Tests - Best Opening Batsmen

Top 25 Opening 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 opening 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 opening 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) 25
Min Runs 500

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 G Boycott ENG 1964 1982 1973 191 8091 230.00
1 G Boycott ENG 1964 1982 1973 191 8091 230.00
2 WM Lawry AUS 1961 1971 1966 123 5234 148.79
3 RB Simpson AUS 1960 1967 1963.5 70 3664 104.16
4 CC Hunte WI 1958 1967 1962.5 78 3245 92.24
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS SM Gavaskar IND 1971 1987 1979 203 9607 240.00
1 SM Gavaskar IND 1971 1987 1979 203 9607 240.00
2 GA Gooch ENG 1978 1995 1986.5 184 7811 195.13
3 MA Taylor AUS 1989 1999 1994 186 7525 187.99
4 CG Greenidge WI 1974 1991 1982.5 182 7488 187.06
5 DL Haynes WI 1978 1994 1986 201 7472 186.66
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS AN Cook ENG 2006 2018 2012 278 11845 250.00
1 AN Cook ENG 2006 2018 2012 278 11845 250.00
2 GC Smith SA 2002 2014 2008 196 9030 190.59
3 ML Hayden AUS 1994 2009 2001.5 184 8625 182.04
4 V Sehwag IND 2002 2013 2007.5 170 8207 173.22
5 MA Atherton ENG 1990 2001 1995.5 197 7476 157.79
6 CH Gayle WI 2000 2014 2007 173 7029 148.35
7 ST Jayasuriya SL 1994 2007 2000.5 152 5932 125.20
8 ME Trescothick ENG 2000 2006 2003 142 5824 122.92
9 MS Atapattu SL 1997 2007 2002 136 5317 112.22
10 JL Langer AUS 1993 2007 2000 115 5112 107.89
11 Saeed Anwar PAK 1990 2001 1995.5 86 3957 83.52
RANK ERA 4 NAT FP LP MP INNS RUNS RAT
TS DA Warner AUS 2011 2024 2017.5 202 8747 240.00
1 DA Warner AUS 2011 2024 2017.5 202 8747 240.00
2 FDM Karunaratne SL 2012 2025 2018.5 186 7129 195.61
3 Tamim Iqbal BAN 2008 2023 2015.5 133 5095 139.80
4 UT Khawaja AUS 2016 2025 2020.5 80 3412 93.62
5 YB Jaiswal IND 2023 2025 2024 53 2511 68.90

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 1000
Min Runs (TT) 800

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS AVE R AVE RAT
TS RB Simpson 70 4 3664 55.52 58.31 160.00
1 RB Simpson 70 4 3664 55.52 58.31 160.00
2 YB Jaiswal 53 2 2511 49.24 55.05 151.04
3 UT Khawaja 80 9 3412 48.06 53.84 147.73
4 SM Gavaskar 203 12 9607 50.30 53.56 146.95
5 ML Hayden 184 14 8625 50.74 50.87 139.58
6 G Boycott 191 23 8091 48.16 50.28 137.97
7 WM Lawry 123 12 5234 47.15 50.01 137.21
8 V Sehwag 170 6 8207 50.04 49.81 136.66
9 CC Hunte 78 6 3245 45.07 48.59 133.32
10 JL Langer 115 9 5112 48.23 48.22 132.31
11 Saeed Anwar 86 2 3957 47.11 47.88 131.37
12 GC Smith 196 12 9030 49.08 47.63 130.69
13 GA Gooch 184 6 7811 43.88 47.22 129.56
14 CG Greenidge 182 16 7488 45.11 46.18 126.72
15 DA Warner 202 8 8747 45.09 45.86 125.84
16 ME Trescothick 142 9 5824 43.79 45.75 125.54
17 AN Cook 278 14 11845 44.87 44.69 122.61
18 MA Taylor 186 13 7525 43.50 44.59 122.36
19 MS Atapattu 136 13 5317 43.23 44.45 121.96
20 DL Haynes 201 25 7472 42.45 44.01 120.77
21 MA Atherton 197 6 7476 39.14 42.84 117.55
22 CH Gayle 173 10 7029 43.12 42.83 117.53
23 ST Jayasuriya 152 9 5932 41.48 42.58 116.84
24 FDM Karunaratne 186 7 7129 39.83 41.20 113.04
25 Tamim Iqbal 133 2 5095 38.89 38.35 105.22

