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Top 25 Batsmen In Test Cricket Since 1950

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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). It is to be noted that U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and all stats of Pakistani batsmen are calculated accordingly. Here are the Top 25 batsmen in Test Cricket since 1950.

*Note: All Test Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL
3.4. ATTACKING
3.5. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Familiar Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.1.2. Asians In Asia
4.2.2. Unfamiliar Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.2.2.2. Asians Outside Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. TOP FORM AT HOME
5.2. TOP FORM AWAY
5.3. DIFFICULT RUNS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. OVERALL RATING
7. TOP TEAMS
7.1. Top Teams In Asia
7.2. Top Teams Outside Asia

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Runs, Average, Top Inns, Strike Rate
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Top Form Home, Top Form Away, Difficult Runs
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which 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 an 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 50
Min Runs (TS AVE SR) 2500
Min Average (TS SR) 30

PRIMARY CRITERIA

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 AR Border AUS 1978 1994 1986 265 11174 170.00
1 AR Border AUS 1978 1994 1986 265 11174 170.00
2 SM Gavaskar IND 1971 1987 1979 214 10122 153.99
3 Javed Miandad PAK 1976 1993 1984.5 189 8832 134.37
4 IVA Richards WI 1974 1991 1982.5 182 8540 129.93
5 GS Sobers WI 1954 1974 1964 160 8032 122.20
6 CH Lloyd WI 1966 1984 1975 175 7515 114.33
7 GS Chappell AUS 1970 1984 1977 151 7110 108.17
8 KF Barrington ENG 1955 1968 1961.5 131 6806 103.55
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 329 15921 200.00
1 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 329 15921 200.00
2 RT Ponting AUS 1995 2012 2003.5 287 13378 168.05
3 JH Kallis SA 1995 2013 2004 280 13289 166.94
4 RS Dravid IND 1996 2012 2004 286 13288 166.92
5 AN Cook ENG 2006 2018 2012 291 12472 156.67
6 KC Sangakkara SL 2000 2015 2007.5 233 12400 155.77
7 BC Lara WI 1990 2006 1998 232 11953 150.15
8 S Chanderpaul WI 1994 2015 2004.5 280 11867 149.07
9 DPMD Jayawardena SL 1997 2014 2005.5 252 11814 148.41
10 Younis Khan PAK 2000 2017 2008.5 213 10099 126.86
11 AB de Villiers SA 2004 2018 2011 191 8765 110.11
12 ML Hayden AUS 1994 2009 2001.5 184 8625 108.35
13 V Sehwag IND 2001 2013 2007 180 8586 107.86
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS JE Root ENG 2012 2023 2017.5 247 11416 170.00
1 JE Root ENG 2012 2023 2017.5 247 11416 170.00
2 SPD Smith AUS 2010 2023 2016.5 181 9320 138.79
3 V Kohli IND 2011 2023 2017 187 8676 129.20
4 KS Williamson NZ 2010 2023 2016.5 164 8124 120.98

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

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS AVE R AVE RAT
TS GS Sobers 160 21 8032 57.78 60.14 250.00
1 GS Sobers 160 21 8032 57.78 60.14 250.00
2 SPD Smith 181 22 9320 58.62 59.59 247.74
3 KF Barrington 131 15 6806 58.67 57.98 241.04
4 GS Chappell 151 19 7110 53.86 55.77 231.85
5 KS Williamson 164 16 8124 54.89 54.81 227.83
6 KC Sangakkara 233 17 12400 57.41 53.95 224.25
7 JH Kallis 280 40 13289 55.37 53.85 223.87
8 SM Gavaskar 214 16 10122 51.12 52.51 218.29
9 BC Lara 232 6 11953 52.89 52.28 217.33
10 Javed Miandad 189 21 8832 52.57 51.95 215.97
11 JE Root 247 20 11416 50.29 51.86 215.59
12 AR Border 265 44 11174 50.56 51.65 214.70
13 SR Tendulkar 329 33 15921 53.79 51.59 214.46
14 IVA Richards 182 12 8540 50.24 51.55 214.30
15 S Chanderpaul 280 49 11867 51.37 50.83 211.30
16 RS Dravid 286 32 13288 52.31 50.57 210.20
17 AB de Villiers 191 18 8765 50.66 50.19 208.63
18 V Kohli 187 11 8676 49.30 49.73 206.72
19 ML Hayden 184 14 8625 50.74 49.63 206.30
20 RT Ponting 287 29 13378 51.85 49.62 206.27
21 Younis Khan 213 19 10099 52.06 49.27 204.81
22 V Sehwag 180 6 8586 49.34 48.54 201.77
23 CH Lloyd 175 14 7515 46.68 48.39 201.15
24 DPMD Jayawardena 252 15 11814 49.85 46.90 194.97
25 AN Cook 291 16 12472 45.35 46.22 192.15

