Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages in 2000s in FC

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SS Karim (BENG/IND)	2000-2000	6	10	4	425	129*	70.83	895	47.48	2	1	1	47	4
AM Rahane (IND-A/MUM/WEZ)	2007-2009	33	54	6	3355	265*	69.89	5884	57.01	11	15	2	428	23
MR Ramprakash (ENG/ENGXI/MID/SUR)	2000-2009	156	256	31	15379	301*	68.35	27796+	54.84	61	49	17	1906+	133+
S Badrinath (IBPXI/IND-A/ROI/SOZ/TN)	2003-2009	70	100	14	5622	250	65.37	11225	50.08	21	25	7	637	65
CJ Smith (BER)	2004-2006	8	12	1	707	138	64.27	1477	47.86	2	5	1	86	8
MG Bevan (AUS/KEN/LEI/NSW/SUS/TAS)	2000-2006	71	121	16	6721	216	64.00	12974	51.80	27	20	9	846	41
AS Ansari (/CambU)	2008-2009	7	10	3	448	193	64.00	876	51.14	2	1	1	56	1
RT Ponting (AUS/SOM/TAS)	2000-2009	133	227	29	12440	257	62.82	19044+	65.12	46	53	10	1511+	92+
Minhajul Abedin (CHA)	2000-2004	14	23	2	1312	210	62.47	2596	50.53	3	7	-	121	1
DS Lehmann (AUS/SOA/YOR)	2000-2007	135	222	15	12789	339	61.78	17991	71.08	40	52	8	1648	76
DS Jadhav (ASSAM/IBPXI/IND-A/MAHA/ROI/WEZ)	2000-2009	50	81	12	4182	260*	60.60	10094	41.43	14	13	4	441	3
CL Hooper (GUY/LAN/WI)	2001-2004	69	101	11	5396	233	59.95	6874+	59.10	20	22	5	447+	87+
JH Kallis (COBRA/ICC/SA/WAR/WPR)	2000-2009	119	203	31	10230	200	59.47	21456	47.67	32	51	7	1203	78
A Jadeja (DELHI/IBPXI/IND/RAJ)	2000-2007	26	38	9	1724	206*	59.44	3520	48.97	4	11	-	223	8
V Rathour (HP/NOZ/PNJB)	2000-2002	14	22	-	1304	249	59.27	2075	62.84	5	3	-	184	5
PJ Hughes (AUS/AUS-A/MID/NSW)	2007-2009	33	59	5	3174	198	58.77	5214	60.87	11	18	4	422	20
SC Williams (LWD/WI)	2000-2005	44	71	7	3718	252*	58.09	146+	62.32	11	15	2	17+	0+
R Dravid (CANT/IBPXI/ICC/IND/INDIA/KEN/KNTKA/ROI/SOZ)	2000-2009	151	254	33	12530	270	56.69	27272+	45.93	33	65	11	1578+	34+
A Flower (/ESS/MCC/SOA/ZIM/Zmbns)	2000-2006	133	222	39	10342	271*	56.51	19294+	53.44	31	44	12	1292+	55+
S Chanderpaul (/DUR/GUY/WI)	2000-2009	153	247	45	11392	245	56.39	20141+	45.31	35	55	15	1072+	31+
MEK Hussey (AUS/AUS-A/DUR/GLO/NOR/WA)	2000-2009	172	304	34	15221	331*	56.37	29113+	51.26	41	68	21	1941+	68+
SR Tendulkar (IND/INDIA/MUM/WEZ)	2000-2009	108	178	20	8902	248*	56.34	15612+	56.90	28	36	8	1178+	46+
Fawad Alam (/Harb/NBP/Pak/PCBXI/Sind)	2003-2009	56	96	19	4335	296*	56.29	4100+	59.53	8	27	5	265+	5+
DR Martyn (AUS/AUS-A/WA/YOR)	2000-2006	86	142	23	6681	238	56.14	11734	56.93	22	31	8	819	23
G Gambhir (/DELHI/IBPXI/IND/IND-A/INDIA/NOZ/ROI)	2000-2009	93	160	17	8027	233*	56.13	12860+	57.62	26	34	5	963+	10+