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN INNS NO RUNS AVE R AVE RAT
TS RB Simpson 45 4 2199 53.63 60.03 240.00
1 RB Simpson 45 4 2199 53.63 60.03 240.00
2 UT Khawaja 52 5 2247 47.81 55.25 220.89
3 CC Hunte 59 5 2650 49.07 54.52 217.97
4 V Sehwag 115 3 5890 52.59 54.51 217.92
5 SM Gavaskar 173 11 8025 49.54 53.96 215.73
6 WM Lawry 82 7 3583 47.77 52.92 211.58
7 YB Jaiswal 43 2 1837 44.80 52.34 209.27
8 Saeed Anwar 36 1 1535 43.86 49.99 199.87
9 ML Hayden 128 10 5578 47.27 49.58 198.20
10 G Boycott 137 17 5499 45.83 48.90 195.49
11 JL Langer 86 8 3585 45.96 48.00 191.92
12 ST Jayasuriya 98 4 4056 43.15 46.55 186.11
13 CG Greenidge 99 8 3767 41.40 44.74 178.87
14 CH Gayle 101 2 4163 42.05 44.53 178.04
15 GC Smith 116 8 4699 43.51 44.32 177.19
16 AN Cook 176 6 7148 42.05 44.03 176.01
17 MA Taylor 105 7 3868 39.47 44.00 175.91
18 GA Gooch 150 4 5757 39.43 43.82 175.21
19 MA Atherton 165 5 5998 37.49 42.04 168.07
20 MS Atapattu 92 6 3289 38.24 41.55 166.13
21 ME Trescothick 97 5 3454 37.54 41.32 165.21
22 DA Warner 148 3 5674 39.13 41.00 163.92
23 DL Haynes 116 10 3819 36.03 38.94 155.69
24 Tamim Iqbal 73 1 2677 37.18 37.68 150.66
25 FDM Karunaratne 129 3 4122 32.71 36.00 143.94

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 Runs (TT) 800
Min Average 25

Against All Teams

RANK BATSMAN R4BF BF SR R SR RAT
TS V Sehwag 8207 9875 83.11 82.03 40.00
1 V Sehwag 8207 9875 83.11 82.03 40.00
2 ST Jayasuriya 5932 8995 65.95 69.57 33.92
3 DA Warner 8747 12421 70.42 68.03 33.18
4 Saeed Anwar 3957 7024 56.34 61.79 30.13
5 YB Jaiswal 2511 3803 66.03 61.57 30.02
6 ML Hayden 8625 14345 60.13 60.79 29.65
7 CH Gayle 7029 11572 60.74 60.56 29.53
8 RB Simpson 1495 3174 47.10 59.76 29.14
9 GC Smith 9030 15015 60.14 58.42 28.49
10 JL Langer 5112 8827 57.91 58.08 28.32
11 GA Gooch 7811 15619 50.01 56.97 27.78
12 ME Trescothick 5824 10684 54.51 56.15 27.38
13 CG Greenidge 6077 12373 49.12 55.60 27.11
14 Tamim Iqbal 5095 8785 58.00 55.55 27.09
15 SM Gavaskar 6432 14626 43.98 51.84 25.28
16 DL Haynes 6905 15489 44.58 50.03 24.40
17 FDM Karunaratne 7129 13802 51.65 49.93 24.35
18 CC Hunte 936 2436 38.42 49.42 24.10
19 WM Lawry 3217 8404 38.28 48.39 23.59
20 MS Atapattu 5317 11915 44.62 46.96 22.90
21 MA Taylor 7525 18110 41.55 45.91 22.39
22 AN Cook 11845 25236 46.94 45.03 21.96
23 UT Khawaja 3412 7334 46.52 44.41 21.66
24 G Boycott 7498 21104 35.53 43.16 21.05
25 MA Atherton 7476 19863 37.64 41.96 20.46

