Average
44.8
Best
2001 69.5
1998 65.3
2003 57.0
Toughest
1990 23.9
1993 24.5
2005 27.5
Sachin Tendulkar
India · Batter · ODI 1989–2012
Matches
463
Runs
18426
Average
44.8
Strike rate
86.2
100s
49
50s
96
Highest
200
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Tendulkar vs Lara: who comes out on top?
Ten chapters, every number, and the final verdict.
1 CONSISTENCY2 VS TOP ATTACKS3 RUNS & MILESTONES4 50s INTO 100s5 SCORING SPEED6 AWAY FROM HOME7 CHASING & BIG GAMES8 MATCH WINNER9 START & FINISH
CHAPTER 1
CONSISTENCY
HOW OFTEN HE GETS A START AND MAKES IT COUNT
Balls per innings
47.3 balls
Best
2003 62.2 balls
2001 61.9 balls
1996 61.1 balls
Toughest
1990 24.2 balls
1993 25.6 balls
1997 33.1 balls
A hundred every
9.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2003 1.9 inns
1998 2.1 inns
1994 2.1 inns
Toughest
1993 17.0 inns
1990 10.0 inns
1995 6.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2001 1.5 inns
1995 1.5 inns
2003 1.5 inns
Toughest
1993 8.5 inns
2005 3.2 inns
1997 3.0 inns
A duck every
22.6 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2003 21.0 inns
2004 21.0 inns
1997 18.0 inns
Toughest
1999 5.5 inns
1994 8.3 inns
1990 10.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
43.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
42.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
84.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
84.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
18,426
100s
49
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
96
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
223
Highest score
200
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
33.8%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
11.7%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
86.2
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
48.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
10.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
109.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
50.1%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
43.0
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
38.2
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
28.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
44.8
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
10.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
85.0
Strike rate away from home. Era index uses the career strike-rate norm. Shrunk toward the career strike rate.
CHAPTER 7
CHASING & BIG GAMES
HOW HE BATS WHEN THE TARGET IS SET AND THE STAKES ARE HIGH
Average in chases
42.3
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
55.5
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
38.7
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
52.9
Full career. Final, semi-final, quarter-final, eliminator, qualifier or play-off. Super Six, Super Four and Super Eight do not count. Zero innings is not available.
A 50+ every
3.3 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
14.3 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
56.6
% of team wins top-scored
30.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
20.3%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
16.4%
Substantial innings in wins batting first, divided by his innings batting first. No era index.
CHAPTER 9
START & FINISH
HOW HE BEGAN AND HOW HE ENDED
First window runs per innings
33.4
First window average
37.9
First window strike rate
82.2
Latest window runs per innings
42.8
Latest window average
46.5
Latest window strike rate
87.0