005-03-16 | 2009-07-04 | 50 | 3067 | 264.17 |
19 | GA Gooch | ENG | 1990-07-05 | 1993-07-01 | 50 | 3043 | 262.10 |
20 | V Sehwag | IND | 2008-01-24 | 2010-11-04 | 50 | 3035 | 261.41 |
21 | DA Warner | AUS | 2013-11-21 | 2016-01-03 | 50 | 3017 | 259.86 |
22 | AN Cook | ENG | 2010-08-18 | 2013-03-06 | 50 | 2999 | 258.31 |
22 | JH Kallis | SA | 2001-09-07 | 2004-08-04 | 50 | 2999 | 258.31 |
24 | KS Williamson | NZ | 2018-12-03 | 2024-02-04 | 50 | 2994 | 257.88 |
25 | RB Simpson | AUS | 1964-07-23 | 1978-01-28 | 50 | 2966 | 255.47 |
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
Min Qualification For TS | |
---|---|
Min Runs | 1000 |
Against All Teams
RANK | BATSMAN | INNS | NO | RUNS | AVE | R AVE | RAT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS | PHKD Mendis | 13 | 2 | 1004 | 91.27 | 100.84 | 300.00 |
1 | SPD Smith | 50 | 9 | 3255 | 79.39 | 81.70 | 243.04 |
2 | JH Kallis | 50 | 13 | 2999 | 81.05 | 78.83 | 234.53 |
3 | GS Sobers | 50 | 6 | 3291 | 74.80 | 77.84 | 231.58 |
4 | IVA Richards | 50 | 2 | 3483 | 72.56 | 74.46 | 221.53 |
5 | RT Ponting | 50 | 7 | 3318 | 77.16 | 73.84 | 219.67 |
6 | KC Sangakkara | 50 | 6 | 3457 | 78.57 | 73.83 | 219.64 |
7 | V Kohli | 50 | 4 | 3309 | 71.93 | 73.48 | 218.59 |
8 | ML Hayden | 50 | 6 | 3245 | 73.75 | 72.14 | 214.62 |
9 | AB de Villiers | 50 | 7 | 3093 | 71.93 | 71.25 | 211.98 |
10 | KF Barrington | 50 | 6 | 3144 | 71.45 | 70.62 | 210.08 |
11 | RS Dravid | 50 | 7 | 3138 | 72.98 | 70.54 | 209.84 |
12 | SM Gavaskar | 50 | 3 | 3216 | 68.43 | 70.29 | 209.10 |
13 | HM Amla | 50 | 6 | 3132 | 71.18 | 70.21 | 208.86 |
14 | BC Lara | 50 | 2 | 3392 | 70.67 | 69.85 | 207.81 |
15 | DPMD Jayawardena | 50 | 3 | 3451 | 73.43 | 69.08 | 205.53 |
16 | KS Williamson | 50 | 5 | 2994 | 66.53 | 67.06 | 199.51 |
17 | SR Tendulkar | 50 | 5 | 3142 | 69.82 | 66.97 | 199.23 |
18 | DA Warner | 50 | 2 | 3017 | 62.85 | 66.46 | 197.72 |
19 | AN Cook | 50 | 4 | 2999 | 65.20 | 66.45 | 197.68 |
20 | GA Gooch | 50 | 1 | 3043 | 62.10 | 65.64 | 195.28 |
21 | MJ Clarke | 50 | 5 | 3096 | 68.80 | 65.36 | 194.45 |
22 | Mohammad Yousuf | 50 | 2 | 3253 | 67.77 | 64.59 | 192.17 |
23 | Younis Khan | 50 | 5 | 3067 | 68.16 | 64.51 | 191.90 |
24 | RB Simpson | 50 | 2 | 2966 | 61.79 | 63.95 | 190.24 |
25 | V Sehwag | 50 | 2 | 3035 | 63.23 | 62.19 | 185.02 |
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 | DPMD Jayawardena | 374 | 275 | 240 | 213* | 195 | 259.40 | 250.00 |
1 | DPMD Jayawardena | 374 | 275 | 240 | 213* | 195 | 259.40 | 250.00 |
2 | BC Lara | 400* | 221 | 209 | 202 | 191 | 244.60 | 235.74 |
3 | MJ Clarke | 329* | 259* | 230 | 210 | 187 | 243.00 | 234.19 |
4 | V Sehwag | 319 | 293 | 201* | 173 | 165 | 230.20 | 221.86 |