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN R4BF BF SR R SR RAT
TS V Sehwag 5890 7098 82.98 81.97 60.00
1 V Sehwag 5890 7098 82.98 81.97 60.00
2 ST Jayasuriya 4056 6229 65.11 69.74 51.05
3 DA Warner 5674 8378 67.72 65.82 48.18
4 CH Gayle 4163 6572 63.34 63.61 46.56
5 YB Jaiswal 1837 2762 66.51 62.45 45.71
6 Saeed Anwar 1535 2811 54.61 61.49 45.01
7 CG Greenidge 3419 6497 52.62 60.47 44.26
8 Tamim Iqbal 2677 4299 62.27 59.92 43.86
9 JL Langer 3585 6095 58.82 59.64 43.65
10 ML Hayden 5578 9737 57.29 58.79 43.03
11 RB Simpson 1190 2668 44.60 57.56 42.13
12 GA Gooch 5757 11908 48.35 55.57 40.67
13 GC Smith 4699 8336 56.37 55.05 40.29
14 ME Trescothick 3454 6601 52.33 54.50 39.89
15 SM Gavaskar 5614 12932 43.41 51.43 37.65
16 DL Haynes 3516 8079 43.52 49.66 36.35
17 FDM Karunaratne 4122 8161 50.51 49.37 36.14
18 CC Hunte 936 2436 38.42 49.18 36.00
19 WM Lawry 2328 6383 36.47 46.40 33.96
20 MA Taylor 3868 9758 39.64 44.75 32.75
21 AN Cook 7148 15967 44.77 43.56 31.89
22 MS Atapattu 3289 8107 40.57 43.56 31.89
23 G Boycott 5107 14405 35.45 43.05 31.51
24 UT Khawaja 2247 5066 44.35 42.85 31.36
25 MA Atherton 5998 16002 37.48 41.96 30.72

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 V Sehwag 319 309 293 254 201* 201 195 253.14 80.00
1 V Sehwag 319 309 293 254 201* 201 195 253.14 80.00
2 AN Cook 294 263 244* 243 235* 190 189 236.86 74.85
3 GC Smith 277 259 234 232 200 183 157 220.29 69.62
4 CH Gayle 333 317 204 197 175 165* 150 220.14 69.57
5 ST Jayasuriya 340 253 213 199 188 157 148 214.00 67.63
6 MS Atapattu 249 223 216* 207* 201* 201 185 211.71 66.91
7 DA Warner 335* 253 200 180 164 163 154 207.00 65.42
8 ML Hayden 380 203 197 177 153 138 138 198.00 62.57
9 CG Greenidge 226 223 214* 213 194 154* 149 196.14 61.99
10 SM Gavaskar 221 220 205 182* 176 172 172 192.57 60.86
11 GA Gooch 333 196 183 174 154* 154 153 192.43 60.81
12 MA Taylor 334* 219 170 169* 164 144 142* 191.71 60.59
13 RB Simpson 311 225 201 153 153 115 109 181.00 57.20
14 FDM Karunaratne 244 196 186 179 158* 152 147 180.29 56.98
15 JL Langer 250 215 191 166 162 146 126 179.43 56.70
16 ME Trescothick 219 194 193 180 161 151 132 175.71 55.53
17 UT Khawaja 232 195* 180 160 145 141 141 170.57 53.91
18 WM Lawry 210 205 166 157 151 135 130 164.86 52.10
19 YB Jaiswal 214* 209 175 171 161 118 101 164.14 51.87
20 G Boycott 246* 191 155 142* 137 131 128* 161.43 51.02
21 Saeed Anwar 188* 176 169 149 145 136 126 155.57 49.16
22 CC Hunte 260 182 142 135 114 110 108* 150.14 47.45
23 DL Haynes 184 167 145 143* 143 136 131 149.86 47.36
24 MA Atherton 185* 160 151 144 136 135 131 148.86 47.04
25 Tamim Iqbal 206 151 133 128 126 109 109 137.43 43.43