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS AVE R AVE RAT
TS GS Sobers 140 19 7274 60.12 62.57 250.00
1 GS Sobers 140 19 7274 60.12 62.57 250.00
2 SPD Smith 152 14 7717 55.92 56.85 227.18
3 KF Barrington 111 12 5639 56.96 56.29 224.93
4 IVA Richards 147 11 7265 53.42 54.82 219.04
5 GS Chappell 121 16 5430 51.71 53.55 213.96
6 SM Gavaskar 192 13 8997 50.26 51.63 206.30
7 BC Lara 197 5 9934 51.74 51.14 204.36
8 JE Root 188 15 8512 49.20 50.74 202.75
9 KC Sangakkara 177 12 8792 53.28 50.07 200.07
10 JH Kallis 202 23 9182 51.30 49.89 199.36
11 AR Border 218 36 8860 48.68 49.73 198.70
12 Younis Khan 158 12 7644 52.36 49.55 198.00
13 V Kohli 145 9 6618 48.66 49.09 196.15
14 Javed Miandad 125 14 5409 48.73 48.16 192.42
15 S Chanderpaul 223 34 9127 48.29 47.78 190.92
16 V Sehwag 141 3 6643 48.14 47.35 189.20
17 SR Tendulkar 236 19 10667 49.16 47.15 188.39
18 CH Lloyd 149 11 6210 45.00 46.65 186.40
19 RT Ponting 203 15 9144 48.64 46.54 185.98
20 ML Hayden 139 8 6199 47.32 46.29 184.96
21 AB de Villiers 146 9 6391 46.65 46.21 184.65
22 DPMD Jayawardena 192 8 8666 47.10 44.31 177.07
23 RS Dravid 206 21 8429 45.56 44.04 175.97
24 KS Williamson 108 8 4341 43.41 43.34 173.19
25 AN Cook 202 6 8278 42.23 43.04 172.00

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 scores of the batsman in the specific condition. 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 BC Lara 400* 375 277 226 221 216 213 275.43 150.00
1 BC Lara 400* 375 277 226 221 216 213 275.43 150.00
2 DPMD Jayawardena 374 275 242 240 237 213* 203* 254.86 138.80
3 KC Sangakkara 319 287 270 232 230 222* 221 254.43 138.56
4 V Sehwag 319 309 293 254 201* 201 195 253.14 137.86
5 AN Cook 294 263 244* 243 235* 190 189 236.86 128.99
6 Younis Khan 313 267 218 213 200* 200* 199 230.00 125.26
7 Javed Miandad 280* 271 260 211 206 203* 163 227.71 124.01
8 V Kohli 254* 243 235 213 211 204 200 222.86 121.37
9 RT Ponting 257 242 221 209 207 206 197 219.86 119.74
10 KS Williamson 251 242* 238 215 200* 200* 192 219.71 119.66
11 RS Dravid 270 233 222 217 200* 191 190 217.57 118.49
12 SR Tendulkar 248* 241* 217 214 203 201* 194* 216.86 118.10
13 JE Root 254 228 226 218 200* 190 186 214.57 116.86
14 GS Sobers 365* 226 198 178* 174 168 163* 210.29 114.52
15 IVA Richards 291 232 208 192* 182* 178 177 208.57 113.59
16 SPD Smith 239 215 211 200* 199 192 178* 204.86 111.57
17 GS Chappell 247* 235 204 201 182* 182 176 203.86 111.02
18 SM Gavaskar 236* 221 220 205 182* 176 172 201.71 109.85
19 ML Hayden 380 203 197 177 153 138 138 198.00 107.83
20 AB de Villiers 278* 217* 178 174 169 164 163 191.86 104.49
21 JH Kallis 224 201* 189* 186 182* 177 173 190.29 103.63
22 AR Border 205 200* 196 163 162 153 152* 175.86 95.77
23 CH Lloyd 242* 178 163 161* 157 149 143 170.43 92.82
24 KF Barrington 256 172 163 151* 148* 148 143 168.71 91.88
25 S Chanderpaul 203* 203* 166 153* 150* 147* 140 166.00 90.40

