Top 10 ODI batsmen since the 90s

[venkyrenga]

Who are the top 10 ODI batsmen since the 90s? We are talking the best from three decades - 90s, 00s and 10s.

My pick would be,

Sachin

De villiers
Kohli
Lara

Ponting
Anwar
Gilchrist
Sehwag
Jayasuriya
Dhoni

Honorable mentions: Bevan, De Silva, Azharuddin, Amla and R Sharma

 

[vcs]

Good list except Sehwag shouldn't be in there ahead of Bevan. I'd probably say Rohit has done enough to bump Anwar or Lara down as well. Ross Taylor, Mark Waugh and Ganguly also deserve honorable mentions.

 

[harsh.ag]

Sachin
Kohli
ABdV
Bevan
Dhoni
Ponting
De Silva
Jayasuriya
Lara
Rohit

 

[Jack1]

I would include Buttler, Roy and Bairstow.

 

[venkyrenga]

I honestly think Bevan is overrated. People look at his average and go whoa. While his average is something very special his runs per inning is not. Being a lower order batsman, too many not outs contributed to his high batting avg. And more importantly his scoring rate has mostly been merely good. And he doesn't have the longevity of most of the other batsmen in the list. But there is no denying that he has led his team to some unbelievable wins a handful of times. So I would have him a cut below the top 10.

And Sehwag is really underrated. One of the most feared batsmen of his time, nobody has scored as many runs in ODIs with the same strike rate. He is a top 5, if not top 3, batsmen of the 2000s. And I don't know how anybody can deny his place in the top 10 of the last 3 decades.

 

[Tom Flint]

Jayasuria has to be close

 

[Jack1]

Kohli
Tendulkar
De Villiers
Buttler
Bairstow
Roy
Gilchrist
Rohit Sharma
Bevan
Sehwag

 

[Red]

Ponting >>>>>> Bevan

By a long way.

 

[stephen]

I honestly think Bevan is overrated. People look at his average and go whoa. While his average is something very special his runs per inning is not. Being a lower order batsman, too many not outs contributed to his high batting avg. And more importantly his scoring rate has mostly been merely good. And he doesn't have the longevity of most of the other batsmen in the list. But there is no denying that he has led his team to some unbelievable wins a handful of times. So I would have him a cut below the top 10.

And Sehwag is really underrated. One of the most feared batsmen of his time, nobody has scored as many runs in ODIs with the same strike rate. He is a top 5, if not top 3, batsmen of the 2000s. And I don't know how anybody can deny his place in the top 10 of the last 3 decades.

It's so nice you've put forward a dissertation on how incredibly bad you are as a judge of cricketing skills.

 

[stephen]

When it comes to rating ODI batsmen, as a sanity check ask yourself which side should have the most batsmen in your top ten. Should it be a) the side with 4 world cup wins out of the eight world cups; or b) the side that had to throw a tantrum to get a home World Cup so they had a chance of winning. Should it be a) the side that had never failed to make the knockout stage or b) the side that couldn't make it out of the first round ahead of Bangladesh who were a complete minnow at the time.

Now I know it's tempting to say b for both because obviously meaningless bilateral series where teams rest their best players are so much more meaningful than world cups, but the correct answer is a.

Top three batsmen of the 90s:

Bevan
Lara
De Silva

Top 3 of the 00s:

Ponting
Tendulkar
Hayden

Top 3 of the 10s:

De Villiers
Kohli
Dhoni

Top batsman not mentioned:
Gilchrist

Which makes the top 10:

Bevan
De Villiers
Ponting
Tendulkar
Kohli
Lara
Dhoni
Hayden
De Silva
Gilchrist

 

[GIMH]

Jos Buttler X 10

 

[h_hurricane]

Kohli
Tendulkar
Devilliers
Ponting
Bevan
Dhoni
Sharma
Lara
Gilchrist
Anwar

 

[h_hurricane]

When it comes to rating ODI batsmen, as a sanity check ask yourself which side should have the most batsmen in your top ten. Should it be a) the side with 4 world cup wins out of the eight world cups; or b) the side that had to throw a tantrum to get a home World Cup so they had a chance of winning. Should it be a) the side that had never failed to make the knockout stage or b) the side that couldn't make it out of the first round ahead of Bangladesh who were a complete minnow at the time.