Against Top Teams

RANK BATSMAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AVE HS RAT
TS V Sehwag 319 309 293 254 201* 201 195 253.14 170.00
1 V Sehwag 319 309 293 254 201* 201 195 253.14 170.00
2 AN Cook 294 263 244* 235* 190 189 176 227.29 152.64
3 ST Jayasuriya 340 253 199 188 148 131 113 196.00 131.63
4 SM Gavaskar 221 220 205 182* 172 172 166* 191.14 128.36
5 CG Greenidge 226 223 214* 213 194 134 115 188.43 126.54
6 CH Gayle 333 317 165* 116 107 105 104 178.14 119.63
7 MA Taylor 334* 170 169* 144 123 102* 101* 163.29 109.66
7 ML Hayden 203 197 177 153 138 138 137 163.29 109.66
9 WM Lawry 210 205 166 151 135 130 119 159.43 107.07
10 GC Smith 234 183 154* 151 133 131 125* 158.71 106.59
11 RB Simpson 311 225 201 94 92 92 91 158.00 106.11
11 JL Langer 250 191 166 146 126 116 111 158.00 106.11
13 UT Khawaja 195* 180 160 145 141 141 104* 152.29 102.27
14 DA Warner 200 180 145 145 135 133 124 151.71 101.88
15 GA Gooch 183 154* 154 153 146 135 133 151.14 101.50
16 CC Hunte 260 182 142 135 114 110 108* 150.14 100.83
17 ME Trescothick 219 193 180 132 117 99 90 147.14 98.81
18 MS Atapattu 207* 201* 133 127 120 118 118 146.29 98.24
19 MA Atherton 185* 160 151 144 135 125 113 144.71 97.18
20 YB Jaiswal 214* 209 161 118 101 87 84 139.14 93.44
21 G Boycott 191 142* 137 128* 128 119* 116 137.29 92.20
22 DL Haynes 184 143* 131 125 125 121 117 135.14 90.76
23 FDM Karunaratne 196 158* 141 130 107 103 97 133.14 89.41
24 Tamim Iqbal 206 151 126 108 104 103 86 126.29 84.81
25 Saeed Anwar 188* 145 126 119 118 85 78 122.71 82.41

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 V Sehwag 173.22 354.58 250.00 100.00 877.80 351.12
2 SM Gavaskar 240.00 362.68 189.22 62.93 854.83 341.93
3 AN Cook 250.00 298.63 227.49 53.84 829.96 331.98
4 DA Warner 240.00 289.76 167.30 81.35 778.42 311.37
5 ML Hayden 182.04 337.78 172.23 72.67 764.72 305.89
6 G Boycott 230.00 333.46 143.21 52.56 759.23 303.69
7 CG Greenidge 187.06 305.59 188.53 71.38 752.56 301.02
8 GC Smith 190.59 307.88 176.20 68.78 743.45 297.38
9 RB Simpson 104.16 400.00 163.31 71.27 738.73 295.49
10 GA Gooch 195.13 304.76 162.31 68.45 730.66 292.26
11 WM Lawry 148.79 348.79 159.16 57.56 714.30 285.72
12 ST Jayasuriya 125.20 302.94 199.26 84.97 712.37 284.95
13 MA Taylor 187.99 298.26 170.24 55.14 711.63 284.65
14 CH Gayle 148.35 295.57 189.20 76.09 709.22 283.69
15 UT Khawaja 93.62 368.62 156.17 53.02 671.43 268.57
16 JL Langer 107.89 324.22 162.81 71.98 666.90 266.76
17 DL Haynes 186.66 276.46 138.12 60.74 661.98 264.79
18 FDM Karunaratne 195.61 256.98 146.39 60.48 659.46 263.78
19 CC Hunte 92.24 351.29 148.28 60.10 651.91 260.76
20 YB Jaiswal 68.90 360.31 145.32 75.73 650.25 260.10
21 MA Atherton 157.79 285.62 144.23 51.18 638.81 255.52
22 ME Trescothick 122.92 290.75 154.35 67.27 635.28 254.11
23 Saeed Anwar 83.52 331.24 131.57 75.14 621.47 248.59
24 MS Atapattu 112.22 288.09 165.15 54.79 620.24 248.10
25 Tamim Iqbal 139.80 255.88 128.24 70.95 594.86 237.94

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: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 V Sehwag 85 4496 54.83 84.43 897.60 26.93
2 DA Warner 100 5427 58.35 72.87 860.51 25.82
3 ML Hayden 98 5210 57.89 62.88 824.92 24.75
4 GA Gooch 110 5117 47.82 52.06 804.74 24.14
5 SM Gavaskar 103 4738 47.86 45.79 804.17 24.13
6 WM Lawry 54 2818 56.36 40.01 776.27 23.29
7 G Boycott 100 4356 48.40 37.99 775.18 23.26
8 ST Jayasuriya 87 3629 44.26 65.14 769.64 23.09
9 DL Haynes 83 3853 56.66 49.51 754.32 22.63
10 AN Cook 142 5941 43.36 48.11 742.81 22.28
11 JL Langer 63 3046 50.77 58.66 711.33 21.34
12 RB Simpson 35 1734 52.55 49.24 689.25 20.68
13 YB Jaiswal 26 1393 55.72 73.43 686.79 20.60
14 CC Hunte 35 1658 53.48 0.00 683.32 20.50
15 MA Taylor 100 3993 43.40 40.45 682.94 20.49
16 FDM Karunaratne 77 3741 50.55 55.65 674.13 20.22
17 ME Trescothick 75 3472 51.06 57.05 672.19 20.17
18 MA Atherton 112 4515 41.42 39.35 667.60 20.03
19 CH Gayle 85 3323 42.06 56.31 634.64 19.04
20 GC Smith 96 3777 41.97 64.71 632.63 18.98
21 CG Greenidge 73 3149 49.20 48.62 623.70 18.71
22 MS Atapattu 72 2650 41.41 44.95 618.73 18.56
23 Tamim Iqbal 75 2805 37.91 53.91 569.45 17.08
24 Saeed Anwar 38 1769 47.81 55.77 569.44 17.08
25 UT Khawaja 34 1202 41.45 47.95 501.90 15.06