5 | Younis Khan | 313 | 267 | 199 | 194 | 173 | 229.20 | 220.89 |
6 | KC Sangakkara | 287 | 222* | 219 | 200* | 192 | 224.00 | 215.88 |
7 | GS Sobers | 365* | 226 | 198 | 168 | 153 | 222.00 | 213.96 |
8 | V Kohli | 243 | 235 | 213 | 211 | 204 | 221.20 | 213.18 |
9 | KS Williamson | 251 | 238 | 215 | 200* | 200* | 220.80 | 212.80 |
10 | RS Dravid | 270 | 233 | 222 | 217 | 160 | 220.40 | 212.41 |
11 | AN Cook | 294 | 235* | 190 | 189 | 176 | 216.80 | 208.94 |
12 | RB Simpson | 311 | 225 | 201 | 176 | 153 | 213.20 | 205.47 |
13 | RT Ponting | 257 | 242 | 206 | 169 | 157* | 206.20 | 198.73 |
14 | ML Hayden | 380 | 197 | 177 | 138 | 136 | 205.60 | 198.15 |
15 | IVA Richards | 291 | 232 | 182* | 177 | 145 | 205.40 | 197.96 |
16 | HM Amla | 311* | 253* | 196 | 140 | 123* | 204.60 | 197.19 |
17 | Mohammad Yousuf | 223 | 202 | 192 | 192 | 191 | 200.00 | 192.75 |
18 | GA Gooch | 333 | 174 | 154* | 154 | 135 | 190.00 | 183.11 |
19 | SPD Smith | 215 | 199 | 192 | 165* | 162* | 186.60 | 179.84 |
20 | SM Gavaskar | 221 | 205 | 182* | 166 | 137 | 182.20 | 175.60 |
21 | AB de Villiers | 278* | 169 | 164 | 160* | 135* | 181.20 | 174.63 |
22 | SR Tendulkar | 217 | 201* | 177 | 155* | 148 | 179.60 | 173.09 |
23 | KF Barrington | 256 | 163 | 148* | 148 | 143 | 171.60 | 165.38 |
24 | DA Warner | 253 | 163 | 145 | 145 | 135 | 168.20 | 162.10 |
25 | JH Kallis | 189* | 177 | 158 | 157* | 150* | 166.20 | 160.18 |
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 | 1000 |
Min Average | 25 |
RANK | BATSMAN | R4BF | BF | SR | R SR | RAT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS | N Kapil Dev | 1346 | 1549 | 86.89 | 96.14 | 150.00 |
1 | V Sehwag | 3035 | 3246 | 93.50 | 90.46 | 141.14 |
2 | DA Warner | 3017 | 3680 | 81.98 | 79.33 | 123.77 |
3 | IVA Richards | 2738 | 4034 | 67.87 | 74.59 | 116.37 |
4 | ML Hayden | 3245 | 4855 | 66.84 | 64.90 | 101.27 |
5 | RT Ponting | 3318 | 5135 | 64.62 | 63.58 | 99.20 |
6 | GS Sobers | 369 | 736 | 50.14 | 62.58 | 97.63 |
7 | BC Lara | 3392 | 5772 | 58.77 | 60.35 | 94.16 |
8 | MJ Clarke | 3096 | 4998 | 61.94 | 59.54 | 92.89 |
9 | GA Gooch | 3043 | 5807 | 52.40 | 59.45 | 92.75 |
10 | V Kohli | 3309 | 5353 | 61.82 | 59.11 | 92.23 |
11 | Mohammad Yousuf | 3253 | 5515 | 58.98 | 58.99 | 92.04 |
12 | SR Tendulkar | 3142 | 5409 | 58.09 | 58.53 | 91.33 |
13 | SPD Smith | 3255 | 5312 | 61.28 | 58.33 | 91.01 |
14 | KC Sangakkara | 3457 | 5852 | 59.07 | 58.03 | 90.55 |
15 | RB Simpson | 1366 | 3039 | 44.95 | 56.31 | 87.86 |
16 | SM Gavaskar | 2364 | 4928 | 47.97 | 55.51 | 86.61 |
17 | Younis Khan | 3067 | 5406 | 56.73 | 55.35 | 86.36 |
18 | AB de Villiers | 3093 | 5381 | 57.48 | 55.27 | 86.24 |
19 | HM Amla | 3132 | 5587 | 56.06 | 54.09 | 84.40 |
