Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Highest averages for India in Tests

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
RG Pollock (SA)	1963-1970	23	41	4	2256	274	60.97	1707+	54.48	7	11	1	246+	11
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	165	278	39	13206	224	55.25	28724	45.97	45	58	16	1477	96
VG Kambli (IND)	1993-1995	17	21	1	1084	227	54.20	1823	59.46	4	3	3	124	6
AD Nourse (SA)	1935-1951	34	62	7	2960	231	53.81	108+	63.88	9	14	3	115+	6
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2013	200	329	33	15921	248*	53.78	29437+	54.04	51	68	14	2058+	69
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2012	163	284	32	13265	270	52.63	31184	42.53	36	63	7	1651	21
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1987	125	214	16	10122	236*	51.12	14184+	43.35	34	45	12	908+	26
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2018	114	191	18	8765	278*	50.66	16077	54.51	22	46	8	1024	64
YBK Jaiswal (IND)	2023-2025	24	46	2	2209	214*	50.20	3336	66.21	6	12	5	270	43
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2013	103	178	6	8503	319	49.43	10346	82.18	23	31	16	1219	90
KC Bland (SA)	1961-1966	21	39	5	1669	144*	49.08	885+	37.74	3	9	2	123+	20
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	42	80	9	3471	189*	48.88	158+	29.11	8	21	3	41+	1
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2014	116	203	13	9253	277	48.70	15495	59.71	27	38	10	1164	24
VS Hazare (IND)	1946-1953	30	52	6	2192	164*	47.65	1192+	35.98	7	9	4	50+	1
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2025	123	210	13	9230	254*	46.85	16608	55.57	30	31	15	1027	30
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2019	124	215	16	9282	311*	46.64	18573	49.97	28	41	13	1170	14
VVS Laxman (IND)	1996-2012	134	225	34	8781	281	45.97	17785	49.37	17	56	14	1135	5
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	30	57	2	2516	201	45.74	1684+	43.88	6	15	3	251+	5
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2004	101	176	15	7289	275	45.27	16783	43.43	21	34	13	922	12
M Azharuddin (IND)	1984-2000	99	147	9	6215	199	45.03	9892+	57.82	22	21	5	720+	19
RR Pant (IND)	2018-2025	47	82	5	3427	159*	44.50	4621	74.16	8	18	3	369	90
Washington Sundar (IND)	2021-2025	13	24	7	752	101*	44.23	1607	46.79	1	5	3	67	17
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	70	115	12	4554	275*	44.21	9300	48.96	14	20	10	548	25
EAB Rowan (SA)	1935-1951	26	50	5	1965	236	43.66	77+	29.87	3	12	4	14+	0
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2023	103	176	11	7195	206*	43.60	16217	44.36	19	35	12	863	16
M Amarnath (IND)	1969-1988	69	113	10	4378	138	42.50	5112+	42.23	11	24	12	301+	21
PR Umrigar (IND)	1948-1962	59	94	8	3631	223	42.22	1+	-	12	14	5	141+	4+
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	113	188	17	7212	239	42.17	14070	51.25	16	35	13	900	57
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1976-1992	116	185	22	6868	166	42.13	10810+	41.56	17	35	15	509+	17
NS Sidhu (IND)	1983-1999	51	78	2	3202	201	42.13	7135+	44.33	9	15	9	358+	38
DJ McGlew (SA)	1951-1962	34	64	6	2440	255*	42.06	3+	-	7	10	4	92+	2
G Gambhir (IND)	2004-2016	58	104	5	4154	206	41.95	8067	51.49	9	22	7	518	10
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2008	90	154	7	6167	228	41.95	12270	50.26	14	26	11	887	47
GR Viswanath (IND)	1969-1983	91	155	10	6080	222	41.93	7573+	43.62	14	35	10	567+	6
AG Prince (SA)	2002-2011	66	104	16	3665	162*	41.64	8385	43.70	11	11	7	397	13
Shubman Gill (IND)	2020-2025	37	69	5	2647	269	41.35	4309	61.42	9	7	5	295	43
MA Agarwal (IND)	2018-2022	21	36	-	1488	243	41.33	2782	53.48	4	6	1	189	28
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	47	4	1754	204	40.79	1256+	58.28	4	8	2	122+	3
HW Taylor (SA)	1912-1932	42	76	4	2936	176	40.77	-	-	7	17	2	61+	7
S Dhawan (IND)	2013-2018	34	58	1	2315	190	40.61	3458	66.94	7	5	4	316	12
RG Sharma (IND)	2013-2024	67	116	10	4301	212	40.57	7538	57.05	12	18	6	473	88
F du Plessis (SA)	2012-2021	69	118	14	4163	199	40.02	8986	46.32	10	21	9	516	21
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	38	62	12	1968	113	39.36	4592	42.85	3	13	3	206	11
DN Sardesai (IND)	1961-1972	30	55	4	2001	212	39.23	745+	27.24	5	9	4	177+	2
VL Manjrekar (IND)	1951-1965	55	92	10	3208	189*	39.12	-	-	7	15	11	186+	0
Q de Kock (SA)	2014-2021	54	91	6	3300	141*	38.82	4652	70.93	6	22	7	411	33