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SM Gavaskar 100 4869 52.92 41.98 856.91 102.83
2 AN Cook 136 5904 46.49 45.81 845.08 101.41
3 V Sehwag 85 3711 45.26 81.56 808.94 97.07
4 GC Smith 100 5253 55.88 57.23 799.95 95.99
5 CG Greenidge 109 4339 42.54 49.40 784.67 94.16
6 UT Khawaja 46 2210 52.62 45.78 745.45 89.45
7 G Boycott 91 3735 47.88 32.92 718.83 86.26
8 RB Simpson 35 1930 58.48 41.99 717.23 86.07
9 CH Gayle 88 3706 44.12 65.35 715.65 85.88
10 MA Taylor 86 3532 43.60 42.87 680.38 81.65
11 ML Hayden 86 3415 42.69 56.35 668.28 80.19
12 DA Warner 102 3320 32.87 66.75 657.91 78.95
13 FDM Karunaratne 109 3388 32.27 47.85 630.23 75.63
14 WM Lawry 69 2416 39.61 34.98 624.86 74.98
15 Saeed Anwar 48 2188 46.55 56.80 624.43 74.93
16 Tamim Iqbal 58 2290 40.18 63.93 602.58 72.31
17 GA Gooch 74 2694 37.94 46.53 595.54 71.47
18 MS Atapattu 64 2667 45.20 44.30 588.53 70.62
19 ST Jayasuriya 65 2303 37.75 67.26 587.01 70.44
20 MA Atherton 85 2961 36.11 35.30 580.18 69.62
21 CC Hunte 43 1587 38.71 38.44 579.49 69.54
22 DL Haynes 118 3619 33.51 40.64 576.80 69.22
23 JL Langer 52 2066 44.91 56.85 575.38 69.05
24 YB Jaiswal 27 1118 43.00 58.66 561.73 67.41
25 ME Trescothick 67 2352 36.18 51.15 555.80 66.70

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: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 DA Warner 161 7470 48.51 71.52 841.53 25.25
2 AN Cook 223 9135 42.89 47.62 836.94 25.11
3 CG Greenidge 147 6266 47.11 49.30 830.34 24.91
4 GA Gooch 160 6942 44.50 50.20 818.31 24.55
5 G Boycott 176 7385 47.34 35.78 802.13 24.06
6 ML Hayden 149 6962 50.82 60.25 796.29 23.89
7 RB Simpson 62 3104 53.52 47.10 773.65 23.21
8 GC Smith 162 7325 48.83 60.94 770.62 23.12
9 DL Haynes 165 6624 46.65 46.06 769.71 23.09
10 WM Lawry 105 4682 48.27 39.26 766.31 22.99
11 JL Langer 97 4505 51.19 59.53 737.20 22.12
12 MA Taylor 162 6505 42.80 41.21 735.00 22.05
13 CH Gayle 138 5813 45.06 60.86 734.95 22.05
14 CC Hunte 63 2749 48.23 38.49 708.17 21.25
15 MA Atherton 183 6991 39.28 38.07 705.54 21.17
16 ME Trescothick 109 4519 44.74 56.36 662.80 19.88
17 UT Khawaja 58 1922 36.26 43.47 522.15 15.66

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 V Sehwag 109 6091 58.57 85.74 996.31 29.89
2 SM Gavaskar 122 5739 49.47 45.95 818.61 24.56
3 ST Jayasuriya 103 4442 45.33 64.97 785.46 23.56
4 FDM Karunaratne 114 5043 46.27 53.37 728.78 21.86
5 YB Jaiswal 26 1393 55.72 73.43 653.83 19.61
6 Saeed Anwar 51 2561 52.27 55.94 634.49 19.03
7 MS Atapattu 92 3347 39.85 44.24 610.47 18.31
8 Tamim Iqbal 89 3425 39.37 55.14 584.55 17.54