Now I know it's tempting to say b for both because obviously meaningless bilateral series where teams rest their best players are so much more meaningful than world cups, but the correct answer is a.

Top three batsmen of the 90s:

Bevan
Lara
De Silva

Top 3 of the 00s:

Ponting
Tendulkar
Hayden

Top 3 of the 10s:

De Villiers
Kohli
Dhoni

Top batsman not mentioned:
Gilchrist

Which makes the top 10:

Bevan
De Villiers
Ponting
Tendulkar
Kohli
Lara
Dhoni
Hayden
De Silva
Gilchrist

Tendulkar was a better ODI batsman in 1990s than in 2000s. His average and strike rate didn't move much in the 2000s compared to 1990s when batting was tougher, though he played lesser in ODIs in the second half. Also played a lot in the middle order in the first half which didn't help his average.

He is a better ODI batsman in 1990s than De Silva. Not saying Aravinda wasn't great by the way. Best batsman of 1990s isn't a clear cut case. Bevan,Lara, Tendulkar and Anwar have a good case.

 

[ankitj]

When it comes to rating ODI batsmen, as a sanity check ask yourself which side should have the most batsmen in your top ten. Should it be a) the side with 4 world cup wins out of the eight world cups; or b) the side that had to throw a tantrum to get a home World Cup so they had a chance of winning. Should it be a) the side that had never failed to make the knockout stage or b) the side that couldn't make it out of the first round ahead of Bangladesh who were a complete minnow at the time.

Now I know it's tempting to say b for both because obviously meaningless bilateral series where teams rest their best players are so much more meaningful than world cups, but the correct answer is a.

Top three batsmen of the 90s:

Bevan
Lara
De Silva

Top 3 of the 00s:

Ponting
Tendulkar
Hayden

Top 3 of the 10s:

De Villiers
Kohli
Dhoni

Top batsman not mentioned:
Gilchrist

Which makes the top 10:

Bevan
De Villiers
Ponting
Tendulkar
Kohli
Lara
Dhoni
Hayden
De Silva
Gilchrist

It's so nice you've put forward a dissertation on how incredibly bad you are as a judge of cricketing skills.

May be a warning from Spark about not shitting on players of poster's country coming up. May be.

 

[ankitj]

I honestly think Bevan is overrated. People look at his average and go whoa. While his average is something very special his runs per inning is not. Being a lower order batsman, too many not outs

Couldn't continue reading after this.

 

[ankitj]

Can't believe Stephen's delusions about his own ability to judge cricketers. After extolling importance of world cups he picks Lara and De silva as top 3 ODI batsmen of 90s when they averaged 44 and 40 respectively in 90s world cups while few others who averaged 50+ are omitted. For De Silva I can understand for his 96 world cup exploits but Lara's inclusion makes no sense. You would have a better argument with Waugh twins for 90s if you want to use world cups. But Stephen doesn't believe in facts.

 

[aussie tragic]

I honestly think Bevan is overrated. People look at his average and go whoa. While his average is something very special his runs per inning is not. Being a lower order batsman, too many not outs contributed to his high batting avg. And more importantly his scoring rate has mostly been merely good.

This is what you get when looking at a spreadsheet rather than actually seeing him play in a totally different era than today lol

So gutted Bevan couldn't turn his ODI game into Tests.

 

[ankitj]

This is what you get when looking at a spreadsheet rather than actually seeing him play in a totally different era than today lol

So gutted Bevan couldn't turn his ODI game into Tests.

Well if you look at spreadsheets carefully it will emerge that Bevan's average was far ahead of his peers and he was only one among his contemporaries to average 50+. It's only when you start fudging with spreadsheet you come to those ridiculous conclusions.

 

[vcs]

Tendulkar was a better ODI batsman in 1990s than in 2000s. His average and strike rate didn't move much in the 2000s compared to 1990s when batting was tougher, though he played lesser in ODIs in the second half. Also played a lot in the middle order in the first half which didn't help his average.

He is a better ODI batsman in 1990s than De Silva. Not saying Aravinda wasn't great by the way. Best batsman of 1990s isn't a clear cut case. Bevan,Lara, Tendulkar and Anwar have a good case.

Tendulkar was the best in the '90s.

 

[h_hurricane]

Tendulkar was the best in the '90s.

I too think so on most days But then, that blanket statement would lead to a long and endless debate.