Tests - Best Middle Order Batsmen

Top 25 Middle Order Batsmen in Test Cricket

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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 (Detailed Explanation) and in the last section. Here are the Top 25 middle order (3-6) batsmen in Test Cricket since 1950.

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. ATTACKING
3.3.1. Against All Teams
3.3.2. Against Top Teams
3.4. BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL
3.4.1. Against All Teams
3.4.2. Against Top Teams
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. LOW SCORING INNS
5.2. TOP FORM
5.3. IMPACT INNS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. OVERALL RATING
6.1. BRIEF EXPLANATION
6.1.1. Dynamic Nature
6.1.2. Trend Setter (TS)
6.1.3. Top Teams (TT)
6.1.4. Abbreviations
Position Filter

This rating filters the OVERALL Rating to include performances of middle order (3-6) batsmen. Innings played only at the specified position are counted in this rating.

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Runs, Average, Strike Rate, Top Inns
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Top Form, Low Scoring Inns, Impact Inns

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 30
Min Runs 1000

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Runs Scored 250.00
Consistent Average 400.00
Attacking Strike Rate 100.00
Big Innings Potential Top Inns (Runs) 250.00

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 1976
Era 2 MP between 1975 And 1996
Era 3 MP between 1995 And 2016
Era 4 MP greater than 2015

Criteria: Points For Runs Scored

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS GS Sobers WI 1955 1974 1964.5 135 7048 220.00
1 GS Sobers WI 1955 1974 1964.5 135 7048 220.00
2 CH Lloyd WI 1966 1984 1975 154 6644 207.39
3 KF Barrington ENG 1955 1968 1961.5 125 6569 205.05
4 RB Kanhai WI 1957 1974 1965.5 120 5881 183.57
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS AR Border AUS 1978 1994 1986 257 10964 230.00
1 AR Border AUS 1978 1994 1986 257 10964 230.00
2 SR Waugh AUS 1985 2004 1994.5 236 10367 217.48
3 Javed Miandad PAK 1976 1993 1984.5 185 8725 183.03
4 IVA Richards WI 1974 1991 1982.5 173 8184 171.68
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 324 15789 250.00
1 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 2001 324 15789 250.00
2 RT Ponting AUS 1995 2012 2003.5 275 13168 208.50
3 JH Kallis SA 1995 2013 2004 276 13120 207.74
4 RS Dravid IND 1996 2012 2004 259 12202 193.20
5 KC Sangakkara SL 2000 2015 2007.5 223 12138 192.19
6 BC Lara WI 1990 2006 1998 229 11828 187.28
7 DPMD Jayawardena SL 1997 2014 2005.5 250 11781 186.54
8 S Chanderpaul WI 1994 2015 2004.5 271 11569 183.18
9 Younis Khan PAK 2000 2017 2008.5 210 9899 156.74
10 HM Amla SA 2004 2019 2011.5 211 9167 145.15
11 Mohammad Yousuf PAK 1998 2010 2004 155 7520 119.07
12 AB de Villiers SA 2005 2018 2011.5 149 7348 116.35
RANK ERA 4 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS JE Root ENG 2012 2026 2019 286 13526 240.00
1 JE Root ENG 2012 2026 2019 286 13526 240.00
2 SPD Smith AUS 2010 2026 2018 205 10371 184.02
3 KS Williamson NZ 2010 2025 2017.5 190 9449 167.66
4 V Kohli IND 2011 2025 2018 209 9219 163.58
5 HC Brook ENG 2022 2026 2024 60 3178 56.39

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 2000
Min Runs (TT) 1600

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS AVE R AVE RAT
TS GS Sobers 135 16 7048 59.23 64.11 160.00
1 GS Sobers 135 16 7048 59.23 64.11 160.00
2 KF Barrington 125 14 6569 59.18 61.04 152.35
3 HC Brook 60 2 3178 54.79 59.48 148.46
4 SPD Smith 205 25 10371 57.62 59.48 148.46
5 KC Sangakkara 223 15 12138 58.36 55.65 138.90
6 KS Williamson 190 19 9449 55.26 55.24 137.86
7 JH Kallis 276 40 13120 55.59 55.08 137.47
8 JE Root 286 24 13526 51.63 54.83 136.85
9 BC Lara 229 6 11828 53.04 54.67 136.46
10 SR Waugh 236 41 10367 53.16 54.63 136.35
11 SR Tendulkar 324 33 15789 54.26 53.87 134.46
12 AR Border 257 41 10964 50.76 53.84 134.37
13 Javed Miandad 185 19 8725 52.56 53.32 133.07
14 AB de Villiers 149 16 7348 55.25 53.24 132.88
15 RB Kanhai 120 4 5881 50.70 53.21 132.81
16 IVA Richards 173 11 8184 50.52 52.52 131.09
17 RS Dravid 259 28 12202 52.82 52.41 130.82
18 S Chanderpaul 271 47 11569 51.65 51.94 129.63
19 RT Ponting 275 26 13168 52.88 51.76 129.18
20 Mohammad Yousuf 155 11 7520 52.22 51.52 128.58
21 Younis Khan 210 18 9899 51.56 49.84 124.39
22 DPMD Jayawardena 250 15 11781 50.13 48.17 120.22
23 CH Lloyd 154 11 6644 46.46 48.07 119.97
24 V Kohli 209 13 9219 47.04 47.91 119.59
25 HM Amla 211 16 9167 47.01 45.18 112.75