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

RANK BATSMAN R4BF BF SR R SR RAT
TS N Kapil Dev 4481 5580 80.30 88.85 150.00
1 V Sehwag 8586 10441 82.23 79.56 134.32
2 IVA Richards 6965 10051 69.30 76.15 128.57
3 CH Lloyd 4327 7489 57.78 66.28 111.90
4 GS Sobers 2407 4669 51.55 64.34 108.63
5 BC Lara 11953 19753 60.51 62.14 104.91
6 GS Chappell 6740 13080 51.53 59.64 100.69
7 ML Hayden 8625 14345 60.13 58.39 98.57
8 RT Ponting 13378 22782 58.72 57.78 97.55
9 SR Tendulkar 15910 29431 54.06 54.47 91.97
10 JE Root 11416 20113 56.76 54.44 91.91
11 V Kohli 8676 15708 55.23 53.28 89.95
12 KC Sangakkara 12400 22882 54.19 53.24 89.88
13 AB de Villiers 8765 16048 54.62 52.52 88.67
14 KF Barrington 2359 5485 43.01 52.05 87.87
15 SPD Smith 9320 17292 53.90 51.68 87.24
16 SM Gavaskar 6809 15327 44.42 51.40 86.79
17 Younis Khan 10099 19355 52.18 50.91 85.95
18 DPMD Jayawardena 11814 22956 51.46 50.73 85.64
19 Javed Miandad 6974 15241 45.76 50.43 85.14
20 KS Williamson 8124 15784 51.47 50.35 85.01
21 JH Kallis 13289 28899 45.98 45.90 77.49
22 AR Border 11096 27035 41.04 45.59 76.96
23 AN Cook 12472 26562 46.95 45.25 76.40
24 S Chanderpaul 11867 27411 43.29 43.69 73.76
25 RS Dravid 13288 31263 42.50 43.04 72.67

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 500.00 pts.

RANK BATSMAN PRO CON BIP ATT RAT PRI PTS
1 GS Sobers 122.20 500.00 114.52 108.63 845.35 422.68
2 BC Lara 150.15 421.69 150.00 104.91 826.76 413.38
3 SR Tendulkar 200.00 402.85 118.10 91.97 812.92 406.46
4 SPD Smith 138.79 474.91 111.57 87.24 812.51 406.25
5 KC Sangakkara 155.77 424.33 138.56 89.88 808.54 404.27
6 IVA Richards 129.93 433.34 113.59 128.57 805.43 402.71
7 JE Root 170.00 418.34 116.86 91.91 797.10 398.55
8 RT Ponting 168.05 392.25 119.74 97.55 777.59 388.80
9 SM Gavaskar 153.99 424.59 109.85 86.79 775.23 387.61
10 JH Kallis 166.94 423.23 103.63 77.49 771.29 385.64
11 V Sehwag 107.86 390.96 137.86 134.32 771.01 385.50
12 GS Chappell 108.17 445.81 111.02 100.69 765.69 382.85
13 AR Border 170.00 413.40 95.77 76.96 756.13 378.07
14 Javed Miandad 134.37 408.39 124.01 85.14 751.92 375.96
15 KF Barrington 103.55 465.97 91.88 87.87 749.27 374.63
16 DPMD Jayawardena 148.41 372.04 138.80 85.64 744.88 372.44
17 RS Dravid 166.92 386.17 118.49 72.67 744.25 372.13
18 V Kohli 129.20 402.87 121.37 89.95 743.39 371.69
19 Younis Khan 126.86 402.81 125.26 85.95 740.88 370.44
20 KS Williamson 120.98 401.02 119.66 85.01 726.67 363.33
21 AN Cook 156.67 364.15 128.99 76.40 726.21 363.11
22 S Chanderpaul 149.07 402.22 90.40 73.76 715.46 357.73
23 CH Lloyd 114.33 387.55 92.82 111.90 706.60 353.30
24 ML Hayden 108.35 391.26 107.83 98.57 706.01 353.01
25 AB de Villiers 110.11 393.28 104.49 88.67 696.55 348.27

