Batting Highest Career Strike Rate

Highest strike rates Held in India for Tests

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
RR Pant (IND)	2018-2025	15	25	2	1110	109	48.26	1242	89.37	2	9	1	127	38
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2013	52	89	3	4656	319	54.13	5581	83.42	13	19	6	651	58
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	65	86	10	2810	163	36.97	2852+	79.73*	5	15	5	298+	27
KK Nair (IND)	2016-2017	6	7	1	374	303*	62.33	506	73.91	1	0	1	41	4
YBK Jaiswal (IND)	2024-2025	14	26	1	1393	214*	55.72	1897	73.43	3	8	1	165	34
S Dhawan (IND)	2013-2018	11	17	1	710	187	44.37	973	72.97	2	2	2	109	8
K Srikkanth (IND)	1981-1988	24	38	3	1219	123	34.82	1488+	68.41*	1	9	4	125+	16
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1999-2005	5	10	1	494	184	54.88	730	67.67	1	3	0	67	1
RG Sharma (IND)	2013-2024	34	55	6	2535	212	51.73	3854	65.77	10	8	2	289	55
Z Crawley (ENG)	2021-2024	7	14	0	474	79	33.85	725	65.37	0	5	2	65	6
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1982	7	9	0	554	142	61.55	850	65.17	2	4	0	50	10
APE Knott (ENG)	1972-1977	10	16	1	436	81*	29.06	674	64.68	0	3	0	58	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2005-2009	6	10	1	418	112	46.44	647	64.6	2	2	2	46	2
SS Iyer (IND)	2021-2024	9	15	0	534	105	35.60	837	63.79	1	3	1	59	13
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	9	15	1	533	100*	38.07	847	62.92	1	2	0	59	13
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2008	11	22	2	1027	203	51.35	1635	62.81	2	5	2	117	19
VG Kambli (IND)	1993-1995	13	16	1	807	227	53.80	1302	61.98	2	3	3	93	2
AL Logie (WI)	1983-1988	7	11	1	313	101	31.30	505+	61.98*	1	2	4	41	2
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2006-2012	9	16	0	703	186	43.93	1167	60.23	2	4	1	90	9
Shubman Gill (IND)	2021-2025	20	35	5	1373	129*	45.76	2284	60.11	5	6	5	142	28
R Ravindra (NZ)	2021-2024	5	10	2	309	134	38.62	515	60	1	1	0	34	5
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2013	55	72	15	1047	115	18.36	1753	59.72	2	3	10	113	25
MS Dhoni (IND)	2005-2013	42	61	9	2380	224	45.76	3996	59.55	5	15	3	235	41
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2024	55	87	9	4336	254*	55.58	7311	59.3	14	13	7	474	16
BB McCullum (NZ)	2010-2012	5	10	1	457	225	50.77	771	59.27	1	1	1	53	4
MN Samuels (WI)	2002-2013	6	11	0	388	104	35.27	657	59.05	1	3	2	63	3
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1979-1983	9	13	2	630	125	57.27	1042+	58.92*	1	5	0	72+	4
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2024	13	24	1	627	89	27.26	1075	58.32	0	3	4	63	11
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2025	53	73	15	2232	175*	38.48	3863	57.77	4	14	4	190	58
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2003-2012	19	31	4	1052	169	38.96	1822	57.73	1	7	3	135	16
MA Agarwal (IND)	2019-2022	9	13	0	898	243	69.07	1557	57.67	4	1	0	115	21
KOA Powell (WI)	2011-2018	6	12	0	333	83	27.75	579	57.51	0	2	2	38	6
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2010	7	12	0	431	73	35.91	756	57.01	0	3	1	61	2
KL Rahul (IND)	2016-2025	24	39	4	1413	199	40.37	2479	56.99	2	11	4	159	16
HAPW Jayawardene (SL)	2009-2009	3	5	1	297	154*	74.25	523	56.78	1	0	0	29	3
OJ Pope (ENG)	2021-2024	9	18	0	468	196	26.00	827	56.59	1	0	2	48	2
Younis Khan (PAK)	2005-2007	6	12	2	768	267	76.80	1358	56.55	3	2	2	99	2
M Azharuddin (IND)	1984-2000	46	66	5	3412	199	55.93	5367+	56.43*	13	11	2	392+	16
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1996-2000	4	7	1	323	153*	53.83	573	56.36	1	1	1	35	3
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2010-2021	10	19	0	402	113	21.15	714	56.3	1	1	2	47	3
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2005-2009	6	10	0	628	275	62.80	1122	55.97	1	4	1	75	2
GA Hick (ENG)	1993-1993	3	6	0	315	178	52.50	566	55.65	1	1	1	42	2
CD McMillan (NZ)	1999-2003	4	7	2	342	100*	68.40	615	55.6	1	2	0	34	2
DC Jurel (IND)	2024-2025	7	11	2	394	125	43.77	711	55.41	1	1	1	39	10
MJ Slater (AUS)	1996-2001	7	14	1	372	91	28.61	673	55.27	0	1	2	51	6
J Arun Lal (IND)	1982-1988	9	17	1	516	93	32.25	603+	54.72*	0	5	0	35+	0
Kamran Akmal (PAK)	2005-2007	6	11	0	408	119	37.09	757	53.89	2	1	2	66	0
J Srinath (IND)	1994-2002	32	41	9	534	60	16.68	994	53.72	0	2	9	56	7
FM Engineer (IND)	1961-1975	26	48	1	1402	121	29.82	776+	53.47*	2	8	3	154+	2
SD Hope (WI)	2018-2025	5	10	1	270	103	30.00	505	53.46	1	0	0	33	3
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2025	13	21	4	636	84	37.41	1191	53.4	0	4	1	66	20