Unfamiliar Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs All Teams: 5

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 UT Khawaja 22 1490 82.78 51.15 902.67 108.32
2 AN Cook 55 2710 53.14 44.77 826.51 99.18
3 MA Taylor 24 1020 48.57 43.87 678.25 81.39
4 CG Greenidge 35 1222 37.03 47.81 663.76 79.65
5 GC Smith 34 1705 50.15 56.93 663.07 79.57
6 ML Hayden 35 1663 50.39 59.63 645.78 77.49
7 DA Warner 41 1277 31.93 64.59 588.63 70.64
8 RB Simpson 8 560 70.00 NK 587.72 70.53
9 G Boycott 15 706 58.83 33.30 580.00 69.60
10 GA Gooch 24 869 39.50 48.55 540.16 64.82
11 ME Trescothick 33 1305 40.78 48.95 540.00 64.80
12 CH Gayle 35 1216 35.76 60.20 533.46 64.02
13 DL Haynes 36 848 24.94 35.02 441.56 52.99
14 WM Lawry 18 552 39.43 28.98 427.46 51.29
15 CC Hunte 15 496 33.07 0.00 425.96 51.12
16 JL Langer 18 607 33.72 48.17 380.94 45.71
17 MA Atherton 14 485 37.31 32.31 340.48 40.86

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs All Teams: 5

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 SM Gavaskar 81 3868 51.57 40.94 958.68 115.04
2 MS Atapattu 44 1970 50.51 45.30 920.89 110.51
3 V Sehwag 61 2116 35.27 76.36 804.62 96.55
4 Saeed Anwar 35 1396 39.89 57.07 707.66 84.92
5 YB Jaiswal 27 1118 43.00 58.66 699.90 83.99
6 ST Jayasuriya 49 1490 33.11 69.05 693.18 83.18
7 Tamim Iqbal 44 1670 37.95 64.90 690.60 82.87
8 FDM Karunaratne 72 2086 29.80 47.93 686.13 82.34

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 SM Gavaskar 102.83 24.13 115.04 24.56 266.55
2 V Sehwag 97.07 26.93 96.55 29.89 250.44
3 AN Cook 101.41 22.28 99.18 25.11 247.98
4 UT Khawaja 89.45 15.06 108.32 15.66 228.50
5 MS Atapattu 70.62 18.56 110.51 18.31 218.01
6 GC Smith 95.99 18.98 79.57 23.12 217.66
7 CG Greenidge 94.16 18.71 79.65 24.91 217.43
8 ML Hayden 80.19 24.75 77.49 23.89 206.32
9 MA Taylor 81.65 20.49 81.39 22.05 205.57
10 G Boycott 86.26 23.26 69.60 24.06 203.18
11 DA Warner 78.95 25.82 70.64 25.25 200.65
12 RB Simpson 86.07 20.68 70.53 23.21 200.48
13 ST Jayasuriya 70.44 23.09 83.18 23.56 200.28
14 FDM Karunaratne 75.63 20.22 82.34 21.86 200.05
15 Saeed Anwar 74.93 17.08 84.92 19.03 195.97
16 YB Jaiswal 67.41 20.60 83.99 19.61 191.61
17 CH Gayle 85.88 19.04 64.02 22.05 190.98
18 Tamim Iqbal 72.31 17.08 82.87 17.54 189.80
19 GA Gooch 71.47 24.14 64.82 24.55 184.98
20 WM Lawry 74.98 23.29 51.29 22.99 172.56
21 ME Trescothick 66.70 20.17 64.80 19.88 171.55
22 DL Haynes 69.22 22.63 52.99 23.09 167.92
23 CC Hunte 69.54 20.50 51.12 21.25 162.40
24 JL Langer 69.05 21.34 45.71 22.12 158.22
25 MA Atherton 69.62 20.03 40.86 21.17 151.67