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS AVE R AVE RAT
TS GS Sobers 105 11 5806 61.77 68.16 240.00
1 GS Sobers 105 11 5806 61.77 68.16 240.00
2 HC Brook 43 1 2361 56.21 63.84 224.80
3 IVA Richards 98 6 5088 55.30 59.72 210.28
4 SPD Smith 162 16 7994 54.75 57.69 203.14
5 AR Border 183 30 7755 50.69 56.43 198.69
6 JE Root 202 18 9173 49.85 55.12 194.07
7 BC Lara 151 4 7409 50.40 54.71 192.65
8 JH Kallis 164 21 7435 51.99 54.31 191.24
9 KC Sangakkara 153 7 7761 53.16 53.48 188.30
10 RT Ponting 176 14 8407 51.90 53.04 186.76
11 AB de Villiers 105 8 5127 52.86 52.90 186.27
12 KF Barrington 69 6 2987 47.41 52.32 184.22
13 SR Waugh 143 17 5967 47.36 52.23 183.91
14 Younis Khan 142 10 6705 50.80 51.07 179.82
15 S Chanderpaul 182 24 7595 48.07 50.88 179.16
16 RB Kanhai 104 4 4775 47.75 50.87 179.10
17 SR Tendulkar 215 18 9312 47.27 49.70 175.01
18 KS Williamson 120 9 5204 46.88 49.49 174.27
19 CH Lloyd 111 8 4831 46.90 49.19 173.19
20 DPMD Jayawardena 174 5 8153 48.24 48.77 171.72
21 V Kohli 159 9 6848 45.65 48.48 170.69
22 Javed Miandad 104 9 4160 43.79 47.84 168.46
23 HM Amla 141 11 5980 46.00 46.71 164.46
24 Mohammad Yousuf 98 5 4148 44.60 46.54 163.88
25 RS Dravid 164 17 6424 43.70 45.89 161.58

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 2000
Min Runs (TT) 1600
Min Average 25

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN R4BF BF SR R SR RAT
TS HC Brook 3178 3660 86.83 79.08 40.00
1 HC Brook 3178 3660 86.83 79.08 40.00
2 IVA Richards 6609 9580 68.99 77.42 39.16
3 CH Lloyd 3679 6513 56.49 66.24 33.50
4 GS Sobers 2347 4556 51.51 65.37 33.07
5 BC Lara 11828 19564 60.46 64.22 32.48
6 RB Kanhai 1712 3562 48.06 61.62 31.17
7 RT Ponting 13168 22404 58.78 58.78 29.73
8 JE Root 13526 23228 58.23 55.87 28.26
9 SR Tendulkar 15778 29171 54.09 55.39 28.02
10 KC Sangakkara 12138 22299 54.43 53.88 27.25
11 Mohammad Yousuf 7520 14360 52.37 53.74 27.18
12 V Kohli 9219 16587 55.58 53.44 27.03
13 KF Barrington 2202 5123 42.98 53.34 26.98
14 AB de Villiers 7348 13313 55.19 53.03 26.82
15 SR Waugh 10367 21217 48.86 52.52 26.57
16 Younis Khan 9899 18954 52.23 51.71 26.16
17 SPD Smith 10371 19296 53.75 51.32 25.96
18 DPMD Jayawardena 11781 22911 51.42 51.30 25.95
19 Javed Miandad 6867 15036 45.67 50.61 25.60
20 KS Williamson 9449 18160 52.03 50.00 25.29
21 HM Amla 9167 18411 49.79 47.80 24.18
22 JH Kallis 13120 28525 45.99 46.53 23.54
23 AR Border 10886 26534 41.03 46.27 23.41
24 S Chanderpaul 11569 26760 43.23 43.87 22.19
25 RS Dravid 12202 28633 42.62 43.51 22.01