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	65	82	6	1989	124	26.17	3729	53.33	4	8	5	231	12
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2013	94	153	16	7216	217	52.67	13552+	53.16*	22	32	4	943+	36
DA Warner (AUS)	2013-2023	10	19	0	414	71	21.78	786	52.67	0	3	1	52	3
JD Ryder (NZ)	2010-2010	3	5	0	274	103	54.80	522	52.49	1	2	0	29	1
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2008	14	23	4	698	102	36.73	1337	52.2	1	4	3	76	14
G Gambhir (IND)	2004-2016	34	59	2	2322	206	40.73	4468	51.96	5	12	4	284	7
Washington Sundar (IND)	2021-2025	9	13	5	403	96*	50.37	781	51.6	0	2	2	38	8
RT Ponting (AUS)	1996-2010	14	25	0	662	123	26.48	1288	51.39	1	5	3	81	2
DM Bravo (WI)	2011-2013	5	10	0	504	166	50.40	982	51.32	2	0	0	60	6
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2017-2024	5	10	0	400	127	40.00	781	51.21	1	2	1	54	5
MM Ali (ENG)	2016-2021	6	11	0	430	146	39.09	844	50.94	2	1	1	39	8
ND McKenzie (SA)	2008-2008	3	5	1	341	155*	85.25	670	50.89	1	1	0	45	1
GA Gooch (ENG)	1980-1993	9	16	2	591	127	42.21	1165	50.72	1	4	0	76	0
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2024	15	30	2	1272	218	45.42	2511	50.65	3	6	0	124	5
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	50	84	10	3180	239	42.97	6284	50.6	8	13	6	384	31
MW Gatting (ENG)	1981-1993	13	21	4	862	207	50.70	1706	50.52	2	3	2	107	5
AB de Villiers (SA)	2008-2015	9	15	1	630	217*	45.00	1247	50.52	1	3	1	66	3
JL Langer (AUS)	2001-2004	7	13	0	389	71	29.92	770	50.51	0	3	2	49	5
DR Martyn (AUS)	2004-2004	4	8	0	444	114	55.50	882	50.34	2	2	1	48	2
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2022	8	15	0	439	111	29.26	874	50.22	1	2	0	53	9
PA Patel (IND)	2002-2016	11	16	4	521	71	43.41	1038	50.19	0	3	0	68	1
DM Jones (AUS)	1986-1986	3	5	1	371	210	92.75	742	50	1	1	0	43	3
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2013	13	25	1	972	151	40.50	1954	49.74	3	4	1	105	12
BA Stokes (ENG)	2016-2024	14	28	1	747	128	27.66	1510	49.47	1	4	1	85	12
A Flower (ZIM)	1993-2002	5	10	3	820	232*	117.14	1659	49.42	3	4	1	107	8
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2023	51	80	7	3839	206*	52.58	7775	49.37	10	20	5	472	12
Imran Khan (PAK)	1979-1987	10	15	3	478	135*	39.83	823+	49.33*	1	2	0	56+	10
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2013	8	15	3	624	140	52.00	1266	49.28	2	1	0	65	4
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2010-2016	7	14	0	346	85	24.71	702	49.28	0	3	2	47	3
ME Waugh (AUS)	1996-2001	7	13	2	478	153*	43.45	970	49.27	1	3	3	52	6
WA Young (NZ)	2021-2024	5	10	1	359	89	39.88	730	49.17	0	3	0	42	4
LD Chandimal (SL)	2017-2017	3	6	0	366	164	61.00	745	49.12	1	2	0	43	2
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1987	14	25	2	1042	194	45.30	925+	49.08*	3	4	1	100+	14
AM Rahane (IND)	2013-2021	32	50	4	1644	188	35.73	3354	49.01	4	8	3	189	18
M Vijay (IND)	2008-2018	30	49	1	2257	167	47.02	4607	48.99	9	6	1	264	22
VVS Laxman (IND)	1996-2011	57	91	18	3767	281	51.60	7710	48.85	8	24	7	478	2
W Jaffer (IND)	2000-2008	11	21	0	800	202	38.09	1641	48.75	2	4	0	121	1
SM Patil (IND)	1980-1984	15	24	2	593	114*	26.95	667+	48.57*	1	1	2	43+	4
MJ Prior (ENG)	2008-2012	6	8	1	346	91	49.42	716	48.32	0	3	0	36	1
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	1999-2007	9	17	2	506	104	33.73	1049	48.23	1	3	1	71	2
G Kirsten (SA)	1996-2000	5	9	0	471	133	52.33	989	47.62	2	2	0	55	0
S Ramesh (IND)	1999-2001	11	21	0	833	110	39.66	1751	47.57	1	6	3	107	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2002-2013	5	9	0	257	88	28.55	547	46.98	0	1	1	42	2
A Flintoff (ENG)	2001-2008	8	13	0	374	70	28.76	799	46.8	0	5	2	47	7
SM Katich (AUS)	2004-2010	10	20	2	735	102	40.83	1579	46.54	1	4	0	85	0
WP Saha (IND)	2010-2021	25	34	9	780	117	31.20	1678	46.48	2	3	4	79	9
SR Watson (AUS)	2008-2013	9	17	0	540	126	31.76	1164	46.39	1	3	0	66	4
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2023-2023	4	7	0	333	180	47.57	721	46.18	1	2	1	39	1
KD Ghavri (IND)	1974-1980	27	37	9	625	86	22.32	843+	45.78*	0	1	1	53+	7

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Minimum of 500 balls faced

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs India at Guwahati, South Africa in India 2nd Test, Nov 22-26, 2025 [Test # 2609]

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

India vs West Indies at Delhi, West Indies in India 2nd Test, Oct 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2601]