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the four criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians. Familiar Conditions (FC) is the opposite. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated. Here are those conditions and their weightage:-

  • HOME – 250 PTS
  • AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • FC – 250 PTS
  • UC – 1,000 PTS

HOME/AWAY

At Home

Min Innings: 25

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 BC Lara 111 6217 58.65 60.35 812.76 203.19
2 GS Sobers 75 4075 66.80 46.08 808.59 202.15
3 DPMD Jayawardena 129 7167 59.73 52.46 800.58 200.15
4 RT Ponting 154 7578 56.98 60.00 784.61 196.15
5 KC Sangakkara 124 6830 60.44 55.56 776.52 194.13
6 JE Root 127 6092 53.44 59.20 763.69 190.92
7 V Kohli 77 4144 60.06 59.01 743.45 185.86
8 JH Kallis 143 7035 56.73 47.73 743.10 185.77
9 V Sehwag 89 4656 54.14 83.43 741.49 185.37
10 SPD Smith 81 4387 64.51 55.20 739.76 184.94
11 Javed Miandad 86 4481 61.38 45.75 738.63 184.66
12 KS Williamson 73 4267 66.67 55.05 725.45 181.36
13 GS Chappell 96 4515 54.40 51.24 720.85 180.21
14 ML Hayden 98 5210 57.89 62.88 718.92 179.73
15 SR Tendulkar 153 7216 52.67 53.22 715.61 178.90
16 S Chanderpaul 133 6187 58.37 41.90 706.04 176.51
17 SM Gavaskar 108 5067 50.17 46.77 696.96 174.24
18 Younis Khan 84 4382 56.91 53.15 690.87 172.72
19 IVA Richards 67 3136 49.78 67.29 683.37 170.84
20 AN Cook 155 6568 44.38 48.03 653.01 163.25
21 AR Border 145 5743 45.94 40.10 645.77 161.44
22 RS Dravid 120 5598 51.36 42.38 636.08 159.02
23 KF Barrington 73 3347 50.71 42.36 612.52 153.13
24 AB de Villiers 109 4788 47.41 57.44 611.22 152.81
25 CH Lloyd 67 2881 46.47 54.67 590.99 147.75

Away From Home

Min Innings: 25

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 IVA Richards 115 5404 50.50 70.25 828.51 828.51
2 SR Tendulkar 176 8705 54.75 54.78 816.67 816.67
3 KF Barrington 58 3459 69.18 45.15 794.33 794.33
4 AR Border 120 5431 56.57 42.10 783.86 783.86
5 SPD Smith 100 4933 54.21 52.79 782.41 782.41
6 GS Sobers 85 3957 50.73 52.60 769.01 769.01
7 SM Gavaskar 106 5055 52.11 41.73 758.84 758.84
8 RS Dravid 166 7690 53.03 42.60 754.40 754.40
9 KC Sangakkara 109 5570 54.08 52.60 745.45 745.45
10 JE Root 120 5324 47.12 54.20 742.72 742.72
11 BC Lara 121 5736 47.80 60.69 742.19 742.19
12 CH Lloyd 108 4634 46.81 58.55 726.68 726.68
13 V Sehwag 91 3930 44.66 80.86 708.11 708.11
14 AN Cook 136 5904 46.49 45.81 705.03 705.03
15 JH Kallis 137 6254 53.91 44.17 702.58 702.58
16 Younis Khan 129 5717 48.86 51.46 702.39 702.39
17 GS Chappell 55 2595 52.96 52.10 702.21 702.21
18 AB de Villiers 82 3977 55.24 51.56 701.90 701.90
19 Javed Miandad 103 4351 45.80 45.76 677.47 677.47
20 RT Ponting 133 5800 46.40 57.13 667.61 667.61
21 V Kohli 110 4532 42.36 52.18 660.94 660.94
22 KS Williamson 91 3857 45.92 48.01 641.98 641.98
23 S Chanderpaul 147 5680 45.44 44.92 639.25 639.25
24 ML Hayden 86 3415 42.69 56.35 592.69 592.69
25 DPMD Jayawardena 123 4647 39.72 49.99 590.79 590.79

FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS

Familiar Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings: 25

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 BC Lara 206 10423 52.12 61.11 858.88 214.72
2 SPD Smith 141 7598 61.77 56.50 846.08 211.52
3 GS Sobers 142 6973 55.78 51.59 842.46 210.62
4 RT Ponting 239 11489 53.94 59.53 831.47 207.87
5 IVA Richards 144 7030 51.69 69.66 830.75 207.69
6 JE Root 202 9299 50.54 56.60 808.92 202.23
7 JH Kallis 236 11231 55.33 46.36 796.02 199.01
8 GS Chappell 145 6663 52.88 51.05 774.57 193.64
9 AR Border 226 9375 49.87 40.49 761.31 190.33
10 S Chanderpaul 233 10017 51.90 42.42 745.10 186.27
11 KF Barrington 118 5903 55.69 43.01 733.91 183.48
12 KS Williamson 125 6260 56.40 52.85 725.49 181.37
13 AN Cook 236 9762 43.58 47.60 719.71 179.93
14 ML Hayden 149 6962 50.82 60.25 717.20 179.30
15 AB de Villiers 155 7019 49.78 54.45 681.00 170.25
16 CH Lloyd 144 5886 43.60 57.09 674.49 168.62

Asians In Asia

Min Innings: 25

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 V Sehwag 114 6256 57.39 84.95 882.84 220.71
2 KC Sangakkara 165 9355 61.55 55.15 881.96 220.49
3 DPMD Jayawardena 179 9399 56.28 52.57 858.63 214.66
4 SR Tendulkar 194 9674 56.24 54.08 812.19 203.05
5 Younis Khan 133 6926 58.20 53.69 808.86 202.21
6 V Kohli 92 4597 56.06 58.33 808.78 202.19
7 Javed Miandad 111 5492 57.21 45.63 796.61 199.15
8 SM Gavaskar 133 6254 50.85 46.52 782.55 195.64
9 RS Dravid 160 7370 51.18 43.72 716.69 179.17

Unfamiliar Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 AN Cook 55 2710 53.14 44.77 823.74 823.74
2 CH Lloyd 31 1629 62.65 62.12 816.60 816.60
3 JE Root 45 2117 49.23 57.46 801.08 801.08
4 AR Border 39 1799 54.52 44.25 745.70 745.70
5 KS Williamson 39 1864 50.38 47.31 729.31 729.31
6 BC Lara 26 1530 58.85 56.75 722.90 722.90
7 AB de Villiers 36 1746 54.56 55.29 713.74 713.74
8 KF Barrington 13 903 90.30 NK 712.32 712.32
9 GS Sobers 18 1059 75.64 NK 711.77 711.77
10 IVA Richards 38 1510 44.41 66.94 698.15 698.15
11 JH Kallis 44 2058 55.62 44.05 692.91 692.91
12 SPD Smith 40 1722 47.83 44.79 662.92 662.92
13 S Chanderpaul 47 1850 48.68 48.71 656.15 656.15
14 ML Hayden 35 1663 50.39 59.63 654.39 654.39
15 RT Ponting 48 1889 41.98 54.23 633.26 633.26
16 GS Chappell 6 447 74.50 59.28 500.00 500.00

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SR Tendulkar 135 6247 50.38 54.03 930.86 930.86
2 RS Dravid 126 5918 53.80 41.09 906.83 906.83
3 SM Gavaskar 81 3868 51.57 40.94 898.44 898.44
4 Javed Miandad 78 3340 46.39 45.93 843.51 843.51
5 V Kohli 95 4079 43.39 52.11 836.81 836.81
6 KC Sangakkara 68 3045 47.58 51.44 756.73 756.73
7 Younis Khan 80 3173 42.31 49.16 714.52 714.52
8 V Sehwag 66 2330 35.85 75.72 653.52 653.52
9 DPMD Jayawardena 73 2415 34.50 47.56 554.68 554.68

