Best Averages – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the best averages in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
ODIAll-time62 entries
1573 / 5Joe RootENG10.93 clear of Litton Das
2311 / 3Litton DasBAN10.93 off the lead
3312 / 4Harry BrookENG36.60 off the lead
● LEADS
Joe RootENG
573 / 5 · 10.93 ahead of Das
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best averages
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
433 / 6
The mark at number ten — 52 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
8 of the top 50 · 14 teams represented

Best Averages — full list

62 entries, ranked
1Joe RootENG573 / 5
2Litton DasBAN311 / 3
3Harry BrookENG312 / 4
4Rishabh PantIND155 / 2
5Zishan ShahDEN76 / 1
6Colin de GrandhommeNZ149 / 2
7Virat KohliIND1026 / 14
8AB de VilliersSA879 / 12
9Sikandar RazaZIM217 / 3
10Jean-Paul DuminySA433 / 6
11Imam-ul-HaqPAK505 / 7
12Sharad VesawkarNEP144 / 2
13Manish PandeyIND71 / 1
13Tom CurranENG71 / 1
15George BaileyAUS1098 / 16
16Kyle CoetzerSCO68 / 1
17MS DhoniIND600 / 9
18Nathan AstleNZ586 / 9
19Neil McKenzieSA260 / 4
20Peter McGlashanNZ63 / 1
21Matthew HaydenAUS311 / 5
22Chris DouglasBER122 / 2
23Morne van WykSA178 / 3
24MS DhoniIND764 / 13
25Brian LaraWI292 / 5
26Andrew FlintoffENG633 / 11
27Graham YallopAUS396 / 7
28Arjuna RanatungaSL565 / 10
29Mark WaughAUS676 / 12
30Brian LaraWI386 / 7
31Damien MartynAUS805 / 15
32Keith FletcherENG267 / 5
33Zaheer AbbasPAK677 / 13
34Adam ParoreNZ728 / 14
35Saleem ElahiPAK311 / 6
36Sir Richie RichardsonWI361 / 7
37Dilip VengsarkarIND618 / 12
37Trevor MadondoZIM103 / 2
39Dean JonesAUS716 / 14
40Deryck MurrayWI51 / 1
40Chris CowdreyENG51 / 1
40Mike GattingENG306 / 6
43Neil FairbrotherENG506 / 10
44Asif MujtabaPAK606 / 12
45Andy FlowerZIM852 / 17
46Clive LloydWI240 / 5
47Peter KirstenSA95 / 2
48Sir Viv RichardsWI328 / 7
49Javed MiandadPAK46 / 1
50Ashok MankadIND44 / 1
50Steve SmithAUS484 / 11
52Sir Viv RichardsWI333 / 8
53Mark BurgessNZ38 / 1
54Mike BrearleyENG147 / 4
55Keith FletcherENG106 / 3
56Geoff BoycottENG74 / 3
57Dean FoxcroftNZ22.000000
58John HampshireENG10 / 1
59Blessing MuzarabaniZIM4.000000
60Lokumarakkalage MadushankaSL2.000000
61Joshua TongueENG0.500000
62Aiden MarkramSA0.000000
Nothing matches that filter.
RECENT RESULTS 4 matches