10 great batsmen who have excellent numbers in Tests but middling averages in ODIs

VVS Laxman
VVS Laxman was not able to replicate his Test exploits in ODIs

#7 Sanath Jayasuriya

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Jayasuriya is one of the greatest all-rounders in ODI history

Sanath Jayasuriya was an underrated all-rounder in ODIs. He scored 13430 runs at an average of 32.36 and a strike-rate of 91.20. He also picked up 323 wickets. He along with Romesh Kaluwitharana employed the attacking brand of cricket in the 1996 World Cup, which Sri Lanka won.

In Tests, the southpaw amassed 6973 runs at an average of 40.07, including 14 hundreds. He scored 340 in the world record total, 952-6 against India in Colombo in August 1997.

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