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. To qualify for the rating, a player must have played at least 50 innings against the Top Teams (TT). TT may be found in the last section of the rating. 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). Only batsmen with more than 2500 runs are considered for both lists.

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

TOP 25 ODI BATSMEN WITH BEST AVERAGES


RANK BATSMAN NAT FP LP INNS NO 100s RUNS AVE
1 Babar Azam PAK 2015 2023 98 12 18 5089 59.17
2 V Kohli IND 2008 2023 265 40 46 12898 57.32
3 MG Bevan AUS 1994 2004 196 67 6 6912 53.58
4 AB de Villiers SA 2005 2018 218 39 25 9577 53.50
5 IJL Trott ENG 2009 2013 65 10 4 2819 51.25
6 MS Dhoni IND 2004 2019 297 84 10 10773 50.58
7 SD Hope WI 2016 2023 113 15 15 4940 50.41
8 JE Root ENG 2013 2022 147 23 16 6207 50.06
9 HM Amla SA 2008 2019 178 14 27 8113 49.47
10 RG Sharma IND 2007 2023 237 35 30 9837 48.70
11 Fakhar Zaman PAK 2017 2023 70 5 10 3148 48.43
12 MEK Hussey AUS 2004 2012 157 44 3 5442 48.16
13 KS Williamson NZ 2010 2023 153 16 13 6554 47.84
14 Zaheer Abbas PAK 1974 1985 60 6 7 2572 47.63
15 LRPL Taylor NZ 2006 2022 220 39 21 8607 47.55
16 F du Plessis SA 2011 2019 136 20 12 5507 47.47
17 IVA Richards WI 1975 1991 167 24 11 6721 47.00
18 JM Bairstow ENG 2011 2022 86 8 11 3634 46.59
19 CG Greenidge WI 1975 1991 127 13 11 5134 45.04
20 DA Warner AUS 2009 2023 140 6 19 6030 45.00
21 Q de Kock SA 2013 2023 140 7 17 5966 44.86
22 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2012 452 41 49 18426 44.83
23 DM Jones AUS 1984 1994 161 25 7 6068 44.62
24 MJ Clarke AUS 2003 2015 223 44 8 7981 44.59
25 SPD Smith AUS 2010 2023 126 15 12 4939 44.50

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 100s RUNS AVE R AVE
1 MG Bevan AUS 1994 2004 196 67 6 6912 53.58 55.00
2 Babar Azam PAK 2015 2023 98 12 18 5089 59.17 52.69
3 V Kohli IND 2008 2023 265 40 46 12898 57.32 52.09
4 AB de Villiers SA 2005 2018 218 39 25 9577 53.50 50.94
5 MS Dhoni IND 2004 2019 297 84 10 10773 50.58 50.40
6 MEK Hussey AUS 2004 2012 157 44 3 5442 48.16 48.45
7 IJL Trott ENG 2009 2013 65 10 4 2819 51.25 48.02
8 IVA Richards WI 1975 1991 167 24 11 6721 47.00 47.86
9 Zaheer Abbas PAK 1974 1985 60 6 7 2572 47.63 47.43
10 SD Hope WI 2016 2023 113 15 15 4940 50.41 47.04
11 CG Greenidge WI 1975 1991 127 13 11 5134 45.04 46.91
12 HM Amla SA 2008 2019 178 14 27 8113 49.47 46.59
13 RG Sharma IND 2007 2023 237 35 30 9837 48.70 46.38
14 JE Root ENG 2013 2022 147 23 16 6207 50.06 45.69
15 DM Jones AUS 1984 1994 161 25 7 6068 44.62 45.51
16 L Klusener SA 1996 2004 137 50 2 3576 41.10 45.41
17 Fakhar Zaman PAK 2017 2023 70 5 10 3148 48.43 44.69
18 LRPL Taylor NZ 2006 2022 220 39 21 8607 47.55 44.59
19 JM Bairstow ENG 2011 2022 86 8 11 3634 46.59 44.40
20 JH Kallis SA 1996 2014 314 53 17 11579 44.36 44.37
21 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2012 452 41 49 18426 44.83 44.17
22 ML Hayden AUS 1993 2008 155 15 10 6133 43.81 43.50
23 MJ Clarke AUS 2003 2015 223 44 8 7981 44.59 43.37
24 KS Williamson NZ 2010 2023 153 16 13 6554 47.84 43.30
25 DL Haynes WI 1978 1994 237 28 17 8648 41.38 43.17

TOP TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN
2020s BAN IND PAK AUS NZ SA ENG SL


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