Batting Highest Career Batting Average - India

Highest averages in 1970s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - India

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SM Gavaskar	1971-1979	69	117	9	5901	221	54.63	7352+	44.49	22	27	6	556+	14
DN Sardesai	1971-1972	9	16	1	811	212	54.06	640+	26.40	3	2	-	46+	1
GR Viswanath	1971-1979	74	119	9	4865	179	44.22	5683+	42.82	10	30	6	425+	6+
Yashpal Sharma	1978-1979	15	20	4	602	100*	37.62	1607+	37.46	1	4	2	63+	4+
DB Vengsarkar	1976-1979	41	63	6	2137	157*	37.49	3199+	38.01	5	10	6	153+	9+
FM Engineer	1971-1975	21	34	3	1118	121	36.06	1611+	55.61	1	9	4	119+	1
M Amarnath	1975-1979	36	51	3	1581	101*	32.93	1371+	44.49	2	10	5	81+	6+
CPS Chauhan	1973-1979	31	49	1	1526	93	31.79	2699+	36.19	-	13	5	143+	0+
AD Gaekwad	1974-1979	31	46	4	1312	102	31.23	1098+	40.25	1	6	1	81+	0+
S Amarnath	1976-1978	13	21	-	650	124	30.95	438+	63.92	1	4	1	30+	1+
N Kapil Dev	1978-1979	29	36	4	964	126*	30.12	829+	83.23	1	5	2	84+	12
BP Patel	1974-1979	31	47	6	1215	115*	29.63	1193+	49.03	1	6	-	108+	10+
HS Kanitkar	1974-1974	2	4	-	111	65	27.75	-	-	-	1	-	17	0
AL Wadekar	1971-1974	18	31	1	822	90	27.40	1557+	43.09	-	5	3	77+	1
SMH Kirmani	1976-1979	42	60	9	1373	101*	26.92	1910+	44.34	1	6	4	126+	1+
SA Durani	1971-1973	6	10	-	267	73	26.70	613+	39.64	-	2	1	33+	7
AV Mankad	1971-1978	16	29	2	613	53*	22.70	687+	38.71	-	2	2	26+	0
SS Naik	1974-1975	5	8	-	179	77	22.37	252+	47.22	-	1	1	20+	0
ED Solkar	1971-1977	29	45	4	904	102	22.04	1546+	31.24	1	6	1	74+	3
MAK Pataudi	1973-1975	7	12	1	241	73	21.90	501+	29.34	-	2	-	22+	4
KD Ghavri	1974-1979	39	50	12	818	86	21.52	1169+	42.94	-	2	1	61+	7
S Abid Ali	1971-1975	22	32	3	581	71	20.03	724+	55.24	-	4	2	48+	1
RD Parkar	1972-1973	2	4	-	80	35	20.00	232	34.48	-	-	-	10	0
Yajurvindra Singh	1977-1979	4	7	1	109	43*	18.16	355	30.70	-	-	-	9	0
PH Sharma	1974-1977	7	12	-	207	54	17.25	284+	28.87	-	1	-	21+	2+
S Madan Lal	1974-1977	23	35	7	474	55*	16.92	348+	45.97	-	1	2	22+	0+
RMH Binny	1979-1979	4	6	-	86	46	14.33	214	40.18	-	-	2	10	0
GK Bose	1974-1974	1	1	-	13	13	13.00	18	72.22	-	-	-	1	0
NS Yadav	1979-1979	9	9	3	78	29*	13.00	167+	35.92	-	-	2	6	0
S Venkataraghavan	1971-1979	48	53	9	528	64	12.00	650+	38.30	-	2	9	32+	3
EAS Prasanna	1971-1978	27	46	14	373	37	11.65	508+	39.56	-	-	9	34+	0
B Reddy	1978-1979	5	5	1	38	21	9.50	100	38.00	-	-	2	6	0
MV Narasimha Rao	1978-1979	4	6	1	46	20*	9.20	111+	31.53	-	-	-	5+	0
BS Bedi	1971-1979	58	76	22	483	50*	8.94	484+	48.34	-	1	17	38+	3
ML Jaisimha	1971-1971	3	5	-	43	23	8.60	-	-	-	-	2	0+	0
DR Doshi	1979-1979	10	9	2	43	20	6.14	108+	39.81	-	-	3	4	0
SC Khanna	1979-1979	3	3	-	17	10	5.66	45	37.77	-	-	1	1	0
P Krishnamurthy	1971-1976	6	7	-	39	20	5.57	13+	46.15	-	-	2	1+	0+
HK Jayantilal	1971-1971	1	1	-	5	5	5.00	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
R Sudhakar Rao	1976-1976	1	1	-	4	4	4.00	14	28.57	-	-	-	-	0
BS Chandrasekhar	1971-1979	43	58	28	106	20*	3.53	280+	18.21	-	-	18	3+	0+
DD Parsana	1979-1979	2	2	-	1	1	0.50	-	-	-	-	1	0	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Colombo Cricket Club vs Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (CCC), Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group B, Jul 17, 2025 [List A]

Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Kurunegala, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group B, Jul 17, 2025 [List A]

Burgher Recreation Club vs Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Burgher), Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group B, Jul 17, 2025 [List A]