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BATSMAN AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 SR Tendulkar 816.67 178.90 930.86 203.05 2,129.49 212.95
2 SM Gavaskar 758.84 174.24 898.44 195.64 2,027.15 202.72
3 RS Dravid 754.40 159.02 906.83 179.17 1,999.42 199.94
4 JE Root 742.72 190.92 801.08 202.23 1,936.96 193.70
5 KC Sangakkara 745.45 194.13 756.73 220.49 1,916.80 191.68
6 IVA Richards 828.51 170.84 698.15 207.69 1,905.18 190.52
7 Javed Miandad 677.47 184.66 843.51 199.15 1,904.79 190.48
8 GS Sobers 769.01 202.15 711.77 210.62 1,893.55 189.35
9 V Kohli 660.94 185.86 836.81 202.19 1,885.81 188.58
10 BC Lara 742.19 203.19 722.90 214.72 1,883.00 188.30
11 AR Border 783.86 161.44 745.70 190.33 1,881.33 188.13
12 AN Cook 705.03 163.25 823.74 179.93 1,871.95 187.19
13 CH Lloyd 726.68 147.75 816.60 168.62 1,859.65 185.96
14 KF Barrington 794.33 153.13 712.32 183.48 1,843.26 184.33
15 SPD Smith 782.41 184.94 662.92 211.52 1,841.79 184.18
16 Younis Khan 702.39 172.72 714.52 202.21 1,791.85 179.18
17 JH Kallis 702.58 185.77 692.91 199.01 1,780.27 178.03
18 V Sehwag 708.11 185.37 653.52 220.71 1,767.71 176.77
19 AB de Villiers 701.90 152.81 713.74 170.25 1,738.70 173.87
20 KS Williamson 641.98 181.36 729.31 181.37 1,734.03 173.40
21 RT Ponting 667.61 196.15 633.26 207.87 1,704.89 170.49
22 S Chanderpaul 639.25 176.51 656.15 186.27 1,658.18 165.82
23 ML Hayden 592.69 179.73 654.39 179.30 1,606.11 160.61
24 GS Chappell 702.21 180.21 500.00 193.64 1,576.07 157.61
25 DPMD Jayawardena 590.79 200.15 554.68 214.66 1,560.27 156.03

SECONDARY CRITERIA

Top Form And Difficult Runs

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. Top Form is calculated by taking the best 30 consecutive innings of a batsmen such that his overall points are maximum. Top Form is calculated seperately for Home and Away innings. Difficult Runs are defined as runs scored in the 1st and 4th inns after losing the toss. Moreover, only performaces against Top Teams are counted in Difficult Runs Rating. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated. The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

  • TOP FORM AT HOME – 500 PTS
  • TOP FORM AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • DIFF RUNS – 1,000 PTS

TOP FORM AT HOME

Min Innings: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 V Kohli 30 2418 96.72 68.52 950.13 475.07
2 KC Sangakkara 30 2434 90.15 60.43 900.61 450.30
3 BC Lara 30 2350 83.93 64.45 899.14 449.57
4 DPMD Jayawardena 30 2423 89.74 56.45 893.84 446.92
5 GS Sobers 30 2251 90.04 NK 862.62 431.31
6 ML Hayden 30 2195 84.42 72.06 846.67 423.33
7 KS Williamson 30 2188 81.04 59.04 838.97 419.49
8 RT Ponting 30 2065 89.78 60.61 834.40 417.20
9 SPD Smith 30 2146 89.42 58.62 820.30 410.15
10 JH Kallis 30 2197 91.54 53.77 809.34 404.67
11 V Sehwag 30 1900 63.33 95.53 808.39 404.19
12 Javed Miandad 30 2050 78.85 50.25 787.28 393.64
13 SR Tendulkar 30 2096 80.62 55.89 780.76 390.38
14 Younis Khan 30 1946 77.84 53.21 748.56 374.28
15 KF Barrington 30 1923 73.96 41.93 736.38 368.19
16 AB de Villiers 30 2019 72.11 57.10 713.86 356.93
17 JE Root 30 1741 64.48 68.19 710.21 355.10
18 IVA Richards 30 1782 66.00 72.77 710.18 355.09
19 SM Gavaskar 30 1871 66.82 50.44 709.65 354.82
20 GS Chappell 30 1764 70.56 53.21 695.31 347.66
21 S Chanderpaul 30 1717 78.05 46.73 682.06 341.03
22 RS Dravid 30 1559 62.36 44.98 637.82 318.91
23 CH Lloyd 30 1649 56.86 61.08 626.01 313.00
24 AR Border 30 1586 58.74 42.85 621.74 310.87
25 AN Cook 30 1521 52.45 48.58 597.51 298.75