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN R4BF BF SR R SR RAT
TS HC Brook 2361 2689 87.80 81.53 60.00
1 HC Brook 2361 2689 87.80 81.53 60.00
2 IVA Richards 4361 6303 69.19 78.84 58.02
3 CH Lloyd 3319 5863 56.61 66.72 49.10
4 GS Sobers 2347 4556 51.51 65.44 48.16
5 BC Lara 7409 12492 59.31 63.89 47.01
6 RB Kanhai 1712 3562 48.06 61.44 45.21
7 RT Ponting 8407 14357 58.56 59.16 43.54
8 Mohammad Yousuf 4148 7540 55.01 56.61 41.66
9 JE Root 9173 16060 57.12 55.42 40.79
10 SR Tendulkar 9312 17619 52.85 54.35 39.99
11 KF Barrington 1594 3709 42.98 54.08 39.79
12 V Kohli 6848 12520 54.70 52.90 38.93
13 Younis Khan 6705 12692 52.83 52.43 38.58
14 SR Waugh 5967 12531 47.62 52.30 38.49
15 KC Sangakkara 7761 14911 52.05 52.25 38.45
16 AB de Villiers 5127 9503 53.95 52.17 38.39
17 DPMD Jayawardena 8153 16263 50.13 50.58 37.22
18 SPD Smith 7994 15230 52.49 50.40 37.09
19 Javed Miandad 3800 8587 44.25 50.37 37.07
20 KS Williamson 5204 10682 48.72 47.61 35.04
21 HM Amla 5980 12558 47.62 46.24 34.03
22 JH Kallis 7435 16432 45.25 45.94 33.81
23 AR Border 7677 19279 39.82 45.50 33.48
24 S Chanderpaul 7595 17705 42.90 43.89 32.30
25 RS Dravid 6424 16151 39.77 40.73 29.97

BIG INNINGS POTENTIAL

Ave HS

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 scores of the batsman. 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

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS BC Lara 400* 375 277 226 221 216 213 275.43 80.00
1 BC Lara 400* 375 277 226 221 216 213 275.43 80.00
2 DPMD Jayawardena 374 275 242 240 237 213* 203* 254.86 74.02
3 KC Sangakkara 319 287 270 232 230 222* 221 254.43 73.90
4 Younis Khan 313 267 218 213 200* 200* 199 230.00 66.80
5 Javed Miandad 280* 271 260 211 206 203* 163 227.71 66.14
6 JE Root 262 254 228 226 218 200* 190 225.43 65.48
7 V Kohli 254* 243 235 213 211 204 200 222.86 64.73
8 RT Ponting 257 242 221 209 207 206 197 219.86 63.86
9 KS Williamson 251 242* 238 215 200* 200* 192 219.71 63.82
10 RS Dravid 270 233 222 217 200* 191 190 217.57 63.20
11 SR Tendulkar 248* 241* 217 214 203 201* 194* 216.86 62.99
12 HM Amla 311* 253* 208 201 196 176* 159 214.86 62.41
13 GS Sobers 365* 226 198 178* 174 168 163* 210.29 61.08
14 IVA Richards 291 232 208 192* 182* 178 177 208.57 60.58
15 SPD Smith 239 215 211 200* 199 192 178* 204.86 59.50
16 Mohammad Yousuf 223 204* 203 202 192 192 191 201.00 58.38
17 JH Kallis 224 201* 189* 186 182* 177 173 190.29 55.27
18 AB de Villiers 278* 217* 174 169 164 163 160* 189.29 54.98
19 AR Border 205 200* 196 163 162 153 152* 175.86 51.08
20 RB Kanhai 256 217 158* 157 153 150 139 175.71 51.04
21 SR Waugh 200 199 177* 170 164 160 157* 175.29 50.91
22 HC Brook 317 186 171 158 153 123 111 174.14 50.58
23 CH Lloyd 242* 178 163 161* 157 149 143 170.43 49.50
24 KF Barrington 256 172 163 151* 148* 148 143 168.71 49.00
25 S Chanderpaul 203* 203* 166 153* 150* 147* 140 166.00 48.22

