Best against the best (decade 2000 and beyond)

[cricketlover172]

Here is the list of best bowlers of last decade ( who have taken more than 100 wickets in last decade at the average of around 25 removing minnows)

Bowling records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo
1. Mcgrath 2 . Akhtar 3. Murali 4. Steyn 5. Asif 6. Warne 7. Pollock.


1.Indian batsman
Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

2. WI batsman
Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

3. OZ batsman ( Replace Mcgrath - Warne with Kumble -Harbhajan because India has been their toughest competitor)
Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

4. SL batsman ( Replace Murali with kumble)
Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

5. SA batsman ( Replace pollock and steyn with Kumble and Harbhajan )
Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

6. ENG batsman
Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

7. PAK batsman
Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo

8. NZ batsman(No one scored more than 2000 so it has been reduced to 1500)
Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPN Cricinfo



For Every batsman, it has been double checked by removing runs scored in draws ( Pitches such as colombo, Ahmedabad, Faisalabad, lahore, Dubai , Abudhabi, Antigua are disgrace to cricket ) and then only they have been included in the final list only if they average above 50 even after removing runs scored in draws.

And here is the final list of top 5 batsman against great attacks last decade.

1. Sehwag
2. Kallis
3. Lara
4. Ponting
5. Hayden

 

[AbhishekS]

Those are some superb stats, cricketlover. Great to see Sehwag at the top.