M Azharuddin (HYD/IBPXI/IND)	2000-2000	6	10	2	449	123	56.12	855	52.51	2	2	-	55	4
CA Pujara (IND-A/SAU/WEZ)	2005-2009	45	72	11	3416	302*	56.00	5917	57.73	12	11	5	476	8
RD Shah (KENYA)	2002-2004	15	25	1	1343	247	55.95	1277+	58.73	5	2	1	118+	0+
BJ Pelser (NWEST)	2007-2009	13	20	5	838	163*	55.86	1465	57.20	2	4	-	112	5
V Kohli (DELHI/IBPXI/IND-A/NOZ)	2006-2009	24	35	6	1617	197	55.75	2884	56.06	5	6	2	229	8
Ganesh Satish (KNTKA)	2008-2009	8	13	2	613	141	55.72	1362	45.00	2	2	-	82	3
R Dewan (HRYNA/NOZ)	2008-2009	12	20	2	1003	254*	55.72	1933	51.88	2	7	3	127	2
A Mukund (ROI/SOZ/TN)	2007-2009	24	37	1	2002	300*	55.61	3619	55.31	8	4	4	251	11
S Sriram (/GOA/IBPXI/IND-A/MAHA/ROI/SOZ/TN)	2000-2009	75	109	6	5711	288	55.44	10885	52.46	20	22	5	660	7
SM Katich (AUS/AUS-A/DER/DUR/HAM/NSW/WA/YOR)	2000-2009	188	317	36	15539	306	55.29	27897+	55.21	43	83	14	1914+	86+
Naved Yasin (Multn)	2007-2009	26	39	4	1933	154	55.22	3501+	51.55	8	7	4	233+	2+
DJ Hussey (AUS-A/NOT/VIC)	2003-2009	137	211	21	10462	275	55.06	14759	70.88	36	47	15	1310	167
M Vijay (CD/IND/IND-A/ROI/SOZ/TN)	2006-2009	33	54	2	2861	243	55.01	5740	49.84	7	13	4	335	43
ML Love (AUS/AUS-A/DUR/NOR/QLD)	2000-2009	139	244	27	11808	300*	54.41	21964+	53.64	32	58	20	1568+	15+
CJL Rogers (AUS/AUS-A/DER/LEI/NOR/VIC/WA)	2000-2009	148	261	18	13197	319	54.30	22098+	59.62	41	62	13	1783+	40+
BJ Hodge (AUS/AUS-A/DUR/LAN/LEI/VIC)	2000-2009	165	278	27	13612	302*	54.23	22770+	58.64	44	45	9	1785+	83+
KB Arun Karthik (TN)	2008-2009	12	17	-	917	149	53.94	1439	63.72	3	5	-	121	6
BC Lara (ICC/T&T/WI)	2000-2008	89	156	5	8143	400*	53.92	11944+	60.97	27	25	15	928+	70+
RG Sharma (IBPXI/IND-A/MUM/WEZ)	2006-2009	35	50	4	2462	309*	53.52	3842	64.08	7	10	3	314	31
Mohammad Yousuf (/LAN/LhrBL/PAK/PIA/PNJB/WAPDA)	2000-2009	95	158	14	7665	223	53.22	13902+	53.78	24	32	9	911+	50+
PA Jaques (AUS/AUS-A/NOR/NSW/WOR/YOR)	2001-2009	134	238	10	12110	244	53.11	18172+	65.85	36	57	14	1583+	82+
SG Law (DER/ESS/LAN/QLD)	2000-2009	179	286	32	13451	236*	52.95	22685	59.29	37	66	18	1801	41
DPMD Jayawardene (/SL/SSC)	2000-2009	130	212	14	10485	374	52.95	18685+	55.22	32	42	11	1224+	69+
MK Tiwary (BENG/EAZ/IND-A/ROI)	2004-2009	38	58	6	2744	210*	52.76	4884	56.18	10	7	7	342	26
AD Mathews (/COLT/SL/SL-A)	2006-2009	37	57	6	2679	270	52.52	4960	54.01	8	11	1	292	26
JP Bray (IRE)	2004-2009	12	19	-	998	190	52.52	1333+	64.74	3	4	1	124+	1+