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS DPMD Jayawardena 374 275 242 240 237 213* 195 253.71 170.00
1 DPMD Jayawardena 374 275 242 240 237 213* 195 253.71 170.00
2 BC Lara 400* 277 226 216 213 202 196 247.14 165.60
3 Younis Khan 313 267 218 213 199 194 177 225.86 151.33
4 KC Sangakkara 287 232 221 219 211 203 199* 224.57 150.47
5 V Kohli 254* 243 235 213 186 169 167 209.57 140.42
6 GS Sobers 365* 226 178* 174 168 163* 161 205.00 137.36
7 HM Amla 311* 253* 201 196 159 140 139* 199.86 133.91
8 IVA Richards 291 232 208 182* 177 145 142 196.71 131.81
8 SR Tendulkar 241* 214 203 194* 179 177 169 196.71 131.81
10 SPD Smith 239 215 211 192 178* 162* 144 191.57 128.36
11 RT Ponting 221 207 206 197 196 156 154 191.00 127.98
12 JE Root 226 218 190 180* 176 160 154* 186.29 124.82
13 RS Dravid 270 233 180 177 148 144* 144 185.14 124.05
14 AB de Villiers 278* 217* 174 169 164 163 129 184.86 123.86
15 JH Kallis 201* 182* 173 162 161 155 150* 169.14 113.33
16 KS Williamson 200* 192 176 166 156 140 139 167.00 111.90
17 Mohammad Yousuf 223 202 192 173 128 126 115 165.57 110.94
18 AR Border 205 196 162 153 150* 146* 140 164.57 110.27
18 SR Waugh 200 199 164 160 157 150 122* 164.57 110.27
20 RB Kanhai 217 158* 157 153 150 129 121 155.00 103.86
21 S Chanderpaul 203* 166 153* 147* 140 137* 136* 154.57 103.57
22 Javed Miandad 271 154* 131 129* 118 114 106* 146.14 97.92
23 HC Brook 186 171 158 153 123 111 111 144.71 96.97
24 CH Lloyd 178 161* 149 132 129 121 118 141.14 94.57
25 KF Barrington 256 143 132* 115 102 101 94 134.71 90.26

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 40 percent.

RANK BATSMAN PRO CON BIP ATT RAT PRI PTS
1 GS Sobers 220.00 400.00 198.44 81.23 899.66 359.87
2 BC Lara 187.28 329.11 245.60 79.50 841.49 336.60
3 JE Root 240.00 330.91 190.30 69.05 830.26 332.10
4 SR Tendulkar 250.00 309.47 194.79 68.01 822.27 328.91
5 KC Sangakkara 192.19 327.19 224.37 65.71 809.46 323.79
6 IVA Richards 171.68 341.37 192.39 97.18 802.61 321.05
7 RT Ponting 208.50 315.94 191.84 73.27 789.55 315.82
8 SPD Smith 184.02 351.60 187.86 63.05 786.53 314.61
9 DPMD Jayawardena 186.54 291.94 244.02 63.18 785.68 314.27
10 AR Border 230.00 333.06 161.35 56.89 781.29 312.52
11 SR Waugh 217.48 320.26 161.18 65.05 763.97 305.59
12 JH Kallis 207.74 328.71 168.60 57.34 762.40 304.96
13 KF Barrington 205.05 336.57 139.27 66.78 747.67 299.07
14 Younis Khan 156.74 304.21 218.14 64.74 743.83 297.53
15 CH Lloyd 207.39 293.16 144.07 82.60 727.22 290.89
16 RB Kanhai 183.57 311.91 154.89 76.38 726.76 290.70
17 V Kohli 163.58 290.28 205.15 65.96 724.97 289.99
18 RS Dravid 193.20 292.40 187.25 51.98 724.83 289.93
19 KS Williamson 167.66 312.13 175.71 60.33 715.84 286.34
20 Javed Miandad 183.03 301.54 164.06 62.67 711.30 284.52
21 S Chanderpaul 183.18 308.78 151.79 54.49 698.24 279.29
22 AB de Villiers 116.35 319.15 178.84 65.22 679.56 271.82
23 HC Brook 56.39 373.26 147.55 100.00 677.20 270.88
24 HM Amla 145.15 277.21 196.32 58.21 676.89 270.76
25 Mohammad Yousuf 119.07 292.46 169.32 68.85 649.70 259.88

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the four criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 30.00
Away 120.00
Familiar Conditions 30.00
Unfamiliar Conditions 120.00

