Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records for India (Host) in Test matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1983	14	22	4	1359	242*	75.50	492+	53.65	4	5	-	107+	15
VS Hazare (IND)	1948-1952	13	20	4	1113	164*	69.56	-	0.00	5	4	2	0+	0
RG Pollock (SA)	1964-1970	14	26	4	1513	274	68.77	1273+	57.42	4	9	1	154+	7
RN Harvey (AUS)	1949-1960	17	25	3	1400	178	63.63	-	0.00	7	4	-	31+	0
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1939	15	26	3	1447	181	62.91	-	0.00	4	9	-	52+	3
AD Nourse (SA)	1935-1950	20	38	6	1881	231	58.78	108+	63.88	6	8	3	70+	3
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2024	59	95	8	5035	254*	57.87	8672	58.06	16	16	6	570	17
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	97	158	21	7795	224	56.89	16648	46.82	26	36	9	891	50
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	1953-1965	14	25	4	1190	230*	56.66	-	0.00	3	6	1	80+	9
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1977-1990	54	80	13	3725	166	55.59	5600+	41.66	13	15	5	271+	14
NS Sidhu (IND)	1983-1998	23	33	1	1726	131	53.93	3709+	45.48	5	9	1	194+	28
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2010	14	27	2	1315	147	52.60	2724	48.27	6	2	4	163	4
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2013	109	181	19	8377	217	51.70	15900+	52.61	27	35	6	1115+	41
RG Sharma (IND)	2013-2024	35	57	7	2585	212	51.70	4063	63.62	10	7	3	294	53
MW Gatting (ENG)	1981-1993	13	21	4	862	207	50.70	1706	50.52	2	3	2	107	5
M Azharuddin (IND)	1984-2000	53	78	5	3692	199	50.57	5752+	57.52	14	12	2	429+	18
Younis Khan (PAK)	2002-2013	14	28	3	1257	267	50.28	2455	51.20	4	4	4	150	5
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1972-1987	65	108	7	5067	236*	50.16	7459+	45.05	16	23	6	491+	18
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1979-1987	13	21	2	948	99	49.89	1488+	45.02	-	11	1	57+	3
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2013	60	104	3	5038	319	49.88	6144	81.99	14	20	8	717	60
VVS Laxman (IND)	1996-2011	67	109	22	4333	281	49.80	8902	48.67	8	28	7	554	4
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-2002	18	29	6	1124	160	48.86	2738	41.05	2	6	3	142	2
HW Taylor (SA)	1913-1931	22	42	1	2001	176	48.80	-	0.00	6	11	-	32+	3
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2019	79	134	9	6076	253*	48.60	12233	49.66	20	28	10	785	6
B Mitchell (SA)	1930-1949	20	38	4	1647	123	48.44	158+	29.11	3	11	1	21+	1
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1994	12	21	2	918	162	48.31	2225+	39.82	2	4	-	117	3
HR Adhikari (IND)	1948-1959	13	21	7	673	114*	48.07	-	0.00	1	3	1	-	1
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	81	142	12	6222	222	47.86	14865	41.85	16	29	3	764	12
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2023	61	99	7	4374	206*	47.54	9126	47.92	11	23	7	549	12
GR Viswanath (IND)	1969-1982	48	81	7	3502	222	47.32	3792+	45.46	10	15	3	356+	6
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2018	75	124	9	5418	217*	47.11	9582	56.54	14	31	7	651	41
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2024	23	45	3	1975	218	47.02	3667	53.85	4	12	-	212	8
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1965	19	35	3	1500	142	46.87	-	0.00	4	8	2	132+	17
SPD Smith (AUS)	2013-2023	16	30	4	1216	178*	46.76	2598	46.80	4	3	2	139	9
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1951-1965	35	55	7	2222	189*	46.29	-	0.00	5	10	5	159+	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	40	66	7	2686	168	45.52	5279	50.88	8	12	5	325	16
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1988	15	24	3	954	192*	45.42	405+	72.83	3	4	-	79+	9
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1987	14	25	2	1042	194	45.30	925+	49.08	3	4	1	100+	14
D Elgar (SA)	2013-2024	55	96	10	3848	199	44.74	7717	49.86	10	17	5	493	21
EAB Rowan (SA)	1935-1950	16	30	3	1204	156*	44.59	77+	29.87	2	8	2	9+	0
DJ McGlew (SA)	1953-1962	16	29	3	1152	127*	44.30	-	0.00	4	5	1	20+	2
MN Samuels (WI)	2002-2015	12	22	-	970	105	44.09	1829	53.03	3	6	2	146	6
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2016	21	41	2	1706	190	43.74	3867	44.11	6	7	1	197	3
ME Waugh (AUS)	1994-2002	16	28	3	1089	153*	43.56	2141	50.86	3	4	3	134	9
ML Hayden (AUS)	1994-2008	21	40	2	1651	203	43.44	2829	58.35	4	8	7	208	23
PR Umrigar (IND)	1948-1962	36	52	4	2082	223	43.37	-	0.00	7	6	3	112+	2+
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2004	57	97	8	3855	275	43.31	8628	44.68	10	18	6	491	4
CG Borde (IND)	1958-1969	35	59	8	2209	177*	43.31	-	0.00	5	12	6	208+	1+
BC Lara (WI)	1994-2004	12	24	-	1039	202	43.29	1937	53.63	2	7	1	148	7
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2001-2006	13	23	3	865	204*	43.25	947	91.34	4	1	3	107	18
