Top 10 Batsmen with Debut after 2000

[Coronis]

So I read this thread this morning and was actually thinking about it off an on and finding a statistical way to get a sense of a top ten test batsman list. Came up with the following:

• 2000+ runs overseas
• 2000+ runs at home
• Has to feature in both list (i.e. 2000+ at home, <2000 away not included)
• Position on the home run scoring chart would be worth a multiple of 5 i.e. last place is 1 x 5, first place is 39 x 5 points
• Away runs would be worth double, so 10 points per position
• Overall position determined by sum of both points

In the end 39 players made the cut. Simon Katich was the only player I noticed who scored 2000+ away runs but <2000 home runs.
Filtering was a bit of a pain because I had to manually extract Pakistan's stats because of the neutral games being home games thing.
Doing everything manually means I probably ****ed it up tbh

Anyway here's the list. Home stats are first, away second.

Player

Span

Mat

Inns

NO

Runs

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...al1=span;team=7;template=results;type=batting​ Ave

Score

Mat

Inns

NO

Runs

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...al1=span;team=7;template=results;type=batting​ Ave

Score

Total

SPD Smith (AUS)

2010-2025

58​

100​

16​

5015​

59.7​

175​

58​

106​

9​

5256​

54.18​

370​

545​

KC Sangakkara (SL)

2000-2015

75​

124​

11​

6830​

60.44​

180​

59​

109​

6​

5570​

54.07​

360​

540​

Younis Khan

2000-2016

47​

86​

7​

4491​

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...6;team=8;team=9;template=results;type=batting​ 56.84​

165​

71​

127​

12​

5608​

48.76​

350​

515​

KS Williamson (NZ)

2011-2024

52​

87​

10​

5142​

66.77​

195​

53​

99​

7​

4134​

44.93​

310​

505​

JE Root (ENG)

2013-2024

78​

137​

14​

6758​

54.94​

155​

74​

141​

9​

6214​

47.07​

340​

495​

AB de Villiers (SA)

2004-2018

66​

109​

8​

4788​

47.4​

80​

48​

82​

10​

3977​

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...6;team=8;team=9;template=results;type=batting​ 55.23​

390​

470​

V Sehwag (IND)

2001-2013

52​

89​

3​

4656​

54.13​

150​

52​

91​

3​

3930​

44.65​

300​

450​

GC Smith (SA)

2002-2014

61​

103​

7​

3986​

41.52​

40​

56​

102​

6​

5279​

54.98​

380​

420​

TT Samaraweera (SL)

2001-2012

45​

70​

12​

3123​

53.84​

140​

36​

62​

8​

2339​

43.31​

280​

420​

MEK Hussey (AUS)

2005-2013

45​

76​

14​

3794​

61.19​

185​

34​

61​

2​

2441​

41.37​

230​

415​

I hadn’t looked at the thread title and was sad to see you were excluding Sutcliffe (1971 runs away).

Interesting list to end up with. The last 2 I doubt many of us would have in our top 10 bats who debuted from 2000 but the other 8 very solid.

 

[ankitj]

So I read this thread this morning and was actually thinking about it off an on and finding a statistical way to get a sense of a top ten test batsman list. Came up with the following:

• 2000+ runs overseas
• 2000+ runs at home
• Has to feature in both list (i.e. 2000+ at home, <2000 away not included)
• Position on the home run scoring chart would be worth a multiple of 5 i.e. last place is 1 x 5, first place is 39 x 5 points
• Away runs would be worth double, so 10 points per position
• Overall position determined by sum of both points

In the end 39 players made the cut. Simon Katich was the only player I noticed who scored 2000+ away runs but <2000 home runs.
Filtering was a bit of a pain because I had to manually extract Pakistan's stats because of the neutral games being home games thing.
Doing everything manually means I probably ****ed it up tbh

Anyway here's the list. Home stats are first, away second.