HOME/AWAY

HM/AW RATING

Points to note:-

  • U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani batsmen are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 GS Sobers 63 3602 69.27 46.27 897.29 26.92
2 DPMD Jayawardena 127 7134 60.46 52.39 876.34 26.29
3 BC Lara 110 6203 59.08 60.54 861.38 25.84
4 KC Sangakkara 118 6714 62.17 55.86 831.78 24.95
5 RT Ponting 146 7404 57.84 59.84 823.74 24.71
6 JE Root 137 6990 56.83 60.95 818.47 24.55
7 JH Kallis 141 6970 57.13 47.84 766.23 22.99
8 SR Tendulkar 152 7201 52.95 53.15 756.12 22.68
9 KS Williamson 93 5327 65.77 55.28 738.99 22.17
10 SPD Smith 102 5109 59.41 54.88 734.14 22.02
11 V Kohli 87 4336 55.59 59.31 732.66 21.98
12 S Chanderpaul 131 6128 58.36 41.81 722.94 21.69
13 Younis Khan 82 4214 56.19 53.40 715.11 21.45
14 AR Border 139 5579 45.73 39.94 697.84 20.94
15 IVA Richards 65 3106 50.10 68.09 695.46 20.86
16 Javed Miandad 86 4481 61.38 45.75 691.24 20.74
17 SR Waugh 132 5420 47.54 48.86 686.53 20.60
18 RB Kanhai 59 2816 51.20 48.45 659.21 19.78
19 KF Barrington 70 3169 50.30 42.29 656.20 19.69
20 RS Dravid 114 5429 52.71 42.66 655.26 19.66
21 Mohammad Yousuf 56 3337 66.74 53.06 632.42 18.97
22 HM Amla 114 5082 47.50 51.30 607.63 18.23
23 AB de Villiers 82 4034 53.08 58.13 605.91 18.18
24 CH Lloyd 60 2494 44.54 48.60 591.01 17.73
25 HC Brook 31 1300 43.33 79.41 506.48 15.19

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 IVA Richards 108 5078 50.78 69.43 834.46 100.14
2 SR Tendulkar 172 8588 55.41 54.90 814.05 97.69
3 AR Border 118 5385 57.29 42.24 800.12 96.01
4 SR Waugh 104 4947 61.07 48.87 797.56 95.71
5 JE Root 149 6536 47.02 55.58 786.86 94.42
6 GS Sobers 72 3446 51.43 52.55 769.17 92.30
7 SPD Smith 103 5262 55.98 52.69 767.25 92.07
8 HC Brook 29 1878 67.07 92.83 745.27 89.43
9 KF Barrington 55 3400 70.83 45.15 740.46 88.86
10 BC Lara 119 5625 47.67 60.37 738.22 88.59
11 CH Lloyd 94 4150 47.70 58.29 735.10 88.21
12 RS Dravid 145 6773 52.91 42.58 717.03 86.04
13 KC Sangakkara 105 5424 54.24 52.76 709.73 85.17
14 Younis Khan 128 5685 48.59 51.39 700.33 84.04
15 JH Kallis 135 6150 53.95 44.06 694.23 83.31
16 RB Kanhai 61 3065 50.25 47.97 688.64 82.64
17 RT Ponting 129 5764 47.64 57.46 677.31 81.28
18 AB de Villiers 67 3314 58.14 52.00 676.84 81.22
19 Javed Miandad 99 4244 45.63 45.60 671.55 80.59
20 HM Amla 97 4085 46.42 48.03 664.60 79.75
21 V Kohli 122 4883 41.38 52.64 650.00 78.00
22 KS Williamson 97 4122 45.80 48.36 635.78 76.29
23 S Chanderpaul 140 5441 45.72 44.95 609.48 73.14
24 Mohammad Yousuf 99 4183 44.50 51.83 604.96 72.59
25 DPMD Jayawardena 123 4647 39.72 49.99 598.35 71.80

FAMILIAR/UNFAMILIAR CONDITIONS

FC/UC RATING

Points to note:-

  • Unfamiliar Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Asians and In Asia for Non Asians.
  • Familiar Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Familiar Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 GS Sobers 121 6272 58.07 51.55 916.13 27.48
2 BC Lara 204 10389 52.47 61.21 891.66 26.75
3 RT Ponting 230 11293 54.56 59.55 855.37 25.66
4 JE Root 227 10815 52.50 58.29 842.32 25.27
5 IVA Richards 136 6707 51.99 69.44 823.40 24.70
6 SPD Smith 163 8377 58.99 56.05 810.33 24.31
7 JH Kallis 232 11062 55.59 46.38 796.63 23.90
8 SR Waugh 208 9288 54.32 49.23 788.35 23.65
9 AR Border 218 9165 50.08 40.46 779.67 23.39
10 KF Barrington 112 5666 56.10 42.98 747.90 22.44
11 S Chanderpaul 227 9735 51.78 42.30 736.84 22.11
12 KS Williamson 145 7320 57.19 53.32 710.33 21.31
13 RB Kanhai 104 4846 48.46 48.06 698.38 20.95
14 CH Lloyd 125 5099 43.21 55.15 690.77 20.72
15 HM Amla 169 7370 46.94 52.03 677.43 20.32
16 AB de Villiers 114 5648 55.37 55.22 649.25 19.48
17 HC Brook 50 2337 48.69 84.89 629.16 18.87

