As on 2020 - TOP 100 Greatest Cricket Batsmen of All Time

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35. Michael Hussey


Experience: 2005-13
Country: Australia
Other major teams: Western Australia, Chennai Super Kings
Career stats in Tests: 79 matches, 6,235 runs, 51.52 average, 50.13 strike rate, 195 highest score, 19 100s
Career stats in ODIs: 185 matches, 5,442 runs, 48.15 average, 87.16 strike rate, 109 highest score, 3 100s


Michael Hussey got his chance to represent Australia after 10 years of hard work in domestic cricket, and when the chance came in his way, he grabbed it with both hands. After two years of his Test career, his average was an unbelievable 80.58, and his average never dropped below 100 until his 29th innings in ODIs.
In ODIs, he had an excellent record in batting positions from 3 to 7, averaging 40-plus in all the positions, and at No.7 where most batsmen’s average drops considerably, "Mr.Cricket" averaged 120.83 at a strike rate of 101.12.
In the 2010 World T20 semifinal, Australia needed 17 from the last five balls of the match, and the southpaw was on point against Saeed Ajmal, who conceded only 24 runs from his 3.1 overs. The rest is history — 6, 6, 4, 6, and Australia won the match with one ball left, thanks to Hussey (60 off 24), the freak.

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34. Mohammad Azharuddin


Experience: 1985-2000
Country: India
Other major teams: Hyderabad, Derbyshire
Career stats in Tests: 99 matches, 6,215 runs, 45.03 average, 63.08 strike rate, 199 highest score, 22 100s
Career stats in ODIs: 334 matches, 9,378 runs, 36.92 average, 74.02 strike rate, 153 highest score, 7 100s


Mohammad Azharuddin is the only player to score hundreds in each of his first three Tests, and he finished his Test career with a hundred as well. He was known for his artistry with wrists and leg-side play.
Azhar was the first player to play 300 matches and first to reach 9,000 runs in ODIs. He was named one of the Wisden’s cricketers of 1991 courtesy his incredible run in 1990.
He could tear apart any bowling attack on his day. He held the record for fastest hundred in ODIs by an Indian in 62 balls. In Tests, his 74-ball hundred against South Africa in 1996 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, is still the fastest hundred by an Indian.

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33. Michael Clarke


Experience: 2004-15
Country: Australia
Other major teams: New South Wales, Hampshire
Career stats in Tests: 115 matches, 8,643 runs, 49.10 average, 55.92 strike rate, 329 highest score, 28 100s
Career stats in ODIs: 245 matches, 7,981 runs, 44.58 average, 78.98 strike rate, 130 highest score, 8 100s


Michael Clarke had a perfect end to his ODI career, scoring a match-winning 72 (74) in the 2015 World Cup final, which Australia won. However, his Test career ended on a sour note, scoring only 15 runs.
Clarke hit his peak in 2012 and scored 1595 runs at an average of 106.33, including two triple hundreds and two double hundreds. The right-hander excelled at the No.5 position and made 5,959 runs at an average of 60.80, the second-best average of players who played at least 50 innings at No. 5, only behind AB de Villiers (62.11).
The former Australian captain scored consistently in Tests around the world, and only in the West Indies, he averaged less than 40, 39.54.

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32. Graeme Smith


Experience: 2002-14
Country: South Africa
Other major teams: Cape Cobras, Somerset
Career stats in Tests: 117 matches, 9,265 runs, 48.25 average, 59.67 strike rate, 277 highest score, 27 100s
Career stats in ODIs: 197 matches, 6,989 runs, 37.98 average, 80.81 strike rate, 141 highest score, 10 100s


Graeme Smith started captaining South Africa at the age of 22 and scored 8,659 runs as captain, a world record, 2,036 more than the second-best, Allan Border (6623).
The left-hander was a fourth-innings superstar. He is the second-highest run-getter (1,611 at 51.96) in the fourth innings behind Tendulkar (1,625 at 36.93). Also, Smith holds the record of most runs in fourth-innings wins, 1,141 at an excellent average of 87.76.
Smith had a great record in Tests in England, where most batsmen struggle, scoring 1,355 runs at an average of 67.75.

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31. Greg Chappell


Experience: 1970-84
Country: Australia
Other major teams: Queensland, South Australia
Career stats in Tests: 87 matches, 7,110 runs, 53.86 average, 54.36 strike rate, 247 highest score, 24 100s
Career stats in ODIs: 74 matches, 2,331 runs, 40.18 average, 75.70 strike rate, 138 highest score, 3 100s


Greg Chappell scored a century in his first (108) and last Test (182) innings. Also, he was the first Australian to score 7,000 runs, overtaking Don Bradman (6,996).
Chappell scored at an average of 45.94 against England, and it’s his lowest average against any opponent, which speaks volumes about his consistency. During his career, only Javed Miandad had a better average (56.39), compared to Chappell’s 53.86.
The Australian had a terrific record at No.4, scoring 4,316 runs at an average of 59.12, the third-best of all time in terms of averages. Captaincy brought out the best in him, and his average as captain, 55.38 is only behind Brian Lara (57.83).