TOP FORM AWAY

Min Innings: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 IVA Richards 30 2348 80.97 69.80 957.29 957.29
2 RS Dravid 30 2209 88.36 48.87 920.45 920.45
3 AN Cook 30 2113 81.27 48.95 878.50 878.50
4 V Sehwag 30 1782 61.45 85.10 837.72 837.72
5 KF Barrington 30 2097 87.38 NK 829.72 829.72
6 SR Tendulkar 30 1809 75.38 55.59 819.62 819.62
7 BC Lara 30 1921 64.03 60.87 815.26 815.26
8 RT Ponting 30 1966 75.62 66.49 812.17 812.17
9 SPD Smith 30 1879 72.27 54.85 808.77 808.77
10 KC Sangakkara 30 1974 70.50 50.65 800.83 800.83
11 AB de Villiers 30 1732 75.30 52.48 790.13 790.13
12 Javed Miandad 30 1841 68.19 46.84 789.02 789.02
13 GS Sobers 30 1819 67.37 54.25 785.33 785.33
14 KS Williamson 30 1873 72.04 54.23 784.86 784.86
15 JE Root 30 1737 57.90 58.02 771.11 771.11
16 JH Kallis 30 1811 86.24 45.13 767.12 767.12
17 CH Lloyd 30 1624 58.00 74.72 761.88 761.88
18 V Kohli 30 1786 61.59 61.16 753.41 753.41
19 SM Gavaskar 30 1851 63.83 45.52 745.49 745.49
20 AR Border 30 1637 71.17 47.48 727.77 727.77
21 Younis Khan 30 1623 62.42 51.02 722.24 722.24
22 ML Hayden 30 1644 60.89 60.55 712.80 712.80
23 DPMD Jayawardena 30 1571 54.17 53.65 700.64 700.64
24 S Chanderpaul 30 1503 68.32 50.52 685.38 685.38
25 GS Chappell 30 1409 52.19 52.77 674.15 674.15

DIFFICULT RUNS

Min Innings: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SM Gavaskar 34 1547 55.25 44.98 798.00 798.00
2 IVA Richards 28 1340 51.54 69.01 786.78 786.78
3 RT Ponting 36 1631 54.37 63.22 778.07 778.07
4 S Chanderpaul 42 1699 49.97 48.13 718.47 718.47
5 ML Hayden 27 1207 52.48 65.03 705.93 705.93
6 AB de Villiers 30 1311 46.82 43.93 674.01 674.01
7 Younis Khan 34 1400 48.28 51.49 673.86 673.86
8 JE Root 37 1321 45.55 49.81 673.56 673.56
9 JH Kallis 42 1597 43.16 44.51 670.93 670.93
10 SPD Smith 32 1300 43.33 49.64 667.35 667.35
11 GS Chappell 25 964 50.74 54.87 667.10 667.10
12 Javed Miandad 22 952 56.00 43.20 649.74 649.74
13 DPMD Jayawardena 35 1339 41.84 49.26 642.24 642.24
14 SR Tendulkar 47 1443 37.00 53.35 637.93 637.93
15 GS Sobers 19 773 59.46 35.33 626.50 626.50
16 CH Lloyd 27 907 37.79 61.18 584.92 584.92
17 AR Border 43 1280 33.68 35.14 575.58 575.58
18 BC Lara 37 1134 31.50 56.14 564.68 564.68
19 KC Sangakkara 33 1114 33.76 53.07 558.93 558.93
20 V Kohli 33 1053 33.97 52.41 542.31 542.31
21 V Sehwag 28 687 26.42 73.79 470.85 470.85
22 AN Cook 42 1062 26.55 42.19 455.18 455.18
23 KF Barrington 16 438 36.50 46.87 439.88 439.88
24 RS Dravid 41 964 29.21 34.85 427.05 427.05
25 KS Williamson 19 512 28.44 47.63 408.83 408.83

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 250.00 pts.