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: 10

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 GA Gooch 101 3141 31.73 46.33 947.01 47.35
2 FDM Karunaratne 102 2771 27.99 49.06 858.84 42.94
3 SM Gavaskar 93 2595 28.21 40.67 815.58 40.78
4 Tamim Iqbal 86 2531 29.78 57.48 811.56 40.58
5 G Boycott 89 2379 29.01 33.80 810.15 40.51
6 DL Haynes 92 2332 28.79 37.88 762.82 38.14
7 AN Cook 115 2767 24.27 42.91 749.12 37.46
8 MA Atherton 104 2561 25.11 34.88 746.15 37.31
9 V Sehwag 63 1718 28.63 80.92 737.58 36.88
10 DA Warner 82 2065 26.14 65.08 736.98 36.85
11 Saeed Anwar 41 1310 31.95 51.80 733.38 36.67
12 ME Trescothick 61 1625 27.54 47.24 714.45 35.72
13 CH Gayle 90 2182 25.37 57.69 685.17 34.26
14 MA Taylor 63 1608 25.94 37.60 641.34 32.07
15 CG Greenidge 74 1597 23.14 41.79 637.99 31.90
16 WM Lawry 50 1267 27.54 31.65 630.82 31.54
17 ST Jayasuriya 76 1442 20.31 59.56 605.14 30.26
18 GC Smith 64 1552 25.44 54.72 600.20 30.01
19 CC Hunte 32 741 26.46 39.36 556.90 27.84
20 RB Simpson 23 610 29.05 52.17 549.77 27.49
21 MS Atapattu 71 1379 21.22 37.20 540.10 27.01
22 UT Khawaja 38 820 24.12 40.57 519.68 25.98
23 ML Hayden 46 890 21.19 57.61 499.87 24.99
24 YB Jaiswal 25 470 19.58 53.17 429.72 21.49
25 JL Langer 26 469 19.54 50.87 385.39 19.27

TOP FORM

TF RATING

Points to note about Top Form Rating:-

  • TF is calculated by taking the best 30 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: 15

RANK BATSMAN INNS RUNS AVE SR RAT WTG
1 V Sehwag 30 2299 79.28 77.54 984.92 98.49
2 SM Gavaskar 30 2168 77.43 47.87 881.00 88.10
3 ML Hayden 30 2126 78.74 61.96 860.82 86.08
4 UT Khawaja 30 1773 68.19 45.44 785.17 78.52
5 AN Cook 30 1775 63.39 46.12 780.65 78.06
6 WM Lawry 30 1772 65.63 40.81 769.32 76.93
7 DA Warner 30 1817 62.66 78.45 750.78 75.08
8 RB Simpson 30 1648 61.04 45.66 749.51 74.95
9 ST Jayasuriya 30 1542 53.17 65.45 712.10 71.21
10 G Boycott 30 1638 71.22 36.97 711.19 71.12
11 YB Jaiswal 30 1541 55.04 68.40 701.40 70.14
12 JL Langer 30 1611 55.55 55.92 699.99 70.00
13 CG Greenidge 30 1509 55.89 55.03 684.25 68.42
14 CH Gayle 30 1535 52.93 73.06 683.81 68.38
15 GC Smith 30 1615 62.12 56.85 681.79 68.18
16 GA Gooch 30 1591 54.86 50.65 668.38 66.84
17 CC Hunte 30 1493 53.32 38.13 662.84 66.28
18 Saeed Anwar 30 1433 49.41 55.29 640.03 64.00
19 FDM Karunaratne 30 1440 49.66 51.17 619.15 61.91
20 Tamim Iqbal 30 1398 48.21 65.57 606.83 60.68
21 MA Taylor 30 1272 47.11 41.98 593.08 59.31
22 MA Atherton 30 1460 48.67 40.02 589.77 58.98
23 ME Trescothick 30 1337 44.57 54.71 585.54 58.55
24 MS Atapattu 30 1234 47.46 39.77 575.36 57.54
25 DL Haynes 30 1201 46.19 43.74 536.51 53.65

