Batting Highest Career Batting Average

Cricket Records in 2000s in ODI matches

Highest averages

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
KC Sangakkara (ICC/SL)	2002-2008	28	28	2	1134	101	43.61	1516	74.80	1	8	1	109	6
MS Dhoni (IND)	2006-2009	23	20	4	690	124	43.12	930	74.19	1	3	0	50	9
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2000-2009	44	43	1	1731	175	41.21	2084	83.06	4	8	1	208	14
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2002-2008	25	25	2	887	86	38.56	1152	76.99	0	10	2	70	1
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2009	20	20	1	731	119*	38.47	820	89.14	1	5	1	87	5
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2000-2009	21	21	2	714	91*	37.57	1046	68.26	0	5	1	55	5
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2001-2009	27	25	6	690	120*	36.31	1065	64.78	1	4	2	40	4
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	2000-2009	32	32	2	1048	104*	34.93	1397	75.01	1	7	1	82	9
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	2001-2007	25	25	2	781	116*	33.95	953	81.95	1	6	4	79	12
CH Gayle (ICC/WI)	2003-2008	23	23	0	737	92	32.04	863	85.39	0	7	3	86	18
HH Gibbs (SA)	2000-2009	34	34	0	1054	175	31.00	1220	86.39	2	3	4	134	14
NJ Astle (NZ)	2000-2007	23	22	0	629	104	28.59	885	71.07	1	4	6	64	5
BB McCullum (NZ)	2002-2009	35	34	6	783	96	27.96	957	81.81	0	4	3	59	15
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2000-2009	33	31	0	847	139	27.32	975	86.87	2	2	2	90	14
MV Boucher (SA)	2000-2009	35	32	8	649	76	27.04	814	79.72	0	5	6	44	11
CL Cairns (NZ)	2000-2005	23	20	2	485	60	26.94	497	97.58	0	3	2	41	16
L Vincent (NZ)	2002-2007	20	20	1	507	90	26.68	685	74.01	0	5	3	52	8
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2009	24	24	1	609	63	26.47	821	74.17	0	4	2	68	2
R Dravid (ICC/IND)	2000-2009	36	32	0	844	80	26.37	1251	67.46	0	7	3	77	2
CD McMillan (NZ)	2000-2007	27	25	0	639	117	25.56	754	84.74	1	3	3	64	15
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2002-2008	22	22	1	529	122	25.19	594	89.05	2	2	5	57	11
SP Fleming (NZ)	2000-2007	32	31	2	717	82	24.72	1079	66.45	0	4	2	88	7
SC Ganguly (IND)	2000-2007	24	22	0	535	100	24.31	769	69.57	1	3	3	55	8
V Sehwag (ICC/IND)	2001-2009	27	26	0	589	82	22.65	653	90.19	0	3	2	78	10
SM Pollock (ICC/SA)	2000-2007	29	23	6	365	69	21.47	410	89.02	0	2	2	29	7
SB Styris (NZ)	2000-2007	28	25	1	473	101	19.70	626	75.55	1	2	4	47	4
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	2000-2009	44	34	9	459	83	18.36	544	84.37	0	2	7	39	1
Shahid Afridi (ICC/PAK)	2000-2009	26	25	1	434	56*	18.08	365	118.90	0	1	5	42	19
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2009	32	24	6	292	49	16.22	289	101.03	0	0	4	28	9
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2002-2008	22	20	5	155	24	10.33	282	54.96	0	0	5	7	2

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 20 innings
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Sri Lanka at Delhi, 5th ODI, Dec 27, 2009 [ODI # 2936]

India v Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, 4th ODI, Dec 24, 2009 [ODI # 2935]

India v Sri Lanka at Cuttack, 3rd ODI, Dec 21, 2009 [ODI # 2934]