Some statistics, like Bradman's average and the number of centuries Tendulkar has made are known to pretty much every cricket buff. But The List will bring you facts and figures that aren't so obvious, adding fuel to those fiery debates about the most valuable middle-order bat, and the most useless tailender. If there's a particular List that you would like to see, e-mail us with your comments and suggestions.

Andy Flower on his way to 232 not out in Nagpur in 2000. © Getty Images Enlarge

Touring India poses myriad challenges for visiting players. The weather is hot and humid, the food spicy, the pitches spinner-friendly, and the crowds vociferously cheer the home side. The List features overseas players who rose to the occasion and starred in India.

For those who watched Andy Flower's tours of India, it's no surprise that he tops the batting averages with a staggering 117.14. In fact his average was halved by ordinary scores in his last two Tests. After his first three Tests, Flower had one double-century, two centuries, and three fifties at an average of 239.

Clive Lloyd and Gordon Greenidge are the only two batsmen to aggregate over 1000 Test runs in India. Lloyd's 1359 runs came at an average of 75.50 whereas Greenidge's 1042 at 45.30.

Best batting average in India against India - Tests (qualification: 6 innings, 2 series)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	100
A Flower (Zimb)	1993-2002	5	10	820	232*	117.14	3
GS Sobers (WI)	1958-1967	8	13	899	198	99.88	3
KF Barrington (Eng)	1961-1964	6	10	674	172	96.28	3
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1983	14	22	1359	242*	75.50	4
JH Kallis (SAf)	2000-2004	4	7	377	121	75.40	1
CD McMillan (NZ)	1999-2003	4	7	342	100*	68.40	1
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1955-1965	9	16	885	230*	68.07	3
RB Kanhai (WI)	1958-1967	8	12	765	256	63.75	1
IT Botham (Eng)	1980-1982	7	9	554	142	61.55	2
ML Hayden (Aust)	2001-2004	7	14	793	203	61.00	2
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1974-1979	11	19	992	187	58.35	2

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Carl Hooper, with 806 runs at 53.73, tops the ODI runs aggregate for matches against India in India. Jacques Kallis, Matthew Hayden and Inzamam-ul-Haq average over 50 in both Tests and ODIs in India.

Best batting average in India against India - ODIs (qualification: 6 innings, 2 series)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	100
JH Kallis (SAf)	2000-2005	8	7	307	91	76.75	0
CG Greenidge (WI)	1983-1988	9	8	517	115	73.85	1
AJ Lamb (Eng)	1984-1989	7	7	276	91	69.00	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)	1996-2005	12	12	551	91	68.87	0
GM Ritchie (Aust)	1984-1986	7	7	261	75	65.25	0
MG Bevan (Aust)	1996-2003	15	14	556	87*	61.77	0
Salman Butt (Pak)	2004-2005	7	7	343	108*	57.16	2
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	24	22	806	113*	53.73	1
KC Wessels (Aust/SAf)	1984-1993	10	9	413	107	51.62	1
ML Hayden (Aust)	2001-2003	8	8	413	111	51.62	1