20 | DPMD Jayawardena | 3451 | 6313 | 54.66 | 53.88 | 84.07 |
21 | KF Barrington | 1862 | 4240 | 43.92 | 53.14 | 82.92 |
22 | KS Williamson | 2994 | 5602 | 53.45 | 51.81 | 80.84 |
23 | JH Kallis | 2999 | 6143 | 48.82 | 48.73 | 76.03 |
24 | RS Dravid | 3138 | 6887 | 45.56 | 46.14 | 71.99 |
25 | AN Cook | 2999 | 6406 | 46.82 | 45.12 | 70.39 |
TOP FORM RATING
The TOP FORM (TF) 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 | TF RAT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | DPMD Jayawardena | 297.24 | 205.53 | 250.00 | 84.07 | 836.84 |
2 | IVA Richards | 300.00 | 221.53 | 197.96 | 116.37 | 835.86 |
3 | BC Lara | 292.16 | 207.81 | 235.74 | 94.16 | 829.87 |
4 | GS Sobers | 283.46 | 231.58 | 213.96 | 97.63 | 826.64 |
5 | KC Sangakkara | 297.76 | 219.64 | 215.88 | 90.55 | 823.83 |
6 | V Sehwag | 261.41 | 185.02 | 221.86 | 141.14 | 809.44 |
7 | V Kohli | 285.01 | 218.59 | 213.18 | 92.23 | 809.02 |
8 | RT Ponting | 285.79 | 219.67 | 198.73 | 99.20 | 803.39 |
9 | SPD Smith | 280.36 | 243.04 | 179.84 | 91.01 | 794.25 |
10 | ML Hayden | 279.50 | 214.62 | 198.15 | 101.27 | 793.53 |
11 | MJ Clarke | 266.67 | 194.45 | 234.19 | 92.89 | 788.21 |
12 | RS Dravid | 270.28 | 209.84 | 212.41 | 71.99 | 764.53 |
13 | Younis Khan | 264.17 | 191.90 | 220.89 | 86.36 | 763.33 |
14 | HM Amla | 269.77 | 208.86 | 197.19 | 84.40 | 760.21 |
15 | Mohammad Yousuf | 280.19 | 192.17 | 192.75 | 92.04 | 757.14 |
16 | KS Williamson | 257.88 | 199.51 | 212.80 | 80.84 | 751.03 |
17 | SM Gavaskar | 277.00 | 209.10 | 175.60 | 86.61 | 748.31 |
18 | DA Warner | 259.86 | 197.72 | 162.10 | 123.77 | 743.46 |
19 | AB de Villiers | 266.41 | 211.98 | 174.63 | 86.24 | 739.26 |
20 | RB Simpson | 255.47 | 190.24 | 205.47 | 87.86 | 739.04 |
21 | AN Cook | 258.31 | 197.68 | 208.94 | 70.39 | 735.33 |
22 | SR Tendulkar | 270.63 | 199.23 | 173.09 | 91.33 | 734.28 |
23 | GA Gooch | 262.10 | 195.28 | 183.11 | 92.75 | 733.25 |
24 | KF Barrington | 270.80 | 210.08 | 165.38 | 82.92 | 729.18 |
25 | JH Kallis | 258.31 | 234.53 | 160.18 | 76.03 | 729.05 |
TOP TEAMS
Top Teams In Asia
DECADE OF MAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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1950s | AUS | WI | PAK | IND | ENG | ||
1960s | WI | AUS | PAK | IND | NZ | ENG | SA |
1970s | PAK | ENG | IND | WI | SA | AUS | |
1980s | PAK | WI | ENG | NZ | IND | AUS | |
1990s | IND | PAK | SA | AUS | SL | WI | |
2000s | AUS | SL | IND | PAK | SA | ENG | |
2010s | IND | PAK | SL | ENG | NZ | SA | AUS |
2020s | IND | SL | PAK | AUS | NZ | ENG |
Top Teams Outside Asia
DECADE OF MAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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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 |