RANK BATSMAN TF AW TF HM DF RNS TOT SEC RAT
1 IVA Richards 957.29 355.09 786.78 2,099.15 209.92
2 RT Ponting 812.17 417.20 778.07 2,007.44 200.74
3 SM Gavaskar 745.49 354.82 798.00 1,898.32 189.83
4 SPD Smith 808.77 410.15 667.35 1,886.27 188.63
5 SR Tendulkar 819.62 390.38 637.93 1,847.93 184.79
6 GS Sobers 785.33 431.31 626.50 1,843.15 184.31
7 JH Kallis 767.12 404.67 670.93 1,842.72 184.27
8 ML Hayden 712.80 423.33 705.93 1,842.06 184.21
9 Javed Miandad 789.02 393.64 649.74 1,832.41 183.24
10 BC Lara 815.26 449.57 564.68 1,829.51 182.95
11 AB de Villiers 790.13 356.93 674.01 1,821.07 182.11
12 KC Sangakkara 800.83 450.30 558.93 1,810.07 181.01
13 JE Root 771.11 355.10 673.56 1,799.78 179.98
14 DPMD Jayawardena 700.64 446.92 642.24 1,789.80 178.98
15 V Kohli 753.41 475.07 542.31 1,770.79 177.08
16 Younis Khan 722.24 374.28 673.86 1,770.38 177.04
17 S Chanderpaul 685.38 341.03 718.47 1,744.89 174.49
18 V Sehwag 837.72 404.19 470.85 1,712.76 171.28
19 GS Chappell 674.15 347.66 667.10 1,688.90 168.89
20 RS Dravid 920.45 318.91 427.05 1,666.41 166.64
21 CH Lloyd 761.88 313.00 584.92 1,659.80 165.98
22 KF Barrington 829.72 368.19 439.88 1,637.80 163.78
23 AN Cook 878.50 298.75 455.18 1,632.44 163.24
24 AR Border 727.77 310.87 575.58 1,614.22 161.42
25 KS Williamson 784.86 419.49 408.83 1,613.18 161.32

OVERALL RATING

The OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts. Half the points are for Primary Criteria; one-fourth for Conditions; and one-fourth for Secondary Criteria.

RANK BATSMAN NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 SR Tendulkar IND 406.46 212.95 184.79 804.20
2 IVA Richards WI 402.71 190.52 209.92 803.15
3 GS Sobers WI 422.68 189.35 184.31 796.35
4 BC Lara WI 413.38 188.30 182.95 784.63
5 SM Gavaskar IND 387.61 202.72 189.83 780.16
6 SPD Smith AUS 406.25 184.18 188.63 779.06
7 KC Sangakkara SL 404.27 191.68 181.01 776.96
8 JE Root ENG 398.55 193.70 179.98 772.22
9 RT Ponting AUS 388.80 170.49 200.74 760.03
10 Javed Miandad PAK 375.96 190.48 183.24 749.68
11 JH Kallis SA 385.64 178.03 184.27 747.94
12 RS Dravid IND 372.13 199.94 166.64 738.71
13 V Kohli IND 371.69 188.58 177.08 737.35
14 V Sehwag IND 385.50 176.77 171.28 733.55
15 AR Border AUS 378.07 188.13 161.42 727.62
16 Younis Khan PAK 370.44 179.18 177.04 726.66
17 KF Barrington ENG 374.63 184.33 163.78 722.74
18 AN Cook ENG 363.11 187.19 163.24 713.54
19 GS Chappell AUS 382.85 157.61 168.89 709.34
20 DPMD Jayawardena SL 372.44 156.03 178.98 707.45
21 CH Lloyd WI 353.30 185.96 165.98 705.24
22 AB de Villiers SA 348.27 173.87 182.11 704.25
23 KS Williamson NZ 363.33 173.40 161.32 698.06
24 S Chanderpaul WI 357.73 165.82 174.49 698.04
25 ML Hayden AUS 353.01 160.61 184.21 697.82

TOP TEAMS

Top Teams In Asia

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1950s AUS WI PAK IND ENG
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1970s PAK ENG IND WI SA AUS
1980s PAK WI ENG NZ AUS
1990s IND PAK SA AUS WI
2000s AUS SL IND PAK SA ENG
2010s IND PAK SL ENG SA AUS
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2000s AUS SA ENG IND NZ
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