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DPMD Jayawardena 177 9366 56.76 52.52 948.63 28.46
2 KC Sangakkara 158 9209 63.08 55.36 938.30 28.15
3 SR Tendulkar 192 9618 56.58 54.07 869.03 26.07
4 Younis Khan 130 6726 57.49 53.81 858.29 25.75
5 V Kohli 102 4789 52.63 58.62 840.78 25.22
6 Javed Miandad 110 5475 57.63 45.63 813.20 24.40
7 RS Dravid 149 6960 51.56 43.84 738.83 22.16
8 Mohammad Yousuf 86 4466 58.00 53.22 686.73 20.60

Unfamiliar Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs All Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 JE Root 59 2711 48.41 57.99 849.56 101.95
2 CH Lloyd 29 1545 61.80 65.51 814.25 97.71
3 BC Lara 25 1439 57.56 55.52 751.02 90.12
4 AR Border 39 1799 54.52 44.25 742.27 89.07
5 JH Kallis 44 2058 55.62 44.05 741.82 89.02
6 AB de Villiers 35 1700 54.84 55.11 737.63 88.52
7 KF Barrington 13 903 90.30 NK 718.38 86.21
8 HC Brook 10 841 84.10 92.72 712.97 85.56
9 S Chanderpaul 44 1834 50.94 48.95 701.01 84.12
10 KS Williamson 45 2129 49.51 48.05 700.96 84.12
11 RB Kanhai 16 1035 64.69 NK 696.12 83.53
12 HM Amla 42 1797 47.29 42.33 694.97 83.40
13 RT Ponting 45 1875 44.64 54.52 678.44 81.41
14 SPD Smith 42 1994 52.47 45.84 673.06 80.77
15 IVA Richards 37 1477 44.76 66.11 664.37 79.72
16 GS Sobers 14 776 70.55 0.00 641.83 77.02
17 SR Waugh 28 1079 44.96 45.91 566.13 67.94

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs All Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SR Tendulkar 132 6171 51.00 54.12 953.16 114.38
2 Javed Miandad 75 3250 45.77 45.73 914.22 109.71
3 RS Dravid 110 5242 54.60 41.09 903.54 108.42
4 V Kohli 107 4430 42.19 52.63 859.24 103.11
5 KC Sangakkara 65 2929 47.24 51.72 774.68 92.96
6 Mohammad Yousuf 69 3054 45.58 51.16 746.57 89.59
7 Younis Khan 80 3173 42.31 49.16 734.21 88.11
8 DPMD Jayawardena 73 2415 34.50 47.56 560.48 67.26

CONDITIONS RATING

The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 30%.

RANK BATSMAN AWAY HOME UC FC CON PTS
1 SR Tendulkar 97.69 22.68 114.38 26.07 260.82
2 JE Root 94.42 24.55 101.95 25.27 246.19
3 RS Dravid 86.04 19.66 108.42 22.16 236.29
4 Javed Miandad 80.59 20.74 109.71 24.40 235.43
5 BC Lara 88.59 25.84 90.12 26.75 231.30
6 KC Sangakkara 85.17 24.95 92.96 28.15 231.23
7 AR Border 96.01 20.94 89.07 23.39 229.41
8 V Kohli 78.00 21.98 103.11 25.22 228.31
9 IVA Richards 100.14 20.86 79.72 24.70 225.43
10 CH Lloyd 88.21 17.73 97.71 20.72 224.38
11 GS Sobers 92.30 26.92 77.02 27.48 223.72
12 Younis Khan 84.04 21.45 88.11 25.75 219.35
13 JH Kallis 83.31 22.99 89.02 23.90 219.21
14 SPD Smith 92.07 22.02 80.77 24.31 219.17
15 KF Barrington 88.86 19.69 86.21 22.44 217.18
16 RT Ponting 81.28 24.71 81.41 25.66 213.06
17 HC Brook 89.43 15.19 85.56 18.87 209.06
18 SR Waugh 95.71 20.60 67.94 23.65 207.89
19 AB de Villiers 81.22 18.18 88.52 19.48 207.39
20 RB Kanhai 82.64 19.78 83.53 20.95 206.90
21 KS Williamson 76.29 22.17 84.12 21.31 203.89
22 Mohammad Yousuf 72.59 18.97 89.59 20.60 201.76
23 HM Amla 79.75 18.23 83.40 20.32 201.70
24 S Chanderpaul 73.14 21.69 84.12 22.11 201.05
25 DPMD Jayawardena 71.80 26.29 67.26 28.46 193.81

SECONDARY CRITERIA

Secondary Rating

It consists of three parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points.

The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Low Scoring Inns 50.00
Top Form 100.00
Impact Innings 150.00

LOW SCORING INNS

LSI RATING

Low Scoring Inns (LSI) are those inns in which batting average is less than 30.

