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Top 25 ODI Batsmen With Highest Averages

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Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned last update date. The first list simply gives you the batsmen with best averages in ODI Cricket. The second list gives you the batsmen with best Relative Averages (R Ave).

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. TOP 25 ODI BATSMEN WITH BEST AVERAGES
2. TOP 25 ODI BATSMEN WITH BEST R AVE
3. TOP TEAMS
Qualification
Min Inns Against Top Teams 40
Min Runs 2500

TOP 25 ODI BATSMEN WITH BEST AVERAGES

RANK BATSMAN NAT FP LP INNS NO 50s RUNS AVE
1 V Kohli IND 2008 2025 290 45 74 14181 57.88
2 Babar Azam PAK 2015 2025 125 15 35 6106 55.51
3 MG Bevan AUS 1994 2004 196 67 46 6912 53.58
4 AB de Villiers SA 2005 2018 218 39 53 9577 53.50
5 IJL Trott ENG 2009 2013 65 10 22 2819 51.25
6 MS Dhoni IND 2004 2019 297 84 73 10773 50.58
7 SD Hope WI 2016 2024 128 19 26 5443 49.94
8 HM Amla SA 2008 2019 178 14 39 8113 49.47
9 KS Williamson NZ 2010 2025 165 18 47 7235 49.22
10 KL Rahul IND 2016 2025 79 17 18 3043 49.08
11 RG Sharma IND 2007 2025 265 36 58 11168 48.77
12 SS Iyer IND 2017 2025 65 6 22 2845 48.22
13 MEK Hussey AUS 2004 2012 157 44 39 5442 48.16
14 JE Root ENG 2013 2025 166 23 41 6859 47.97
15 Zaheer Abbas PAK 1974 1985 60 6 13 2572 47.63
16 LRPL Taylor NZ 2006 2022 220 39 51 8607 47.55
17 F du Plessis SA 2011 2019 136 20 35 5507 47.47
18 IVA Richards WI 1975 1991 167 24 45 6721 47.00
19 Fakhar Zaman PAK 2017 2025 85 6 17 3651 46.22
20 Q de Kock SA 2013 2023 155 7 30 6770 45.74
21 DA Warner AUS 2009 2023 159 6 33 6932 45.31
22 CG Greenidge WI 1975 1991 127 13 31 5134 45.04
23 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2012 452 41 96 18426 44.83
24 DM Jones AUS 1984 1994 161 25 46 6068 44.62
25 MJ Clarke AUS 2003 2015 223 44 58 7981 44.59

TOP 25 ODI BATSMEN WITH BEST R AVE

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
RANK BATSMAN NAT FP LP INNS NO 50s RUNS AVE R AVE
1 MG Bevan AUS 1994 2004 196 67 46 6912 53.58 56.67
2 V Kohli IND 2008 2025 290 45 74 14181 57.88 54.40
3 AB de Villiers SA 2005 2018 218 39 53 9577 53.50 52.48
4 MS Dhoni IND 2004 2019 297 84 73 10773 50.58 51.93
5 Babar Azam PAK 2015 2025 125 15 35 6106 55.51 51.75
6 MEK Hussey AUS 2004 2012 157 44 39 5442 48.16 49.92
7 IJL Trott ENG 2009 2013 65 10 22 2819 51.25 49.47
8 IVA Richards WI 1975 1991 167 24 45 6721 47.00 49.31
9 Zaheer Abbas PAK 1974 1985 60 6 13 2572 47.63 48.87
10 CG Greenidge WI 1975 1991 127 13 31 5134 45.04 48.33
11 HM Amla SA 2008 2019 178 14 39 8113 49.47 48.00
12 RG Sharma IND 2007 2025 265 36 58 11168 48.77 47.83
13 SD Hope WI 2016 2024 128 19 26 5443 49.94 47.75
14 KL Rahul IND 2016 2025 79 17 18 3043 49.08 47.10
15 DM Jones AUS 1984 1994 161 25 46 6068 44.62 46.89
16 L Klusener SA 1996 2004 137 50 19 3576 41.10 46.79
17 LRPL Taylor NZ 2006 2022 220 39 51 8607 47.55 45.96
18 KS Williamson NZ 2010 2025 165 18 47 7235 49.22 45.92
19 SS Iyer IND 2017 2025 65 6 22 2845 48.22 45.85
20 JH Kallis SA 1996 2014 314 53 86 11579 44.36 45.71
21 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2012 452 41 96 18426 44.83 45.51
22 JE Root ENG 2013 2025 166 23 41 6859 47.97 45.22
23 DA Warner AUS 2009 2023 159 6 33 6932 45.31 44.83
24 ML Hayden AUS 1993 2008 155 15 36 6133 43.81 44.82
25 MJ Clarke AUS 2003 2015 223 44 58 7981 44.59 44.68

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK
2020s IND PAK NZ AUS SL SA

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