Overseas Specialists: 10 batsmen who performed better overseas in Test cricket

(7) Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)

Stephen Fleming struggled to cope with the bowler-friendly conditions in New Zealand.

Home- Matches: 54, Runs: 2947, Average: 33.87, Highest: 192, 100/50: 2/21.

Away- Matches: 57, Runs: 4225, Average: 45.92, Highest: 274*, 100/50: 7/25.

Average Difference: 12.05.

Stephen Fleming is one of New Zealand's finest ever batsman. The Southpaw is the leading run scorer of his country with over 7000 runs to his name. Fleming's numbers may not be very flashy, but it is worth remembering that Fleming played in an era with some incredible bowlers, had virtually no support from the other and was riddled with the burden of captaincy from a very young age.

The one thing that went against Fleming was his inability to convert, Fleming managed to score only 9 hundreds in a career that lasted over a 100 Test matches underlining the rot.

Fleming, unlike other batsmen did not have batsmen-friendly conditions at home. New Zealand has been the toughest place to bat, and Fleming suffered greatly because of the same.

He played 54 tests at home, only managed to score 2 hundreds and a meager average of 33. Away from home, Fleming was in his element. Only in Australia does Fleming average less than his home average of 33. He scored 439 runs at an average of 29 playing Down Under. The perks of playing against the Greatest time in their own backyard.

Fleming enjoyed most success playing in Sri Lanka. He scored 733 runs at an average of 104. His mastery of Muralitharan was better than anyone else, even the great Brian Lara. Fleming is one of the few modern-day batsmen to have found success in South Africa, he scored 927 runs at an average of 46 in the Rainbow nation which included a gigantic 262 at Newlands.

Fleming averaged above 40 in Pakistan, West Indies, and Bangladesh, and in the higher 30s in India, England, and Zimbabwe. Overall, Fleming scored 4225 runs at an average of 46 in overseas conditions, a difference of +12 from his home average. Fleming was capable of scoring runs in all conditions, only if his home pitches were a bit kinder to him.