Min Innings Vs All Teams: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 S Chanderpaul 158 4831 34.76 42.59 886.26 44.31
2 BC Lara 136 4218 31.01 53.39 882.58 44.13
3 SR Tendulkar 139 4033 29.44 51.31 827.98 41.40
4 JE Root 141 3663 26.93 50.86 786.79 39.34
5 Javed Miandad 95 2736 29.74 41.98 774.41 38.72
6 V Kohli 98 2677 27.60 49.61 771.77 38.59
7 RB Kanhai 44 1484 34.51 48.84 771.25 38.56
8 KC Sangakkara 98 3063 32.59 48.76 755.24 37.76
9 SPD Smith 92 2408 27.06 48.05 724.87 36.24
10 IVA Richards 70 1926 28.32 65.95 718.21 35.91
11 GS Sobers 63 1718 27.71 46.34 717.59 35.88
12 KF Barrington 55 1682 32.35 43.02 717.50 35.87
13 AR Border 118 2818 26.58 33.73 716.79 35.84
14 DPMD Jayawardena 121 3301 27.97 44.49 715.74 35.79
15 SR Waugh 85 2135 27.73 45.36 694.81 34.74
16 CH Lloyd 66 1738 27.59 48.87 679.78 33.99
17 AB de Villiers 62 2138 36.24 48.77 677.49 33.87
18 RS Dravid 113 2896 27.07 34.85 674.38 33.72
19 Mohammad Yousuf 75 2193 30.04 49.17 669.46 33.47
20 HM Amla 86 2232 26.57 43.09 657.39 32.87
21 JH Kallis 108 2648 25.71 42.01 647.11 32.36
22 HC Brook 25 753 31.38 82.03 613.30 30.66
23 KS Williamson 89 1877 21.57 42.90 551.90 27.59
24 Younis Khan 97 1802 19.17 43.61 502.38 25.12
25 RT Ponting 70 1401 20.30 52.75 494.23 24.71

TOP FORM

TF RATING

Points to note about Top Form Rating:-

  • TF is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a batsman.
  • The inns are taken such that his points are maximum.
  • Only innings against Top Teams are considered.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 20

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 BC Lara 50 3323 67.82 62.80 923.31 92.33
2 DPMD Jayawardena 50 3311 68.98 52.59 909.24 90.92
3 IVA Richards 50 3383 70.48 67.80 902.80 90.28
4 SPD Smith 50 3375 78.49 55.59 889.77 88.98
5 KC Sangakkara 50 3411 69.61 52.54 867.69 86.77
6 V Kohli 50 3070 69.77 61.51 864.98 86.50
7 GS Sobers 50 2990 66.44 48.60 850.95 85.09
8 Younis Khan 50 3113 67.67 56.93 844.77 84.48
9 RT Ponting 50 3120 72.56 61.33 828.98 82.90
10 HM Amla 50 3101 70.48 52.98 821.45 82.15
11 JH Kallis 50 2808 65.30 52.28 763.52 76.35
12 SR Tendulkar 50 2758 61.29 57.88 761.40 76.14
13 S Chanderpaul 50 2761 72.66 45.93 755.15 75.52
14 RS Dravid 50 2760 65.71 42.23 755.11 75.51
15 Mohammad Yousuf 50 2752 58.55 59.23 745.50 74.55
16 AB de Villiers 50 2682 59.60 53.42 736.99 73.70
17 SR Waugh 50 2508 64.31 45.34 729.15 72.91
18 JE Root 50 2562 55.70 56.39 726.79 72.68
19 AR Border 50 2637 64.32 42.82 722.90 72.29
20 HC Brook 43 2361 56.21 87.80 720.68 72.07
21 KS Williamson 50 2421 52.63 54.00 671.75 67.17
22 KF Barrington 50 2455 53.37 44.35 666.89 66.69
23 RB Kanhai 50 2583 51.66 46.49 663.22 66.32
24 CH Lloyd 50 2429 53.98 58.30 643.49 64.35
25 Javed Miandad 50 2239 44.78 45.41 601.49 60.15

IMPACT INNS

II RATING

Impact Inns are those innings which have an impact in terms of runs or strike rate. Know All About II. Points to note about II:-

  • A Batsman should score at least 30 runs to qualify.
  • An Inn is included in II if it is 15 percent of the total runs or
  • The SR is high or in a successful chase while being Not Out.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 30

