Top 5 Indian batsmen with highest averages in overseas conditions

1. Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar hailed as arguably the best Test batsman in the modern era had the ability to score runs against quality bowling attacks in testing conditions. At a time when Indians defended cautiously to safe Test matches, Sachin took on the best bowlers of his generation and threw them off guard. The batting maestro played some match-winning knocks for India in a career spanning over two decades.

Sachin could pick up the length of the bowlers early and tonk them to different corners of the park. A still head, perfect balance and sublime timing were the hallmarks of his near to perfect batting. In a career spanning over two decades, Sachin along with Rahul Dravid became the backbone of the Indian middle order. Though Sachin favoured playing the Australians, he played some monumental innings against the South Africans, the English and New Zealanders.

Be it a 114 on a bouncy Perth strip against a fearsome Australian pace attack or 169 against Donald-Pollock attack in Cape Town, the 'Master Blaster' etched his name in the history as a class act with the willow.

With over 8500 runs at an average of over 50 is testimony to his run-scoring ability in overseas conditions.

Sachin Tendulkar Overseas Test Record

Matches 106 Runs 8705 Avg 54.74 100s 29 50s 36