Top 25 ODI Batsmen With Highest Averages

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 2025-09-15

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	30
Min Runs	2500

TOP 25 ODI BATSMEN WITH BEST AVERAGES

RANK	BATSMAN	NAT	INNS	NO	100s	RUNS	AVE
1	V Kohli	IND	299	47	54	14797	58.72
2	DJ Mitchell	NZ	54	8	9	2690	58.48
3	S Gill	IND	61	8	8	2953	55.72
4	Babar Azam	PAK	137	16	20	6501	53.73
5	MG Bevan	AUS	196	67	6	6912	53.58
6	AB de Villiers	SA	218	39	25	9577	53.50
7	IJL Trott	ENG	65	10	4	2819	51.25
8	KL Rahul	IND	86	20	8	3360	50.91
9	MS Dhoni	IND	297	84	10	10773	50.58
10	SD Hope	WI	143	22	19	6113	50.52
11	HE van der Dussen	SA	65	12	6	2657	50.13
12	JE Root	ENG	178	25	20	7577	49.52
13	HM Amla	SA	178	14	27	8113	49.47
14	RG Sharma	IND	274	37	33	11577	48.85
15	KS Williamson	NZ	167	18	15	7256	48.70
16	MEK Hussey	AUS	157	44	3	5442	48.16
17	Zaheer Abbas	PAK	60	6	7	2572	47.63
18	LRPL Taylor	NZ	220	39	21	8607	47.55
19	F du Plessis	SA	136	20	12	5507	47.47
20	Imam-ul-Haq	PAK	74	7	9	3152	47.04
21	IVA Richards	WI	167	24	11	6721	47.00
22	Q de Kock	SA	161	8	23	7123	46.56
23	SS Iyer	IND	70	6	5	2977	46.52
24	Fakhar Zaman	PAK	91	6	11	3861	45.42
25	DA Warner	AUS	159	6	22	6932	45.31

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	INNS	NO	100s	RUNS	AVE	R AVE
1	MG Bevan	AUS	196	67	6	6912	53.58	56.49
2	DJ Mitchell	NZ	54	8	9	2690	58.48	55.84
3	V Kohli	IND	299	47	54	14797	58.72	54.35
4	S Gill	IND	61	8	8	2953	55.72	53.81
5	MS Dhoni	IND	297	84	10	10773	50.58	52.42
6	AB de Villiers	SA	218	39	25	9577	53.50	52.18
7	Babar Azam	PAK	137	16	20	6501	53.73	49.85
8	MEK Hussey	AUS	157	44	3	5442	48.16	49.82
9	IJL Trott	ENG	65	10	4	2819	51.25	49.45
10	KL Rahul	IND	86	20	8	3360	50.91	48.51
11	IVA Richards	WI	167	24	11	6721	47.00	48.39
12	SD Hope	WI	143	22	19	6113	50.52	48.08
13	Zaheer Abbas	PAK	60	6	7	2572	47.63	47.68
14	HM Amla	SA	178	14	27	8113	49.47	47.66
15	HE van der Dussen	SA	65	12	6	2657	50.13	47.50
16	L Klusener	SA	137	50	2	3576	41.10	47.33
17	RG Sharma	IND	274	37	33	11577	48.85	47.28
18	CG Greenidge	WI	127	13	11	5134	45.04	47.25
19	JE Root	ENG	178	25	20	7577	49.52	46.57
20	DM Jones	AUS	161	25	7	6068	44.62	46.21
21	LRPL Taylor	NZ	220	39	21	8607	47.55	45.71
22	SR Tendulkar	IND	452	41	49	18426	44.83	45.63
23	JH Kallis	SA	314	53	17	11579	44.36	45.31
24	KS Williamson	NZ	167	18	15	7256	48.70	45.22
25	Imam-ul-Haq	PAK	74	7	9	3152	47.04	45.11