CZ Harris (CANT/NZ/NZ-A)	2000-2009	47	71	13	3040	155*	52.41	5980+	49.01	7	20	3	342+	38+
ML Hayden (AUS/NOR/QLD)	2000-2009	142	246	15	12082	380	52.30	19687	61.37	38	47	11	1514	110
JN Rhodes (GLO/KZN/SA)	2000-2003	28	49	6	2248	172	52.27	3859	58.25	7	12	-	242	21
G Kirsten (SA/WPR)	2000-2004	64	108	9	5173	244	52.25	10675	48.45	14	27	5	672	15
KC Sangakkara (/NCC/SL/SL-A/SLCXI/WAR)	2000-2009	137	222	17	10697	287	52.18	18213+	58.27	29	49	7	1349+	48+
LD Chandimal (NCC/SLCD)	2009-2009	13	18	1	884	164	52.00	1213	72.87	3	4	-	102	20
KP Pietersen (ENG/ENG-A/ENGXI/HAM/KZN/MCC/NOT)	2000-2009	134	225	14	10960	254*	51.94	15439+	70.76	38	43	19	1373+	150+
SS Tiwary (EAZ/JHK)	2006-2009	18	32	2	1557	169	51.90	2938	52.99	6	5	1	188	17
Inzamam-ul-Haq (FSLBD/ICC/MUL/NBP/PAK/WAPDA/YOR)	2000-2007	77	124	14	5691	329	51.73	9820+	56.39	17	28	8	690+	37+
VVS Laxman (HYD/IBPXI/IND/IND-A/INDIA/LAN/OTAGO/ROI/SOZ)	2000-2009	162	261	31	11849	353	51.51	21899+	53.31	33	57	15	1569+	25+
SO Tikolo (KENYA/ROCKS/UVCXI)	2001-2009	42	69	3	3384	220	51.27	3755+	66.01	9	16	7	358+	9+
JP Duminy (/COBRA/SA/SA-A/WPR)	2002-2009	57	96	17	4027	169	50.97	8283	48.61	12	21	6	514	16
CR Pathak (SAU)	2008-2009	12	19	-	968	170	50.94	1447	66.89	3	4	1	134	6
Umar Akmal (PAK/PAK-A/PNJB/SNGP)	2007-2009	33	55	5	2547	248	50.94	3510	72.56	6	17	3	320	37
M Olivier (KZNIN)	2009-2009	5	10	1	457	133	50.77	868	52.64	2	1	-	61	1
AC Botha (IRE)	2004-2009	18	25	1	1218	186	50.75	1604+	69.88	5	2	6	157+	3+
MK Pandey (KNTKA)	2008-2009	12	18	1	861	194	50.64	1228	70.11	3	5	1	112	12
Saqib Ali (UAE)	2006-2009	11	21	2	962	195	50.63	1834	52.45	4	3	2	128	7
N van Woerkom (NTHNS)	2004-2006	6	11	-	556	146	50.54	1051	52.90	1	5	1	72	3
VSK Waragoda (BRC)	2003-2008	36	46	8	1917	131	50.44	3690	51.95	3	15	3	239	7
Misbah-ul-Haq (/BLU/FSLB/FSLBD/KRL/PAK/PAK-A/PNJB/SNGCP/SNGP)	2000-2009	129	208	24	9282	284	50.44	11913+	47.74	28	42	15	427+	50+
D Mongia (IBPXI/IND-A/INDIA/LAN/LEI/NOZ/PNJB/ROI)	2000-2007	74	113	12	5091	208	50.40	8489+	59.18	18	17	12	671+	34+
RC Irani (ESS)	2000-2007	105	165	26	6986	218	50.25	13466	51.87	15	38	7	873	70
JF Mostert (FS/NWEST)	2005-2009	21	40	8	1604	163*	50.12	3114	51.50	4	8	2	201	7
NV Knight (ENG/ENGXI/WAR)	2000-2006	98	170	18	7611	303*	50.07	14588+	52.15	20	33	10	988	17
TT Samaraweera (/SL/SL-A/SLBP/SLCP/SLCXI/SSC)	2000-2009	142	207	26	9060	231	50.05	17822+	49.80	27	40	12	1057+	21+
SR Waugh (AUS/KEN/NSW)	2000-2004	74	115	15	4994	211	49.94	8901+	55.57	21	12	12	642+	34+
