indian cricketer to have highest test batting average
Vinod Kambli Despite having the highest career batting average for an Indian test cricketer of 54 [4] he played his last Test when he was just 23 years. He was not even considered for Test cricket[5] and only considered for one day cricket.[6][7] Currently he appears as a cricket expert and commentator on various television channels. He has also appeared on various reality shows and done few serials and Bollywood films as an actor. He played a supporting role in the Kannada film Bettanagere.[8][9][10]
Sourav Ganguly Following a prolific Ranji season in 1990–91,[26] Ganguly scored three runs in his One Day International (ODI) debut for India against the West Indies in 1992.[15][27] He was dropped immediately since he was perceived to be "arrogant" and his attitude towards the game was openly questioned. It was rumoured that Ganguly refused to carry drinks for his teammates, commenting that it was not his job to do so, later denied by him. Consequently, he was removed from the team.[19][24] He toiled away in domestic cricket, scoring heavily in the 1993–94 and 1994–95 Ranji seasons.[28][29] Following an innings of 171 in the 1995–96 Duleep Trophy, he was recalled to the National team for a tour of England in 1996, in the middle of intense media scrutiny.[30] He played in a single ODI,[31] but was omitted from the team for the first Test. However, after teammate Navjot Singh Sidhu left the touring, citing ill-treatment by then captain Mohammad Azharuddin,[32][33] Ganguly made his Test debut against England in the Second Test of a three-match series at Lord's Cricket Ground alongside Rahul Dravid.[34] England had won the First Test of the three-match series; however, Ganguly scored a century, becoming only the third cricketer to achieve such a feat on debut at Lord's, after Harry Graham and John Hampshire. Andrew Strauss and Matt Prior have since accomplished this feat, but Ganguly's 131 still remains the highest by any batsman on his debut at the ground.[33] India was not required to bat in the second innings due to the match ending in a draw.[35] In the next Test match at Trent Bridge he made 136, thus becoming only the third batsman to make a century in each of his first two innings (after Lawrence Rowe and Alvin Kallicharran). He shared a 255 run stand with Sachin Tendulkar, which became at that time the highest partnership for India against any country for any wicket outside India. The Test again ended in a draw, handing England a 1–0 series victory; Ganguly scored 48 in the second innings.[36][37]
List of highest individual scores in ODIs |- | 1 || Sharma, RohitRohit Sharma || 264|| 152.60 || 1 ||  India ||  Sri Lanka || Eden Gardens, Kolkata, West Bengal, India|| 13 November 2014 || Won[5] |- | 2 || Guptil, MartinMartin Guptil || 237* || 145.39 || 1 ||  New Zealand ||  West Indies || Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand || 21 March 2015 || Won[6] |- | 3 || Sehwag, VirenderVirender Sehwag || 219 || 146.97 || 1 ||  India ||  West Indies || Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore || 8 December 2011 || Won[7] |- | 4 || Gayle, ChrisChris Gayle || 215 || 146.25 || 1 ||  West Indies ||  Zimbabwe || Manuka Oval, Canberra || 24 February 2015 || Won[8] |- | 5 || Sharma, RohitRohit Sharma || 209 || 132.28 || 1 ||  India ||  Australia || M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore || 2 November 2013 || Won[9] |- | 6 || Tendulkar, SachinSachin Tendulkar || 200* || 136.05 || 1 ||  India ||  South Africa || Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior || 24 February 2010 || Won[10] |- | 7 || Charles Coventry || 194* || 124.36 || 1 ||  Zimbabwe ||  Bangladesh || Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo || 16 August 2009 || Lost[11] |- | 8 || Saeed Anwar || 194 || 132.88 || 1 ||  Pakistan ||  India || M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai || 21 May 1997 || Won[12] |- | 9 || Vivian Richards || 189* || 111.18 || 1 ||  West Indies ||  England || Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester || 31 May 1984 || Won[13] |- | 10 || Martin Guptill || 189* || 121.94 || 1 ||  New Zealand ||  England || Rose Bowl, Southampton || 2 June 2013 || Won[14] |- | 11 || Jayasuriya, SanathSanath Jayasuriya || 189 || 117.39 || 1 ||  Sri Lanka ||  India || Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah || 29 October 2000 || Won[15] |- | 12 || Kirsten, GaryGary Kirsten || 188* || 118.24 || 1 ||  South Africa ||  United Arab Emirates || Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi || 16 February 1996 || Won[16] |- | 13 || Sachin Tendulkar || 186* || 124.00 || 1 ||  India ||  New Zealand || Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad || 8 November 1999 || Won[17] |- | 14 || Watson, ShaneShane Watson || 185* || 192.71 || 2 ||  Australia ||  Bangladesh || Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka || 11 April 2011 || Won[18] |- | 15 || du Plessis, FafFaf du Plessis || 185 || 131.20 || 1 ||  South Africa ||  Sri Lanka || Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town || 7 February 2017 || Won[19] |- |16|| Dhoni, M. S.M. S. Dhoni || 183* || 126.21 || 2 ||  India ||  Sri Lanka || Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur || 31 October 2005 || Won[20] |- |17|| Ganguly, SouravSourav Ganguly || 183 || 115.82 || 1 ||  India ||  Sri Lanka || County Ground, Taunton || 26 May 1999 || Won[21] |- |18|| Kohli, ViratVirat Kohli || 183 || 123.65 || 2 ||  India ||  Pakistan || Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka || 18 March 2012 || Won[22] |- |19|| Hayden, MatthewMatthew Hayden || 181* || 109.03 || 1 ||  Australia ||  New Zealand || Seddon Park, Hamilton || 20 February 2007 || Lost[23] |- |20|| Vivian Richards || 181 || 144.80 || 1 ||  West Indies ||  Sri Lanka || National Stadium, Karachi || 13 October 1987 || Won[24] |- |21||Martin Guptill|| 180* || 130.43 || 2 ||  New Zealand ||  South Africa || Seddon Park, Hamilton || 1 March 2017 || Won[25] |- |22|| David Warner || 179 || 139.84 || 1 ||  Australia ||  Pakistan || Adelaide Oval, Adelaide || 26 January 2017 || Won[26] |- |23|| Masakadza, HamiltonHamilton Masakadza || 178* || 106.58 || 1 ||  Zimbabwe ||  Kenya || Harare Sports Club, Harare || 18 October 2009 || Won[27] |- |24|| David Warner || 178 || 133.83 || 1 ||  Australia ||  Afghanistan || WACA Ground, Perth || 4 March 2017 || Won[28] |- |25|| de Kock, QuintonQuinton de Kock || 178 || 132.09 || 1 ||  South Africa ||  Australia || SuperSport Park, Centurion || 30 September 2016 || Won[29] |- | colspan="10" |Source Cricinfo. Last updated 2 May 2017. |}
Sachin Tendulkar In 2002, halfway through his career, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ranked him the second greatest Test batsman of all time, behind Don Bradman, and the second greatest ODI batsman of all time, behind Viv Richards.[6] Later in his career, Tendulkar was a part of the Indian team that won the 2011 World Cup, his first win in six World Cup appearances for India.[7] He had previously been named "Player of the Tournament" at the 2003 edition of the tournament, held in South Africa. In 2013, he was the only Indian cricketer included in an all-time Test World XI named to mark the 150th anniversary of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[8][9][10]