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: 20

RANK BATSMAN DIS II II/Dis% RAT WTG
1 SM Gavaskar 191 78 40.84 716.52 107.48
2 G Boycott 168 66 39.29 696.03 104.40
3 DA Warner 194 77 39.69 681.75 102.26
4 DL Haynes 176 71 40.34 645.05 96.76
5 ML Hayden 170 69 40.59 641.15 96.17
6 GA Gooch 178 68 38.20 637.44 95.62
7 MA Taylor 173 67 38.73 634.72 95.21
8 V Sehwag 164 65 39.63 633.23 94.99
9 AN Cook 264 89 33.71 633.11 94.97
10 WM Lawry 111 46 41.44 630.52 94.58
11 Tamim Iqbal 131 52 39.69 609.99 91.50
12 RB Simpson 66 30 45.45 605.92 90.89
13 MA Atherton 191 69 36.13 600.95 90.14
14 GC Smith 184 67 36.41 593.63 89.05
15 CG Greenidge 166 61 36.75 578.92 86.84
16 CH Gayle 163 59 36.20 577.81 86.67
17 UT Khawaja 71 28 39.44 557.86 83.68
18 Saeed Anwar 84 34 40.48 534.16 80.12
19 JL Langer 106 38 35.85 529.88 79.48
20 CC Hunte 72 26 36.11 509.81 76.47
21 ST Jayasuriya 143 44 30.77 476.63 71.49
22 FDM Karunaratne 179 53 29.61 472.41 70.86
23 YB Jaiswal 51 19 37.25 465.08 69.76
24 ME Trescothick 133 44 33.08 455.30 68.29
25 MS Atapattu 123 35 28.46 430.51 64.58

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 SM Gavaskar 40.78 88.10 107.48 236.36
2 V Sehwag 36.88 98.49 94.99 230.36
3 G Boycott 40.51 71.12 104.40 216.03
4 DA Warner 36.85 75.08 102.26 214.19
5 AN Cook 37.46 78.06 94.97 210.49
6 GA Gooch 47.35 66.84 95.62 209.81
7 ML Hayden 24.99 86.08 96.17 207.25
8 WM Lawry 31.54 76.93 94.58 203.05
9 RB Simpson 27.49 74.95 90.89 193.33
10 Tamim Iqbal 40.58 60.68 91.50 192.76
11 CH Gayle 34.26 68.38 86.67 189.31
12 DL Haynes 38.14 53.65 96.76 188.55
13 UT Khawaja 25.98 78.52 83.68 188.18
14 GC Smith 30.01 68.18 89.05 187.23
15 CG Greenidge 31.90 68.42 86.84 187.16
16 MA Taylor 32.07 59.31 95.21 186.58
17 MA Atherton 37.31 58.98 90.14 186.43
18 Saeed Anwar 36.67 64.00 80.12 180.80
19 FDM Karunaratne 42.94 61.91 70.86 175.72
20 ST Jayasuriya 30.26 71.21 71.49 172.96
21 CC Hunte 27.84 66.28 76.47 170.60
22 JL Langer 19.27 70.00 79.48 168.75
23 ME Trescothick 35.72 58.55 68.29 162.57
24 YB Jaiswal 21.49 70.14 69.76 161.39
25 MS Atapattu 27.01 57.54 64.58 149.12

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 SM Gavaskar IND 341.93 266.55 236.36 844.84
2 V Sehwag IND 351.12 250.44 230.36 831.92
3 AN Cook ENG 331.98 247.98 210.49 790.45
4 DA Warner AUS 311.37 200.65 214.19 726.20
5 G Boycott ENG 303.69 203.18 216.03 722.90
6 ML Hayden AUS 305.89 206.32 207.25 719.46
7 CG Greenidge WI 301.02 217.43 187.16 705.62
8 GC Smith SA 297.38 217.66 187.23 702.27
9 RB Simpson AUS 295.49 200.48 193.33 689.30
10 GA Gooch ENG 292.26 184.98 209.81 687.05
11 UT Khawaja AUS 268.57 228.50 188.18 685.25
12 MA Taylor AUS 284.65 205.57 186.58 676.81
13 CH Gayle WI 283.69 190.98 189.31 663.98
14 WM Lawry AUS 285.72 172.56 203.05 661.33
15 ST Jayasuriya SL 284.95 200.28 172.96 658.18
16 FDM Karunaratne SL 263.78 200.05 175.72 639.55
17 Saeed Anwar PAK 248.59 195.97 180.80 625.35
18 DL Haynes WI 264.79 167.92 188.55 621.27
19 Tamim Iqbal BAN 237.94 189.80 192.76 620.50
20 MS Atapattu SL 248.10 218.01 149.12 615.22
21 YB Jaiswal IND 260.10 191.61 161.39 613.10
22 CC Hunte WI 260.76 162.40 170.60 593.76
23 JL Langer AUS 266.76 158.22 168.75 593.73
24 MA Atherton ENG 255.52 151.67 186.43 593.62
25 ME Trescothick ENG 254.11 171.55 162.57 588.23

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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