AM Rahane (IND)	2013-2023	85	144	12	5077	188	38.46	10256	49.50	12	26	10	578	35
PWA Mulder (SA)	2019-2025	21	34	4	1153	367*	38.43	1955	58.97	3	1	3	138	17
M Vijay (IND)	2008-2018	61	105	1	3982	167	38.28	8601	46.29	12	15	8	467	33
T Bavuma (SA)	2014-2025	64	110	13	3708	172	38.22	7544	49.15	4	25	10	425	16
MS Dhoni (IND)	2005-2014	90	144	16	4876	224	38.09	8249	59.11	6	33	10	544	78
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1994	16	29	2	1027	118	38.03	2538	40.46	2	6	2	107	1
S Ramesh (IND)	1999-2001	19	37	1	1367	143	37.97	2938	46.52	2	8	3	159	0
RH Catterall (SA)	1922-1931	24	43	2	1555	120	37.92	6+	-	3	11	3	20+	8
D Elgar (SA)	2012-2024	86	152	11	5347	199	37.92	11190	47.78	14	23	13	684	26
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2025	85	128	25	3886	175*	37.72	7037	55.22	5	27	8	383	75
DT Lindsay (SA)	1963-1970	19	31	1	1130	182	37.66	661+	64.29	3	5	2	113+	13
ND McKenzie (SA)	2000-2009	58	94	7	3253	226	37.39	7744	42.00	5	16	9	409	22
SV Manjrekar (IND)	1987-1996	37	61	6	2043	218	37.14	5282	38.67	4	9	3	220	1
SM Patil (IND)	1980-1984	29	47	4	1588	174	36.93	2103+	62.38	4	7	4	184+	9
SS Iyer (IND)	2021-2024	14	24	2	811	105	36.86	1287	63.01	1	5	2	94	16
AK Markram (SA)	2017-2025	46	84	2	2993	152	36.50	5016	59.66	8	13	7	426	14
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	68	111	9	3714	135	36.41	8320	44.63	6	23	11	409	33
DG Bedingham (SA)	2023-2025	15	26	3	828	110	36.00	1228	67.42	1	4	2	91	17
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	14	22	4	646	84	35.88	1235	52.30	-	4	1	70	18
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1992	80	121	14	3830	206	35.79	7440+	36.88	11	12	9	303+	22
JN Rhodes (SA)	1992-2000	52	80	9	2532	117	35.66	5567	45.48	3	17	4	256	22
CG Borde (IND)	1958-1969	55	97	11	3061	177*	35.59	238+	29.41	5	18	13	270+	1+
JA Rudolph (SA)	2003-2012	48	83	9	2622	222*	35.43	5984	43.81	6	11	8	362	7
KL Rahul (IND)	2014-2025	63	111	4	3789	199	35.41	7234	52.37	10	19	9	456	26
MAK Pataudi (IND)	1961-1975	46	83	3	2793	203*	34.91	1772+	35.72	6	16	7	315+	19
SS Das (IND)	2000-2002	23	40	2	1326	110	34.89	3407	38.91	2	9	3	180	1
AN Petersen (SA)	2010-2015	36	64	4	2093	182	34.88	4044	51.75	5	8	3	256	12
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	78	5	2516	112	34.46	1063+	36.12	1	18	4	132+	6
W Jaffer (IND)	2000-2008	31	58	1	1944	212	34.10	4045	48.05	5	11	6	272	3
WR Endean (SA)	1951-1958	28	52	4	1630	162*	33.95	-	-	3	8	3	60+	1
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2003-2012	40	62	6	1900	169	33.92	3277	57.97	3	11	7	260	22
GH Vihari (IND)	2018-2022	16	28	3	839	111	33.56	1988	42.20	1	5	1	107	2
Yashpal Sharma (IND)	1979-1983	37	59	11	1606	140	33.45	3618+	34.82	2	9	4	140+	7
AC Hudson (SA)	1992-1998	35	63	3	2007	163	33.45	5129	39.13	4	13	7	254	5
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	49	69	11	1906	174	32.86	3187	59.80	4	8	4	236	20
JP Duminy (SA)	2008-2017	46	74	10	2103	166	32.85	4544	46.28	6	8	9	250	13
M Kaif (IND)	2000-2006	13	22	3	624	148*	32.84	1548	40.31	1	3	1	64	2
JW Zulch (SA)	1910-1921	16	32	2	983	150	32.76	837+	42.29	2	4	-	54+	1
BK Kunderan (IND)	1960-1967	18	34	4	981	192	32.70	335+	30.44	2	3	1	139+	2
M Prabhakar (IND)	1984-1995	39	58	9	1600	120	32.65	4156+	37.75	1	9	3	165+	4
P Roy (IND)	1951-1960	43	79	4	2442	173	32.56	1+	-	5	9	14	59+	1+
K Verreynne (SA)	2021-2025	27	42	6	1165	136*	32.36	2007	58.04	4	3	4	122	14
DG Phadkar (IND)	1947-1959	31	45	7	1229	123	32.34	765+	41.04	2	8	3	35+	4
A Bacher (SA)	1965-1970	12	22	1	679	73	32.33	490+	44.28	-	6	1	40+	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	156	39	3781	111	32.31	7198	52.52	2	16	9	412	35
S Mushtaq Ali (IND)	1934-1952	11	20	1	612	112	32.21	-	-	2	3	1	-	0
EL Dalton (SA)	1929-1939	15	24	2	698	117	31.72	-	-	2	3	1	16+	2
NJ Contractor (IND)	1955-1962	31	52	1	1611	108	31.58	0+	-	1	11	2	48+	2+
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1969-1981	40	68	2	2084	97	31.57	3859+	37.05	-	16	6	205+	1
IK Pathan (IND)	2003-2008	29	40	5	1105	102	31.57	2076	53.22	1	6	5	131	18
AJ Pithey (SA)	1957-1965	17	27	1	819	154	31.50	942+	24.52	1	4	2	67+	2
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1959	44	72	5	2109	231	31.47	770+	39.74	5	6	7	70+	7+
PN Kirsten (SA)	1992-1994	12	22	2	626	104	31.30	2084	30.03	1	4	2	67	0
Hanumant Singh (IND)	1964-1969	14	24	2	686	105	31.18	288+	35.76	1	5	3	97	2

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