JL Langer (AUS/MID/SOM/WA)	2000-2009	204	347	26	15999	342	49.84	25242+	62.62	49	62	22	2044+	99+
Hasan Raza (/HBL/KarWh/KRBLS/PAK/PAK-A/PCBXI/Urban)	2000-2009	122	188	29	7924	234*	49.83	8582+	56.73	25	35	19	428+	59+
GC Smith (COBRA/ICC/SA/SA-A/SOM/WPR)	2000-2009	115	199	14	9200	311	49.72	15037+	59.72	25	36	15	1130+	36+
CE Knox (GTG/NWEST)	2006-2006	7	11	2	447	142	49.66	832	53.72	1	1	-	49	1
Awais Zia (KRL/Rams)	2007-2009	16	23	4	938	147*	49.36	1611+	55.43	2	4	-	122+	1+
A Ranatunga (SL)	2000-2000	8	14	3	543	88	49.36	818+	50.12	-	5	-	57+	1+
CN Evans (/ZIM/ZIM-A/Zmbns)	2000-2004	27	44	4	1969	228*	49.22	2902+	65.33	6	6	2	229+	50+
AR Cusack (IRE)	2007-2009	9	13	3	491	130	49.10	1230	39.91	1	3	-	63	2
MJ Di Venuto (DER/DUR/TAS)	2000-2009	209	373	32	16681	254*	48.91	27326	61.04	41	96	29	2344	56
JWA Taylor (LEI)	2008-2009	21	33	7	1271	207*	48.88	2666	47.67	3	7	3	132	4
MH Richardson (AUCK/MCC/NZ/NZ-A/OTAGO)	2000-2004	88	145	12	6495	306	48.83	15764+	40.27	12	36	3	816+	14+
Azeem Ghumman (P-HYD/SSGC)	2007-2009	17	29	-	1415	199	48.79	2925	48.37	5	4	-	143	1
MS Sinclair (/CD/NZ/NZ-A)	2000-2009	108	181	17	8002	268	48.79	14780+	53.07	22	39	13	1042+	33+
RN ten Doeschate (ESS/NED)	2003-2009	69	97	12	4132	259*	48.61	5917+	68.41	15	12	8	443+	66+
MW Goodwin (SUS/WA/WAR/ZIM/Zmbns)	2000-2009	214	370	29	16554	344*	48.54	28809+	57.26	55	61	27	2182+	78+
SA Asnodkar (GOA/SOZ)	2003-2009	37	67	3	3100	254*	48.43	6788	45.66	8	13	1	418	1
S Abbas Ali (CEZ/IBPXI/MP)	2000-2009	37	60	14	2223	145	48.32	4122	53.93	5	13	7	292	23
Amit Verma (KNTKA)	2007-2009	9	11	1	483	157	48.30	827	58.40	2	1	-	62	2
F Mutizwa (/EAGLE/ZimXI)	2004-2009	26	43	6	1784	190	48.21	2875	62.05	6	8	3	189	26
DJ Cullinan (EASTN/GTG/KEN/SA/SA-A/TITNS)	2000-2005	50	82	6	3661	161	48.17	6685	54.76	12	18	3	422	49
HP Tillakaratne (/NCC/SL/SL-A/SLBP/SLCXI)	2001-2006	68	94	23	3420	204*	48.16	7834+	43.14	7	16	4	404+	4+
U Kaul (NOZ/PNJB)	2005-2009	34	52	7	2167	162	48.15	5371	40.34	6	9	2	252	1

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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:

India vs New Zealand at Eden Gardens, New Zealand tour of India 4th Test, Dec 28, 1955 - Jan 2, 1956 [Test # 419]

New Zealand vs India at Delhi, New Zealand tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 16-21, 1955 [Test # 418]

India vs New Zealand at Brabourne, New Zealand tour of India 2nd Test, Dec 2-7, 1955 [Test # 417]