Player

Span

Mat

Inns

NO

Runs

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...al1=span;team=7;template=results;type=batting​ Ave

Score

Mat

Inns

NO

Runs

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...al1=span;team=7;template=results;type=batting​ Ave

Score

Total

SPD Smith (AUS)

2010-2025

58​

100​

16​

5015​

59.7​

175​

58​

106​

9​

5256​

54.18​

370​

545​

KC Sangakkara (SL)

2000-2015

75​

124​

11​

6830​

60.44​

180​

59​

109​

6​

5570​

54.07​

360​

540​

Younis Khan

2000-2016

47​

86​

7​

4491​

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...6;team=8;team=9;template=results;type=batting​ 56.84​

165​

71​

127​

12​

5608​

48.76​

350​

515​

KS Williamson (NZ)

2011-2024

52​

87​

10​

5142​

66.77​

195​

53​

99​

7​

4134​

44.93​

310​

505​

JE Root (ENG)

2013-2024

78​

137​

14​

6758​

54.94​

155​

74​

141​

9​

6214​

47.07​

340​

495​

AB de Villiers (SA)

2004-2018

66​

109​

8​

4788​

47.4​

80​

48​

82​

10​

3977​

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...6;team=8;team=9;template=results;type=batting​ 55.23​

390​

470​

V Sehwag (IND)

2001-2013

52​

89​

3​

4656​

54.13​

150​

52​

91​

3​

3930​

44.65​

300​

450​

GC Smith (SA)

2002-2014

61​

103​

7​

3986​

41.52​

40​

56​

102​

6​

5279​

54.98​

380​

420​

TT Samaraweera (SL)

2001-2012

45​

70​

12​

3123​

53.84​

140​

36​

62​

8​

2339​

43.31​

280​

420​

MEK Hussey (AUS)

2005-2013

45​

76​

14​

3794​

61.19​

185​

34​

61​

2​

2441​

41.37​

230​

415​

Kohli not even in top 10

 

[NZTailender]

Kohli not even in top 10

15th overall tbh. Or equal 14th I guess but Pietersen the better overseas record, just

11​

HM Amla (SA)

2004-2019

69​

117​

7​

5135​

46.68​

75​

55​

98​

9​

4147​

46.59​

330​

405​

12​

MJ Clarke (AUS)

2004-2014

53​

86​

11​

4654​

62.05​

190​

62​

112​

11​

3989​

39.49​

200​

390​

13​

Misbah-ul-Haq

2002-2016

32​

52​

8​

2378​

54.04​

145​

43​

80​

12​

2844​

41.82​

240​

385​

14​

KP Pietersen (ENG)

2005-2013

53​

89​

3​

4537​

52.75​

130​

51​

92​

5​

3644​

41.88​

250​

380​

15​

V Kohli (IND)

2011-2024

55​

87​

9​

4336​

55.58​

160​

68​

123​

4​

4894​

41.12​

220​

380​

16​

AN Cook (ENG)

2006-2018

89​

155​

7​

6568​

44.37​

50​

72​

136​

9​

5904​

46.48​

320​

370​

17​

UT Khawaja (AUS)

2011-2025

41​

72​

9​

3039​

48.23​

95​

39​

72​

5​

2891​

43.14​

270​

365​

18​

AD Mathews (SL)

2009-2025

66​

113​

17​

4323​

45.03​

55​

52​

97​

10​

3844​

44.18​

290​

345​

19​

LRPL Taylor (NZ)

2008-2022

54​

87​

14​

3905​

53.49​

135​

58​

109​

10​

3778​

38.16​

180​

315​

20​

LD Chandimal (SL)

2012-2025

39​

69​

8​

2973​

48.73​

105​

49​

89​

7​

3235​

39.45​

190​

295​

 

[Athlai]

So I read this thread this morning and was actually thinking about it off an on and finding a statistical way to get a sense of a top ten test batsman list. Came up with the following:

• 2000+ runs overseas
• 2000+ runs at home
• Has to feature in both list (i.e. 2000+ at home, <2000 away not included)
• Position on the home run scoring chart would be worth a multiple of 5 i.e. last place is 1 x 5, first place is 39 x 5 points
• Away runs would be worth double, so 10 points per position
• Overall position determined by sum of both points

In the end 39 players made the cut. Simon Katich was the only player I noticed who scored 2000+ away runs but <2000 home runs.
Filtering was a bit of a pain because I had to manually extract Pakistan's stats because of the neutral games being home games thing.
Doing everything manually means I probably ****ed it up tbh

Anyway here's the list. Home stats are first, away second.

