ICC World Test Championship: Overseas Average Of Indian Batsmen During The Tournament

India lost the final of ICC World Test Championship to New Zealand by 8 wickets in a rain-affected Test match at The Rose Bowl stadium in Southampton, England. While Indian pacers could not match up the strength of New Zealand pacers in the match, Indian batsmen too miserably failed to bat well in both innings.

India were restricted to just 217 and 170 in both innings against a deadly pace attack by Kiwi bowlers Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee, and Trent Boult.

New Zealand became the undisputed champions of the tournament, which kickstarted back in August 2019. A total of 9 teams took part in ICC World Test Championship and after the conclusion of the group stage, India topped the points table with the highest PCT of 72.2.

However, India lost the one-off final to Kane Williamson-led side, facing defeat in yet another ICC tournament’s knockout game. Few Indian batsmen showed a brilliant performance during the tournament but they couldn’t repeat their brilliant show in the final. Here we take a look at the overseas batting average of Indian players during the ICC World Test Championship.

ICC World Test Championship: Overseas Average Of Indian Batsmen During The Tournament

8. Cheteshwar Pujara- 25.22

Cheteshwar Pujara gets the last 8^th spot in this list. The right-handed batsman had an overseas average of 25.22 during ICC World Test Championship. Pujara played 9 overseas matches and scored 454 runs in 18 innings.

The 33-year-old player smashed 4 half-centuries in overseas games during the tournament with the highest score of 77. Overall, the Test specialist Indian batsman had a batting average of 28.03 during the tournament, after scoring 841 runs in 18 innings.

7. Virat Kohli- 25.75

Indian skipper Virat Kohli gets the second last 7th spot in this list with an overseas batting average of 25.75 during the ICC World Test Championship. The right-handed batsman played 6 overseas matches during the tournament, piling up 309 runs in 12 innings. He smashed 3 half-centuries on overseas soil with the highest knock of 76.

Overall in the tournament, the Indian captain had an average of 42.45 after scoring 934 runs in 24 innings. He smacked a total of 2 centuries and 5 fifties during the tournament.

6. Rohit Sharma- 32.16

Rohit Sharma takes the 6th spot in this list with an overseas average of 32.16 while batting in ICC World Test Championship. The right-handed batsman played only 3 overseas matches during the tournament.

In 6 innings, he scored 193 runs along with a fifty. Overall, the 34-year-old had the 2nd best batting average among Indian players with 60.77. He smashed 1094 runs in 19 matches during the tournament while hitting 4 hundreds and 2 fifties, out of which one was a double-ton.

5. Rishabh Pant- 33.61

Rishabh Pant is the 5th player in this list. The Indian wicketkeeper had an overseas average of 33.61 in the ICC World Test Championship. Pant, who impressed with his batting in the away Test series against Australia, scored 437 runs in 14 innings during 8 overseas Tests in the tournament.

He also hit 2 half-centuries, both of which arrived against Australia. Overall, the left-handed batsman had an average of 39.27 in the tournament after hitting 1067 runs in 20 innings. Pant accounted for 1 hundred and 4 fifties.

4. Ravindra Jadeja- 36

Ravindra Jadeja takes the 4th spot in this list with an average of 36 in overseas games during ICC World Test Championship. The Indian all-rounder played 6 overseas matches, scoring 216 runs in 9 innings along with 2 half-centuries.

His overall batting average in the tournament was far better than his overseas average. Jadeja had a batting average of 50 during the tournament, with 500 runs in 15 innings with 5 half-centuries.

3. Hanuma Vihari- 40.63

Hanuma Vihari takes the 3rd spot in this list with his overseas batting average of 40.63 during ICC World Test Championship. The right-handed batsman scored 447 runs in 13 innings during the 7 overseas matches he played during the tournament.

He also hit 1 century and 3 half-centuries while playing on foreign soil. Vihari’s overall batting average in the tournament was 38.08, as he smashed 457 runs in 14 innings during the tournament.

2. Shubman Gill- 42.14

Shubman Gill takes the 2nd position in this list with a batting average of 42.17 in overseas games during ICC World Test Championship. The Indian opener, who made his international Test debut in December 2020 against Australia, played few wonderful knocks during his debut series. The right-handed batsman played 4 overseas games, hitting 295 runs in 8 innings.

He also smashed 2 fifties. Overall in the tournament, the 21-year-old batsman had an average of 31.84, with 414 runs in 15 innings. He accounted for 3 fifties in the tournament with the highest knock being 91.

1. Ajinkya Rahane- 42.37

Ajinkya Rahane steals the top spot in this list with the best overseas batting average among Indian players during ICC World Test Championship. The Indian vice-captain had an average of 43.37 while batting in overseas games during the tournament. While batting in 18 innings on foreign soil, the right-handed batsman smashed 694 runs. He also smacked 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries.

Overall, Rahane’s average was a little less than his overseas average at 42.92. He piled up 1159 runs in 30 innings while smashing 3 centuries and 6 half-centuries in total. Rahane also finished as India’s highest run-scorer in the tournament and 5th highest overall.