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For the winning cause

By Rajneesh Gupta
March 23, 2005 20:10 IST
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Rahul Dravid's importance to the Indian side is such that when he fails with the bat, India invariably ends up losing.

Among the senior batsmen in the Indian team, the vice-captain has the highest average, 79.08, in Tests victories. Sachin Tendulkar is a close second with an average of 67.20.

Dravid's batting average is the second highest in matches 'won' after Don Bradman (130.08) among all batsmen who have aggregated at least 5,000 runs in their career.

Statistician Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical analysis of how India's top batsmen fare in wins and losses.

Player Runs Tests Inns NO HS Ave. 100 50 0
SR Tendulkar
Overall 10077 122 196 21 248* 57.58 34 41 12
in WON matches 3293 38 59 10 248* 67.20 11 12 2
in LOST matches 2501 34 68 0 177 36.78 8 9 7
R Dravid
Overall 7658 88 149 18 270 58.46 20 36 5
in WON matches 2926 28 45 8 270 79.08 9 12 1
in LOST matches 1551 28 56 3 118 29.26 1 8 4
SC Ganguly
Overall 4946 81 131 12 173 41.56 11 25 8
in WON matches 1521 25 37 6 136 49.06 2 10 2
in LOST matches 1073 26 52 1 73 21.04 0 4 4
VVS Laxman
Overall 3877 63 101 10 281 42.60 7 21 7
in WON matches 1467 21 30 2 281 52.39 2 9 1
in LOST matches 947 22 44 3 167 23.10 1 3 5
V Sehwag
Overall 2840 33 54 1 309 53.58 9 9 4
in WON matches 956 12 17 0 309 56.24 2 4 1
in LOST matches 741 8 16 0 195 46.31 2 3 1
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