Player

Span

Mat

Inns

NO

Runs

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...al1=span;team=7;template=results;type=batting​ Ave

Score

Mat

Inns

NO

Runs

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...al1=span;team=7;template=results;type=batting​ Ave

Score

Total

SPD Smith (AUS)

2010-2025

58​

100​

16​

5015​

59.7​

175​

58​

106​

9​

5256​

54.18​

370​

545​

KC Sangakkara (SL)

2000-2015

75​

124​

11​

6830​

60.44​

180​

59​

109​

6​

5570​

54.07​

360​

540​

Younis Khan

2000-2016

47​

86​

7​

4491​

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...6;team=8;team=9;template=results;type=batting​ 56.84​

165​

71​

127​

12​

5608​

48.76​

350​

515​

KS Williamson (NZ)

2011-2024

52​

87​

10​

5142​

66.77​

195​

53​

99​

7​

4134​

44.93​

310​

505​

JE Root (ENG)

2013-2024

78​

137​

14​

6758​

54.94​

155​

74​

141​

9​

6214​

47.07​

340​

495​

AB de Villiers (SA)

2004-2018

66​

109​

8​

4788​

47.4​

80​

48​

82​

10​

3977​

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...6;team=8;team=9;template=results;type=batting​ 55.23​

390​

470​

V Sehwag (IND)

2001-2013

52​

89​

3​

4656​

54.13​

150​

52​

91​

3​

3930​

44.65​

300​

450​

GC Smith (SA)

2002-2014

61​

103​

7​

3986​

41.52​

40​

56​

102​

6​

5279​

54.98​

380​

420​

TT Samaraweera (SL)

2001-2012

45​

70​

12​

3123​

53.84​

140​

36​

62​

8​

2339​

43.31​

280​

420​

MEK Hussey (AUS)

2005-2013

45​

76​

14​

3794​

61.19​

185​

34​

61​

2​

2441​

41.37​

230​

415​

Surprised AB is sitting relatively far away from Younis/Williamson/Root

 

[NZTailender]

Surprised AB is sitting relatively far away from Younis/Williamson/Root

Superb away/neutral record, relatively 'poor' home record. Same with Graeme Smith. In my formula, AB is the best overseas batsman, G Smith second, S Smith third.

 

[vidiq]

Yeah both from a statistical and technical pov, I find Root to be a complete batsman, with the only hole in his resume being the AUS one. But imo we need to put a lot more respect on his peak in the pace playing pandemic post COVID where not many others have been making runs, which is what seperates him from the likes of Kohli, Abd etc.
He is arguable with the likes of Dravid, Sanga, Punter etc depending on personal preference for now. But if he has a good series in Aus and 1-2 more quality years, I'll put him ahead of those guys.

One of the best peak ever

 

[Coronis]

One of the best peak ever
View attachment 46586

Not really.

 

[Johan]

One of the best peak ever
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duh, Root is one of the best batters of all time, he'd obviously make runs.

 

[Johan]

@Coronis do you have Root below Boycott

 

[Coronis]

@Coronis do you have Root below Boycott

I think I’ve said multiple times I’m not that sure of my rankings as they go further down and in general I’m not a big fan of rating current players until their careers end.

So I’m not sure.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

One of the best peak ever
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Last 11 years
10 April 2014 - today:

Williamson 74 tests, 7312 runs, 28 100s, average 63.58

 

[Johan]

I think I’ve said multiple times I’m not that sure of my rankings as they go further down and in general I’m not a big fan of rating current players until their careers end.

So I’m not sure.

just rate them how you'd rate them if they retired today ez

 

[Johan]

Smith
Root
Sangakkara
De Villiers
Williamson
Kohli
Younis
Amla
Cook
Graeme

Smith
Root
Sangakkara
Williamson
De Viliers
Kohli
Younis
Amla
Cook
Graeme

 

[Coronis]

just rate them how you'd rate them if they retired today ez

idk

 

[Coronis]

Also crazy stat, Root’s played 11 more games than anyone else this decade, including teammates. 19 more games than Smith and Labuschagne, and they’ve played in every single test this decade (Root’s missed one)