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II/Dis% RAT WTG
1 IVA Richards 162 79 48.77 906.73 136.01
2 KF Barrington 111 57 51.35 888.57 133.29
3 SPD Smith 180 88 48.89 840.05 126.01
4 SR Waugh 195 86 44.10 833.86 125.08
5 Javed Miandad 166 78 46.99 833.68 125.05
6 SR Tendulkar 291 126 43.30 829.01 124.35
7 JH Kallis 236 105 44.49 819.47 122.92
8 S Chanderpaul 224 104 46.43 812.48 121.87
9 JE Root 262 113 43.13 812.23 121.83
10 AR Border 216 84 38.89 768.00 115.20
11 BC Lara 223 97 43.50 767.72 115.16
12 GS Sobers 119 49 41.18 762.95 114.44
13 RT Ponting 249 100 40.16 742.33 111.35
14 AB de Villiers 133 62 46.62 734.28 110.14
15 RB Kanhai 116 46 39.66 712.72 106.91
16 HM Amla 195 81 41.54 702.73 105.41
17 KS Williamson 171 74 43.27 691.20 103.68
18 RS Dravid 231 93 40.26 688.24 103.24
19 Mohammad Yousuf 144 63 43.75 675.77 101.37
20 HC Brook 58 25 43.10 661.98 99.30
21 CH Lloyd 143 47 32.87 652.92 97.94
22 KC Sangakkara 208 79 37.98 645.28 96.79
23 V Kohli 196 71 36.22 642.92 96.44
24 DPMD Jayawardena 235 86 36.60 636.34 95.45
25 Younis Khan 192 66 34.38 577.64 86.65

SECONDARY RATING

Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a batsman scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 30%.

RANK BATSMAN LSI TF II SEC RAT
1 IVA Richards 35.91 90.28 136.01 262.20
2 BC Lara 44.13 92.33 115.16 251.62
3 SPD Smith 36.24 88.98 126.01 251.23
4 SR Tendulkar 41.40 76.14 124.35 241.89
5 S Chanderpaul 44.31 75.52 121.87 241.70
6 KF Barrington 35.87 66.69 133.29 235.85
7 GS Sobers 35.88 85.09 114.44 235.42
8 JE Root 39.34 72.68 121.83 233.85
9 SR Waugh 34.74 72.91 125.08 232.73
10 JH Kallis 32.36 76.35 122.92 231.63
11 Javed Miandad 38.72 60.15 125.05 223.92
12 AR Border 35.84 72.29 115.20 223.33
13 DPMD Jayawardena 35.79 90.92 95.45 222.16
14 V Kohli 38.59 86.50 96.44 221.52
15 KC Sangakkara 37.76 86.77 96.79 221.32
16 HM Amla 32.87 82.15 105.41 220.42
17 RT Ponting 24.71 82.90 111.35 218.96
18 AB de Villiers 33.87 73.70 110.14 217.72
19 RS Dravid 33.72 75.51 103.24 212.47
20 RB Kanhai 38.56 66.32 106.91 211.79
21 Mohammad Yousuf 33.47 74.55 101.37 209.39
22 HC Brook 30.66 72.07 99.30 202.03
23 KS Williamson 27.59 67.17 103.68 198.45
24 CH Lloyd 33.99 64.35 97.94 196.28
25 Younis Khan 25.12 84.48 86.65 196.24

OVERALL RATING

The OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK BATSMAN NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 SR Tendulkar IND 328.91 260.82 241.89 831.62
2 BC Lara WI 336.60 231.30 251.62 819.51
3 GS Sobers WI 359.87 223.72 235.42 819.01
4 JE Root ENG 332.10 246.19 233.85 812.15
5 IVA Richards WI 321.05 225.43 262.20 808.67
6 SPD Smith AUS 314.61 219.17 251.23 785.01
7 KC Sangakkara SL 323.79 231.23 221.32 776.34
8 AR Border AUS 312.52 229.41 223.33 765.26
9 JH Kallis SA 304.96 219.21 231.63 755.80
10 KF Barrington ENG 299.07 217.18 235.85 752.10
11 RT Ponting AUS 315.82 213.06 218.96 747.84
12 SR Waugh AUS 305.59 207.89 232.73 746.21
13 Javed Miandad PAK 284.52 235.43 223.92 743.87
14 V Kohli IND 289.99 228.31 221.52 739.82
15 RS Dravid IND 289.93 236.29 212.47 738.69
16 DPMD Jayawardena SL 314.27 193.81 222.16 730.24
17 S Chanderpaul WI 279.29 201.05 241.70 722.05
18 Younis Khan PAK 297.53 219.35 196.24 713.12
19 CH Lloyd WI 290.89 224.38 196.28 711.54
20 RB Kanhai WI 290.70 206.90 211.79 709.40
21 AB de Villiers SA 271.82 207.39 217.72 696.93
22 HM Amla SA 270.76 201.70 220.42 692.88
23 KS Williamson NZ 286.34 203.89 198.45 688.67
24 HC Brook ENG 270.88 209.06 202.03 681.97
25 Mohammad Yousuf PAK 259.88 201.76 209.39 671.02

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
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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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