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2007	19	31	1	1284	262	42.80	2637	48.69	1	7	1	166	7
ND McKenzie (SA)	2000-2009	27	39	5	1455	155*	42.79	3103	46.89	3	6	3	191	11
KC Bland (SA)	1961-1966	11	21	2	809	144*	42.57	-	0.00	1	4	2	55+	16
MS Dhoni (IND)	2005-2013	49	74	9	2750	224	42.30	4583	60.00	5	16	4	289	44
M Vijay (IND)	2008-2018	36	61	1	2535	167	42.25	5410	46.85	9	7	1	303	22
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	22	41	5	1514	140	42.05	3498	43.28	4	7	2	183	6
G Gambhir (IND)	2004-2016	36	63	2	2564	206	42.03	5041	50.86	5	15	4	316	7
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	58	100	12	3686	239	41.88	7172	51.39	8	17	8	457	35
SM Katich (AUS)	2004-2010	13	26	2	995	108	41.45	2182	45.60	2	6	-	117	2
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1967	13	23	1	911	153	41.40	-	0.00	1	6	-	58+	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2012	14	26	-	1074	275	41.30	2087	51.46	1	5	2	136	4
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	19	35	-	1434	138	40.97	1174+	42.41	3	9	2	126+	5
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2014	68	115	7	4417	200	40.89	6984	63.24	10	22	7	604	11
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1997	24	39	7	1307	113	40.84	3066	42.62	3	8	2	130	7
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1995-2007	13	25	2	939	184	40.82	1555	60.38	1	6	1	132	1
AK Markram (SA)	2017-2024	27	49	1	1958	152	40.79	3003	65.20	6	8	4	294	9
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2014	21	41	4	1500	161*	40.54	2868	52.30	5	5	4	174	12
IR Redpath (AUS)	1964-1970	16	28	4	964	80	40.16	919+	30.79	-	9	4	68+	0
Q de Kock (SA)	2014-2021	34	56	4	2083	129*	40.05	2856	72.93	4	13	3	275	17
AG Prince (SA)	2002-2011	45	70	12	2323	162*	40.05	5157	45.04	7	6	7	264	7
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2008	51	86	5	3214	228	39.67	5880	54.65	9	10	7	466	26
S Ramesh (IND)	1999-2001	11	21	-	833	110	39.66	1751	47.57	1	6	3	107	0
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1979-1983	20	30	5	990	140	39.60	2268+	39.06	2	6	3	108+	6
DN Sardesai (IND)	1961-1972	16	30	3	1057	200*	39.14	102+	21.56	2	6	2	127	1
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2003-2012	19	31	4	1052	169	38.96	1822	57.73	1	7	3	135	16
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2001	25	35	5	1151	174	38.36	1795	64.12	3	5	1	143	12
F du Plessis (SA)	2013-2021	47	80	7	2794	199	38.27	5930	47.11	8	12	8	333	16
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2006-2012	13	23	-	880	186	38.26	1523	57.78	2	5	2	111	10
DA Warner (AUS)	2013-2023	16	31	-	1174	145	37.87	1728	67.93	3	7	1	142	12
BK Kunderan (IND)	1960-1967	14	26	3	868	192	37.73	-	0.00	2	3	1	126+	2
Shubman Gill (IND)	2021-2024	15	27	2	943	128	37.72	1602	58.86	3	4	4	104	18
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2006-2011	14	26	1	942	146	37.68	2180	43.21	1	7	2	112	2
ML Jaisimha (IND)	1960-1969	25	45	2	1615	129	37.55	-	0.00	2	11	5	170+	12
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2024	46	63	14	1832	175*	37.38	3186	57.50	3	12	5	159	48
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	69	91	10	3012	163	37.18	3161+	78.32	6	15	5	322+	29
S Dhawan (IND)	2013-2018	14	23	1	818	187	37.18	1190	68.73	2	2	2	123	8
P Roy (IND)	1951-1960	25	44	2	1553	173	36.97	-	0.00	4	5	4	47+	1+
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1983	12	20	3	628	91	36.94	117+	53.84	-	4	-	8+	0
KL Rahul (IND)	2016-2024	24	40	2	1400	199	36.84	2607	53.70	3	10	4	170	15
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2008	14	23	4	698	102	36.73	1337	52.20	1	4	3	76	14
GT Dowling (NZ)	1961-1969	11	22	2	731	129	36.55	-	0.00	1	5	4	69+	2
W Jaffer (IND)	2000-2008	14	27	-	985	202	36.48	2065	47.69	3	4	-	148	1
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1972-1982	14	22	4	655	113	36.38	1667	39.29	1	6	1	75	4
JN Rhodes (SA)	1992-2000	27	42	3	1418	103*	36.35	3181	44.57	1	11	3	143	13
AN Petersen (SA)	2010-2015	17	28	2	944	109	36.30	1711	55.17	3	4	1	122	5
MJK Smith (ENG)	1961-1965	14	21	2	689	121	36.26	-	0.00	1	3	3	72+	4
PA Patel (IND)	2002-2018	13	20	4	577	71	36.06	1156	49.91	-	3	-	76	1
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2012	14	26	-	937	137	36.03	2001	46.82	2	3	1	125	2
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2024	22	42	1	1476	258	36.00	2360	62.54	3	6	1	177	33
T Bavuma (SA)	2014-2023	36	60	10	1795	172	35.90	3519	51.00	2	10	9	233	5

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Minimum of 20 innings

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

India v England at Ranchi, ICC World Test Championship 4th Test, Feb 23-26, 2024 [Test # 2531]

India v England at Rajkot, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Feb 15-18, 2024 [Test # 2530]